Nytimes iconNytimesAug 27, 2026

Pint-Size Cars, With Enviable Smiles Per Gallon

Microcars are underpowered, noisy and sometimes smoky, and it helps if you're good with a wrench.

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Microcars are underpowered, noisy and sometimes smoky, and it helps if you're good with a wrench.

But "the struggle is what makes it fun," one enthusiast said.

Microcars are underpowered, noisy and sometimes smoky, and it helps if you're good with a wrench. But "the struggle is what makes it fun," one enthusiast said.

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Microcars are underpowered, noisy and sometimes smoky, and it helps if you're good with a wrench. But "the struggle is what makes it fun," one enthusiast said.

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But "the struggle is what makes it fun," one enthusiast said.

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