Voiturette

Voiturette was first registered by Léon Bollée in 1895 to name his new motor tricycle.

The term became so popular in the early years of the motor industry that it was used by many makers to describe their small cars.

Between World War I and World War II light-weight racing cars with engines limited to 1500 cc such as the Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta, the Bugatti Type 13 and the original ERAs were known as voiturettes.

In France, in the years after World War II a type of small three-wheeled vehicle voiturette was produced.

The driver's license for them is available to people over 16 years and is in category "B1" and is valid, subject to restrictions, in all European Union countries.