Vauxhall's new two-seat EV city car concept (2011)

Alongside the Astra GTC and Zafira Tourer, Vauxhall (and thus Opel) is unveiling something a little more ‘out there’ at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show.

It’s this tiny city car, which won’t have a name until the official unveiling next week.

A little electric car with Ampera-influenced stlying, which Vauxhall claims has both ‘production potential’ and could ‘revolutionise urban transport, especially for younger drivers and those on a very tight budget’.

Think of it as something that offers a little bit more weather protection than Renault’s Twizy.

More details will be released next week, but for now we know the concept car has a 60-mile range, a 75mph top speed, and seating for two (in a tandem configuration).

Vauxhall also says the kerbweight is around a third of a modern small car’s, so reckon on it weighing under 500kg.

Alongside a rival for the Mini and Fiat 500 being launched next year (it’s internally dubbed Junior), Vauxhall/Opel will also launch an innovative city car in 2014.

By Ben Pulman