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Where? Japan, obviously. While the Internet has opened our eyes to a whole world of crazy, the people from the land of the rising sun still possess a unique skill: to take a crazy idea and execute it perfectly.
Once the Chinese catch on to the idea, they'll make a $10 bumper that fits anything from a Toyota Prius to a Dodge Dart. But for now, only one car can get the McQueen smile: the Suzuki Twin.
It's one of those rare kei cars that we almost forgot about. It was sold January 22, 2003, until October 2005, available with a 4-speed automatic or a hybrid system.
While its acceleration, interior space, and practicality are all sub-par, the Twin looks like it has a face even before being "tuned." However, the Japanese could have done the same with a MINI or a Beetle. We suspect they used a Twin not only because it was homegrown but also due to its cheapness.
Kotaku stumbled upon the project recently and found that the bumper is being made by a body shop in Saitama. It's available online for 298,000 yen which is equivalent to around €2,600.
On top of that, many people are doing a respray of the whole car. We just loved the pink and pistachio smiling twins with matching sunshades. The polish and overall assembly is way better than anything Suzuki offered back in the 2000's.
That might seem like a lot of attention for a slow crammed city car that's over ten years old. Most Americans would scrap their old econoboxes once the economy improves or gas becomes cheap again. But the kei car still has a cult following in Japan.
We know that Pixar spent a lot of money on the Cars franchise and this is technically their copyright. But even they can't hate the little Suzukis, and maybe that will save the owners from being slapped with a lawsuit.
It's one of those rare kei cars that we almost forgot about. It was sold January 22, 2003, until October 2005, available with a 4-speed automatic or a hybrid system.
While its acceleration, interior space, and practicality are all sub-par, the Twin looks like it has a face even before being "tuned." However, the Japanese could have done the same with a MINI or a Beetle. We suspect they used a Twin not only because it was homegrown but also due to its cheapness.
Kotaku stumbled upon the project recently and found that the bumper is being made by a body shop in Saitama. It's available online for 298,000 yen which is equivalent to around €2,600.
On top of that, many people are doing a respray of the whole car. We just loved the pink and pistachio smiling twins with matching sunshades. The polish and overall assembly is way better than anything Suzuki offered back in the 2000's.
That might seem like a lot of attention for a slow crammed city car that's over ten years old. Most Americans would scrap their old econoboxes once the economy improves or gas becomes cheap again. But the kei car still has a cult following in Japan.
We know that Pixar spent a lot of money on the Cars franchise and this is technically their copyright. But even they can't hate the little Suzukis, and maybe that will save the owners from being slapped with a lawsuit.
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