KeiCars


Nissan 360: the Otti and the Moco

Click the image above for a hi-res gallery of the Nissan Otti and Moco Kei cars. To know them is to love them, or to tower over them in Gulliver-like wonder. Both the iridescent colored Moco and Otti feature the 0.66-liter engines common to the Kei class, meaning each also boasts 54 thundering mares beneath their ridiculously tiny hoods. Once up to speed, they run nicely, and they're pretty quiet. But these are not cars to take when you're late for anything. They have lots of room inside and enough controls to operate them on public roads. ... Read more →

Subaru to stop making Kei Cars Justin Gardiner

Last week's announcement that Toyota wants to raise its stake in Subaru's parent company Fuji Heavy Industries looked to have no down side. Subaru gets $300 million with which to build a new factory, ...

New York 2008: The Mitsubishi i is A-OKei Alex Nunez

Click image for a high-res gallery of the turbocharged Mitsubishi i I'm the resident kei car obsessive here at Autoblog. That means I'm the guy who actually thinks, "That is awesome," when he reads ...

Mitsubishi kei cars "Bloom" for Japan's ladies Alex Nunez

Click image for photo gallery When you boil away everything else, the core elements of the new "Bloom Edition" Mitsubishi kei cars are their Sakura Pink paint; light-colored, water-resistant seat ...

Tokyo Motor Show: Suzuki Palette vs. Daihatsu Tanto Justin Gardiner

The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we're cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows. click above image to view just how ...

Nissan 360: the Otti and the Moco 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a hi-res gallery of the Nissan Otti and Moco Kei cars. To know them is to love them, or to tower over them in Gulliver-like wonder. Both the iridescent colored Moco and Otti feature the 0.66-liter engines common to the Kei class, meaning each also boasts 54 thundering ...

Subaru to stop making Kei Cars 1 year ago on Autoblog

Last week's announcement that Toyota wants to raise its stake in Subaru's parent company Fuji Heavy Industries looked to have no down side. Subaru gets $300 million with which to build a new factory, Toyota gets greater access to FHI's high tech batteries for hybrids, and both get to build the ...

New York 2008: The Mitsubishi i is A-OKei 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a high-res gallery of the turbocharged Mitsubishi i I'm the resident kei car obsessive here at Autoblog. That means I'm the guy who actually thinks, "That is awesome," when he reads the (Google translated) announcement of yet another Suzuki Wagon R variant. Hell, I did two posts on ...

Mitsubishi kei cars "Bloom" for Japan's ladies 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery When you boil away everything else, the core elements of the new "Bloom Edition" Mitsubishi kei cars are their Sakura Pink paint; light-colored, water-resistant seat fabrics; and makeup mirrors. Yes, there are other colors available, and we're sure some of the Japanese ...

Tokyo Motor Show: Suzuki Palette vs. Daihatsu Tanto 2 years ago on Autoblog

The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we're cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows. click above image to view just how much legroom this truly mini vans have Pity poor Suzuki. Japan's vast market for mini vehicles has ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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