>The driver sits in a recumbent position in an open cockpit, steering via a handlebar that is located under the knees. A power switch and front and rear brake levers are positioned on the handlebar. As a supplement to or replacement for electric power, the C5 can also be propelled via bicycle-style pedals located at the front of the cockpit. The maximum speed of an unmodified C5 is 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). At the rear of the vehicle is a small luggage compartment with a capacity of 28 litres (1 cu ft).[5] As the C5 does not have a reverse gear, reversing direction is done by getting out, picking up the front end and turning it around by hand.

Well, hard to believe this was a flop.

Presumably this is sarcasm but the C5 as described seems basically to be an electric recumbent cargo bike. That is, a vehicle that is fairly common today in big northern European cities, used for deliveries and sometimes even family transport.

It was the 1980s. People wanted to see products that looked like Star Wars props.

https://www.carrozzieri-italiani.com/listing/italdesign-mach...