1 vote for the fiat 500 is not a real car

what about suzuki mighty boy?
smart for-two?




edit: ignore my poast...

mighty boy is fwd
and fortwo is rear engine

The question is about Rear-wheel-drive (RWD), so Smart for-two and Fiat 500 qualify (both are rear-wheel-drive, rear engine). Volkswagen Beetle too, but that's a heavy 'un, weighs more than a Datsun 1200, let alone Datsun 1000.

thats one of the reasons i bought a 1000 ute. doesnt matter what motor u have it thrashes real god hahaha. thats why my $450 e15et conversion rules. people have paid more for a stocky a12

the messerschmit 2 stroke not sure of model, K109? or something.. is lightest, about 450kg, it sits only 2 inside, 1 behind the other. more like a 3 wheel motorbike tho.

wasnt that the sweet ride that they featured on topgear? and he drags it into the office with him?

The correct term is
Datsun 1000 are the lightest mass produced front engined rear wheel drive cars in the world.

If you look for handmade cars like lotus 7 or Skaterhams then you are looking at a 2 seater in limited numbers.

To compare a fiat 500 then compare that to the Flying feather.


425kg vs fiat porky 499kg

or even a subaru 360 or suzuki fronte 360 the fiat had no chance with these rear engined samurais!


Datsun 1000 is the Datsun Special K
Like the Special K cereal its light rice from the 60s
Still the lightest rear wheel drive front engined mass produced car ever made to seat 4 passengers and make 100mph.

On an interesting note imagine a K ute in the following guise:
Engineered into tray it could lose another 50kg without the rear door and panel metal that surrounds it.
615kg minus 50 = 545 kg
then minus window mechanisms,
bumpers, tar,
Composite carbon leaf springs all round.
lexan glass sliding glass on the doors
Lexan rear window,
FRP bonnet,
doors, guards,
alloy radiator
and a simple
200hp turbo suzuki g13bb
(30kg lighter engine than an A)
Suzuki sierra box
youd have close to a 480-490kg tray ute
that competes and most likely kills almost anything
for a fraction of the price of other 2 seater specialised
race vehicles.

Take it to another extreme and remove the roof and
have rollcage made to reinforce the cabin area with
no doors and no windscreen just little lotus 7 mini
screens and youd have a crazy little mutha.

And lets not forget the Renault 750,4 seats rear engine,rear drive,anyone got a weight,i'd have a stab at 550kg

The Peel P50 is RWD and would be the lightest. Road registerable too..dont you guys watch top Gear!!!???

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=07ub5rBdrE4

renault 750 is about 750kg Ive owned 2 of them and a friend has one with a gordini r16 motor.

Nothing comes close to a K or a Flying F!