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That looks nearly undriveable. But also I think these look like rolling robot heads in constant search for a matching body - which yes is a compliment!
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To be fair I have to imagine a Suzuki Twin isn't actually that great to drive in standard form, so while I'm not a big stance fan I guess it's a good basis for that treatment...
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I just discovered there is a garage here in Seattle called Sodo Moto that specializes in gray imports of cars 25 years or older. They've got a trio of Cappucchinos for $8k to $9k and a Beat for $7k. They have non-kei cars, too, including cars from Europe. I'm going to have to check them out soon.
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Oh god.. I just lost an hour or so to dig this thread.. So much fun and so manny I WANT ONE moments 
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I might be slightly bending the rules, but Japan classes it as a kei car so im gonna post it here:
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I might be slightly bending the rules, but Japan classes it as a kei car so im gonna post it here:
Despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of Kei-class cars is designed and manufactured in Japan, the regulation doesn't actually exclude foreign cars.
The first Smart ForTwo for instance was sold as Kei car in Japan
And - as I just now happily learned - Caterham sells an 80HP version of the Seven in Japan that can be registered as a Kei car with special permit
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These little cars are really rare in Australia.
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Usually yes, Caterham even brought a detuned example to the licensing inspection. The way they tell it though the authorities deemed it a disadvantage to Japanese customers to homologate it with 63HP, so they granted it a special permit to get Kei classification with its full 80HP.
Oddly enough no other manufacturer seems to have tried to do the same as far as I'm aware, even though their engines wold likely be easily able to produce more than the agreed-upon 63HP. My guess is that they just want to keep fuel consumption as low as possible and are afraid of scaring away potential customers if they'd up the power, especially since the tax incentives for Kei cars were so drastically slashed in 2014.
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That car is actually a college student project, Carscoops has an article and build gallery of it:
https://www.carscoops.com/2020/01/t...zuki-cappuccino-looks-delicious/#lg=1&slide=5
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When that car was sold new, it wouldn't have been considered a Kei car in Japan. Up until 1976, the maximum displacement for kei cars was 360cc's. So the Fiat 500 having a 500cc engine would not have made it a kei car back then. Of course, if the car was built today it would be.I might be slightly bending the rules, but Japan classes it as a kei car so im gonna post it here:
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