The Adorable but ANGRY HKS Tuned Liberty Walk Honda S660 Kei Car! (JDM Legends Tour Pt. 33)
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Nothing compares. This is Honda at its best, done right, and proper.
"honey i shrunk the nsx"
the whole was cheap to own..... not going fast.... little more than a toy....
@@campkira OR true to Honda roots. The designers knew what they were doing incorporating the subtle NSX features here, as this is the true racing spirit of Honda - small and efficient with a pleasurable driving experience. Enjoy elsewhere bro
@@campkira cars are toys for about 90% of people, they just like to pretend they aren't.
Somehow the actual nsx doesn’t come in manual but this does
Could of been a modern RSX
The project leader prodigy of the S660, Ryo Mukumoto was 22 years old when he pitched the idea of returning the kei sportscar, in Honda's internal competition of sales pitches for future products. He became the youngest in Honda's history of lead engineers and Honda allocated him with other young members of the company to make his ideas come into reality. He owned an S2000 and like the Chief Engineer of the Toyota 86/GR Supra Tetsuya Tada, he realised that young people in Japan weren't interested in sportscars, so he wanted to reignite interest to those, by producing an affordable yet fun-to-drive sportscar. Type 'Honda S660 Ryo Mukumoto' to find out more about how this S660 came into fruition.
Respect for putting this info in here.
Props to the young man to create a great car👍
Mr. Murakami is a high school graduate. He did not go to college. But, he studied by himself in the company and also using his private time. When he won the competition, he was only 21 years old, then became the project leader to build brand new sports car, S660. We can say it this maybe another side of Japanese dream.
thanks for sharing this info, dope story
@@jenointernationalsports car my ass
Love my S660. Self imported to Australia. Believe it or not, I drive it three times more often than my Cayman S. Just brings a smile to my face every time I drive it ( as well as other motorists!)
man...u are so lucky!!
I own and love driving my 1991 Honda Beat in the US. Sadly the most appealing thing of the Beat in the states is the fact I am driving on the right side and it is annoying as I want them to be in awe by the car itself and not my driving position.
how much did it cost ya to import to aus?
Way more reliable than a Cayman too so good idea
Where did you bought it
At this point I'm convinced that Jay Emm's middle initial is Dee. :-)
It has to be 😁
Nice one 😂
I see what you did there 😂
good shout! 😂
I think I’ve found my dream car. Never thought I’d be saying that about something with an engine smaller than a Tupperware box. It’s so cool!
You've driven a lot more expensive Cars, but i can tell you are the happiest driving this! All smile, from ear to ear. Not to mention the reliability, affordability and fuel economy, i'm thinking of my next car!!
5:10 that was a very slick transition
"Smile machine", that's what Honda does well...👍
OMG! I think I’ve fallen in love 😍😍😍 What a cool car!!!
ALL modern Supercars are cool...
Can anything but a modern Supercar be as cool?
I really think Honda have answered our question here with the little unique S660
As soon as i drove it on
Gran turismo sport, i was
Hooked. Am after one now.
you should get one and put in max mods... imagine you can just tailed in inches a Ferarri with it...
An S660 Mugen would be my dream runaround. God I love these cars. Great review as always. 👍🏻
Mugen version looks really
Cool, but no engine upgrade.
Some tuning houses can put
120 hp through it lol
It's a damn shame Honda hasn't put these up for sale in the UK. The same reasons they are sold in Japan would also apply here as well. They work brilliantly on our country roads, they're efficient, small, great fun to drive and most importantly - affordable (if it were actually sold here that is). Maybe the suspension could use a re-work as we don't keep our roads as good as the Japanese do, lol.
Totally agree! Suspension feels great on our roads though, I don't have any problems with potholes or anything, rides great.
Don't feel bad, except for 25 year old imports we don't even have the kei cars in America😢
@@josephhood1591 typical US buyers like everything bigger. These would only sell to people looking for a unique car (i.e. hipsters) and would largely get ridiculed.
Honda really need to give their corporate head a wobble and start bringing Kai Cars to the UK 🇬🇧
C’mon @HondaUK
@@Yorkshiremadmick as ideal as that would be, there are regulations in place which outlaw them. The Daihatsu Copen was sold in Britain with a larger engine.
