Suzuki CV1

The Suzuki CV1 is a microcar first presented at the 24th Tokyo Motor Show in 1981.
Displayed under the banner of Suzuki Community Vehicle, the CV1 was a single-seat, four-wheeler, with a narrower track at the rear. It had a single door in its fiberglass body and originally had a claimed maximum speed of, the legal limit for a moped in Japan at the time, and a fuel economy of. The vehicle could be driven on a moped licence in Japan and was sold in very limited numbers on a trial basis at a price of 300,000 Yen. Somewhere between 50 and 100 examples were manufactured.
After a governmental review, it was determined that the CV1 could only be driven by someone with a full license, rather than a moped license. While this allowed Suzuki to increase the top speed to, it also removed the reason for the CV1's existence. The car had windows on either side that could be slid upwards and early versions had a single headlamp. Its design was a modernized take on the post-war German bubble cars like the Heinkel Kabine and the BMW Isetta. Production ended in 1985 when Japanese licensing laws were changed.