How The World's Smallest Car Failed... And Then Succeeded

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• Peel P50 original adve...
• BBC Two - Peel Enginee...
• The Smallest Car in th...
• Peel p50 peel cam driv...
• P50 & Trident Microcar...
• Peel P50 - The world'...
• Peel P50- 50th Anniver...
• World's Smallest Car |...
• P.50 Mk1 in Candy Appl...
• Kleinstes Auto der Wel...

[@Swing-power]

Lets be honest, Top Gear did more work on this car than any kind of advertising ever could

[@orenalbertmeisel3127]

Isle of Man trucking sure is different than I expected 🇮🇲

[@dk3062]

Lol

[@DollyBoy_1923]

Its also pretty tiny!

[@turbo_marc]

The Peel P50 just looks like if you got into a minor crash you would probably have a broken arm. That said, I am from a country where massive full-size vehicles are the norm.

[@mcspikesky]

One does not simply crash in a Peel P50

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@turbo_marc The thought of being in ANY collision in the Peel P50 is horrifying - I'm not even joking. Even a very typical family SUV or saloon t-boning that at 30mph doesn't bear thinking about - you'd be crushed to a bloody pulp. It's also the fact that if you were driving a typical large American pick up truck you'd easily lose sight of the tiny car travelling at 28mph (max). "Where did that funny little car go? What was that bump?" Absolutely obliterated Peel P50 left at the side of the road... No, it's a toy that should only ever be used on private roads away from proper vehicles.

[@DollyBoy_1923]

@@ianmacfarlane1241still a cool car. I personally think the originals are the coolest.

[@Z38_US]

@@ianmacfarlane1241 If it can be legally driven on the road it has every right to be there. If you own one of these and choose to drive it you are aware of the risks, especially in countries that have a large amount of bigger vehicles. That being said I don't think you need something like a Pickup or SUV to do significant damage to the P50 even in a minor collision, a smart could probably do that at 30-40 mph as the P50 is pretty much just a frame on 3 wheels. It obviously can't go onto any highway so it would only be driven on roads that aren't and it's very likely that something like this would for the most part only be bought and driven inside a city where it's small size would actually be useful (also great gas mileage) somewhat reducing the risk of a collision happening because of much lower speeds. It's still very dangerous to drive but if it legally can be on the road it has every right to be on the road.

[@1ilrx]

I mean James from Donut Media tipped it on it's side and broke his arm.

[@schneensch]

I'm guessing cargo bikes would be the way to go today, but I still like it for the novelty

[@Cornefeu]

You can list all its flaws, I still want one. Saw the price, I'm out.

[@Eggyteevee]

let's be honest, this little thing attracts the same amount of attention as a real sports car, its so cute

[@ST0AT]

The P50 Cabrio goes unexpectedly hard

[@thomasaly7624]

The peak of vehicular mobility

[@winterwatson6811]

i’d never want to ride one on a road with 2-ton suvs or 18-wheelers, but i can imagine a comfort-oriented velomobile with electric assist serving the same needs as a microcar. you’d probably need ac to make it livable in the summer, but that’s just as true of bubblecars

[@APFS-DS]

You know what else is small? Trucking in Tuvalu. Pls do a video on that, I’ll be forever grateful. Thank you

[@paleoph6168]

We need TV series on the Metropolitan Police with this car as one of the main stars. I imagine it being similar in role to the Honda MotoCompo used by policewoman Natsumi Tsujimoto in Taiho Shichauzo (You're Under Arrest).

[@AlRoderick]

The Peelers

[@paleoph6168]

​​@@AlRoderick Peeling Rozzers

[@TravelsOutsideTheBox]

I' ve seen one in IOM Motor Museom in Jurby, what a machiiine🎉

[@spacebinoculars]

This is the strangest truck I’ve ever seen

[@wermmy]

i love the peel p50

[@cerealtiller]

Most of the Driver's weight is over the Single Wheel...Mad mad mad seriously unstable.

[@philipplyanguzov9090]

I'm loving these videos.

[@realcanadian67]

I read the title as "The world's deadliest car..."

[@jwalster9412]

You know an cars small when all it takes to do a wheelie is a 500CC motor bike engine.

[@Nderak]

need one

[@Spook_Boi]

ya know i just realized i could probably take the front 2 wheels off of my riding mower and theyd probably be the same size if not a little bigger that the P50's

[@da_SpiffR]

Great video, what a unit!

[@wendysheets1916]

I personally like them... and I want one!! LOL Maybe with 4 wheels... but I want one....LOL Going to go look them up and build it in my living room...LOL

[@TheTransitDiaries]

I want to see this thing haul a trailer. Have donut media mod a hitch on to it

[@janlaan9602]

Follow up with the Citroen Ami :D

[@Claud1995]

I wanna see a road trip with this thing

[@JorgeSMAD]

Great video! Keep promoting your Midtown Madness video dude it's a gem and not your fault that it got fcked by the algorithm really, it's nonsense. A lot of people would be interested in watching, specially your main public

[@pendantblade6361]

Amazing, I want ten.

