Bmw planning to revive the Isetta mini car

There are reports saying that BMW will be joining forces with Bath University of the UK to come up with a new family of environmentally-friendly two-, three- and four-wheeled city vehicles. Because of this there are some speculations that suggest a revival of the 50 year old Isetta badge, to provide the inspiration for the four-wheeled diminutive.

The tiny BMW, which is perfect for busy urban streets, will come with rear-mounted powerplant and rear-wheel drive for a harmony of power and handling. Because of its small footprint, the microcar will find no problem with parking. The interior will be designed in a similar fashion to the Toyota iQ and will accommodate three adults and a seat behind the driver when required. BMW sources have pointed out that in spite of the cars dated heritage the new Isetta will be quite the car of the future.
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lock - 5/15/2009 11:04:34 AM

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It's almost like a mini VW Bug. I like the rear engine/drive combo idea. I wouldn't buy one but I'm sure many would.

0to60 - 5/15/2009 11:40:00 AM

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no shit!

Joe_Limon - 5/15/2009 2:58:55 PM

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I didn't think it was possible to make a smart car sized car look any uglier then what was on the market already, be it smart car, fiat 500 or toyota iq. Way to prove my thinking wrong BMW, I just hope that picture is just an artists rendering and not what BMW officially released.

Type707 - 5/15/2009 3:36:52 PM

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By the looks of this they designed it ass backwards.

khusseini - 5/16/2009 6:19:16 AM

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Wow. My Dad had one in the 60's.

sector - 5/16/2009 11:11:11 PM

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BMW wants a share of the Tata Nano market now :)

M_Motorsport - 5/17/2009 8:05:34 AM

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Its cute but BMW makes a (IMO) better looking micro car (Mini Cooper) I think BMW should stop making all these models and focus on the models they have (3/5/6/7/M/X/Z) instead of over saturating the brand. This is as bad as the idea of a BMW X1 but the original Isetta was an important part of BMW history.