| BMW 600 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) US-market BMW 600 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | BMW |
| Also called | BMW Isetta 600[1] |
| Production | 1957–1959 34,813 built[2] |
| Designer | Willy Black [3] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Microcar |
| Layout | RR layout |
| Related | BMW Isetta |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 582 cc flat twin |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual all-synchromesh[4] |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 1,700 mm (66.9 in)[3] |
| Length | 2,900 mm (114.2 in) (international)[3] 2,946 mm (116.0 in) (US version)[1] |
| Width | 1,400 mm (55 in) |
| Height | 1,375 mm (54.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 515 kg (1,135 lb) dry weight |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | BMW 3/20 |
| Successor | BMW 700 |
The BMW 600 is a four-seater microcar produced by the German automaker BMW from mid-1957 until November 1959. Partially based on the BMW Isetta single-seater, it was BMW's first postwar four-seater economy car. It was not a sales success, but it began the design process for its more successful successor, the BMW 700.
- ^ a b Railton 1958, p. 85.
- ^ Norbye 1984, p. 251.
- ^ a b c Norbye 1984, p. 122.
- ^ Gloor 2007.