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Of interest to highly populated city dwellers and folks that need a tow vehicle ("toad"), our best and first guess is the Smart fortwo hatchback at 8 feet, 10.1 inches.
Got a shorter one?
Monday, April 4, 2016
Shortest 2016 Car Sold In US
Length-wise and a production model, that is. So, which one is it? Any guesses?
Of interest to highly populated city dwellers and folks that need a tow vehicle ("toad"), our best and first guess is the Smart fortwo hatchback at 8 feet, 10.1 inches.
Got a shorter one?
Of interest to highly populated city dwellers and folks that need a tow vehicle ("toad"), our best and first guess is the Smart fortwo hatchback at 8 feet, 10.1 inches.
Got a shorter one?
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Dang, the Smart was going to be my guess too. This list says the Smart is the winner:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.smallcarsoverview.com/top-10-small-cars.php
How about the same question, but historical: Shortest production car ever sold in the US?
I might guess the Isetta, at 7.5 feet.
I think that may be difficult unless you define what "sold in the U.S." means. If you include all of the cars privately imported, then it's rather open-ended. My guess is that's why K2 preemptively posted the picture of the P50, an example of which a person can still purchase new from the factory to this very day. I'm sure collectors are still importing them all of the world, too.
ReplyDeleteI love the Isetta concept that's been floating around lately, though.
Interesting ideas, B and B. I wonder what the shortest domestic car made on US soil was?
ReplyDeleteYou know me well, Bolo.
I would guess the Crosley Super Sport or Hotshot. I have nothing to back this up, so I will just state it as if it were fact!
DeleteLovely little cars, both models were 137 inches long. The 1939-1942 Crosley Convertible was only 120.
DeleteDo electric cars count?
ReplyDeleteGo for it! Just looking for shorties made by a domestic maker on US soil. Let's shoot for more than 1000-ish or more produced.
DeleteI don't believe Corbin and the subsequent manufacturers quite reached that production number but the Sparrow was 96 inches long.
DeleteThe Sebring-Vanguard Citicar was one inch shorter. If you included all of the models by that company and the other companies that produced them, it would exceed your 1K rule. But I don't think the original Citicar surpassed that number. It's possible that I am wrong. But that's probably my vote for shorted domestic vehicle built on domestic soil.
DeleteWinna! At least, unless somebody else comes up with a shorter one.
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