FMR Tg500 (related four-wheeled model)

E728850

The FMR Tg500 is a rare late-1950s German microcar, essentially a four-wheeled, higher-performance evolution of the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller bubble car.

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FMR Tg500 (related four-wheeled model) canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bubble car ⓘ
four-wheeled automobile ⓘ
microcar ⓘ
bodyStyle roadster (open) version ⓘ
two-seat bubble top ⓘ
brakeType drum brakes ⓘ
category micro sports car ⓘ
collectibility highly collectible classic car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designedAs sportier version of Messerschmitt microcar ⓘ
doorType canopy door ⓘ
drivetrain rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration single-cylinder two-stroke engine ⓘ
engineDisplacement 494 cc ⓘ
enginePosition rear ⓘ
era early 1960s ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
layout rear-engine layout ⓘ
manufacturer FMR ⓘ
Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH Regensburg ⓘ
market post-war European microcar market ⓘ
nickname Tiger ⓘ
notableFeature four-wheeled evolution of Messerschmitt Kabinenroller ⓘ
higher performance than KR200 ⓘ
numberOfWheels 4 ⓘ
predecessor Messerschmitt KR200 ⓘ
productionEnd 1961 ⓘ
productionStart 1958 ⓘ
productionVolume low production numbers ⓘ
rarity rare ⓘ
relatedTo Messerschmitt Kabinenroller ⓘ
seatingCapacity 2 ⓘ
steering conventional steering wheel ⓘ
topSpeed around 125 km/h ⓘ
around 78 mph ⓘ
transmission 4-speed manual ⓘ
vehicleClass L7e (heavy quadricycle / microcar class) ⓘ
wheelArrangement two front wheels and two rear wheels ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Messerschmitt Kabinenroller → successor → FMR Tg500 (related four-wheeled model) ⓘ