1994 Subaru Domingo Van

Right-hand-drive vehicles made for Japan are popular in Seattle. Note the Domingo is not built to Japanese minicar "kei car" specs. Kei cars are limited to engines of 660 cc. The Domingo's engine is 1.2 litres. That's 2/3rds as big as the engine in a Harley-Davidson Electra Glide.

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1994 Suzuki Cappuccino

Designed to Japanese mini-car standards, the right-hand drive Cappuccino makes a Mazda Miata look big.

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1990 Suzuki Alto Works

Continuing with our theme of Japanese cars not designed for the US market, the Alto Works is (from bringatrailer.com), "a high range sport model featuring a turbo twin cam 660cc triple capable of 9k RPM, its 64 HP the first to reach Kei car regulation limits."

A Kei car is a mini-vehicle that gives the owner in Japan a break on taxation and and insurance as well as exemption from proving they have access to parking. From jalopnik.com: "These vehicles have some strict limitations to be considered a Kei: the engine must be 660cc or smaller, they cannot produce more than 64 horsepower, they can only seat four people maximum, and dimensions are also limited to about 11.2 feet long, 4.85 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall."

 

 

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