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Whether it was because due to the popularity of the Reliant Robin that all Reliant 3-wheelers became known as Robins or to try and
rekindle the success of the past, Reliant brought back the Reliant Robin in 1990 with a completely new look to it. The Robin featured a new glass-fibre body that was now attached to a galvanised chassis
and numerous other changes that included a single central windscreen wiper.
The loading area had now also been taken one step further with a complete hatch that lifted at the rear of the vehicle and with the van version offers up a loading capacity of 40 cubic feet. Powered by Reliant's water cooled aluminium 850cc engine the vehicle had good performance without sacrificing fuel economy.
In 1999 a new Reliant Robin Hatchback was launched to bring the Reliant Robin into the new Millennium.
The 1999 Robin featured a complete new front end with tear drop style headlamps, new doors and a new tail gate. Still powered by the aluminium 850cc engine, it was said to give a fuel consumption from 60 - 100 mpg. These Robins featured matching deep pile carpets and trim, RDS radio cassette, chrome door handles, stainless steel exhaust, fog lights and alloy wheels.
Following an announcement on the 26th September 2000, no more Reliant 3-wheelers were made after February 2001. Reliant manufactured 65
Special Edition Robins (Robin 65) as a tribute to 65 years of 3-wheeler production. The Robin 65 featured leather trim, a walnut dashboard, fog lamps, alloy wheels, stainless steel exhaust and has a numbered plaque attached to the centre
of the dashboard. The last Reliant Robin was collected by its owner on February 14th 2001 and was a first prize in a competition run by the Sun Newspaper.
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