Japanese kei trucks: why these cars are loved all over the world (5 photos)

Even in Russia, motorists have at least heard about the famous japanese kei car. However, much less known is the fact that there are also the so-called key-tracks. The latter are very popular not only in Japan itself, but also in many other countries. They even buy them United States of America. Moreover, there is every reason to believe that soon such machines will become popular in Russia.

What explains such a demand for Japanese cars?





In Japan, kei cars and kei trucks are classified as a separate class. cars, which is denoted by the word "keijidosha". Any "keijidosha" must meet only two requirements. The first one is vehicle dimensions. They should not exceed 3.4x1.48x2 meters. Second - is the volume of the power unit. Engine displacement must not exceed 0.66 liters. For comparison, the Oka's internal combustion engine has a volume of 0.75 liters. Otherwise Keijidosha are quite ordinary cars. True, small dimensions in most cases force the use of a cabover layout when the engine is installed not in front, but under the cab.



Compact cars play a big role both in Japanese life, and in the life of many other Asian countries. First of all buy kei-cars and kei-trucks in Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam. You can see them in many other countries as well. For example, willingly buy kei trucks in the USA. For the most part, they are taken by rural and provincial residents, primarily farmers, pastoralists, gamekeepers, hunters and other hunters. Moreover, by the standards of the United States, these budget Japanese cars (which are most often also used) give for ridiculous money. Digit order starts from 1 thousand dollars.





Around the world, drivers are attracted to Japanese kei trucks several important factors. First, they are very economical. Average fuel consumption rarely exceeds 3.8 liters per 100 km. Although here It should be noted that Japanese companies have many local production in all the same Asian countries and there in the body of key cars and kei trucks are often equipped with much more powerful engines. It is connected with the fact that outside the "Land of the Rising Sun" any hard there are no restrictions on the size of engines (at least for "keijidosh").



Secondly, as noted above in the context of the United States, kei trucks and key cars are quite cheap, which is especially attractive to the mass buyer in Asian countries. In the same Philippines and Indonesia, key trucks often converted from trucks into passenger buses. Thirdly, like most other "Japanese", class cars "keijidosha" still have a sufficient level of reliability and quality. It is noteworthy that even used kei trucks coming from Japan most often, fit in good condition.