God I wish we could import these to the US. I'm 6'1", but I'd love to have one of these. Reminds me of my first car ('91 CRX Si). I love tiny, low hp cars. I'd much rather have "slow car fast" than "fast car slow". What's the point of having a million horsepower if you can only get on it for 3 seconds before you're at "take me to jail" speeds?
You can get a ABC from the 90's. 25yrs Old to import from Japan to USA. There are a couple here in Phoenix.
Just search out ABC Kei Cars
A million horsepower sounds better.
@@MrRourk damn, just moved away from Phoenix in November would have been nice to see them
Love these. Simplify, then add lightness, the Japanese way.
Viking Raiders Grammar nazi alert: Chapman’s way.
@Viking Raiders fair call
Japanese? But Lotus and Chapman are British.
@@rightwingsafetysquad9872 well they use Toyota engines, don't they? XD
Have you seen the guady shit that comes from Japan??? VIP , bosozuko, stance, and the widebody everything trend........ "Simplify then add lightness" was Porsches ethos from the 50s through the 70s.............
Its cars like these that makes me mad at Honda when they turn up with a boring ugly car. They are so good at making cars you fall in love with.
They make a lot of good cars... they just dont sell it to wide masses
Maybe only in majority of asia, new zealand, australia, well the countries that still use right side
What a funky little car! I’ve had my ‘98 Integra type R for 8 years. In some ways I think I’ve ruined it, half cage, stripped interior, coil overs etc, to make it more capable on the track. Now at the point where I want to move on to something else but I struggle with the thought of letting go of the DC2!
Get a 2nd car and keep the dc2. My forever car is a Prelude Type S. The white LB s660 is my other car. Winner winner, many Hondas for dinner.
I'll give you 2k for it since u ruined it 👀
Don't let go of it, unless it's for a nice s2k or gen1 nsx.
Never clicked on a video so fast. Have always loved these cars.
@diver dave Theyve been out a while now, 5 years.
@@YegoYTP i think they meant they always loved kei cars, which came out 80's era.
@@dvtc8u ah, ok.
Always as in... As soon as the s660 was announced... For fuck sake, some people are anal beyond hemorrhoids 😴🤦♂️
I'm currently sitting through the adverts at the beginning of the video, and I absolutely *know* this is going to be an excellent video. I love these little Kei cars, this one specifically
Legend for getting hold of one of these! Top work fella!
Love me a Kei car. Used to spend a lot of time on the yabitsu touge in Kanagawa in my RA and we used to get properly shown up by well sorted Kei cars on those roads.
kcars are most underrated car on planet
Been following you for quite a while now, massive fan of your channel! This really catch me by surprise though, as i own one of these as well in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There are about 30 or so units registered over here, still quite rare, but worth every penny! Keep up the good work! Cheers!
Thanks!
S660 is my car.
This car is very narrow and the engine is in the back so it's very hot.
It also has low power, making it a pain to drive on the highway.
However, it is faster than any other car on downhill slopes with a series of sharp curves, and can maneuver into narrow back alleys.
It's a lot of trouble, but I plan to keep driving this car forever.
Thank you for the great explanation!
9:36 Yikes. That person is a liability on the road.
Lol
Thats white van drivers for you.
Secret Billionaire In America they drive the same way lol
@@bestmillimeter1858 worse honestly
This car is so unbelievably cool. I want one. But imported they are way too expensive :(
Are you in the UK? I reckon you could get one on maybe the more used and higher-mileage side for around £12k on the road if you did well at auction!
Living in Japan I guess I'm lucky that I can get to choose the S660, Copen, and the 660cc Jimmy whenever I want.
Yes. Yes you are
This is the stuff I love.
The solution to the push for greener transport should be tiny cars for everyone. If you need a large car to carry a crowd or an item maybe once I week, pay 500£ for some old heap that you'd only do 20 miles a week in. For commuting and day to day, we need tiny cars, electric or petrol.
^^ Exactly right. Seems silly most SUVs are being used to transport kids to school or do some shopping. Japan obviously has the Kei car system which brings about these cars. - Scott and I manage 45+mpg in these and they are effortless to drive. I do wish the UK had an equivalent system,
@@NeonBlunders Yeh, smaller cars are way more exciting to drive aswell, and because they are relatively cheap up to most SUV and saloons, you can go anywhere in them and give them a battering. Everyday going to work thousands of cars are going in the same direction and you rarely see more than one person in each 5 seater vehicle, it's ridiculous. Cars like these, Up GTI's, 500's etc. are so fun.
