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Written by Stephen Dobie
If there are two shorthand examples of the bizarreness of Japanese car culture, they are Liberty Walk and the Honda S660.The former is a borderline crackpot tuning house, one which sees no shame in dropping supercars to undriveable levels, before sticking on riveted wheel arches the like of which haven"t been seen since the Porsche 993 GT2.The latter, meanwhile, is one of the odder examples of the kei car. Keis fit a set of strict regulations limiting physical dimensions and engine size and are normally cheap, tax-efficient city cars. The S660 follows all of the criteria yet somehow ends up as a mid-engined, rear-driven roadster. A Micro Machines NSX, perhaps.Well Japanophiles rejoice, as the two have gloriously met. The end result is well, take a look for yourself above. You might love it. You might hate it. We suspect you won"t occupy any middle ground between those things. This is not a meh" car.
Date written: 16 May 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7789
If there are two shorthand examples of the bizarreness of Japanese car culture, they are Liberty Walk and the Honda S660.The former is a borderline crackpot tuning house, one which sees no shame in dropping supercars to undriveable levels, before sticking on riveted wheel arches the like of which haven"t been seen since the Porsche 993 GT2.The latter, meanwhile, is one of the odder examples of the kei car. Keis fit a set of strict regulations limiting physical dimensions and engine size and are normally cheap, tax-efficient city cars. The S660 follows all of the criteria yet somehow ends up as a mid-engined, rear-driven roadster. A Micro Machines NSX, perhaps.Well Japanophiles rejoice, as the two have gloriously met. The end result is well, take a look for yourself above. You might love it. You might hate it. We suspect you won"t occupy any middle ground between those things. This is not a meh" car.
Date written: 16 May 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7789
