It’s been reported that BMW is considering reviving its fabled Isetta to do battle with the next-generation of small cars — including the Volkswagen Up, Smart ForTwo and Toyota iQ — but a new report finds BMW might even have a smaller microcar in the works.
According to the Press Trust of India, BMW is planning to launch a microcar in India that would rival the Tata Nano in size. However, the BMW microcar would offer far more luxurious appointments than the Nano, and would likely be priced well above the Nano’s bargain-basement $2,500 price tag.
World Car Fans contacted BMW about the possible microcar, but was only told that “BMW is thinking within a special project about several different ways and opportunities for the future mobility, but it’s far too early to comment on any details, neither the size of these different concepts nor engine, price or anything like that.”
While BMW only sold about 1,400 vehicles in India last year, the German automaker plans to ramp up its Indian production by 76 percent this year — totaling 3,000 units.
