Suzuki Cappuccino: the best inexpensive sports car (11 photos + 1 video)

At the very end of the eighties, the engineers of the Japanese company Suzuki began work on a car that was, so to speak, not quite ordinary. It was a very small sports car with a coupe body that was lightweight. with a movement of his hand he could turn into a roadster, and with the next movement and all in a convertible.





Production of Suzuki Cappuccino started in 1991 and lasted until 1998, ending with a circulation of 28 thousand copies. Before a ridiculously small amount for such a production period, but the machine was niche, and she left her mark on automotive history. Moreover, not only in Japanese.



Lovers of a tiny "Cappuccino" were in different right-hand drive countries where the car was exported in small batches. In Britain it generally called the best sports car worth up to 20 thousand pounds. Joking, of course, but still.











However, Cappuccino had sporting moments. Three cylinder engine with a volume of 650 cm3 developed a power of 65 hp, thanks to the turbine accelerated car to a hundred kilometers per hour in 8.4 seconds, which was not bad indicator for the early nineties. That's just the top speed limited at around 140 km / h, but this was done for the sake of safety. Craftsmen removed this restriction, but the results of some trips were understand what, because at speeds above 160 a light machine weighing 720 kilograms practically took off, losing contact with the road.



Now let's move on to the technical part, there are also a lot of interesting things here. The engine is located longitudinally, despite the fact that the Cappuccino is essentially - kei car, the layout here is classic. Motor front, drive axle behind.





Suspension independent front double wishbone with adjustable level rigidity, rear multi-link. With such a suspension, the machine should confidently be controlled at 200 km / h, but here this is prevented by a small weight.





No matter how ridiculous it may sound, but Suzuki Cappuccino really claims for the title of a sports car, albeit a tiny one, and a modest circulation of its release made it, albeit not a collector's item, but a curious find for enthusiasts - exactly.