Think back to when you first saw a Smart Car and remember how impossibly tiny you thought it was. Think again and prepare to giggle. Meet the Canta. And for a special treat, behold an adorable 20 year-old Kevin standing next to one in 1998:
Priceless.
The Canta is manufactured in the Netherlands by a small company called Waaijenberg. Most golf carts dwarf these things, and it’s interesting to see what the minimum space requirement is for two people to be seated in a vehicle scooting around in normal traffic. There also appears to be some space behind both seats, which could come in handy if you bought a magazine or newspaper during your travels.
Here are some things I discovered about the marvelously miniscule Canta:
Priceless.
The Canta is manufactured in the Netherlands by a small company called Waaijenberg. Most golf carts dwarf these things, and it’s interesting to see what the minimum space requirement is for two people to be seated in a vehicle scooting around in normal traffic. There also appears to be some space behind both seats, which could come in handy if you bought a magazine or newspaper during your travels.
Here are some things I discovered about the marvelously miniscule Canta:
- No driver’s license required!
- You can legally drive them in bike paths and (the company says) through shopping centers
- They all feature a Honda engine of either 160 cc or 200 cc
- There are 4 different models, and almost all are manufactured to custom specifications according to the owners’ desires
- The most expensive of the 4 models, the Inrij-Canta, is specifically built to be driven by someone still in their wheelchair. The chair wheels into the rear door and then right behind the steering wheel.
- The Dutch version can reach speeds up to 30 mph, while a German electric model only goes half that speed, and a UK version goes up to about 44 mph.
- The basic version of the Canta sells for under $16,000. The Inrij-Canta version will run you a little over $24,000.
At least I hope so.
