To that end, the Desktop Rover includes some cool capabilities that can make them even more fun than the microcars for many people.
Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.?
Today's applications stem from the efforts of engineer Hubertus van Doorne whose twin-rubber-belt Variomatic transmission propelled Dutch-built DAF microcars to a 52-mph top speed in 1958.
Of course it helped that the tanks move at less than 20% of the speed of the microcars - but still, my three-year-old test subject was much happier with the tanks than the microcars, because he could actually control them.
Along came the microcar, a tiny automobile often powered by a motorcycle engine yet offering protection from the weather, along with conventional seating.
But BMW, the microcar's new parent company, is launching an updated version called the Mini Cooper, which it hopes will be more successful here this time around.
By the end they were down to 10, defeated by a new generation of inexpensive four-wheel microcars.
Its microcars are a hit in Italy and are selling well elsewhere in Europe, helping boost Hyundai and Kia's share on the continent by 20%, to 2.4%, since 2000.
Definition of microcar in US English:
microcar
nounˈmīkrōˌkär
A small and fuel-efficient car.
微型车
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Its microcars are a hit in Italy and are selling well elsewhere in Europe, helping boost Hyundai and Kia's share on the continent by 20%, to 2.4%, since 2000.
To that end, the Desktop Rover includes some cool capabilities that can make them even more fun than the microcars for many people.
Of course it helped that the tanks move at less than 20% of the speed of the microcars - but still, my three-year-old test subject was much happier with the tanks than the microcars, because he could actually control them.
But BMW, the microcar's new parent company, is launching an updated version called the Mini Cooper, which it hopes will be more successful here this time around.
Along came the microcar, a tiny automobile often powered by a motorcycle engine yet offering protection from the weather, along with conventional seating.
Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.?
Today's applications stem from the efforts of engineer Hubertus van Doorne whose twin-rubber-belt Variomatic transmission propelled Dutch-built DAF microcars to a 52-mph top speed in 1958.
By the end they were down to 10, defeated by a new generation of inexpensive four-wheel microcars.