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The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar built under licence in a number of different countries, including Spain,[1] Belgium,[2] France,[3] Brazil,[4] Germany,[5] and the United Kingdom.[6] Produced in the post-World War II years, a time when cheap short-distance transportation was most needed, it became one of the most successful and influential city cars ever created. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name later given to other similar vehicles.[7] The BMW Isetta was in 1955 the world's first mass-production 3-Litres/100km car.[note 1] It was the top-selling single-cylinder car in the world, with 161,728 units sold.[8]

BMW 300 (Isetta)

ManufacturerBMW Also calledBMW Isetta Production1956-62 161,360 produced[15] PredecessorBMW 250 SuccessorBMW 600 LayoutRR layout Engine298 cc single-cylinder 4-stroke (53 mph (85 km/h) top speed) Transmission4-speed manual In 1956, the government of the Federal Republic of Germany changed the regulations for motor vehicles. Class IV licences issued from that time onward could only be used to operate small motorcycles and could no longer be used to operate motor vehicles with a capacity of less than 250 cc. At the same time, the maximum capacity allowed for the Isetta's tax category was 300 cc. Class IV licences issued before the change in the regulations were grandfathered and allowed to be used as before.[citation needed]

BMW Isetta 300 interior

BMW Isetta 300 - Sliding Window 4-wheel LHD version