Totally agree! Maybe one day... Or the government will just call a blanket ban on all petrol vehicles. Hopefully not.
Japan is a similar size to uk and Tokyo has many parallels with the road size and right hand drive. Japanese cars designed for real driving and small tight roads work best here. Can't believe they haven't adopted kei cars yet. We took on the Prius hybrid from japan. They probably want to push EU brands here more that's why. Embargo times again.
Great video as always. I've loved these cars since I saw an article on them when they were first released in Japan.
I guess nearest thing here is the Daihatsu Copen but that was discontinued many years ago in the UK and doesn't have the looks of this anyway.
Hats off to the UK owners of the S660, I can't imagine it is an easy process of importing a car and getting it on the road here.
Hats off to James for continuing to feature such a variety of cars on the channel, brand new Audi to Rover 75 to Honda S660... fantastic.
It's really unfortunate that the UK market doesn't desire small sports cars like these, they're super fun and in my opinion suit the roads really well. Scott and I both had ours personally imported using a company called TorqueGT, who will import any you wish from Japan, as well as convert and register it for the roads which has made it rather easier for us!
@@NeonBlunders Thanks for providing your car to make this possible and I agree, many young enthusiasts tend to go for more practical turbocharged AWD hatchbacks that do 0-60 in under 5 seconds, over these pure two seater RWD sportscars. The good thing about the 2015+ ND generation Mazda MX-5s are that they tend to be pretty good for insurance compared to those hatchbacks because you see more elderly people or women driving them, hence the fewer crash rates. I would love to compare the ND MX-5 to a s660 someday!
Oh totally! There's so much fun to be had with these, just like an MX5. If the practicality doesn't bother you they compare very closely I'm sure!
Not a fan of micro pocket rockets but this HKS Beat sounds so decent. I actually want to drive one.
Oh my god I love love love love love love love that car!!!
You should have one sis... the amount of joy you gonna get on the road and from realizing people turn their heads 360 degrees just to have a glimpse on your gorgeous little monster ....
I always loved this car. Such a fun little sports car, it's perfect for what I would look for in such a car. Power is so overrated in these cars, it's all about how light and balanced they are. It would be great if they brought these over to the states.
I would love to have one of these as my first car
We will be able to Import them one day and people certainly will do that too
Japanese companies comply with the laws of the countries they export to.
Unless you change the laws of your country, Honda cannot be exported.
Your country must enact laws to accept Kei car.
@@himajinkazutaka98Gotta wait 25 years here. Damn I’ll probably be dead first. lol 😭
This looks like one cool toy 👍 sounds amazing too 😍
Why do I want this, whyyyyyy? It's so attractive
Epic car. Love it! First Liberty Walk kit that looks epic.
When you visit Japan, take a taxi at Friday or Saturday night and go to Daikoku-futo high way parking lot. You can see Tokyo drift kind of things;)
My thumbs up is not for the car-- it's for Jay Emm's always capable, adroit and entertaining acumen with vernacular.
Spoon exhausts sound amazing on absolutely everything, a great choice for any Honda.
Been waiting for a uk review of this for few years now...nice..thanks man..gd job.
It’s a dependable Lotus Elise
I wish Honda would bring these to Europe 😩 I'd love to daily an S660... Next to my S2000 weekend carver 😇
Honda are thinking of
Making a 1 litre, ever so
Slightly bigger version for
Europe. Am going to buy one,
If thats the case. 👍
@@ZoidPickle they made one?
@@catsexe6932 they are replacing this car with an ev
My first VW was a 1959 36hp Beetle, the car that taught me to "row!" that shifter, me living in hill country. My first Honda was a 1973 Civic Sedan, the car that had me rowing with a Smile!
I settled on Subaru 4wd/AWD since 1982 as the best overall for Northeast States' roads and winters, but I would absolutely love either one of these little blasters for quick grocery runs if they were available in LHD in America.
im not sure whats more surprising. How good this little car is or Liberty Walk made a body kit that doesnt make me throw up.
