a particularly and extremely small automobile

a particularly and unusually small automobile

A microcar is an extremely small automobile. Various definitions are used, including "less than 3 metres in length" and "less than 85 cubic feet/2400 litres interior volume". Typically, microcars seat only the driver and a single passenger, and many have only three wheels.

Microcar is a French microcar manufacturer. It belongs to the French Bénéteau group, which specializes in sailing. Production of vehicles began in 1984 and was moved to a custom-built factory in September 2000.

See Microcar for more information on these vehicles.