BMW 2007 vs. 1957: Hydrogen 7 vs. Isetta

BMW Hydrogen 7 was presented by the BMW group in November 2006 in Berlin. It was the world's first series of hydrogen-driven luxury Sedan.

The BMW Hydrogen 7 is capable of covering over 200 kilometres powered by hydrogen and a further 500 kilometres in the conventional petrol mode. The BMW Hydrogen 7 holds approximately eight kilograms of liquid hydrogen and its conventional petrol tank has a capacity of 74 litres. [BMW Group release June 6, 2007]

BMW Isetta cars, including 250, 300 and 600, has a nickname; The Rolling Egg. Renno Rivolta created Isetta in 1953 and sold the license to the Isetta in Germany to BMW which later became BMW Isetta. It was not until 1957 the colour division on the door had the vee-shape and several accessories are included in the specification. more...

The cars have a one-cylinder BMW motorcycle engine with a 4-speed transmission. The top speed is 53 mph, and it gets 63 miles per gallon. In 1958 you could buy one for $1,093. more...

Rivolta sold the right to produce the Isetta in France to Velam. The Velam Isetta used a 236 cc two stroke engine, a convertible version of the Velam Isetta was sold from 1957 and a luxury version was introduced in 1958 named the Velam Ecrin. Interestingly although the BMW Isetta sold far better than the Velam Isetta many consider Velam's design to be superior. via