A car with less storage than my 2005 MR2?! 100% would love to have that Liberty Walk one; sounds bloody awesome!
Ahaha. I went from a MK1 MR2 to this, and to be honest the MR2 seems massive now!
Lovely little car. I once owned a 1987 Suzuki Forsa Turbo, basically the Canadian equivalent to the MK1 (?) Swift with a turbo engine with about 80-90hp, that weighed 700kg, it was massive fun. I'm sure this gives similar thrills and more. Had 130 on the digital dash on occasion, probably more like 120 really. If I won the lottery I'd track one down and restore it.
They are seriously awesome little cars. Great review and I love the HKS/LW one.
The Liberty styled S660 is pure Manga. They both have a bit of personality
Why do I want this? Why is this so attractive to me?
Because it’s the S660.
That’s it brudda;)
It's made to attract young people. That's why
you're not alone brother
I asked several Honda dealers in my country whether Europeans could order a S660 and they explicitly said Kei cars have no chance of becoming road legal in the EU, ever. Glad there's someone out there that could make it happen anyway.
They cant get type approved, but you can import individual ones
@@JayEmmOnCars I'll look into that, thanks.
As an fn2 owner i didn't realise I needed to know about this car 🤣 nice to see cars we wouldn't see on uk roads 👍🏿
The fact that Honda can still make a fun, high revving roadster back home gives me hope that a new S2000 has the potential to be pretty decent and close to the original's ethos. Not sure how that bodes for meeting emission standards here, but if they can make a 4 cyl turbo rev to 8k, that would be a dream.
sounds close to an r32/vr6.. nice, lovely sound with half of the cylinders and less than third of the engine size...
How could anyone not like this 👀
So awesome wish this was available in the states great vid mate!!!! Keep the great content going nice commentary!!!
I want one 🤷🏻♂️😂
I must admit I never really knew this little daredevil exist, but I like it. Reminds me of the Daihatsu Copen.
Great video. I owned a smart brabus roadster that was mapped to 120bhp. It was pretty quick and great fun on tight roads but I couldn't live with the paranoia of it breaking and sold it last November. If I had the money I'd have an s660 but I'll make do with my trusty eunos S-limited for now.
missed this fun review love these cars we should get kri cars here, like mini Hot Wheels in real life I'd love to import one of these for my daughter if I had the money we should have them in the UK. Shed love the yellow one it's like a mini nsx bumblebee, and I'd pinch it for to put a big smile on my face like a mini Type R.
Really dig how the white car looks.
Amazingly one S660 is registered in Greece
How can you know?
First Liberty Walk I like, plus love the look of the Rays rims
I love seeing this big boi in this tiny car.
The Kei class was introduced for people who had no offroad parking space so Japanese streets were not blocked. I had an unrestricted UK Dahatsu Coure (Mira) Avanzatto TR-XX R4 it was awesome! 660cc twincam turbo 4x4.
6:25 pretty obnoxious music choice, I've got to say. The "get hyped bro" 4/4 edm doesn't match these static shots
I saw these in Japan when I was there a few months back and they look great in the flesh!
I would manage your expectations for your upcoming trip though as this time around (I go to Japan every few years) I noticed a lot more shit boxes on the road, and less enthusiast cars.
juggla343 If you go to Japan next time I recommend you to go to Daikoku-futo inTokyo. At night you can see Tokyo drift kind of things there.
The two cars passing each other (5:12) bang in the middle of shot, proper production quality there. First take? Don’t spoil the illusion and tell me it was CGI trickery.
A happy accident!
Honda needs to bring out a bigger version of one of these and badge it the new S2000.
Pleaaaaase Honda Pleeeeease!!!!
ive sold mine a year ago and got myself honda super cub c70. got better fuel mileage and more wind on my face and smile on everyone faces.
This is an epic kei car. Awesoem video. Keep up the good work.
What a cool little pair of cars!
we need this in America ASAP!
何言ってるか解らないけど楽しそうで何より。
I'm speaking in English, so I don't know what is being talked about. But it seems fun and is above all.
