How to best advertise an all-wheel-drive, SUV-shaped Kei car that’s only sold in Japan? That’s right, with a song by famed American rock band ZZ Top.
At any rate, you can think of the Honda Z as the two-door, SUV-like cousin to the Honda Acty, as both share several components including a mid-mounted inline-three engine.
While all versions of the …
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Now I'm certainly going to have SMALL SUPER MOVER playing in my head for at least the next few days.
In reply to Colin Wood :
Thats the way it should be.
OMG on the ZZ Top connection.
I remember the Honda Z that had a 600cc air-cooled engine in front. It was the forerunner of the Civic.
https://www.shannons.com.au/club/enthusiasts/micro/garage/1973-honda-z-360/
That thing is so berkeleying cool. It's dorky beyond belief and so circles back around to amazingly cool like a Mel Brooks movie or Robert Carradine or something. Driving this you would be a super star locally. People would post about sighting you on your local subreddit.
Is this cooler than a Beat?
Possibly. Good find, Colin.
In reply to dculberson :
I couldn't sum up the appeal (for me, at least) any better.
TIL that Cleveland Moto (just up the street from my house) has one of these devices, at $10k.
Tom1200
PowerDork
10/24/24 2:34 p.m.
I've often wondered is it possible to significantly increase the power output of Kei cars.
Since they are restricted I assume there is a way to uncork them much in the same way you can with restricted bike.
DavyZ
Reader
10/24/24 2:44 p.m.
It looks like...wait for it: a baby shoe. Am I right?!?
That would be my license plate: "bbShoe"
In reply to Tom1200 :
Surely, there has to be a way, with as many Japanese-market Hondas built using a derivative of the E0 Series engine.
te72
HalfDork
10/24/24 11:35 p.m.
I can't be the only one wondering if a K24 would fit... or a 1000+cc bike engine.