What is it Flavian?

"LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly) 04/24/2019 at 21:01 • Filed to: Dots, Kyoto, Japan

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Just saw this on the street in Kyoto, looked cool and loved by its owner, but what is it?

I’m guessing it’s a simple Kei car modified for racing style. But could it actually have any real street cred, like a Mini?

pip bip - choose Corrour > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 04/24/2019 at 21:04

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looks like a Daihatsu Mira c2001

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > pip bip - choose Corrour 04/24/2019 at 21:10

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Thanks, pip bip. So, no street cred, I guess?

pip bip - choose Corrour > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 04/24/2019 at 21:15

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not that i’m aware of

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 04/24/2019 at 21:37

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It’s a Daihatsu Mira Gino actually! The L700 Mira (which this is), itself, looks different, but the Gino was a variant done up from the factory to look classic Mini Cooper-style! Kei cars, yes, so 660cc engines. They were mostly FWD with AWD as an option and some variants were naturally aspirated while others were turbo. There was also a far less popular/common 1.0L engine offered as well, but Kei class cars come with tax breaks in Japan, so there are not many 1.0L cars around as they negate that tax break.

Normal Mira of that generation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_Mira#L700_series_(1999)

Mira Gino:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_Mira_Gino#First_generation_(L700;_1999%E2%80%932004)

If you want some more info, check out this recent video from PacificCoastAuto - they make videos of a lot of the JDM cars they export worldwide and this one was going to Canada!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 04/24/2019 at 22:32

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When I lived there I liked Paos the best. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 04/24/2019 at 22:32

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When I lived there I liked Paos the best. 

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 04/25/2019 at 01:38

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I saw zero Paos while in Japan. I've seen 2 in the US, though!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 04/25/2019 at 11:42

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Maybe they are exporting them all. Ten years ago those and the figaro variation were all over. The Dihatsu mini clone has been pretty popular too, that  was a pretty hot time for retro cars.