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Kei car is the smallest category of Japanese expressway -legal motor vehicles. The term 'Kei' is a shortening of kei-jidōsha, (kanji: 軽自動車), which translates to English as "light automobile" (pronounced [keːdʑidoːɕa]).
Using cross-referenced vehicle specifications, owner reviews, and pricing information from manufacturer websites, online JDM groups, Hagerty, Classic.com, and ZeroTo60times, we've updated this article to list down 12 Japanese Kei cars that you can own in America.
Let's look back at some iconic JDM kei cars of the past—the ones that truly stand out to enthusiasts and admirers the world over.
Japanese OEMs have always led the way in the little car movement, but the tiniest ones never made it Stateside. We explain what a Kei car is and round up a few examples to broaden your horizons.
Kei cars (pronounced “kay”), short for keijudosha or “light automobile,” are tiny passenger cars and work trucks that meet stringent government regulations limiting their size (both in footprint and engine capacity).
Now that we’ve explored the history, characteristics, popular models, and cultural impact of Kei cars and determined what a Kei car is, let’s take a closer look at some of the pros and cons of owning one of these vehicles.
The most interesting kei cars that’s worth importing from Japan: from compact, lightweight urban roadster, sports cars and SUVs to vans and trucks.
Also known as a microcar, city car, or ultra-mini, kei cars are the smallest highway-legal vehicles available on the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market.) Although it’s kei cars that are most common, there are also weird-and-wonderful mini-trucks, mini-vans, and even mini-campers that fall into the Kei category.
The Japanese Kei car is a type of compact car that can be found all over Japan. The word, “keijidousha,” literally means for light automobile and it is the smallest vehicle that can be legally driven on a Japanese expressway.
In Japan, the term “kei car” refers to a category of small vehicles that meet certain government regulations regarding engine displacement, size, and other specifications.