Can you get kei cars in the UK?

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The diminutive Japanese Kei car is a rarity on UK roads, with only a handful of models ever officially making it to our shores. Despite this relative rarity, there are a number of Kei cars for sale in the UK, with a mixture of UK-spec cars and Japanese imports.

What kei cars can I import?

Any kei car eligible for US import will be, at max, 660cc in displacement, 10.8ft long, 4.6ft wide, and 6.6ft tall. Import a kei car made before 1990, and they could be even smaller!

How much do Kei cars cost?

Most kei cars are priced at a little over one million yen. It sounds like that’s a lot of money, but when converted to American dollars, you’re looking at somewhere around $10,000. That’s a cheap price tag for a car, at least compared to what you have to buy for your typical Honda Civic.

How fast do Kei cars go?

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association also self-imposes a speed limit for kei cars of 140 km/h (87 mph).

How much does a kei car cost?

Will I fit in a kei car?

According to Jalopnik currently, a Kei car can be 11.2 feet long, 4.85 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall, with the caveat that they must be able to carry four people, this means most are box-like shapes, a highly utilitarian design.

What’s the best Kei car?

The 10 best Kei cars

Suzuki Jimny LJ10.
Suzuki Fronte Coupe.
Honda Beat.
Suzuki Cappuccino.
Autozam AZ-1.
Daihatsu Copen.
Honda S660.
Caterham Seven 160. Some Kei cars that were never intended for other markets made their way to lands beyond Japan.

What’s the best kei car?

Are kei cars available in the UK?

‘Pretty much’ because some kei cars were sold from new through official channels in the UK. Examples of this are the Suzuki Cappuchino, Daihatsu Move and Daihatsu Copen. Plenty more are available now via the import route from Japan.

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What is a kei class car?

There are quite a number of vehicles falling into the kei class: from 2 seater convertibles, to hatchbacks with sporty intentions, to family boxes, to vans and flat bed trucks.

Why are kei cars so boxy?

Kei regulations naturally lend themselves to boxy cars, the vast majority of them using every centimetre of the width and length limits and then growing upwards. Boxy can be boring, but boxy can also be utterly glorious. We refer you to the Pixis Mega, Toyota’s version of the even more obscurely titled Daihatsu Wake.