I know its an old topic but I have just read the article in autoexpress. Why cant these thick journalists get there facts straight,. About the original isetta they say that it didnt have a reverse gear, we who that some chose to blank this off to conform to certain laws of the day but never the less thay all had reverse. The mag also said BMW are having to make the car bigger to accomodate a fourth wheel, we all know it was designed as a four wheeler in the first place and that the majority built were four wheelers. They also said it would have to have a much more powerfull engine because the old one would be incapable of keeping up with city traffic. Isnt 60mph fast enough? I suppose not for the average moronic modern BMW driver these days. That was a good rant, I feel much better now!