Inside minuscule bubble car with open top roof that opens like a Rolls Royce and looks just like a Porsche from behind

A TINY bubble car called the Microlino has a extortion that opens similar a Rolls-Royce and a rear extremity that’s likened to a gorgeous Porsche model.

The minuscule motor, which tin comfortably acceptable conscionable 1 idiosyncratic inside, has a apical velocity of 56 mph and there's adjacent a mentation that tin beryllium driven by 16-year-olds - acknowledgment to a little-known licensing rule.

You mightiness already recognise the Microlino, arsenic it is based connected the iconic BMW Isetta - different tiny car that erstwhile saved BMW from bankruptcy successful the 1950s.

Built by the Swiss steadfast Micro, the mini EV has already deed the British market, with the entry-level exemplary starting from £17,990.

Then there's the Microlino Lite, which was unveiled astatine the Geneva Motor Show past twelvemonth and aims to marque metropolis driving much accessible by taking vantage of an unexpected ineligible loophole.

As with different small-sized motors, the Microlino Lite was produced to instrumentality connected the amazingly fashionable Citroen Ami.

Like the Ami, the Lite conforms to airy quadricycle regulations.

This means that successful the UK, cars nether 425kg (excluding the EV artillery weight) with apical speeds little than 30 mph acceptable into the AM licence category, the aforesaid 1 utilized for mopeds, meaning they tin beryllium driven by 16-year-olds.

The regular Microlino has already been highly praised for its amusive factor.

It features a 17-bhp electrical motor, with artillery battalion options ranging from 5.5 kWh to 15.0 kWh, offering a scope of up to 142 miles.

Car experts astatine Supercar Blondie precocious praised the small centrifugal successful a video, pointing to the rear extremity that resembles a Porsche.

They said: “At the back, it looks similar a Porsche 911 992 with the process brake.”

They besides mentioned Rolls-Royce, saying: “Opening the doorway is arsenic classy arsenic successful a Rolls-Royce; conscionable property the fastener and it goes up.

“Closing the doorway is simply a process successful itself… propulsion connected that latch and you’ll find yourself successful this sporty cockpit."

This comes as, earlier this month, we reported connected different micro EV that is coming to a showroom adjacent you with a £15,000 terms tag.

Little-known Hong Kong marque XEV is acceptable to merchandise its compact Yoyo Pro to the UK.