INLINE 3 SOUNDS GOOD
What a unique car! So much better than that boring new Audi you reviewed recently
I love this car. The really old versions with the high revving engines are cooler but this modern version is also really great. I would love to have an S660 or Daihatsu Copen. They drive really lovely.
Did you try the 1st gen Copen?
Great review of a rare car, if only they left hand drive versions.
He sounds like one of the guys who used to present F1 back in the day
I love it since it was launched. But it will never arrive to Italy.. with a proper engine and manual gearbox it would be a blast
K20 ftw. Can't wait to see that engine swapped into one of these
@@Razmatazuk you have to appreciate how small these are. A k20 and gearbox is wider than the chassis rails that the engine is mounted to, I have measured. Also those chassis rails are ultra high tensile steel, heavily compromising rigidity and a k20 will weight considerable more. Simple wont fit. Finally, H22 FTW, far superior.
A beautiful little car. I would love to own one. Especially if i was shorter.
How tall are you? I can probably tell you if you'd fit
6”11
@@NeonBlunders I am 6ft 1 inch
Ah, a little too tall maybe then I reckon. I'm 6ft and it's close with the lowered seat rails. You'd probably fit with some kind of bucket seat however.
Aww, when you said "something bit more mad" i was hoping for Tommykaira or maybe old Mitsuoka.
Tommy would be so happy to drive one...
Good successor to the Beat.
I want this car soooo bad but I’m in Cali. I have a 370Z currently because I’m 5’5” so this one would also be great for me since I don’t even struggle to get in the Z.
I'm 60 and I really want one, as you say "what more do you need "
Cries in American.
I saw the white one going up the M1 last week and was wondering what it was and thought how Cool and Quirky it looked!
I imagine it to be like a hamster after it's been fed coffee a Very small, fast cute little blur moving through countryside 😁
I was probably driving home from filming this around Silverstone as that was just over a week ago. Was you in a white 2016 CRV by any chance, i swear the driver was touching himself.
Saw the white one at JAE last year, awesome little car!
Always wanted this car. It's a shame Honda didn't sell this in the UK when they axed the s2000
I m had a Honda 600 coupe, The 600 Cc Air cooled roller skate. I loved it other than the fact that it 600 was screaming( in pain) at 50 mph. Good thing the speed limit was only 55 then. Forrest green. Almost got hit so many times. Eventually had it painted to a florescent yellow green. That helped. Was leaving after visiting friends. 2 of them thought it would be funny to turn the car around for me, with me in it, by lifting the front bumper and walking 180 degrees around. Ok it was funny.
It REALY REALLY looks the new NSX in the rear, very cool ride📣
I wish they sold these in the USA!
I'm 6 ft tall but I'd install a different seat into this just so that I could drive it, looks like awesome fun even in standard form.
Both of these already have aftermarket 2cm lower seat rails installed. Different seats wont fit, too wide and hit the door. They have to be very narrow seats. You will fot if you were 6ft. 6ft3 is the limit.
@@rattymcclelland Awesome, thanks for that cos I don't want physics keeping me out a great car like that.....just need to find the finances now, that will be the hard part.
I've been looking for an affordable one everywhere but I can't seem to find one online. Hope when I go to Japan I get a good deal. Drove one once and could instantly tell that this thing would be a fun tuning project.
They're expensive to begin with and they're kinda rare too so they retain their value. Plus it's mid engined too
I'm from America so I keep thinking "wrong side of the road" :D
This car drives amazingly well on Gran Turismo Sport.
Makes me miss my Smart Roadster
i swear iv never come across a youtube content creator with a good taste in music, they just dont exist lol
lol, what a sunny day having winter coat on, driving a convertible on 5 degrees celsius :))
Impeccable and interesting video as usual but try to get your hands on a souped up Suzuki Cappuccino. You will literally be stunned. A mini Miata with the sound of half a Porsche. Unbelievable.
Since a k20 most likely wouldn't fit, we need a rotary swap on this bad boy! A 238 HP Renesis engine would turn it into a legendary car! 😂 And it would be the first time we're swapping a Mazda rotary into a Honda car, not the other way round 😁
It'd look so much better with a hard top, but still a sexy lil car only needs either a turbo single cam a k series or a cbr 600rr or 1000rr turbo swap that's it!!
I’m amazed more people are not modifying these little fun getter machines. It must be so cost effective.