The Balaton was a Hungarian microcar made by Székesfehérvári Motorjavitó Vállalat based in Székesfehérvár. which began production in 1956. This Smart car is now considered an example of a microcar, in spite of weighing as much as a Volkswagen Beetle A microcar is an extremely small automobile. ... Székesfehérvár (German: Stuhlweißenburg, Latin: Alba Regia, colloquial Hungarian: Fehérvár, Croatian: Stolni Biograd) is a city in central Hungary, located around 65 km southwest of Budapest. ...

It was powered by a 250 cc 8 bhp Pannonia motorcycle engine. The rubber suspension was developed from an idea of Ernő Rubik who later became famous for his cube. The roof and doors were in one piece and hinged to give access to the interior. A motorcycle is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... ErnÅ‘ Rubik (born July 13, 1944) is a Hungarian inventor, sculptor and professor of architecture. ... Rubiks Cube on a diagonal tilt The standard Rubiks Cube. ...

The same company also made the Alba Regia microcar with which the Balaton shared most of its mechanical parts.

External links

• Hungarian Microcars of the 50's with pictures