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- Bond_Bug wheelbase "1828.8".
- Bond_Bug height "1219.2".
- Bond_Bug length "2743.2".
- Bond_Bug weight "393.7248".
- Bond_Bug width "1219.2".
- Bond_Bug abstract "The Bond Bug is a small British two-seat, three-wheeled sports car built from 1970 to 1974. It is a wedge-shaped microcar, with a lift-up canopy and side screens instead of conventional doors. Following the purchase of Bond Cars Ltd., Reliant commissioned Tom Karen of Ogle Design to design a fun car. The Bond Bug was based on Chief Engineer John Crosthwaite's newly designed chassis and some Reliant Regal running gear. The original concept was explored by chopping down a production Regal vehicle.The engine is the front-mounted 700 cc (later uprated to 750 cc) Reliant light-alloy four-cylinder unit which protruded into the passenger cabin. At launch 29 bhp (22 kW; 29 PS) was claimed for the less expensive 700 and 700E models. The more up-market 700ES incorporates a redesigned cylinder head which permits the compression ratio to be increased from 7.35:1 to 8.4:1. This provided a power increase to 31 bhp (23 kW; 31 PS) as well as improved torque for the then range topping 700ES.The Bond Bug 700ES also offers more supportive seats as well as more padding over the engine cowl, twin mudflaps, an ashtray, a rubber front bumper and a spare wheel.The car enjoyed an upbeat launch, at which Reliant's Ray Wiggin stated: "The fact it has three wheels is quite incidental. It's a new form of transport. So now, in fact, we think it's going to appeal to a much wider section of the market than we originally envisaged."The Bug was available in a bright orange tangerine colour, although six white Bugs were produced for a Rothmans cigarette promotion - one of which was also used in an advertisement for Cape fruit and at the moment a Dulux Bond Bug is said to be under commission. Its fame was helped along by a distinctive Corgi Toys die-cast toy car. Although it had a fairly short production run (1970–1974), it has a dedicated following today.In contrast to the image of three-wheeled Reliants as being slow, the Bond Bug was capable of some 76 mph (126 km/h), in excess of the UK national speed limit (70 mph/102.6 km/h), and comparable to small saloon cars such as the basic 850 cc Mini (72 mph/106 km/h) and the Hillman Imp (80 mph/117 km/h). However, it could not match the speed of the Mini Cooper S (96 mph/141 km/h) or larger saloons such as the Ford Cortina Mark III (104 mph/152.5 km/h in the highest-powered variant), or even aging models of two-seater sports cars, such as the MG MGB (103 mph/151 km/h) or the Lotus Seven, where by 1970 even the lowest-powered version of the S4 could reach 108 mph/158.4 km/h.The Bond Bug was sold as being fun to drive, with the low seating position giving a similar exaggerated impression of speed as in a go-kart, while the actual speed was similar to that reached by high performance cars only a few years earlier (indeed, earlier versions of the Lotus 7 had a top speed of 76 mph/111 km/h right up until 1968, and their trim level, e.g. side curtains instead of windows, was also similar).The Bug was, however, no cheaper than more practical cars. It cost £629, while a basic 850 cc Mini, a four-seater much faster round corners but with considerably inferior acceleration, cost £620. Also, while a basic Lotus Seven (with much faster acceleration and good cornering) cost £945 in 1970, it was also available as a complete knocked down kit much more cheaply, partly because of more favourable tax treatment.Throughout the new millennium, the car has enjoyed an increased following through publicity with appearances from stars such as Robbie Williams in the "Millennium" promo and the infamous 118 guys.".
- Bond_Bug assembly Tamworth,_Staffordshire.
- Bond_Bug bodyStyle Coup%C3%A9.
- Bond_Bug class Microcar.
- Bond_Bug designCompany Tom_Karen.
- Bond_Bug designer Tom_Karen.
- Bond_Bug engine Bond_Bug__1.
