Toy robot collector Justin Pinchot shows off his latest find: A cherry red German 1959 Goggomobil TS 250 Coupe microcar that gets better mileage than a Prius.
Goggomobil was a series of microcars produced in the Bavarian town Dingolfing after World War II by Glas. The Goggomobil T250 was introduced at the 1954 IFMA international bicycle and motorcycle show. The T250 was a conventional-looking two door sedan with a rear-mounted 245 cc air cooled two-stroke straight twin engine.
(thanks Lisa)
3 comment(s):
So cute...I want to make a key fob out of it!
Better mileage than a Prius, and only one billion times the emissions.
There's nothing special about getting better mileage than a Prius. There are plenty of modern cars on the market that can whup the Prius' real world* fuel economy.
* That's real world rather than Toyota's ridiculously optimistic claimed figures. In the real world Prius owners I know get around 40mpg(imp) or so in the real world. 40mpg is nothing special for a petrol car, and pretty low for a diesel.
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