| Mitsuoka MC-1 | |
| Manufacturer: | Mitsuoka |
| Aka: | Mitsuoka MC-1 EV |
| Model Years: | 1998-2007[1] |
| Class: | Microcar |
| Layout: | Mid-engine |
| Related: | MC-1 EV |
| Engine: | 50 cc 1 cylinder[2] |
| Transmission: | CVT |
| Length: | 17551NaN1 |
| Width: | 10801NaN1 |
| Height: | 14701NaN1 |
| Weight: | 1601NaN1[3] < 1701NaN1(T Variant) |
| Successor: | Mitsuoka K-2 |
| Sp: | us |
The Mitsuoka MC-1 is a microcar produced by the Japanese company Mitsuoka. It has a top speed of 50km/h and a 6hp engine. It lacks many items a normal car would have, (i.e. radio, airbags and GPS). When the MC-1 first went on sale, it had a base price of 385,000 yen. By 2005, the price had become 488,250 yen. For the 2005 model year, the engine was shrunk by 1 cc to a 49 cc engine.
Mitsuoka wanted to make the MC-1 easy to take care of. There is even an owner's manual on Mitsuoka's website. The interior is simple, a large speedometer with some sensors, gear shifting stick, steering wheel and a seat. The body is mostly plastic. The 'doors' are fabric. For 2004, the MC-1 was slightly redesigned by adding a slit under the headlights.
The MC-1 is extremely unsafe as most of the car is plastic and fabric. It has no airbags, but it does have a 3-point seatbelt.
It was marketed under the slogan, 'Microcar for your life.'