I am s660 owner and it is my daily car. awesome experience everyday. simply a reliable and fun car that you can feel fast and not breaking speed limit.
I bet it is fun it also looks really good. However the price he said I just can’t justify for what it is. You can get a brand new Toyota GR86 for quite a lot less.
I'm an S660 owner here in Tokyo (and am fairly well-aware of the more major issues that Japanese owners have), so I can probably give a bit of an addendum for any reliability problems that might happen. Mainly, the fuel pump for the 2018 models are known to completely stop working -- even during driving (which can obviously cause a safety hazard on the road). A recall has been issued, which can be looked up according to the car's chassis # at honda JP's recall lookup site. Obviously parts would have to be flown over to your end, so hopefully Honda AU can accommodate that possible situation. There's also a recall for the early Carnival Yellow II colored S660s having considerable premature paint fading issues. Considering you guys are in a super-beamy part of the world, I'm guessing this issue would be further exacerbated over there.
Honda and their never ending paint issues. They’ve been having paint peeling and clear coat failure since the 90s. It’s a shame because the cars can last seriously long, but look terrible after 5 years and the roof and hood is all faded.
Spot on. I've owned one for three years. Best car I've ever owned. Every journey is a hoot, even in slow city driving. Practicality is challenging so it needs to be a third car but that constant smile on your face is worth it! Due to EV's there will never be one as light and as engivng ever again. This will be a hidden gem classic in years to come.
I've imported one to the UK having had a '91 Beat for 12 years. I've 2 other 'desireable' cars. My unmodified S660 really streaks away at lights to everyone's amazement. It's awesome. Agree with your vid, totally reliable and a head turner too. It's on rails. Friends demand I take them out in it. Oh, it does need frequent oil changes having a small engine and servicing every 5000 km.
i picked one of these over an MX5 in hong kong. I only drive for fun in the week end. Mine has a hks 100gt kit and with a specific map and test pipe gets to around 120hp weighting in at 790kg (before I took off carbon hood and lithium battery, now should be around 800kg). This is the power the car should have had from the go and even though on a straight line it isn't very fast by today standards, it gets to 100km/h in around 8 seconds and compared to my s2000 the sensation of speed is just hilarious. It's extremely fun and on some very twisty and tight road, extremely fast, no kidding. If you are 180cm or a little (taller) you gotta start doing mods to the seating position to drive it properly.nice review!
Need more cars like that,period. With traffic congestion, speed calming measures, police camera vans, average speed cameras and cops every available spot, at least yiu can enjoy the sensation of speed with out breaking the rules. Looks like a fantastic little motor.
I test drove one the other day and I must have it! This review aligns fairly closely with my drive. I didn't really notice the A pillars too much but the top of the windscreen is so low I had to lean forward over the steering wheel to see traffic lights. It wasn't nearly as loud as I thought it would be. Yes, it is louder than a Corolla but even at 110 on the freeway, it wasn't so loud that you couldn't hear the radio (if it even has one) or talk to your passenger. The internal rear vision mirror in the car I drove was also a camera, so rearward vision was actually brilliant. Blindspots are not great but no worse than a few other cars I've owned over the years. But none of that matters because the good stuff is so freakin' good!
At my old work there was a client that has one of these as her daily sharing the garage with her 991 Carrera 2S. I always thought if it was good enough to share space with a 911 then it must be a pretty special piece of kit.
$50k for that? Hell no, not even for the Mugen version. Heck, $30k is still too much. Shop around and you should be able to get a decent one for around $20-$25k. I am seeing far too many importer/dealers sticking ridiculous mark-ups on JDM grey market imports. Its getting bloody silly.
My FAVOURITE CAR OF ALL TIME. No, I live in Europe, have owned 4 BMWs, when in SE Asia and South America have have heaps of Land Cruisers, Hilux company cars, Subarus. This is "it" for me. Lucky you guys can grey import this gem, RHD. In Europe and Latin America, simply not possible. Thanks for the review.
I’m from Europe but I love watching your videos. You always show exotic cars and yes, your accent is lovely 🤣. I love kei cars, I wish we could get them in Europe too. My first car was an old Mini (the Mr Bean type of mini) and tbh it wasn’t bigger! Mine had a Daihatsu 3 cylinder kei car turbo engine and it was fun as hell!
