Original Messerschmitt KR175 commercial

[sCrEeTnIgGa]

haha that would be the worst car to fart in

[Seattlecarnut]

If you're going to build a three wheeled commuter car, this is the way to do it, with the two wheels in the front, instead of in the back.

[kentcyclist]

Where do the guns go ?. Seriously I wish you could buy these toay but you car driving clarkson copy chavs would never drive one as too scared to look different from their boring chavvy friends

[CAESARbonds]

125 MPG?

Today unachieved :D

[vlogsmack]

Window wiper fail...

[Shoknifeman]

looks like a carp

[HarryAardvark]

This could and should be produced again. It could take advantage of micro car regulations and provided the power and kerb weight were restricted this would not need at the air bags or fancy bells and whistles. At over 100mpg it would also help eke out dwindling finite resources. If I was a youngster looking for the freedom of a motorbike without getting cold or wet...I would have one in a flash

[BossHossGT500]

Those crazy Germans. What will they come up with next?

[TOKIOHOTEL1000000]

i thought he was gonna say 125 miles per hour, because that would be terrifying in that car

[Dubconferencedotorg]

yeah .. this with an ethanol fueflex HHO cell

[becky334]

that car looks like nothing i've ever seen. But it looks like it was fast for it's time

[hebneh]

I think I would've found that nasty little cockpit to be extremely claustrophobic - especially for the back seat passenger.

[slrrfan]

Is it me, or does it seem that top gear has a time machine due to 0:38

[TransAmDrifter]

120 miles to the gallon!?!?! Damn that's impressive compared to anything and anytime :D Harley engine would sound nice in such vehicle :)

[RenataSothy]

My dreamcar - my grand pa had one ...

[Gazolba]

Did they have to pick such a nerd to drive it!

[74project]

didn't messerschmitt make the plane called the "giant"

[juliancochran]

Reminds me of a squid.

[hoboterror]

reminds me of a jet !!

[Schlimmerfinger87]

top speed is 65 mph

[Xigano1]

I'd like one with a Hayabusa engine :)

[nicobellicliberty]

50 MPH?

That's not bad for such a small old car...

Now go find a rival to race in that!

(P.S= Do this car have a reverse gear?)

[twistedmethoddan]

@nicobellicliberty It has 4 reverse gears. The 200s do anyway, I imagine the 175 works similarly. for the 200 you just start the engine the other way round :)

[nicobellicliberty]

@twistedmethoddan

4 Reverse gears?

I've heard about cars with 12 Speed Gearbox (or was that a truck?) but....

Why it needed 4 anyway?

[twistedmethoddan]

@nicobellicliberty Well, it doesn't *need* 4 but since the car has 4 forward gears, and that to get in reverse you basically start the engine turning the other way round, you automatically get reverse gears. It doesn't mean you *use* 4 gears whilst reversing, that would be a little dangerous...

[nicobellicliberty]

@twistedmethoddan

Ohh...

Such odd mechanism... :|

[Grousuba]

Now if only it didn't look so damn ridiculous...

[kameyeam]

This would have been my first car if the war was lost....

[tomcatfranks]

Microcars would do well if more people could pry themselves out of their over-sized SUV for a fuckin' minute

[fuckingfreakyfresh]

i know a guy who have one :P

[kenzoyur]

A perfect airplane without wings !!! Today it looks so funny...

[nicobellicliberty]

@kenzoyur

It looks so cute :3

[MasterVageSha]

125 MILES TO THE GALLON?!?!?!

[Stralis123]

Geekmobile :-)

[gumpydoood]

The time has come to make these again, with better mechanicals. All of the sheet metal is being produced in Great Britan. I am certain these would be a huge hit if built to quality standards. And, classified as a motorcycle, tehy would avoid a lot of US regulations such as crash testing.

[CerealPest]

The bankers prefer over-sized V8's for us, brother. These cars would be a worldwide hit.

[bolijack]

@gumpydoood Hey dude, you are right! Perhaps its a too simple solution, not much money in it?

Cheers

[DarthSchwartz]

@gumpydoood look up the t-rex lol

[twistedmethoddan]

@DarthSchwartz It has 3 wheels and an engine, but I can't see any similarity beyond that.

[twistedmethoddan]

@gumpydoood I doubt it would work somehow... the days of nice cars are unfortunately long gone... with all of today's regulations and safety crap and modern materials, a new version of this would just be heavier, look different, and probably be as, if not more, expensive to buy than an original; not to mention all the charm would be gone... :(

[sh0tgunpaule]

looks like a fish

[tagaEskinita]

would be cool with machineguns, and you have a land BF109

[CrackHamsters]

i bet that guy got beat up for that

[teamwounder]

an aircraft manufacturing giant during WWII is reduced to making silly miniature cars...depressing

[doriano411]

So... look at SAAB I have Saab and are one of the most advances in aerodynamic, safety, and more.. THAT is NOT DEPRESSING!!!

[Taranau]

manufacturing giant,forced by fascist government to make warplanes during WWII,returns to it's roots and makes silly miniature cars that intrigue people for generations to follow...No,not the least bit depressing.

[atarian345]

Willy Messerschmitt never actually designed these cars, he simply rented out space in his aircraft factories to manufacture them. Not like he could do much else during the post war years.

[geert107]

i also want one

[badnewswade]

I WANT ONE!!1

[577666]

Great clip. Thanks.

[cougar08cougar08]

aaahahahah omg I want one....what ever happened to this? did it sell good?