World’s Smallest Taxi: A BMW Isetta With a Meter

  • Posted on: 6.07.2009
  • Author: Horatiu B.
  • Comments: 1

Let’s start the week with something funny: the world’s smallest taxi….or at least that’s what the folks at Car and Driver are telling us. Apparently, a Michigan registered taxi is the smallest one in the world. Nothing exciting so far, right? Wait, did we say that this cab is actually BMW’s old school/classic Isetta car?

Chuck Miller, a custom-car guru, bought the 1957 Isetta 300 for $1,500 from a seller that was in a rush to cash out. Despite the impeccable condition of this car, it took the owner about thirteen years until he managed to fully restore it and turn it into a taxi.

Well….not really a “real” taxi since this Isetta is simply a show car, but as the owner said, it is still for sale.

In its standard configuration, Isetta 300 generates 13 hp (10 kW) at 5200 rpm, and a torque of 18.4 Nm at 4,600 rpm. The maximum speed is clocked at 85 km/h (53 mph).

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I wonder what’s the mileage on that car, it might not be a bad choice in these tough economy.

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  1. BMW Isetta Taxi, el taxi más pequeño del mundo : Blogografia says:
    July 6, 2009 at 8:00 am

    [...] bmwblog | carandriver Más información: wikipedia En Diariomotor: BMW [...]

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