Peel p50 where to buy

Crashing from 20mph in a straight line would certainly have formed a career lowlight. We eventually reach Bridgnorth, where the P50 revels in its intended urban environment.

No gap in traffic too tight, no bollards too close. If you can walk through a space, you can probably drive a P50 through it too. People wave and small crowds gather when we stop. An intrigued butcher lends us a large steak and kidney pie with which to test the load space behind the seat it fits. Advertisement Back to top A few people know exactly what the P50 is, but most recognise the shape, correctly associating it with the free-thinking zeitgeist of the s.

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The weird and wonderful world of the microcar. Related articles. Latest Drives. The Peel P50 weighs only pounds. One could carry a badly parked P50 to a more appropriate spot. It uses a three-speed manual transmission , but no reverse gear. Like a scooter, the vehicle is very easy to turn around. Standard equipment included a single wiper and a Cyclops headlight. One of the only choices the buyer had was color:. The car is in Dusseldorf, Germany. But, it is registered in England.

At the end of , I got the opportunity through a contact to buy two of 50 Peels from the limited birthday edition. At every trade fair and opening, the Peel P50 is the star.

Search for:. Tell your friends:. A Smart car dwarfs the Peel. The cabin is of course basic, lots of GRP and just a sliver of carpet, and even the pedals and controls are small and light. The view out is really good, and you start to get a feel for where everything is.

You fire up the engine. The noise is extraordinary, as are the vibrations. Mildly stunned, you put the shifter into Drive, which engages the CVT that takes drive to the chain that drives the rear wheel. The vehicle only weighs 78kg. Suspension is of course basic as well, so potholes represent a significant issue since getting a front wheel into one can cant the whole vehicle over. Apart from the speed. A-roads are actually quite scary, although you can of course clip the apexes on your own side of the road with some aplomb.