Ever since I tried the base S660 in Gran Turismo Sport I've been dying to drive one of these. It's a dream car for me because it's so much fun, but I don't think I'll ever be able to buy one. My only hope right now is somehow renting one when I travel to Japan.
We just need to change perceptions. Jimny has shown that in today’s market, kei cars CAN be super successful here. These should be sold by Honda locally, factory backed for similar money.
Funnily enough of all the cars I've driven over the Many years I've been driving, my 1984 Honda Acty Kei van has by far the best gear change, so they've been ahead of the gearshift game for a very long time. I'd describe it as being like a light switch.
The S660 to me looks like someone shrunk the S2000 in a dryer. Only 2 downsides I can see for myself are the storage space and the price otherwise it looks like a barrel of laughs. One good thing about everyone looking at you in this thing is people are unlikely to knick it on you or if they did it'd be easily spotted lol. Surprised Hullsy didn't have much time in today's video but the VW quip he made i had to laugh at. Brilliant work as always guys and look forward to Sunday's video as well 👍.
Adam you are right, these are a fun car to drive. I was offered one with low K's it was fun to drive but down on power but was only #20K. I didn't get one. I drive a MGTF modded and really wanted an Elise. This was before the JDM market went crazy. Even the Elise was under $30K And them Covid arrived. Bugger!
Yeah !! I was soooooo tempted in buying one of these in about 2016....especially after seeing a few in the wild in Japan. However at the getting one into Australia was eye watering exxy. Bought an Abarth 124 instead when it arrived to scratch my convertible itch
My mate owns one of these. Love hate relationship. Hard to get tyres that aren’t semi slicks (caused him to crash it in the rain). Honda Dealer somehow cracked the windshield. Took 4 months for them to get a replacement. They really suck going up hill (but are amazing going down hill). Long story short he’s now looking to get a M125i as a daily 😂
Great review! I'm 192cm, so I feel like I'm just too tall for the s660 😢 Love to see a Daihatsu Copen review as well. The Kei car reviews are by far my favourites
I love seeing these around and in early 2020 I was in Japan and I did get to sit in one, it’s exactly the right amount of car around you for the purpose of driving, even more so than an MX5
There are perks for owning some of the more exotic and expensive sports cars but for the rest of mere mortals who can only dream, pretty happy that cars like the S660 exist!
These look so good! Something about small cars just makes the proportions better. Sadly, at 190cm and a muscular 98kg, I think I'd look out of place in one. Shame.
I live in Sydney and I’m seriously considering it at least while I’m at a stage in my life where I can get away with it. There are some 2016 models being sold privately for less than $25,000 and I have heard of people able to import clean 2020 ones for as low as 30,000
I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU SAID at the end. People who care about driving and not just boosting ego with numbers I TOTALLY AGREE!! id even say those who only care about numbers are not true car guys. They just like cars and love their ego. 😂
Well, I've finally gone and done it, I've purchased a Modulo X Version Z! This is your fault ReDriven haha! Now the long wait for it to arrive from Japan...
@@stimple4765 I'm getting it imported with the help of a broker. They helped me purchase my S660 from those massive auctions they run over there in Japan.
wesome car and video! I was looking at buying one pre covid, dealers were asking $25K here in Sydney for near new ones when talk of recession. Its totally an exotic, in thats its awesome car but a point A to point A car. No boot killed it for me.
Firstly l do like the opening shots of this video wear you were standing you gave a real sense of scale to the size of this Honda it is tiny but as they say good things come in small packages
I drove one in Japan back in October, got a couple vids on the channel. I'd buy one right now if I could. Too bad I'm in the US, so it'll be old and unreliable and more expensive than it is now.
To answer ya final question. On track performance is the main reason someone would want McLaren or something. Being a regular in super sprints, nothing compares to the stock straight from the road to the track ability of a 720s or a Huracan. Buuuuut not many use them for that so I respect ya point haha😅
You guys should come to QLD and review my 260Z. Yeah way out of the normal used car zone but not too far out for performance cars, or the price range. Tiny little car with a I6 engine, very light, raw. Fits tall drivers well.
A very rare car. Now don't get me wrong. Jim is a reputable mechanic and Honda is reliable in general, however how does he know the car is reliable, has he ever worked on one in Australia.
Because they do more research than Jim’s own personal experience? The engineering in these is also taken from pretty much all their other Kei cars. It’s just a repackaging of those components.
