World's smallest car to dodge Shanghai traffic

Chinese inventor Xu Zhiyun, 60, is the brains behind the quirky car which took him two years to build at a cost of just £155.

Xu regularly drives it around the busy Shanghai streets, weaving in and out of traffic.

It measures just 23 inches in length, 13 inches in width and 15 inches in height, making it one of the world's smallest cars.

Despite its diminutive size, the car has an engine, accelerator, brakes, front and rear lights, a horn and gears.

It also has enough room for a sound system teed up with 500 songs.

Xu said: 'I liked building things since childhood. I've been interested in motorcycles for more than 30 years and at last I wanted to assemble the smallest car. It's only a hobby.'

Xu has also used his handiwork to make life easier at home.

He has invented a steering device to move his television and makes his own clothes.

(dailymail.co.uk)