Three-wheeler - Examples

Examples

Two front wheels
Name Country Years manufactured Wheel configuration Comments
Léon Bollée Voiturette France 1895-? 2 front
Egg Switzerland 1896-99
Advance 6 hp air-cooled Tri Car and 9 hp water-cooled Tri Car England 1902-12 2 front
Humber Tricar England 1904 2 front
Riley Olympia Tricar England 1904 2 front
Lagonda Tricar England 1904-07 2 front total production: 69 cars
Anglian England 1905-07
Armadale England 1906-07
Morgan V-Twin and F-Series England 1911-39, 1932-52 2 front Morgan Super Sports 2-Seater 1937
American Tri-Car United States 1912
Birmingham Small Arms Company Three Wheeler England 1929-36 2 front 1100cc engine
Zaschka Germany 1929 2 front Folding three-wheeler: Zaschka Three-wheeler 1929
Dymaxion car United States 1933 2 front Concept car designed by Buckminster Fuller
Mathis VEL 333 France 1946 2 front 3 seats, flat-twin front engine, aluminium body, production less than 10 units
Velorex Oskar and other models Czechoslovakia 1951-71 2 front Originally with leather bodies
Isetta UK 1957-62 2 front Three-wheeled version of the Isetta built in the UK to take advantage of tax and licencing regulations
Messerschmitt KR175 Germany 1953-55 2 front
Messerschmitt KR200 Germany 1955-64 2 front
Peel P50 Isle of Man 1963-64 2 front Smallest production car ever built
HM Vehicles Free-way United States 1979-82 2 front
Campagna T-Rex Canada 1996-present 2 front Most likely the fastest (157 mph) most expensive ($50k MSRP) production 3-wheeler
Malone Car Company Skunk SS|TAZR United Kingdom 1999-present 2 front High power internal combustion and pure electric versions released November 2010
Cree SAM Switzerland 2001 2 front Electric, only 80 produced
ScootCoupe United States 2004- 2 front Smallest production car currently, requiring no license to operate due to its moped drive-train
Myers Motors NmG ("No more Gas") United States 2006- 2 front Single occupant all-electric plug-in: 75mph, 50-60 mile range, lithium batteries. Developed from Corbin Sparrow. The 2-passenger model, the Duo, is scheduled for release in 2010.
Moonbeam United States 2008- 2 front 100mpg DIY, fabric-covered car based on parts from 2 Honda 150cc motorscooters
Triac United States 2009-2011 2 front Electric, never entered production
XR-3 Hybrid United States Plans-2008, Kit-2009 2 front Front 3 cylinder diesel (125 mpg), rear electric 40 mile range -(220 mpg when used as a hybrid)
Aptera 2e United States 2 front Electric or Plug-in hybrid, 300 mpg (0.78 L/100 km)
Two rear wheels
Name Country Years manufactured Wheel configuration Comments
Benz Patent Motorwagen Germany 1886-93 2 rear
La Va Bon Train France 1904-10 2 rear 50-100 believed built
Autoette United States 1948-70 2 rear
Scammell Scarab England 1948-67 2 rear
Daihatsu Bee Japan 1951-? 2 rear
Daihatsu Midget Japan 1957-72 2 rear
Mazda T-2000 Japan 1957-74 2 rear
Mazda K360 Japan 1959-69 2 rear
Mazda T600 Japan 1959-71 2 rear
Kia K-360 Republic of Korea 1962-1973 2 rear 356cc, 11 HP, Air cooled 2 cylinder. Top speed 65 km/h. Max load 300 kgs. This was Kia's first truck. The spare wheel was located on the roof.
Kia T-1500 Republic of Korea 1963-? 2 rear 1484cc, 60 HP, 4 Cylinder and a max load of 1.5 tons.
Kia T-600 Republic of Korea 1969-1974 2 rear 577cc, 20 HP and 500 kg Load. Top speed of 75km/h. 7726 produced
Kia T-2000 Republic of Korea 1967-1981 2 rear 1985cc, 81 HP, 4 cylinder and a max load of 2 tons. 15952 produced
Electra-King United States 1964?-1980s? 2 rear Two-seater electric car manufactured by B & Z Electric Car Company
Bond 875 England 1965-70 2 rear
Bond Bug England 1970-74 2 rear
Reliant Robin England 1973-81, 1989-2002 2 rear
GM Lean Machine United States 1980s 2 rear Tilt, concept car only, conceived by Frank Winchell
Twike Germany 1995-present 2 rear Human-electric hybrid
ZAP Xebra United States 2006-2009 2 rear electric power
Snyder ST600-C United States 20XX-20XX 2 rear
Carver Netherlands 2007-2009 2 rear Tilt

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