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Honda S660 658 cc DOHC Inline-3 turbo 64hp/6,000rpm 77lb-ft/2,600rpm Honda is evaluating 1.0L engine for overseas market I guess it'll be called S1000? http://response.jp/imgs/zoom/616564.jpg http://response.jp/imgs/zoom/616714.jpg http://response.jp/imgs/zoom/616717.jpg http://image.news.livedoor.com/newsi...5391ab73ce.jpg |
is this classfied in japan as a kei car, or is it bigger? at 77 ft-lbs of torque... can this car even pull it's own weight? how much does it weigh? |
not gonna make it in NA. Only if it were slightly bigger and at least had a 2.0... The FRS may finally have some competition Posted via RS Mobile |
also make it RWD |
hope its an MR layout looks like its gonna be a mini nsx like the honda beat |
slightly off topic: why did nissan stop building the silvia? if there was a direct competitor available against the toyobaru it would have been the silvia... |
I prefer the classic Honda S600. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...daS600-001.jpg |
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Nissan has lost a lot of ground in terms of what enthusiasts want vs. what they are producing for the soccer moms. The GTR is great, but it's still a car many cannot afford, the 370z is just a G37 with an even uglier body. People want a 240z in a world where producing such a car is difficult due to strict regulations, Toyota and Subaru have proven that it's possible, but it doesn't change the fact that Nissan loves to re-use chassis', and all of their current chassis' are large and heavy. Designing a car from scratch and tooling a factory to produce such a car is an expensive and time consuming venture, I wish they'd do it, but it doesn't seem likely. |
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77lb-ft is shit load of torque for a kei car... just for comparison: Honda N-One 0.66L Inline-3 57hp/7,300rpm, 47lb-ft/3,500rpm http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...gallery_16.jpg Suzuki Twin 0.66L Inline-3 43hp/5,500rpm, 41lb-ft/3,500rpm http://www.carsensor.net/CSphoto/cat...1_M001_1_L.jpg Nissan Days 0.66L Inline-3 49hp/6,500rpm, 43lb-ft/5,000rpm http://clicccar.com/wp-content/uploa...06/dayz_02.jpg |
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There's no way any kei-car will be successful in North America, period. It doesn't make financial sense for any Japanese automaker to bring them over either. |
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Smart Fortwo 0-60mph: 19.5 seconds http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...71892.1-lg.jpg |
If you're talking about Accelration, Suzuki Cappucino was already faster than 1989 Eunos Roadster (Mazda Miata) http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...ar-49720_6.jpg |
There's that Scion bubble, too. |
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The iQ is actually too big to be a kei car. It's pretty big and has 1.3L(I think?) engine too, instead of other kei cars(360-660cc) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/...e2d4a19f_o.jpg |
I can see Kei cars being successful in North America. More people are getting conscious about gas mileage, and kei cars are CHEAP. They can be bought from $7,500-$8,000 range. Sure, you can argue they're slow and ugly, however Smart car was not exactly a good looking/fast car either. Also kei cars can carry more people, luggage, get better gas mileage than smart car too. Daihatsu Cocoa http://www.daihatsu.co.jp/lineup/mir...ain_img_01.jpg Honda N Box http://www.newautosnews.com/wp-conte...s-JDM-2012.jpg Daihatsu Move http://www.daihatsu.co.jp/lineup/mov...ain_img_01.jpg Toyota Pixis http://toyota.jp/~/media/Images/Carl...mainvisual.jpg Mazda AZ-Offroad http://www.az-off.mazda.co.jp/img/az_off-top.jpg Subaru Stella http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb4teCR8wg...aru+Stella.jpg Honda N One http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-cont...d-1024x640.jpg Mitsubishi Minicab Camper http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/m...ndex_h1_01.jpg Nissan Moco http://response.jp/imgs/feed_l/338530.jpg Mazda Flair http://freakwheel.com/wp-content/upl...-Wallpaper.jpg |
how would you fit 4 North Americans in a 4 door Kei car? add luggage you just added upwords of a 1000 pounds. Good luck going up hill with that. |
it'll work for flat areas like the praries lol |
@2 above: LOL In addition to that, the Kei cars look so light and fragile. I feel like if they were to get into a serious accident, the occupants of the car are very unlikely to survive. I'm ignorant on this topic, but how is the safety for Kei cars? |
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They are safe enough to pass North American regulations. In fact, Mitsubishi i is actually a kei car in Japan. In North America, 660cc engine was replaced with electric motor(Mitsubishi i-Miev), but chassis/platform are all identical. http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200604/04...06_2023199.jpg |
cvt? get your shit together Honda, you make an excellent 6spd |
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