Kei Central

[homeforsummer]

Ignore the anime girl for a sec, and appreciate this Alto-based interpretation of a modern-day Mighty Boy:

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[TexRex]

Am I to ignore the anime gull as well?

 

[Populuxe]

I will not ignore the anime girl.

 

[homeforsummer]

More to pop up on my timeline:

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[VXR]

That Carol though. Adorable little ruffian of a pup.

 

[TAU_GTP]

Have some Itasha Kei then:

Or go that one step further and cross it with Bosozoku (this used to be an Alto):

 

[TexRex]

 

[VXR]

A 240Z nose has no right fitting a Kei car that well, however!

 

[TAU_GTP]

A 240Z nose has no right fitting a Kei car that well, however!

Regardless whether it's likeable or not I do admire the Bosozoku scene for ther creativity and disregard of that are considered limits.

 

[05XR8]

I just love the vans with or without graphics. So small and awesome.

 

[TAU_GTP]

I just love the vans with or without graphics. So small and awesome.

Yup! As awesome all the Sports cars and hatchbacks are, it's the vans that draw me most towards this car category.

 

[homeforsummer]

Yup! As awesome all the Sports cars and hatchbacks are, it's the vans that draw me most towards this car category.

I think it's just generally the variety for me.

The cars I distinctly remember getting me into kei cars were the AZ1/Beat/Cappuccino trio (primarily the Cappu, as that's the one we officially got in the UK back in the day), the Midget II as it was in Gran Turismo 2 (so I would have become aware of it in early 2000 when that game released in Europe), and the Suzuki Wagon R RR from reading a feature of James May driving one in Japan. Probably again in the late 90s or early 2000s.

It's because the sector is rigidly controlled by dimensions and engine capacity rather than market forces it's essentially a little market in itself. You get all the cars you normally would in the wider market (hatchbacks, crossovers, sports cars, commercial vehicles etc) but all within this one particular segment. I really wish the rules were adopted elsewhere so more of these vehicles were widely available.

 

[TAU_GTP]

I think it's just generally the variety for me.

The cars I distinctly remember getting me into kei cars were the AZ1/Beat/Cappuccino trio (primarily the Cappu, as that's the one we officially got in the UK back in the day), the Midget II as it was in Gran Turismo 2 (so I would have become aware of it in early 2000 when that game released in Europe), and the Suzuki Wagon R RR from reading a feature of James May driving one in Japan. Probably again in the late 90s or early 2000s.

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It's because the sector is rigidly controlled by dimensions and engine capacity rather than market forces it's essentially a little market in itself. You get all the cars you normally would in the wider market (hatchbacks, crossovers, sports cars, commercial vehicles etc) but all within this one particular segment. I really wish the rules were adopted elsewhere so more of these vehicles were widely available.

Absolutely. I think a similar formula, perhaps slightly altered for the needs of each region, would be a fantastic counterpoint to the current trend of ever-growing and less practical cars.

 

[VXR]

It might be essential to get manufacturers to lower their fleet emissions and stop them from making SUVs the size they have become in Europe.

 

[TAU_GTP]

It might be essential to get manufacturers to lower their fleet emissions and stop them from making SUVs the size they have become in Europe.

Slightly OT, but those laws are full of loopholes, that's why you see all this mild-hybrid BS etc.. Regulators finally have to i incorporate vehicle size and not just emissions.

But now BTT

 

[GTV0819]

 

[TAU_GTP]

Merry Christmas to those celebrating it! Have some more kei eye candy:

 

[GranTurNismo]

Merry Christmas to those celebrating it! Have some more kei eye candy:

Nice post, but the BB open deck isn’t kei.

 

[TAU_GTP]

Nice post, but the BB open deck isn’t kei.

Humpf, you're right of course I shall remove that one...
Distracting fun fact: The name of the last car translated to German would end up being a very derogatory version of something along the lines of "vagina tent"

 

[homeforsummer]

Tried to find something festive but we're just going to have to settle for this...

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[TAU_GTP]

Another naming fail was the Mitsubishi i

In Europe it was sold as i MIEV which is quite literally a German dialect for "I stink"

 

[homeforsummer]

Another naming fail was the Mitsubishi i

In Europe it was sold as i MIEV which is quite literally a German dialect for "I stink"

To clarify, all petrol versions everywhere were called the "i".

"i-MiEV" referred to the electric variant.

 

[TAU_GTP]

To clarify, all petrol versions everywhere were called the "i".

"i-MiEV" referred to the electric variant.

Which makes the failure even more hilarious^^

 

[05XR8]

 

[Volksauto]

The 360 is so charming.

 

[05XR8]

It's like a Beetle, Fiat 500 and 356 Coupe, rolled in one.

 

[GranTurNismo]

 

[TAU_GTP]

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The color and wheel choices in the first few shots are just something else, great compilation!

 

[05XR8]

Can't make out if those are ATS wheels on the "GTI".

 

[eiriksmil]

Either that or Fondmetals. Looks more like ATS wheels. Love that car and also the 'BMW' Lapin. Absolutely lovely post.