Keicar

Keicars, also called keijidousha (in Japanese: 軽自動車),small passenger cars as well as trucks. Theymainly (only) soldJapan, because theresome taxinsurance relaxationsan exemption fromusual requirementproofparking. Keicarsavailableturbo-charged engines, automatic transmission, 4-Wheel-Drive as well as Hybrids.

Tablecontents

1 HistoryRegulations 2 Manufacturers 3 Famous Example Cars 4 External links

HistoryRegulations

• 1949 July 8 first regulations
  • length: up2.8m
  • width: up1 m
  • height: up2 m
  • displacement: up150 cm³ (4cycle), up100 cm³ (2cycle)
• 1950 July 26 major changes
  • length: up3 m
  • width: up1.3m
  • displacement: up300 cm³ (4cycle), up200 cm³ (2cycle)
• 1951 August 16 minor changes
  • displacement up360 cm³ (4cycle), up240 cm³ (2cycle)
• 1955 April 4 minor changes
  • no further differentiation between 2cycle4cycle: all up360 cm³
• 1976 January 1 major changes
  • length: up3.2m
  • width: up1.4m
  • displacement: up550 cm³
• 1984 January 1 medium changes
  • length: up3.4m
  • displacement: up660 cm³
• 1998 October 1 today's regulations
  • length: 3.4m or less
  • width: 1.48m or less
  • height: 2 m or less
  • displacement: 660 cm³ or less

Manufacturers

see also Listautomobiles

• Daihatsu
• Suzuki
• Honda
• Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
• Nissan
• Mazda
• Subaru
• Smart (the only non-japanese company)

Famous Example Cars

• Daihatsu Mira, also called as Cuore (soldsome minor changesEurope)
• Daihatsu Copen (a Convertible withturbocharged engine, now soldEurope)
• Honda Beat (a Fun-Convertible)
• Mazda AZ-1 (turbocharged gullwing sports car)
• Suzuki Cappucino (alsoConvertible, was also soldUK)
• Suzuki Wagon R+ (soldsome minor changesEurope)

External links

• Official association 全国軽自動車協会連合会 (Japanese)
• Honda Beat (Japanese)
• Honda Beat
• Mazda AZ-1
• Smart K (Japanese)
• Suzuki Cappuccino