The Bug has no doors at all, just a lift-up canopy, yet this three-wheeler could still reach 76 mph.
Lead trim: 700 / 700E (700 cc four, 29 bhp) · up to 31 hp
Bond Bug1970–1974
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FactThe Bug has no doors at all, just a lift-up canopy, yet this three-wheeler could still reach 76 mph.
The Bond Bug is a small British two-seat, three-wheeled automobile designed by Tom Karen of Ogle Design for Bond Cars, who built it from 1970 to 1974, initially at the Bond Cars Ltd factory and subsequently at Reliant's Tamworth factory; 2,270 were made. It is a wedge-shaped microcar with a lift-up canopy and side screens instead of conventional doors. Since 1962, when Reliant launched the Regal 3/25, the company had tried to make a sportier version to appeal to younger buyers, and design sketches were done as early as 1964 by Ogle under the name Reliant Rogue, but it was never put into production; following the purchase of Bond Cars Ltd in 1969, Reliant commissioned Ogle to alter the Rogue design so the car would become a Bond. The Bug was based on chief engineer John Crosthwaite's newly designed chassis and used a mixture of Reliant Regal parts and running gear designed for the Reliant Robin 750. The engine is the front-mounted 700 cc Reliant light-alloy four-cylinder unit, and despite the image of three-wheeled Reliants as slow, the Bug was capable of 76 mph.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 / 700E (700 cc four, 29 bhp) | 1970–1974 | 0.7 L Inline-4 | 29 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 700ES (700 cc four, 31 bhp) | 1970–1974 | 0.7 L Inline-4 | 31 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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