The Brütsch Mopetta is an egg-shaped, single-seat, three-wheel automobile manufactured from 1956 to 1958 with a total production of 14. It was the smallest in a series of microcars designed by Egon Brütsch.

Brütsch Mopetta
Brütsch Mopetta on display at the Automuseum Engstingen in Engstingen, Germany
Overview
Manufacturer	Egon Brütsch Fahrzeugbau
Production	1956–1958
Assembly	Stuttgart
Designer	Egon Brütsch
Body and chassis
Class	Microcar
Body style	Convertible
Layout	Rear-wheel-drive by chain
Powertrain
Engine	ILO-Motorenwerke V50 50 cc (3 cu in) Single cylinder 2 stroke
Transmission	3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3 ft 4.5 in (1,029 mm)
Length	5 ft 9.5 in (1,765 mm)
Width	3 ft 0 in (910 mm)
Height	3 ft 9.25 in (1,149.3 mm)
Kerb weight	1.75 long cwt (89 kg)

With a single wheel at the front, the Mopetta is an open roadster with a fiberglass body, with one example having a detachable, transparent, folding hood. The Mopetta used a 50 cc (3 cu in) ILO V50 engine with a pull start and an integral three-speed gearbox.^{[citation needed]}

Top speed was tested at 22 mph (35 km/h), with an average fuel consumption of 111 mpg_‑imp (2.5 L/100 km; 92 mpg_‑US).^{[citation needed]}

Each Mopetta cost £200 (c£2000, 2017) as the most produced car by Brütsch, only 5 are known to survive.^{[citation needed]} There were negotiations with Opel to distribute the car, but only sales brochures were produced.

A Brütsch Mopetta replica is available, built in the UK with a modern Honda automatic engine.

Sources

• Kleinwagen, Small Cars, Petites Voitures, by Benedikt Taschen, 1994

External links

• Images of the car

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