Acrea Zest
French company Acrea was created in 2005. The first and the only model Zest debuted in Paris in 2006. These...
Small Cars of the 2000s: A–Z List
The 2000s brought new microcars, city-car concepts and the first modern electric prototypes. This page lists models from the 2000s in the Small Cars Club catalog.
Models appear here when the catalog gives a production or presentation year (or a decade tag). Models without a known year are not listed, so use the catalog A–Z for the full list.
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31MODELS
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AIXAM 300 / 400 / 500 Evolution
An updated version called Evolution was announced in 2000. The old body shape got a new details, such as...
AIXAM 400 / 500 Minivan
Aixam makes its light quadricycles as big as a heavy quadricycle, whilst meeting the weight limits imposed by...
Aixam A.721
In 2004, at the Paris Motor Show Aixam presented the new model range consisted of a short wheelbase Aixam...
Aixam A.741 / A.751
Aixam A.741 and A.751 is a longer wheelbase versions of the base Aixam A.721. The A.741 is a version with...
Aixam City 2008-2010
The Aixam City is a short sedan that driving without a license. It came in 2008 to replace the Aixam A.721....
Aixam Crossline 2006-2010
The AIXAM Crossline is the version of the 700 range with more spacious microvan body. Its specific design...
Arcimoto Generation 1 Prototype
The first model was built by Arcimoto in 2007. It was an open air 3-wheeler with a configurable rear...
Arcimoto Pulse
In September 2009, Arcimoto showed the 3rd generation prototype, called the Pulse. The 3-wheel microcar for...
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BMW Clever
The 2006 BMW Clever Research Vehicle (Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport) was an ambitious...
Bolloré BlueCar Concept
Developed with input from Renault’s engineering team, the Bolloré Bluecar electric prototype was built by...
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Carcerano Sonny
The 2006 Carcerano Sonny Concept was a compact experimental vehicle created by Carcerano Creative Engineering...
Changan XingQing
The 2006 Changan XingQing Concept, whose name translates as “Clear Sky,” was a compact urban design study...
CQ Motors Modern Times / QQ Prototype
Have you ever heard of Choro-Q Motors, a small EV manufacturer that was born in Japan about 20 years ago,...
CQ Motors QVOLT
Known for his diverse talents in drawing and art, Akira Toriyama also has a passion for cars. This passion...
Cross
It’s hard to believe, but the base for this stylish beach off-roader was a humble microcar. Created in 2005...
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Estrima Birò
Italian company Estrima launched its Birò microcar on the French market in 2022. It was inspired by the...
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Haibao EV 2002
In the early 2000s, the Chinese company Shandong Haibao developed a series of so-called low-speed electric...
Haibao EV 2003
The second model of the Chinese company Shandong Haibao (the first was the EV 2002) was Haibao EV 2003...
Honda Puyo
The Honda Puyo was a hydrogen fuel-cell concept car presented at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in 2007. Designed...
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Minauto ECO / GT / Cross
The subsidiary of the French group Aixam-Mega Ibérica in Spain developed its own model called Minauto in...
Mitsubishi SE-RO
The Mitsubishi SE-RO was a 2003 concept car created by Mitsubishi Motors in collaboration with Turin...
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Suzuki LC
The Suzuki LC was a 2005 kei-car concept that used retro styling to reinterpret Suzuki’s early small-car...
Suzuki Twin
The Suzuki Twin is a supermini produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki. Due to its small size and...
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Tanghua A Piece of Cloud (我是一片云)
At the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, held in January, Tanghua surprised attendees by unveiling three different...
Tanghua Book of Songs (诗经)
At the January 2008 Detroit Auto Show, Tanghua returned with not one, but three different vehicles on...
Tanghua Detroit Fish (底特律鱼)
At the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, held in January, Tanghua surprised everyone by debuting not one, but three...
Tanghua Xiaoyaou (小雅欧)
In September 2006, Tanghua unveiled another car design, but did so internationally at the Paris Motor Show....
Tanghua XY08
The final public appearance of a Tanghua vehicle took place in Paris in October 2008. Fittingly, it brought...
Tata Nano
The Nano is one of the boldest and most fascinating back-to-basics small cars since the original Mini....
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Varga Zsolt Kenguru
Varga Zsolt last hopeful work was Kangaroo. The development of the electric car, which can be driven from a...