1963/4 Colani-BMW 700 is the world’s first vehicle with a self-supporting plastic monocoque car body. Weighing a mere 350kg, the small sportscar with its two-cylinder boxer engine has a Cd factor of 0.22 but hits speeds of 200km/h. The innovative and beautiful vehicle sadly never went into series production.
The BMW 700 Colani weighed 440 kilograms, so despite the miniature 700 cc engine with 32 horsepower, the sports car could accelerate to 200 kilometers per hour. In addition to the body architecture, the Colani prototype featured a streamlined body with a drag coefficient of Cx = 0.22. The project attracted public attention and surprised BMW, but the innovative concept did not become serial: the car remained produced in a single copy.
Source: www.ultimatecarpage.com; motor.ru
Images: Colani Design
