World's NARROWEST car is unveiled: Ultra-slim Fiat Panda is just 20 inches wide
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It looks like something from a cartoon or a Harry Potter movie, where the dimensions of a normal car have been comically squished.
But this ultra-slim electric vehicle, unveiled in Italy, is a real fully-functioning passenger vehicle.
The Fiat Panda, just 19.6 inches (50cm) wide, fits a driver in the front and one passenger in the back – as long as they're slender enough.
It can steer left and right, stop and drive forwards and backwards like any other automobile – albeit at slow speeds.
The car will appeal to those left infuriated by wasted space at a car park, as it can fit in some of the tightest of gaps.
But it's been getting a mixed response on social media, with commenters calling it 'impractical', 'ugly' and 'nuts'.
(The remarkable car was handcrafted by Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi, who used materials from an original 1993 model Fiat Panda)
(The new ultra-slim vehicle can fit in some of the tightest of gaps)
The remarkable vehicle was handcrafted by 30-year-old Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi.
He demonstrated it at a recent festival celebrating 45 years of the Fiat Panda in the Italian town of Pandino, southeast of Milan.
And in response to suggestions the vehicle could be felled by the slightest of wind, Marazzi demonstrated its stability with some robust pushing.
As well as being just 19.6 inches (50cm) wide, the car weighs 264 kg, stands at 57 inches (145cm) tall, and is 133 inches (340cm) long, Design Boom reports.
(The single-seater Fiat Panda, just 19.6 inches (50cm) wide, fits one person as long as they're slender enough to fit in it)
(Mr Marazzi demonstrated it at a recent festival celebrating 45 years of the Fiat Panda in the Italian town of Pandino, southeast of Milan)
World's slimmest car: Specs
Weight: 264kg
Width: 19.6 inches
Height: 57 inches
Length: 133 inches
Engine: Electric
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