This S660, Jimny, KEI trucks.....all vehicles that many people love. But unfortunately here in Quebec (Cuba-Norte) they're not road legal. (Nor imported by the manufacturers) Sucks. We're stuck with expensive to own, run and repair vehicles that are not that interesting to drive. I find they're more designed for comfort than driving pleasure. Save the Manual!!!!! Cheers
I would love it, but the fact that you can't even have a small weekend bag if you have a passenger kind of kills it for me. Even the Honda beat had enough space for that.
Ok. We need to talk about that pointer thing. It's kinda creepy. Never use that again! These look awesome and the go cart handling would be a hoot. Unfortunately, at my height, it would definitely border on a clown car! Shame. Great review team. Loving the quirky options!
Love it. Too expensive though especially in light of the "built to a price point" nature and all the Kei's wear out fast. Literally has less storage than my Honda scooter! I wish we could import those here in the US.
Would have liked to see how the targa roof fits onto the car and how easy is it to fit? How long does it take to fit? Also does the roof leak in a downpour? How noisy is it with the roof on? How durable is the roof? How expensive is it to replace if damaged through vandalism or whatever? Apart from that, an enjoyable review, thank you.
Having driven one of these for a week, stupidly easy. It takes 3 minutes tops. It rolls over from side to side and has three clamps. That's it. Never got any heavy rain though so I can't say anything about that. The one I drove was over 100.000KM and it felt just like a new one with no wind leaks. It is significantly less noisy with the roof on, but it's far from quiet either.
Thanks for this good info, Luciano. By the way, I saw on another channel a test of one of these. It started raining and water started dribbling in along one edge of the roof. Just to let you know, no big deal. @@LucianoCapocci
Amazing information as always. love your videos! If possible can you review a Nissan/Skyline/Infinity G35/V36/350GT whatever it’s called. I mean the luxury 4 door sibling of the 350Z. I’m looking to buy one please
Sorry, but for $50k I’d rather get an S2000. 0-100 in half the time, dynamic drive, parts are getable, but still not common car on the road, going up in value and actually a decent sized boot the list goes on.
I'd love to get one and put a K series in it so it has a more modern amount of power. We won't get these in the States until the 2040s, so hopefully some day soon i can move to NZ.
I was in NZ earlier this year and a local Car RUclipsr who has done a video on them told me there are only three S660s in the country still. I think they're maybe a bit more common in Australia.
Only if they put something like the 1.6 B series in it which made the 88 800kg CRX fast enough and the possibility to make it crazy fast with mods. I've never had a car that great, fuel economy better than a motorcycle 💪.
3:35 I drove a kei car for work. 900kg, 850cc NA, 4 doors hatchback. Nobody respects you on the road, they think the small car is slow and will happily cut you off in the traffic like you're not even there. Even bikes also don't care. I can assure you, if my small kei car hit you, the damage would be mutual. Don't buy to this car as daily driver, for track days, OK. 😂
I love little fun cars but this one is a bit too expensive for what you get. You can probably get a good condition Mazda MX5 with all the parts and aftermarket support for much less. The video is right, if you get into a car accident, parts and let alone a reputable body shop may not want to fix your car. This is basically a niche vehicle.
I gawked at every single one of these when I first visited Japan and then furiously looked at how to import one to Australia. Then realised they are totally impractical and cost more than a similarly aged ND MX5 or Fiat 124 Spyder. They make absolutely no sense here.
I am s660 owner and it is my daily car. awesome experience everyday. simply a reliable and fun car that you can feel fast and not breaking speed limit.
50 grand though? A GT86 can give you that and 30k in your bank
@@dashman1620 You will need those 30k so when the engine blows to replace it.
I bet it is fun it also looks really good. However the price he said I just can’t justify for what it is. You can get a brand new Toyota GR86 for quite a lot less.
how would it fit a 180cm guy?
Does its seat go backwards or frontwards
I'm an S660 owner here in Tokyo (and am fairly well-aware of the more major issues that Japanese owners have), so I can probably give a bit of an addendum for any reliability problems that might happen. Mainly, the fuel pump for the 2018 models are known to completely stop working -- even during driving (which can obviously cause a safety hazard on the road). A recall has been issued, which can be looked up according to the car's chassis # at honda JP's recall lookup site. Obviously parts would have to be flown over to your end, so hopefully Honda AU can accommodate that possible situation.
