Dyson City DC26 launches in the UK

Teeny cleaner built for space-conscious Japanese fits on a square of A4 paper

21 January 2010 14:29 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Dyson has launched a new vacuum cleaner to the UK market with the introduction of the City DC26 specifically designed for city dwellers that inhabit small spaces.

Initially launched in Japan, Dyson is hoping for sales success for the small scale cleaner considering that according to its stats, over 90% of Brits are city dwellers with 2.3 million homes in the UK smaller than 50 square metres.

The City cleaner was apparently born from a James Dyson challenge to his engineers to create a cylinder vacuum cleaner small enough to sit on an A4 piece of paper.

"It took us five years to painstakingly compress and rebuild every single component before we had a machine that was a third smaller than its predecessor, yet could still tackle dirt like bigger machines", says Dyson.

The Dyson City DC26 vacuum cleaner goes on sale for a decidedly un-small price tag of £249.99.

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Comments

This is awesome. How does it work, where does the dirt go, and how can I buy one? Posted by Rufus, USA
hahahahahah at the above comment....

"Where does the dirt go?" Classic!! Posted by Johnny, Australia
@rufus

it's kinda like va=poo-rizer. it just disappears. Posted by Pete, USA
Yes please I want one! Posted by Cydee, Cyprus
You can compare UK prices for the DC26 at http://www.dc26.org.uk - you can find it a bit cheaper than RRP at the moment, but not by much! Posted by Matt Jones, England