# Street Legal Kiddy Cars Perry Watkins Makes What is Possibly the World's Smallest Car By Rachel | Published 2009-05-19 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-car-perry-watkins References: [thesun](http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2419624.ece) & [green.autoblog](http://green.autoblog.com/2009/05/14/u-k-man-builds-worlds-smallest-car-out-of-childrens-ride-w-v/) Perry Watkins has attempted to create the [smallest street legal vehicle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yksi-electric-vehicle) with his repurposed [kids toy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/k100-series-kids-electric-scooter). The car measures 39 inches tall, and 26 inches wide. It only reaches 40 miles per hour, but gets 70 miles per gallon. To call it a clown car is a stretch, and if anyone can make a [smaller car](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smallest-rubiks-cube), I doubt any regular height human can get in it. Definitely one way to use less gas, if you can cram yourself in it! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Micro Car Craze:** Creating and selling street legal, energy-efficient microcars can lead to a niche market with strong demand in urban areas. - **DIY Vehicle Innovation:** Encouraging and empowering makers to repurpose existing materials to invent novel microvehicles can lead to new models with lower carbon footprints. - **Compact Commuting Solutions:** Designing and marketing compact vehicles for short distance commuting between residential areas and public transport hubs can cater to modern, environment-conscious urban commuters. ### Who This Affects Most - **Automotive Manufacturing:** Automotive manufacturers can explore the viability of producing micro cars to respond to the needs of compact, energy-efficient, and budget-conscious city dwellers. - **Green Transportation:** Green transportation companies can leverage the trend of creating and adopting energy-efficient micro-vehicles to complement existing transportation systems that support environmental protection. - **Entrepreneurship:** Encouraging micro vehicle innovation entrepreneurship provides opportunities for tech startups to create mobility solutions for eco-conscious consumers in urban areas. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ultra-Compact E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moosshiqk.md) - [Life-Sized Electric Toy Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wild-one-max.md) - [Optical Illusion Low Automobiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carmagheddon.md) - [Old-Fashioned Kiddy Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baby-bugatti-ii-carbon-edition.md) - [Child-Centric Electric Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kids-cars.md) - [Motorcycle-Inspired Nanocars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nanocar.md) - [Petite Solar-Powered EVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarpowered-ev.md) - [Single-Seater Bicycle Automobiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-bagnole-electric-utv.md) - [1920s-Inspired Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bentley-blower-jnr.md)