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I can guess that K cars are subcompact cars, but are they labeled as "K" because of their size or power ?
In real racing is there such a K class ?
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In real racing is there such a K class ?
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From here.The regulations restrict a car's dimensions, power and engine capacity - originally only two-stroke 360cc engines were allowed, now the maximum is 660cc - in order to try and control the appalling congestion, parking problems and pollution in Japanese cities.
Parnelli BoneChicken, the K does stand for Kei...Gran Turismo goofed i think when they called it the K-Cup. The reason why their engines are limited to 660 cc's is because Japan is way overcrowded and it makes sense to have these little cars. We have this image of Japan being a quaint society that makes and invents all these gadjets and cars but a lot of it is poor. I know a guy who went there and said some people sleep in little compartments that are stacked like drawers and this is considered 'normal'.
Parnelli BoneAlso, gas prices are astronomical in Japan and Europe. I know in Italy, for instance, that gas costs like $5.50 a gallon or something. Here in my town (in America) we're paying about $1.75.
Actually, the majority of Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler products in the 80's were based on the K platform. There's a list here: http://www.eekcars.com/Parnelli BoneHa! I remember the K-cars!! The Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant..something like that. That was Lee Iacocca's attempt to revive Chrysler...a far cry from the Viper, Hemi-powered trucks, and Magnums we're seeing nowadays.
Parnelli BoneHa! I remember the K-cars!! The Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant..something like that. That was Lee Iacocca's attempt to revive Chrysler...a far cry from the Viper, Hemi-powered trucks, and Magnums we're seeing nowadays. I would gladly pay twice the amount for gasoline like the rest of the world does if we could end our stupid, idiotic war, by the way. I get around on my bike, mostly.
Yeah, and I'm glad there's other Kei-car fans here. The Suzuki Cappucino ROCKS, you can take cars with twice the power cuz that thing zips around corners so fast. The Mazda AZ-1 and Mitsubishi Pajero are both personal faves, too.
flamingwonkyThe Capuccino is kinda weird imo. It feels like a shrunken Miata, but fairly quick nonetheless. The AZ-1 is alright, but the Beat! (shrunken NSX) takes the cake - it sucks!
On K cars: They're alright. The Scion xB here in the states looks a lot like one, but it's somewhat larger, with more displacement. Kei cars don't make it here because they can't meet safety standards, for obvious reasons.
On gas prices: Folks around here are constantly complaining about them rising, but gasoline isn't really very expensive here when compared to the rest of the globe. What are the rates like in the Middle East?
Biased turkeyThanks to all the people who took some oftheir time to reply.
Now I know exactly what a Key car is.
I wasn't expecting so much posts from such an underpowered, non drifting oriented topic
Parnelli BoneLots of folks think the Kei cars are useless, but i think they definitely have their place in the game. A month ago i took my Playstation to a friend's house. He loves watching Gran Turismo but sucks at it so i was always waiting for him to catch up to me. We had been racing 'fast' cars. Then he got behind the wheel of a Daihatsu Move CX and I got into a Suzuki WAgon and guess what? The race was evenly matched! We raced Midfield...a fairly easy track if you drive it slow. We did another race and I drove a Ford Ka and he drove a Storia....same deal..the race was even. Suddenly I was trying to keep up with HIM.
flamingwonkyThe Scion xB here in the states looks a lot like one, but it's somewhat larger, with more displacement. Kei cars don't make it here because they can't meet safety standards, for obvious reasons.
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Stinky ChickenYou be dissin' on the Daihatsu Move, boy?
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