Light car


The term light car is used in Great Britain since the early part of the 20th century for an automobile less than 1.5-litres engine capacity. In modern car classification this term would be roughly equivalent to a subcompact car. There are numerous light car clubs in Britain and Australia.
The current UK Driving Licence has the following definition : Light vehicles and quad bikes, Category B1, You can drive motor vehicles with 4 wheels up to 400 kg unladen or 550 kg if they’re designed for carrying goods.

History

A paragraph in the Autocar Handbook, sixth edition states:
It goes on to state:
There was a specification for the light car promulgated in 1912 by the ACU, by which engine capacity was limited to. Also in 1912, cars in Europe with engines smaller than were classified for motorsport purposes as cyclecars.
In October 1913 the British Temple Press, the publisher of various vehicle magazines, launched a magazine called The Light Car and Cyclecar, later shortened to The Light Car. It was on sale every Friday and cost 3 old pennies, but it ceased publication many years ago. This magazine covered topics on the range of cars used by the average motorist.

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