The seller doesn’t list the odometer reading it just says “total mileage unknown.” But does it matter? I mean, how are you going to cross-shop it?Īnd look! A bi-level rear spoiler. Someone was having some fun with this little guy back in Japan, I bet.
#SUNRISE TOYOTA FULL#
This car has a few other add-on goodies, including a full roll cage and a racing seat.
#SUNRISE TOYOTA MANUAL#
It drives the front wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox the Alto Works was available with all-wheel-drive, but this one is FWD only. Officially, this little wonder produces 64 horsepower, the legal limit for kei-class cars, but rumor has it that it has more. The Alto Works has the power to back up its cute-but-tough looks, with a 657 cc three-cylinder, sporting twin cams, four valves per cylinder, and a turbocharger. Who’s an adorable little badass? You are! Yes, you are! This Suzuki Alto is a full foot shorter, and six inches narrower, than the tiny Suzuki Cultus that was sold here as the Chevy Sprint.īut look how cute it is! I even kinda like the “angry eye” headlight eyelids on this one. Sadly, truly small cars have never really worked out in the US, so the “subcompacts” that Japan sends us are two or three sizes up from the smallest cars they keep for themselves. 1990 Suzuki Alto Works – $12,900Įngine/drivetrain: 657cc DOHC turbocharged inline 3, 5 speed manual, FWDĪmerican gearheads are fascinated by Japanese “kei” cars – a special tax category of tiny cars in Japan that have to fit within certain size, engine displacement, and horsepower limits. But I do love a good tiny hot hatch, so I’ve selected a pair of them for us to compare. I confess I don’t know a whole lot about Japanese cars I didn’t grow up around them, and I’ve never been much of a video game player, so I wasn’t exposed to them virtually either. I was inspired to look at JDM cars after listening to this week’s excellent Autopian podcast, with guests Myron Vernis and Mark Brinker sharing their love of cars from the Land of the Rising Sun. Although both cars today are Japanese domestic market cars, both are already here in the good ol’ US of A, with all the paperwork completed. Today we’re going further afield than usual, only not really. I already have a better and lower-mileage pickup than that F-150, so I’d take the Volvo and try for half a million on the odometer.
I’ve got a pair of imported JDM sweet treats for you today, but first let’s find out how our high-milers ended up: Good morning Autopians! It’s Friday, which means we blow the lid off the price cap and look at something nice for a change.
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