Kei Central

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How did I not know about this variant? I want one immediately!

 

[05XR8]

COPERCHE at Tokyo Auto Salon

 

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Built by college students at NATS, the "Hino Mini Ranger" is a kei-based Dakar-style truck

 

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Another NATS project: The "Black Opal", based on the Daihatsu Copen

 

[05XR8]

Look like a pedal car.

 

[Volksauto]

1962 Honda S360 Prototypes

 

[TAU_GTP]

I know this is stretching it (haha), but I decided a 6-wheeled Jimny is wirth sharing anyway:

It's for sale, too:

2025 Suzuki Jimny 6x4 Pick Up PETROL Automatic | eBay

Historics Classic & Sportscar auctioneers - Get a FREE valuation 01753 639 170 - Call us on +441753306762 or click here to find out more.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[05XR8]

Yeah, saw that one. Shame about the auto, but I guess it’ll be in traffic more than off-road.

 

[TAU_GTP]

Daihatsu Copen with Alfa Romeo Mito bumper, headlights(?) and custom 3-piece Ronal Teddy wheels

 

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Good article about the Kei truck experience in the US from an an author who ditched his F-150 for a Honda Acty:

https://archive.ph/aCXTh

I especially loved this bumper sticker:

 

[Obelisk]

Good article about the Kei truck experience in the US from an an author who ditched his F-150 for a Honda Acty:

https://archive.ph/aCXTh

I especially loved this bumper sticker:

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I'm part of the facebook group behind that sticker!

 

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I was browsing the sadly now closing Speedhunters site and found this awesome article:

Kei & Mighty: Exploring Japan’s WAZUKA Microcar Museum - Speedhunters

That might sound like a lot, but it manages some 82 million vehicles in some of the world’s most densely populated cities daily. As a country, it should be at a perpetual standstill. Yet, ever since the 1950s, the Japanese have held a tiny little ace up their sleeves… Kei-jidõsha, or ‘kei car’...

www.speedhunters.com

 

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Feast your eyes on the new 4th gen Nissan Roox - available soon where you don't live

Big photo gallery with 70+ pictures available here:

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2026-nissan-roox-is-the-first-kei-car-to-have-a-123-inch-infotainment-screen-256287.html#agal_0

 

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Front bench seat???

 

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Front bench seat???

Not sure if it's allowed to have three poeple there, but apart from that yes. Also there are 17(!) colors to choose from, including two-tone options.

 

[MIE1992]

I just wanna say that I've been seeing a ton of kei trucks, even here in Connecticut! There's even a co-worker at my current job that has a Mitsubishi Pajero Mini VR-II! Otherwise, I seem to observe the usual combination of the Honda Acty, Suzuki Carry, and even the Daihatsu HiJet. I would be shocked to see anything sporty, though, like a Honda Beat or a Mazda Autozam AZ-1.

 

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I just wanna say that I've been seeing a ton of kei trucks, even here in Connecticut! There's even a co-worker at my current job that has a Mitsubishi Pajero Mini VR-II! Otherwise, I seem to observe the usual combination of the Honda Acty, Suzuki Carry, and even the Daihatsu HiJet. I would be shocked to see anything sporty, though, like a Honda Beat or a Mazda Autozam AZ-1.

How far are you from Coventry? There's a dealer out there specializing in them - you may have seen me and my Midget II passing by once or twice too?

FWIW, there's a number of AZ1s over here with both CT and MA plates, but they're about as rare as Midgets here (maybe less than 10 in either state)?