 the reliant kitten is a small economy car which was manufactured from 1975 to 1982 by the reliant motor company in tamworth, england. it has a glass fibre body and an 848&nbsp;cc all-aluminium inline-four engine, providing economical performance. the rear section of the kitten's chassis is essentially the same as the reliant robin or reliant rialto, however from the middle forwards the car is significantly different, with the engine moved forward to where the robin's front wheel is, and a reliant-designed (but lotus inspired) double wishbone front suspension. moving the engine forward, compared with the three-wheeled cars, made a lot more room inside for the driver and front passenger. the kitten's chassis, engine, and running gear are the same (with minor modifications) as the later model reliant/mebea fox pickup introduced in 1982. in october 1976, a year after introduction, a new de luxe version of the kitten, branded as the kitten dl, was announced. improvements included revised springs and dampers and a changed anti-roll bar but mainly the dl model was a uprated interior improvement packaged which included more comfortable seats which reclined & tilted , modified door trims incorporating a map pocket made of coloured vinyl, a parcel shelf, volt meter & oil pressure gauge, radio with twin speakers, chrome hubcaps with chrome surrounds, extra additional carpet, front and rear fog lights and in some cases rear reversing lights. thumb|left|reliant kitten estate on 1 december 1976, a van version of the reliant kitten was announced, sharing the profile of the kitten estate but using a prototype nose of the original reliant kitten using 7 inch lucas round headlamps (instead of the standard kitten square headlamps) along with blank panels in place of the rear win
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