There's also a recall for the early Carnival Yellow II colored S660s having considerable premature paint fading issues. Considering you guys are in a super-beamy part of the world, I'm guessing this issue would be further exacerbated over there.
Honda and their never ending paint issues. They’ve been having paint peeling and clear coat failure since the 90s. It’s a shame because the cars can last seriously long, but look terrible after 5 years and the roof and hood is all faded.
Yes any jap jdm we ate fkd bro...... bit never get red it's the worst peeling colour across all car manufacturers
Spot on. I've owned one for three years. Best car I've ever owned. Every journey is a hoot, even in slow city driving. Practicality is challenging so it needs to be a third car but that constant smile on your face is worth it! Due to EV's there will never be one as light and as engivng ever again. This will be a hidden gem classic in years to come.
A fellow Sri lankan here. Would you recommend this as a daily driver in Colombo? Also any specific maintenance issues to be aware of? TIA
When I was in Japan, I saw this thing parked next to an NA MX-5 and it made the MX-5 looked like a Dodge Ram. It's really bloody small.
I've imported one to the UK having had a '91 Beat for 12 years. I've 2 other 'desireable' cars. My unmodified S660 really streaks away at lights to everyone's amazement. It's awesome. Agree with your vid, totally reliable and a head turner too. It's on rails. Friends demand I take them out in it. Oh, it does need frequent oil changes having a small engine and servicing every 5000 km.
i picked one of these over an MX5 in hong kong. I only drive for fun in the week end. Mine has a hks 100gt kit and with a specific map and test pipe gets to around 120hp weighting in at 790kg (before I took off carbon hood and lithium battery, now should be around 800kg). This is the power the car should have had from the go and even though on a straight line it isn't very fast by today standards, it gets to 100km/h in around 8 seconds and compared to my s2000 the sensation of speed is just hilarious. It's extremely fun and on some very twisty and tight road, extremely fast, no kidding. If you are 180cm or a little (taller) you gotta start doing mods to the seating position to drive it properly.nice review!
Need more cars like that,period. With traffic congestion, speed calming measures, police camera vans, average speed cameras and cops every available spot, at least yiu can enjoy the sensation of speed with out breaking the rules. Looks like a fantastic little motor.
Exactly.
I test drove one the other day and I must have it! This review aligns fairly closely with my drive. I didn't really notice the A pillars too much but the top of the windscreen is so low I had to lean forward over the steering wheel to see traffic lights. It wasn't nearly as loud as I thought it would be. Yes, it is louder than a Corolla but even at 110 on the freeway, it wasn't so loud that you couldn't hear the radio (if it even has one) or talk to your passenger. The internal rear vision mirror in the car I drove was also a camera, so rearward vision was actually brilliant. Blindspots are not great but no worse than a few other cars I've owned over the years. But none of that matters because the good stuff is so freakin' good!
At my old work there was a client that has one of these as her daily sharing the garage with her 991 Carrera 2S. I always thought if it was good enough to share space with a 911 then it must be a pretty special piece of kit.
$50k for that? Hell no, not even for the Mugen version. Heck, $30k is still too much. Shop around and you should be able to get a decent one for around $20-$25k.
I am seeing far too many importer/dealers sticking ridiculous mark-ups on JDM grey market imports. Its getting bloody silly.
Yeah, the prices are absurd. It completely negates what makes them great.
S660 owner here: this cars is best described as the best modern driving and fun car at 50km/h 😂
I remember seeing one of these things driving around Perth a year or so ago with a crazy bodykit, look fun af haha
My FAVOURITE CAR OF ALL TIME.
No, I live in Europe, have owned 4 BMWs, when in SE Asia and South America have have heaps of Land Cruisers, Hilux company cars, Subarus.
This is "it" for me. Lucky you guys can grey import this gem, RHD. In Europe and Latin America, simply not possible.
Thanks for the review.
I’m from Europe but I love watching your videos. You always show exotic cars and yes, your accent is lovely 🤣. I love kei cars, I wish we could get them in Europe too. My first car was an old Mini (the Mr Bean type of mini) and tbh it wasn’t bigger! Mine had a Daihatsu 3 cylinder kei car turbo engine and it was fun as hell!
Ever since I tried the base S660 in Gran Turismo Sport I've been dying to drive one of these. It's a dream car for me because it's so much fun, but I don't think I'll ever be able to buy one. My only hope right now is somehow renting one when I travel to Japan.
