| Brütsch Mopetta | |
| Manufacturer: | Egon Brütsch Fahrzeugbau |
| Production: | 1956 - 1958 |
| Assembly: | Germany: Stuttgart |
| Class: | Microcar |
| Body Style: | Convertible |
| Layout: | Rear-wheel-drive by chain |
| Engine: | ILO-Motorenwerke V50 500NaN0 Single cylinder 2 stroke |
| Transmission: | 3-speed manual |
| Wheelbase: | 3feet |
| Length: | 5feet |
| Width: | 3feet |
| Height: | 3feet |
| Weight: | 1.75long cwt |
| Designer: | Egon Brütsch |
| Sp: | uk |
The Brütsch Mopetta is an egg-shaped, single-seat, three-wheel automobile manufactured from 1956 to 1958 with a total production of 14. It was the smallest in a series of microcars designed by Egon Brütsch.
With a single wheel at the front, the Mopetta is an open roadster with a fiberglass body, with one example having a detachable, transparent, folding hood. The Mopetta used a 500NaN0 ILO V50 engine with a pull start and an integral three-speed gearbox.
Top speed was tested at 22mph, with an average fuel consumption of 111mpgimp.
Each Mopetta cost £200 (c£2000, 2017) as the most produced car by Brütsch, only 5 are known to survive. There were negotiations with Opel to distribute the car, but only sales brochures were produced.
A Brütsch Mopetta replica is available, built in the UK with a modern Honda automatic engine.