New Messerschmitt Cabin Scooter?

 There was an older micro car that was called the Messerschmitt KR 175 / 200. It was really cool. It was made by the company that made fighter planes but couldn't after the war. They made these cool and cute little three wheel cars. 

Messerschmitt KR200 - Wikipedia. 

from the Wikipedia on the Messerschmitt KR200. 

There seems to be a new company that is making them again. It is the same vehicle with slight variations. The company is Messerschmitt Werke. I think it is really cool. I believe it the older vehicle with modern technology inside. They have both a gas version and an electric version; KR202 Sport - Piaggio, KR 202 E Sport (5 KW), KR 300 Record Breaker (coming soon per their website) and 12 KW KR 202 E Sport . 

As one can see, they kept the older style of the Messerschmitt KR200 while updating the inside. 

There are some articles on it.

Electrek. 

Since they are site that talks about electric vehicles, they concentrate on the electric version. I think a 50 mile range isn't bad since one probably drive it locally and not going on long trips with it (unless it is on a trailer behind a car or camper). 

Motor1.

I like how the include both the gas version and the electric version. While it is not a long article, it is fascinating and informative. 

Car Buzz. 

They talk about the electric version. I am more inclined toward the gas version. It - IMO - is more like the original. I think the electric version is good too. 

Motor Trend. 

They give a lot of details on the vehicles. I like how they mention both the gas and the electric versions. They have both videos and photos of the little car. 

Auto Blog. 

I like how detailed they went into describing the little car. I think it is a must read for those interested in the retro cool little car. 

There are more articles on it. One just does a search using 'new Messerschmitt car'. 

Duck Duck Go search engine results. 

the older car logo

They have a little shop for things with their name on it. Fan Shop. I am checking it out. 

TomLeeM

2023 / 10 / 06

Toyota Mini Land Cruiser? a modern micro car of sports utility vehicles?

 It indicates it is a mini. Another site indicates it is a compact sport utility vehicle? I am checking it out. Perhaps not exactly a modern micro car but it is modern. It is definitely not a micro car when cars of the past that started the micro car trend. 

This is an article on it by Drive of Australia. It shows what is coming out by Toyota; a mini Land Cruiser? Perhaps not a true micro car but perhaps a small one when compared to the full size Toyota Land Cruiser? 

Perhaps the trend is more compact sport utility vehicles since gas prices are going up and a smaller sport utility vehicle just makes more sense than a full size one while still being bigger than sedans? I wonder if people like sport utility vehicles since they are roomier and easier to get into and out of than sedans? Perhaps the trend for big sport utility vehicles is something pushed by car companies since it makes them more money? I think higher gas prices might hamper the desire for a bigger vehicle? 

I am not sure this is it but the other site indicated this is the compact (mini?) Toyota Land Cruiser.

There are other articles on it; 

Auto Blog. 

Top Gear Car News. 

There seems to be other sites on it. Perhaps too many to list here. A simple search will find them. 

I wonder if it will be about the same size of a Jeep Renegade? One site indicated it will be a Jimney killer? Perhaps similar size to the Jimney? 

The size seems very similar. I guess the only way to truly know if they were parked next to each other. Since the Toyota has not come out yet, it might be difficult to do till then. 

the Suzuki Jimney

Since the article is in the Australia site, I wonder if it will come to the USA? There are a lot of cool cars that don't seem to make it to the USA. Perhaps this will be one of them. One can hope. I hope I will see it on the roads here in the future. Then again it might not appeal to Americans since so many prefer the full size sport utility vehicles instead of the smaller ones. I prefer the smaller vehicles but I seem to be in the minority. 

TomLeeM

2023 / 10 / 02