"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
12/27/2015 at 16:05 • Filed to: kei cars
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"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
12/27/2015 at 16:05 • Filed to: kei cars | 10
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Be still my beating heart. Suzuki just announced that they are bringing back the Alto Works.
64hp, 74ft/lb, AWD, MANUAL!!!, Recaro seats, 1350lbs pocket rocket!
My sweet fuck I wished I lived in Japan. I’d buy one of these today.
They will make it in both FWD and AWD, 5spd auto or 5spd manual.
For an AWD Manual it will set you back a measly 1,618,000 yen ($13,400 usd tax included !!!)
It gets 22km/L (51.7 MPG!!!) something like this would go a LONG way to help the fuel crisis.
The mobile site works best to check out the specs since My desktop is useless at translating Japanese but this is by far the most excited I’ve been over a car I can’t get.
Here is a superb walk around of the thing so you can see the inside and out of it. Notice just how much room you really get in one of these. Nowhere near as tiny as the outside would suggest.
Have you ever considered relocating your whole life just for a car? My brain tells me that is a stupid idea but my heart thinks its the perfect plan.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 16:08 |
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US$13,400?
bargain!!
might have to import one.
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> pip bip - choose Corrour
12/27/2015 at 16:14 |
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yes sir. That’s $13,400 taxes,registration,freight and pdi, AND insurance included.
$13,400 on the road. in reality that equates to about $10,000 usd msrp.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 16:43 |
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So how quickly can we change the US import laws?
Because I need this in my life.
Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 16:45 |
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Well time to move...
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
12/27/2015 at 16:48 |
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Tareim - V8 powered
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 16:49 |
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this kinda makes me want to crack out GT3/4 and grab one of these earlier models and have a laugh
Brickman
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 16:50 |
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64 HP! That’s 1/4th of my riding mower :P
Can’t wait till its in Forza 6 or possibly 7. Only way most of us will be able to drive one.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 16:51 |
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Pretty awesome! Not sure I am sold on the front end treatment though...I miss the rounded lights of the older models. :)
I’ve always wanted a Suzuki Alto Lapin SS :P
...yeah stupid IPad at work isn’t letting me link images, but look the Alto Lapin SS up! Not as fast as the Alto Works would be, but I love the style!
not for canada - australian in disguise
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 16:55 |
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15 years from now can’t come soon enough.
Autofixation
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 17:06 |
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I’d rock one.
My first car had 65 hp. and weighed 1,900 lbs. and was reasonably fun. This has the same power but weighs 500 lbs. less. Sounds like fun.
Nymphicus Hollandicus
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 17:15 |
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Suzuki needs to make a one-make rally series for these.
Cé hé sin
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 17:20 |
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Am I the only one seeing VW Up! just here?
C62030
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 17:34 |
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Suzuki: “Crossed eyes! Less power than a lawn mower! Aerodynamics like a house!”
Public: “YESYESYESYESYESYESYES” Myself included.
Flavien Vidal
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 19:24 |
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It is indeed better than the average kei-car... don’t even think that the AWD feels any different than a basic FWD... Drove a Subaru r2 STI for a while and... it just wasn’t much fun at all. Still better than a basic automatic Suzuki Alto which I do drive at least twice a week too :(
PS9
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
12/27/2015 at 19:24 |
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About $5 Trillion in political campaign contributions and a generation or so full of election cycles should get it done.
Might want to bring an extra $5 Trillion to out-donate the luxury auto industry who will be fighting you to keep the laws they already lobbied for in place.
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
12/27/2015 at 19:39 |
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It would need a million air bags to pass the crash test.
Tapas
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/27/2015 at 20:25 |
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There must be a way where you can buy this car, remove engine and some parts in Japan and ship it in here as parts.
Then put it back together and call it a “kit car” :)
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
12/27/2015 at 20:50 |
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Can’t i just get a roll cage and call it good?
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> PS9
12/27/2015 at 20:51 |
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Yeah. I knew it wouldn’t be good.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/28/2015 at 16:37 |
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This needs to be turned into a rally car with all the horsepowers. Or at least 125 hp or so. Would the Ford 1.0L fit?
DrJohannVegas
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/29/2015 at 12:15 |
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Is it still solid rear axle?
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> DrJohannVegas
12/29/2015 at 13:15 |
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It sure is!
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DrJohannVegas
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/29/2015 at 13:32 |
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So, aside from some calibration changes, it seems like they’ve just slapped all the old running gear under the new car.
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> DrJohannVegas
12/29/2015 at 13:43 |
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If it ain’t broke don’t fix it I guess.
I’m sure they can only allow so much R&D to keep the car at it’s current price point.
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DrJohannVegas
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/29/2015 at 13:44 |
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Yea, that’s probably it. Not the hugest fan of the solid rear axle, but it’s still a sweet little ride!