Reliant Rebel

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The Reliant Rebel was a micro car, the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth ( England) produced from 1964 to 1973. He had bodies made of fiberglass and was intended as an alternative to the Mini or Hillman Imp. His rust-resistant GRP body for the car in the advertisement has been referred to as " with his own garage ".

The car came with a four-cylinder in-line engine with 598 cc displacement and an output of 27 bhp (20 kW) out. In time for the London Motor Show in October 1967, the engine capacity increased to 701 cc, and the power at 32 bhp (24 kW) and the Motor Show in 1972 to 748 cc, and 35 bhp (26 kW). Subsequently, larger Reliant engines were often built from other models with 848 cc. The top speed was 101 km / h later 112 km / h

Also introduced 1972 748 cc engine only had an output of 35 bhp (26 kW) and the gasoline consumption of 6.64 l / 100 km dismissed the car as economical as equal competitors with steel body from.

The chassis corresponded to the three-wheel sister model, the Regal, but the Rebel had a standard room amenities with four wheels, which offered much more interior space and a conventional steering. In the case of the Rebel had this a steering gear from the standard Ten with wishbones, pins and ball bearings from Triumph GT6 / Vitesse.

The car was introduced with a partially synchronized four-speed transmission, the three upper gears were synchronized. 1972, the first transition was synchronized. The light body material and the aluminum engine lowered the weight 15 % below that of a little shorter mini, and 35% below that of the released in the same year, Renault 5

Only 2,600 Rebel were built as sedan, station wagon or van.