Microcars and City Cars

What this quiz asks

• Where was the only door of the BMW Isetta bubble car?
• Which 1958 Japanese kei car was nicknamed after this insect?
• The 'S' in the Smart brand name comes from which company, Mercedes-Benz's original partner?
• The British Reliant Robin had only three wheels.
• The 1936 Fiat 500 was nicknamed 'Topolino'. What does the word mean?
• The Peel P50, a tiny 1960s car with no reverse gear, was built on which island?
• The Messerschmitt KR200 bubble car came from a company better known for building what?
• To reverse the Messerschmitt KR200, did drivers restart its engine so it ran backwards?
• Select ALL of these cars that have their engine mounted at the back.
• Which 1956 crisis, and the fuel rationing it caused, pushed BMC to create the Mini?
• India's Tata Nano was sold as the 'one-lakh car'. How much is a lakh?
• The East German Trabant had body panels made from cotton fibres set in resin.
• Since 1990, what is the largest engine a Japanese kei car may have?
• How long, in metres, was the original 1998 Smart City Coupé?
• Which luxury carmaker sold a restyled Toyota iQ as its 'Cygnet' city car?
• Why does one door of the Citroën Ami open 'backwards', hinged at the rear?
• Select ALL of these city cars that are fully electric.
• BMW built the Isetta under licence from which Italian company, which also made fridges?
• Order these small cars by the year they were launched, earliest first.
• What colour are the number plates on privately owned kei cars in Japan?