I hope one day there's a huge market for these instead of increasingly humongous cars for one person to drive around in, and they're pretty too😊
We just need to change perceptions. Jimny has shown that in today’s market, kei cars CAN be super successful here. These should be sold by Honda locally, factory backed for similar money.
@@mattdebyl8806 absolutely agree, and they look great and interesting, yahoooo 😁
Yes that's exactly right @@mattdebyl8806
@@mattdebyl8806 I really really hope so 🤞🤞🤞😊
I asked you for this weeks ago... and you've delivered, thanks!
Your Chanel deserves to be lifted to THE skies its interesting and well made No extra mumbo jumbo and most vars reviewed are affordable vars
Aww thank you mate! High praise
We need more cars like these in Oz fun and engaging 🇦🇺 cheers from SA 😅
Funnily enough of all the cars I've driven over the Many years I've been driving, my 1984 Honda Acty Kei van has by far the best gear change, so they've been ahead of the gearshift game for a very long time. I'd describe it as being like a light switch.
The S660 to me looks like someone shrunk the S2000 in a dryer.
Only 2 downsides I can see for myself are the storage space and the price otherwise it looks like a barrel of laughs.
One good thing about everyone looking at you in this thing is people are unlikely to knick it on you or if they did it'd be easily spotted lol.
Surprised Hullsy didn't have much time in today's video but the VW quip he made i had to laugh at.
Brilliant work as always guys and look forward to Sunday's video as well 👍.
Adam you are right, these are a fun car to drive. I was offered one with low K's it was fun to drive but down on power but was only #20K. I didn't get one. I drive a MGTF modded and really wanted an Elise. This was before the JDM market went crazy. Even the Elise was under $30K And them Covid arrived. Bugger!
Prices are more reasonable now
Hell yes the pointer is back 😂. Another quality video boys. Any chance of a review of the current model swift sport?
I wish we had theses in the UK I’d love to have one, not sure if I’d fit in it properly but I’d try my best.
Yeah !!
I was soooooo tempted in buying one of these in about 2016....especially after seeing a few in the wild in Japan. However at the getting one into Australia was eye watering exxy. Bought an Abarth 124 instead when it arrived to scratch my convertible itch
My mate owns one of these. Love hate relationship.
Hard to get tyres that aren’t semi slicks (caused him to crash it in the rain).
Honda Dealer somehow cracked the windshield. Took 4 months for them to get a replacement. They really suck going up hill (but are amazing going down hill).
Long story short he’s now looking to get a M125i as a daily 😂
Why's it struggle going uphill? I thought it had a fat turbo engine
*chef's kiss* to channels who put sponsor timers at the bottom of their videos. you're the real heroes in this world
Cheers mate. - AK
I’m moving to Japan next year and this video just sold me on the little S660, me and my best friend that I’m going with are both getting ones now lol
Great review! I'm 192cm, so I feel like I'm just too tall for the s660 😢
Love to see a Daihatsu Copen review as well. The Kei car reviews are by far my favourites
If you are taller than 180 cm, you will not fit in it.
Always wanted one. Especially the Spoon model. Will probably just buy an old MG and pop a W6 in it, but, yeah, S660 are top notch cool as.
The nsx is the big brother who grew battling on touge, and the s660 is his hot little sister who knows all the touge secrets ❤
I love seeing these around and in early 2020 I was in Japan and I did get to sit in one, it’s exactly the right amount of car around you for the purpose of driving, even more so than an MX5
There are perks for owning some of the more exotic and expensive sports cars but for the rest of mere mortals who can only dream, pretty happy that cars like the S660 exist!
Sorry but the mechanic won my sub. That " unless you're a VW water pump" was brilliant
What an awesome little car, we never had these in South Africa. Would have loved to own one.
These look so good! Something about small cars just makes the proportions better. Sadly, at 190cm and a muscular 98kg, I think I'd look out of place in one. Shame.
Never seen one in the UK , but its like the MG midget has been reborn … that’s gotta be good thing
does the gr yaris and corolla engine fit into that? it would be nice, no?
I live in Sydney and I’m seriously considering it at least while I’m at a stage in my life where I can get away with it.