[@josephharrison5639]

I want one to drive around college

[@PetCactusA_HarmlessLittlePrick]

What is the range of the electric version?

[@bubbator]

imagine shaq next to a peel p50 💀

[@NoNameTaken117]

Fun Fact: The Tata Nano is around $1,000 cheaper than the Peel P50 around 2021.

[@flameguy3416]

This car would have a Small Island nation niche. Too bad they have an enthusiast price tag and no one would buy this over a large truck or moped.

[@numjro]

small video for a small car!

[@kempeioniiko7916]

Next video should be Mexican trucking

[@ST0AT]

And that it is

[@Saand1338]

I wonder if the Peel P50 is any more-or-less safe than an e-bike or e-moped. I'd love to own one to supplement my e-bike, but at that collectors price they are simply unjustifiable. It does make me wonder what other options there are for an electric microcar though.

[@TWOHEADEDOGRE]

It’s cool but I wouldn’t pay 14k

[@Agramsch]

Why three wheels though.

[@Corkoth55]

why do you think YT is hiding your MM3 video?

[@Yukon.]

honestly I'm just choosing to believe that KZbin is hiding it because recognizing that my audience doesn't want to watch it is too depressing of a thought

[@Saand1338]

@@Yukon. KZbin: The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma. [milk carton tips over] It's a real shame that youtube's systems aren't promoting it, the complete retrospective of Midtown Madness in your careful, measured cadence was just the kind of video I like to have playing on my other monitor when I'm writing code. Out of curiosity, have you tried using some of youtube's other systems as a measure of self promotion, like a short or a community poll?

[@Corkoth55]

@@Yukon. 😞

[@JamieBainbridge]

Break your Midtown Madness III video into six 20min videos and I'll watch the lot over a week. 1hr21 in a single sitting is too much.

[@Jertzuu]

Or just… Don’t watch it all in a single sitting?

[@Lon3wolf18]

I really enjoyed the Midtown Madness vid. KZbin is gross.

[@jascrandom9855]

I rather just have a Chang Li truck.

[@Mizai]

i want it

[@simplepixel5617]

What would be your pick up line using this car?

[@ST0AT]

"So you know how many men drive those massive trucks to compensate?"

[@simplepixel5617]

@@ST0AT Good one! :))

[@carracerv1522]

Can I put a Hayabusa in it?

[@Cursivealpha]

I have one on Forza and it is an absolute hack

[@Peter33033]

pigeon moment

[@Aziial]

peanut car

[@Blank-games.]

Hi

[@audiencesmember]

Cool video! Can we get international measurements next time please?

[@ichiro.g]

Please add conversion to km/h in your future videos you English system enjoyer.

[@Kany.Gaming]

you're confusing your audience, some spider video, a midway arcade game video ... i think the viewer might be confused as to what content you create. let me know if you need a hand

[@Yukon.]

You're right but I cannot create content on one topic alone, it is far too boring. This channel is my hobby, not my job and I'll be damned if I don't enjoy my hobbies. Thank you anyway though.

[@heuheuheu993]

First! Maybe.

[@rileytat123]

485th like

[@MrLM002]

Looks like it has hydraulic brakes, if so I definitely won't buy one.

[@Skorpychan]

Every car has hydraulic brakes.

[@MrLM002]

@Skorpychan Not every car. Some were being sold with cable brakes into the 60s. For cars under 1500lbs cable brakes provide plenty of stopping power. And unlike what appears to be single circut hydraulic brakes on the new Peel P50s you can break a cable and you still have braking, in this case you'd have 2/3 wheels with fully functional brakes. With single circuit hydraulic brakes you lose one brake line and you have NO BRAKES! Even with dual circut hydraulic brakes in a traditional car you still have less redundancy than with cable brakes at all 4 wheels. Also brake fluid is almost always hydroscopic which means it absorbs water from the ambient air, and water in brake lines leads to brake failure, also it doesn't help that brake fluid is toxic crud that ruins paint and is toxic enough that 1 liter of hydraulic fluid can poison up to 1,000,000 liters of water.

[@Skorpychan]

@@MrLM002 You've obviously not dealt with cable stretching on a bicycle. Or seen what a little corrosion does to cables. The trick to brake fluid is DON'T SPILL IT and DON'T CRASH THE CAR. And it's still better than a lithium battery, which explode when cracked, react violently to oxygen, and will also incinerate the driver. Oh, and they swell and explode if overcharged. Or overheated. Or if made wrong. And they're made by slaves, from lithium mined by other slaves, in forced labour camps in China.

[@MrLM002]

@Skorpychan Cable adjustment is quick and easy, and I've never had corrosion issues with cables EVER. My points still stand. I'm not a fan of batteries either, though the slavery bit I think is for mining the cobalt that goes into many lithium batteries, I haven't heard of lithium being mined by slaves.

[@Yostuba]

cute but silly, wheels are way to small tho.

