Hoffmann (automobile)

The car is notable for its plethora of unconventional and often user-hostile design elements.[2] These include:

• Windows that are raised or lowered with a strap that the user pulls, and held in place with eyelets and pegs
• Suicide doors and a driving position that make ingress and egress extremely difficult
• A starter awkwardly placed by the driver's right hip
• A fuel filler tube which goes from the roof, directly through the cabin of the car
• Front wheels that are farther apart than the length of the wheelbase
• A linear rather than H-shaped shift pattern with a neutral between each gear
• The rear wheel is placed immediately behind the driver, with a large portion of the car behind it
• Rear-wheel steering
• The combination of the previous two features mean that the car has an extremely high tendency to slew.
• An engine located on the same pivot as the rear wheel steering mechanism, so that the engine moves with the wheel when the car is steered
• Rearview mirrors positioned so that they are perfectly blocked by the A-pillar
• Two-stroke engine, which requires engine oil to be continuously mixed into the fuel supply
• Single-cylinder engine, which causes greater vibration than multi-cylinder engines
• Rear-mounted engine that is dependent on air cooling, but the lack of a fan causes overheating when idling

• Jalopnik article on the car