Aixam's diesel microcar runs a Kubota Z402, an industrial farm-equipment engine making 4-6 kW, built to dodge a driving licence.
Lead trim: Lombardini 505 petrol twin, 505 cc (20 PS)
Aixam 400 / 5001985–present
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FactAixam's diesel microcar runs a Kubota Z402, an industrial farm-equipment engine making 4-6 kW, built to dodge a driving licence.
The Aixam 400, 500 and 500.5, part of the microcar range Aixam has built since acquiring Arola in 1983 (the 400D launched 1985), are basic mechanically: MacPherson-strut front suspension, semi-trailing arms at the rear, front discs and rear drums (also serving as the handbrake) and a CVT from CVTech-IBC. The diesel used a Kubota Z402 two-cylinder 400 cc industrial engine rated at 4-6 kW (5-8 PS); the petrol version used a Lombardini 505 cc twin-cylinder of about 20 PS (15 kW), later fuel-injected. The smallest models are restricted to 45 km/h (28 mph) so they can be driven without a licence in several European countries; in Britain they are a category L7e quadricycle needing a category B1 licence, though since January 2013 the restricted low-power Aixam 400 can be driven on a full AM licence. The registry's 50 mph floor rejects the page's 28 mph limited-model top speed, so that figure is left out of the specs. The page does not date when each engine applied to which body across the long-running 400/500 series, so both trims share the range's start year and no end year.
Collectors Spotted in the Aixam 400 Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Aixam 400 yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubota Z402 diesel twin, 400 cc (5-8 PS) | 1985–present | 0.4 L Boxer-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lombardini 505 petrol twin, 505 cc (20 PS) | 1985–present | 0.5 L Boxer-2 | 20 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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