[@RustyShackleford-me7vb]

Love your videos, you should do an episode about the Italian trucking scene

[@joyfuflower]

The Midtown Madness video is definitely worth watching all the way through, I thoroughly enjoyed it

[@foottingthaiusa]

Ah yes the peal p50 The perfect car for the modern world. Small Fuel a Efficient And the Vehicle That I saw on top gear.

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

How cool is that! A car that weighs less than the driver (don't know about the EV version - depends on the person, I guess...) as opposed to a two ton behemoth that is the Tesla. That Peel would be just great in a European city's old town or some similar place. I especially loved the cabrio version.

[@DollyBoy_1923]

I really like the simplicity and quirkiness of the original

[@davidty2006]

It's so small not even bollards can stop it. Don't know bout you but that is just genius.

[@captaindreadnought212]

in the modern world, microcars need to make a comeback

[@NovaMaster375]

For single people living alone, maybe

[@IamcountachYT]

Changli cars from alibaba:am I a joke to you?

[@Bbobsillypants]

Or just a small motorcycle

[@1994CivicGLi]

the problem is automakers cling to SUVs and trucks because of capitalism, and they shove it down all our throats to gain them some profit

[@DollyBoy_1923]

Microcars are my favorite!

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Fourteen grand...FOURTEEN GRAND!!! I've got to question the sanity of anyone who drops FOURTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS on one of these things. Even though they are hand assembled and produced in very low volume the mark up must be astronomical.

[@Skorpychan]

You underestimate how expensive it is to ship things to or from the Isle of Man. No major ports, everything has to be ferried over from the mainland, which means they've got to be trucked through Liverpool to get to the docks.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@Skorpychan Yeah, I haven't really. The Peel P50 might still be linked with the original Peel engineering, and prototype and development work is still carried out on the IoM, but it's built/assembled in Luton. Even though it is hand assembled and very low volume, I'm guessing that a significant percentage of the car is comprised of off the shelf parts - none of them particularly high spec or exotic...unless Dave Molyneux is building the things, (IoM reference). 50cc 4-stroke is probably no more than £1k . The wheel/tyre/brakes arrangement doesn't look to be anything special. Chassis might be either bolted and/or welded using a jig - not difficult. Fuel system almost certainly off the shelf - no point designing one when tried and tested tanks and lines can be bought. Very simple electrics I'd imagine - absolutely none of the 'mod cons' we've come to expect in 21st century vehicles. Glazing might be quite costly and there would be a minimum order as it's bespoke. Dunno how the bodywork is made - surely it's not all fibreglass anymore. Anyway, without itemising everything on the thing, where on earth are the costs that justify such a hefty price. Because of it's categorisation it will also avoid the more expensive European tests and regs. I wasn't suggesting that because there's very little to it that it should be £4k, though in all honesty I'd have baulked at around £10k, but £14k..? You can buy some very nice motorbikes in that price range, and given that there's no storage space, where's the advantage over a motorbike? Even with motorbike training (Direct Access) and maybe £1200 spent on a helmet and PPE kit you'd be left with £11k . £11k motorbike or £14k gimmicky toy..?

[@Skorpychan]

@@ianmacfarlane1241 I dropped about 13k on a motorbike last year. It's extremely nice, and nowhere near as much of a deathtrap as the P50. Not very economical, though, but very fun.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@Skorpychan What did you get? If you don't mind me asking.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Not very economical and £13k - European V twin? Aprilia Tuono? Ducati 959? Or did you go British - new Speed Triple?

[@faro2095]

To be honest, it´s the perfect clown car lol.Just look at it and imagine it in a circus

[@herzogsbuick]

"The P50 wheezed onto the automotive scene" loooooooool

[@yakacm]

£14k fuck me, just for enthusiasts, I mean you'd need to have off the chart levels of enthusiasm to choose that over still having £14,000 in your bank account.

[@A_barrel]

I've seen cars redneck's have made from scratch for less than 5k and are more road worthy lmao

[@Mgameing123]

£14k might be a good investment because I could see this car go up in value in the future.

[@A_barrel]

@@Mgameing123 that 14k would be better spent on just about any other valid source of investment. A savings account with 4% interest would be better than that thing

[@QuebecGamer20]

The Lobster truck man made a new video about... An enclosed moped?

[@willkofficialyoutube]

The Peel P50 is one of the barn finds found in the 2018 Video Game Forza Horizon 4.

[@davidty2006]

Yes and you can swap the engine to make it go really fast and impossible to control

[@adamus4943]

just started the video; the concept actually sounds awesome. let's see the flaws

[@jakekolb1778]

Keep mentioning the Midtown Madness video. A true work of art that deserves more views

[@Bluebottlenose]

I wonder how it would be in a crash

[@Skorpychan]

Basically like stepping on an aluminium can.

[@True_NOON]

Peel(s itself to pieces) p(ast)50(mph)

[@Coolboy-mh3dr]

Can you do one on Grenada

[@wastetraygaming]

banana car

[@corbynxavier1162]

Smash

[@turbo_marc]

🤨📸

[@valutaatoaofunknownelement197]

Hammer, I presume?