- Bond_Bug height "1.2192".
- Bond_Bug length "2.7432".
- Bond_Bug manufacturer Sharp's_Commercials.
- Bond_Bug predecessor Bond_875.
- Bond_Bug productionEndYear "1974".
- Bond_Bug productionStartYear "1970".
- Bond_Bug thumbnail BondBug700ES.jpg?width=300.
- Bond_Bug transmission "4-speed manual".
- Bond_Bug weight "393724.8".
- Bond_Bug wheelbase "1.8288".
- Bond_Bug width "1.2192".
- Bond_Bug wikiPageExternalLink bbug.html.
- Bond_Bug wikiPageExternalLink www.bondbug.com.
- Bond_Bug wikiPageExternalLink www.bondbugfiles.com.
- Bond_Bug wikiPageExternalLink index.php.
- Bond_Bug wikiPageID "30875109".
- Bond_Bug wikiPageRevisionID "603735931".
- Bond_Bug assembly "Tamworth, United Kingdom".
- Bond_Bug bodyStyle "1".
- Bond_Bug class Microcar.
- Bond_Bug designer "Tom Karen".
- Bond_Bug engine "Reliant 700 cc, later 750 cc".
- Bond_Bug hasPhotoCollection Bond_Bug.
- Bond_Bug manufacturer "Bond Cars Ltd/Reliant".
- Bond_Bug mileage "7".
- Bond_Bug name "Bond Bug".
- Bond_Bug predecessor Bond_875.
- Bond_Bug production "1970".
- Bond_Bug production "2270".
- Bond_Bug transmission "4".
- Bond_Bug wordnet_type synset-car-noun-1.
- Bond_Bug subject Category:1970s_automobiles.
- Bond_Bug subject Category:Bond_vehicles.
- Bond_Bug subject Category:Microcars.
- Bond_Bug subject Category:Rear-wheel-drive_vehicles.
- Bond_Bug subject Category:Reliant_vehicles.
- Bond_Bug subject Category:Three-wheeled_motor_vehicles.
- Bond_Bug subject Category:Vehicles_introduced_in_1970.
- Bond_Bug type Artifact100021939.
- Bond_Bug type BondVehicles.
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- Bond_Bug type Container103094503.
- Bond_Bug type Conveyance103100490.
- Bond_Bug type Instrumentality103575240.
- Bond_Bug type MotorVehicle103791235.
- Bond_Bug type Object100002684.
- Bond_Bug type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Bond_Bug type Rear-wheel-driveVehicles.
- Bond_Bug type ReliantVehicles.
- Bond_Bug type Self-propelledVehicle104170037.
- Bond_Bug type Three-wheeledMotorVehicles.
- Bond_Bug type Vehicle104524313.
- Bond_Bug type VehiclesIntroducedIn1970.
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- Bond_Bug type Product.
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- Bond_Bug comment "The Bond Bug is a small British two-seat, three-wheeled sports car built from 1970 to 1974. It is a wedge-shaped microcar, with a lift-up canopy and side screens instead of conventional doors. Following the purchase of Bond Cars Ltd., Reliant commissioned Tom Karen of Ogle Design to design a fun car. The Bond Bug was based on Chief Engineer John Crosthwaite's newly designed chassis and some Reliant Regal running gear.".
- Bond_Bug label "Bond Bug".
- Bond_Bug label "Bond Bug".
- Bond_Bug label "Bond Bug".
- Bond_Bug label "Bond Bug".
- Bond_Bug sameAs Bond_Bug.
- Bond_Bug sameAs Bond_Bug.
- Bond_Bug sameAs m.03wgs0.
- Bond_Bug sameAs Q488286.
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- Bond_Bug wasDerivedFrom Bond_Bug?oldid=603735931.
- Bond_Bug depiction BondBug700ES.jpg.
- Bond_Bug isPrimaryTopicOf Bond_Bug.
- Bond_Bug name "Bond Bug".