Tag Archive | "Microcar"

The Moonbeam

Monday, June 22, 2009

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The Scooter Scoop is about “Scooter and Microcar News, Reviews, Commentary and the Celebration of Wheeled Oddities.” Then truly I have found the Scooter Scoop Holy Grailâ„¢ – The Moonbeam: The Moonbeam is a microcar made from two scooters and certainly a wheeled oddity. The Moonbeam was created by Jory Squibb for a measly $2500 […]

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Tata Nano – First looks

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

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Autocar has gotten their hands on the cheapest car on this here planet, the Tata Nano. Advertised as the $2,000 car, it would likey be more like $8,000 if it ever landed on North American soil. Here are some details of the 4-door car, available in standard and deluxe versions:* Length: 10.17 feet * Height: […]

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What is this machine?

Friday, January 23, 2009

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Anyone know what this thing is?  I just found it lying around the internet and wanted to get more info on it.  Looks like something Swatch would have come up with before they settled on the Smart car design instead.

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New Fiat 500 might arrive here courtesy of Ford?

Monday, July 7, 2008

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(The Italian Automobile Factory of Turin might team up with Ford to bring us the 500!? flickr/van.brussel) Fiat S.p.A., founded in 1899, had formed a partner ship with Ford after their agreement with GM dissolved back in 2005. With their new found friendship rumors have been spreading that Fiat is considering the usage of Ford’s […]

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Gizmag: Toyota’s iQ Microcar to be issued as a 2009 model

Monday, July 7, 2008

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(Look out SMART, the iQ is coming! flickr/A.Schwenke)Here’s something I just caught on Gizmag (title link). It’s good news for Microcar lovers, uncertain news for American Microcar lovers, and could possibly be bad news for SMART… or not. Here’s a snippet of the story: July 6, 2008 Toyota showed its iQ Concept at last year’s […]

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Geek Squad finally stops buggin’ and gets SMART

Monday, May 19, 2008

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Tim Bush shares this photo of the new Geek Squad mobile. Looks like the VW Bug just wasn’t geeky enough. It’s cute, and it couldn’t possibly get any cuter or small errrr… hrm...Well… ok… so it can get cuter and smaller (um kid, you left your gas cap open)

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