There are some 2016 models being sold privately for less than $25,000 and I have heard of people able to import clean 2020 ones for as low as 30,000
If money wasn't a thing, I would pick this to drive over the 'new' NSX, maybe even an S2000
I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU SAID at the end. People who care about driving and not just boosting ego with numbers I TOTALLY AGREE!! id even say those who only care about numbers are not true car guys. They just like cars and love their ego. 😂
I think I need a S660 in my life! Looking at getting a fun weekend car, and this might just fit the bill!
Well, I've finally gone and done it, I've purchased a Modulo X Version Z! This is your fault ReDriven haha! Now the long wait for it to arrive from Japan...
@@killertaxi100 Hey if you dont mind me asking where did you buy it? I can't find them anywhere
@@stimple4765 Importing it from Japan with the help of a broker. 👍Purchased it from Davey Japan, who run those massive auctions over there.
@@stimple4765 I'm getting it imported with the help of a broker. They helped me purchase my S660 from those massive auctions they run over there in Japan.
"unless you're a VW water pump"
Right in the feels
Would have gone for this over Mx5 but the no boot space thing was a no no for me. Looks awesome though.
wesome car and video! I was looking at buying one pre covid, dealers were asking $25K here in Sydney for near new ones when talk of recession. Its totally an exotic, in thats its awesome car but a point A to point A car. No boot killed it for me.
Firstly l do like the opening shots of this video wear you were standing you gave a real sense of scale to the size of this Honda it is tiny but as they say good things come in small packages
I've never seen one of these before. Love it!
I drove one in Japan back in October, got a couple vids on the channel. I'd buy one right now if I could. Too bad I'm in the US, so it'll be old and unreliable and more expensive than it is now.
To answer ya final question.
On track performance is the main reason someone would want McLaren or something. Being a regular in super sprints, nothing compares to the stock straight from the road to the track ability of a 720s or a Huracan. Buuuuut not many use them for that so I respect ya point haha😅
that is a GOOD LOOKING go-kart
You guys should come to QLD and review my 260Z. Yeah way out of the normal used car zone but not too far out for performance cars, or the price range. Tiny little car with a I6 engine, very light, raw. Fits tall drivers well.
A very rare car. Now don't get me wrong. Jim is a reputable mechanic and Honda is reliable in general, however how does he know the car is reliable, has he ever worked on one in Australia.
Because they do more research than Jim’s own personal experience? The engineering in these is also taken from pretty much all their other Kei cars. It’s just a repackaging of those components.
I wish we had this in the US! Just need to wait 25 years ;-)
wow, never even knew this existed, instantly im comparing to the ellise and mx5 as i dont carry kids so 2 seaters are so useful
Your sponsor has a 26% APR option, you should read into it. It's like a loan shark.
Love this little JDM!
But here in the UK our roads are so shit it would destroy it !
I so wish we could get these stateside! I love my S2000, but this would be so cool!
This S660, Jimny, KEI trucks.....all vehicles that many people love. But unfortunately here in Quebec (Cuba-Norte) they're not road legal. (Nor imported by the manufacturers)
Sucks. We're stuck with expensive to own, run and repair vehicles that are not that interesting to drive. I find they're more designed for comfort than driving pleasure.
Save the Manual!!!!! Cheers
I want one! I’m hooked! Where can I get one for mid Europe, left hand driven?!?!
I would love it, but the fact that you can't even have a small weekend bag if you have a passenger kind of kills it for me. Even the Honda beat had enough space for that.
This MUGEN S660 looks pretty cool as well... But if they install the MUGEN GT-Wing spoiler, the looks will be PERFECT👍🔥
I want to see one of these S660 with a CBR 1000rr-r top end forged internals running a variable geometry turbo and displacement increased to 1L
Ok. We need to talk about that pointer thing. It's kinda creepy. Never use that again!
These look awesome and the go cart handling would be a hoot. Unfortunately, at my height, it would definitely border on a clown car! Shame. Great review team. Loving the quirky options!
Notice the 2 screw holes on the centre console near the shift knob? That's an optional cup holder for you.
It'll still be many more years before I can import one of these to Texas
Nice car, i reckon it will be fun to drive as well. Sad that many of us can't fit in though😢.
I would love one of these but at 195cm tall there is no way I would fit sadly.
“Paying bills” is fucking hilarious
Damn these import laws! I want one of these kei cars so bad. Light weight cars are my jam!
I LOVE the little hand pointer you use🤣🤣🤣. Made me laugh out loud when I saw it
That is a funky looking car.
God I want one of these things so bad
Love it. Too expensive though especially in light of the "built to a price point" nature and all the Kei's wear out fast. Literally has less storage than my Honda scooter! I wish we could import those here in the US.
Would have liked to see how the targa roof fits onto the car and how easy is it to fit? How long does it take to fit? Also does the roof leak in a downpour? How noisy is it with the roof on? How durable is the roof? How expensive is it to replace if damaged through vandalism or whatever? Apart from that, an enjoyable review, thank you.
Having driven one of these for a week, stupidly easy. It takes 3 minutes tops. It rolls over from side to side and has three clamps. That's it.
Never got any heavy rain though so I can't say anything about that. The one I drove was over 100.000KM and it felt just like a new one with no wind leaks.
It is significantly less noisy with the roof on, but it's far from quiet either.
Thanks for this good info, Luciano. By the way, I saw on another channel a test of one of these. It started raining and water started dribbling in along one edge of the roof. Just to let you know, no big deal. @@LucianoCapocci
Amazing information as always. love your videos! If possible can you review a Nissan/Skyline/Infinity G35/V36/350GT whatever it’s called. I mean the luxury 4 door sibling of the 350Z. I’m looking to buy one please
I *_REALLY_* wish I could drive one of these in the U.S. (even if it’s just between home & work or the local grocery store)
Sorry, but for $50k I’d rather get an S2000. 0-100 in half the time, dynamic drive, parts are getable, but still not common car on the road, going up in value and actually a decent sized boot the list goes on.
Omg never new this existed, I want one!
I love how Jim threw in the dodgy VW water pump 😅
Im in the States, i have 2 Beats, and i cant wait for the day the 25 year rule is in effect and i can import one.
Absolutely ballistic price for what it is. Looks great and I'm sure is fun in the bends, but for $50k you're getting such little car for the money.
KSwap? Lol
It is the mugen spec though. But yes very bloody expensive.
@@fredericoespinoza Even standard version are pretty pricey for what they are, but rare Honda's tend to be pretty good investments.
I'd love to get one and put a K series in it so it has a more modern amount of power. We won't get these in the States until the 2040s, so hopefully some day soon i can move to NZ.
I was in NZ earlier this year and a local Car RUclipsr who has done a video on them told me there are only three S660s in the country still. I think they're maybe a bit more common in Australia.
@@wiegraf9009 doesn't mean I couldn't import one myself 🤷 just means I couldn't really find one already there.
Oh yeah for sure. I believe you can also import them to Canada FYI@@stephenmoore1541
...oh god....i hope after this ReDriven review video...prices don't skyrocket and get rediculous.....oh wait think I'm too late again
K swap would make this a beast
It would but looks like it would be quite a tough mod because of the packaging
Only if they put something like the 1.6 B series in it which made the 88 800kg CRX fast enough and the possibility to make it crazy fast with mods.
I've never had a car that great, fuel economy better than a motorcycle 💪.
Dream car. Wish they would sell them in Europe
3:35 I drove a kei car for work. 900kg, 850cc NA, 4 doors hatchback. Nobody respects you on the road, they think the small car is slow and will happily cut you off in the traffic like you're not even there. Even bikes also don't care. I can assure you, if my small kei car hit you, the damage would be mutual. Don't buy to this car as daily driver, for track days, OK. 😂
are you filming in Lidcome?
Certainly are
Bruh... The little pointer stick. 😂
I love little fun cars but this one is a bit too expensive for what you get. You can probably get a good condition Mazda MX5 with all the parts and aftermarket support for much less. The video is right, if you get into a car accident, parts and let alone a reputable body shop may not want to fix your car. This is basically a niche vehicle.
“… Volkswagen water pump…” I feel attacked 😂
HAHAHAHA LOVE THE LITTLE HAND
Idky but i feel the need to acknowledge the oz spec sss n14 in jim's care 😂
I am small asian guy
I fit in this vehicle perfectly.
Dig the "Willard" watch! Seiko?
Please review the N-One RS next!
whoever is importing those is making a boatload of cash
These would be great in the coastal states
I gawked at every single one of these when I first visited Japan and then furiously looked at how to import one to Australia. Then realised they are totally impractical and cost more than a similarly aged ND MX5 or Fiat 124 Spyder. They make absolutely no sense here.
Well I reckon I’d fit better in one than I did my ND MX5.
The mental gymnastics to try to call it a bargain.