Why I love this TINY Japanese Fake “Super Car”
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- Опубликовано: 20 янв 2020
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Just about everyone knows of the Mazda Miata and the RX-7, but what about the tiny car Mazda made that has a huge following in the car community? Japan has variable taxes on vehicles based on their displacement, hence why manufacturers started making tiny cars called Kei cars. Just because they are tiny does not mean they are lame, Suzuki made the Cappuccino, Honda made the Beat, and Mazda made one of the coolest Kei cars ever, the Mazda Autozam AZ-1. The Autozam has super car features like the super rad gull-wing doors and even more interesting is the story of how the autozam came to be. We are going tiny front bumper to tiny performance exhaust on the Mazda Autozam AZ-1.
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More powwwwaaaaaa baabbbby
Do supra again like Micheal said
@@MazdaFamilia YEAH.
I’m more surprised at the fact that James is 6’4”
Exactly. Coulda sworn he looks under 6 foot
Laughs in European.
Drunk Woomy rolls eyes in bald eagle v8s and cheeseburgers
Wow he's tall for an american :O
@@hughjass7243 😂😂😂 I wasn't expecting that comment tbh.
Thanks for the laugh, sir!
Just imagine if they relaunched this as an electric micro car, the car industry would never be the same! I want one.
Would be challenged by Nissan Leaf
No way to make something that small with modern safety standards sadly.
@@RandyNachoManSandwich true, although if they put it into the Quadracycle class... (like the Citroen Ami)
@@esk8jaimes Not actually accurate. There are small cars out there with the Fiat 500 only been 30cm longer with a 3 star NCAP
I'm on the lookout for a mk1 mr2 to do the same with now
I don't care to how much the donut editors are making, they definitely deserve a raise, best edits in youtube
Cold. Ones
they probably make 6 figures. also no they are not great at editing you just dont watch enough. they dont need a raise you need to raise your bar though.
@@the_wudarian chiiill
ay bruh they only make 7 figures per video chill
@@the_wudarian what
When he mentioned pop up headlights, i paused and went to listen to him sing it for 3 mins, then came back to finish the epi. Like a true fan.
Respect
Such a true fan Bro!! SICK!!
My first thought: Confused Ford RS200
My second thought: *HAYABUSA SWAP*
EXACTLY
Nah turbo hyabusa swap
That would be siiiick!!
AAAAAAAAAAA
@@linkzxvvs8163 damn lit
When he fired it up, I had a huge grin across my face because it sounded just funny. Then, he floored it, the turbo kicked in and my face legit turned to "WTF?!".
Helluva sound
Elvis Cirkic not gonna lie turbo nice but tell me it doesn’t sound like an old vacuum cleaner
@@g3arjammer837 sounds like my weed whacker... until he revved it...
Sounds like a cooling fan when he revs it 🤣 or a hair dryer
had aw11 that sounded kinda like this, its really underwhelming and industrial after awhile, subjectively. my presumption on what causes this is intake and exhaust is fairly muted, but they can't do much to mute the valvetrain sounds so you end up with a mechanic, really gnarly (both in good or bad way subjectively) sewing machine sorta noise when engines behind you but muted like this.. If you listen to Panama by van halen they must've recorded near top of heads that it ends up sounding similar to this, cause likewise that was the one and only time i've heard a countach sound more like a vacuum cleaner then a v12.
Credit to this car, other lil mid engine runabouts, Van Halen specifically spent time looking for unique sound and were picky when using the recording for Panama, sooooo i guess some people like it?!? I don't get it but eh
3 cyls are just baby V6.
I remember seeing a Suzuki Cappuccino on base when I was stationed in Iwakuni Japan in 92-93 and have always described it as "not much bigger than a love seat on a skateboard".
"we got the smallest car we could find!"
Laughs in Peel P50
It's the smallest car that he can't flip it over and it also was made in japan
Also they already made a bumper2bumper on the p50
The AZ-1 is soooo damn cute, i love that little car! It's like a Baby RS200! 😁
If I would've looked at the thumbnail before the title I would've thought it actually was an RS200 lmao
@@bilack7007 i actually thought that
alway see one end up the side of the road... and i living in japan....
Dang it, I was going to comment on how this looks like a mini rs200
reminds me of a Ferrari.
Me:"Can I have Ford rs200?"
Mazda:"No we have ford rs200 at home"
Rs 200 at home;
Samuel Ballantine Looks more like a Rs200 than a Rs2000🤷♂️
Me: OH GOD THANK YOU
It still looks cool
I think you mean the RS200
Ngl id rather buy this
Reminds me of a mini version of my AW11 Toyota MR2, which was already a small car. This thing weighs 800 pounds less than my MR2 did. That was a fun car, surprisingly great leg room. I'm 6'1" and I had plenty of room. I'd love to have one of these ABC cars but with a Hayabusa engine. Talk about a rocket.
Peugeot show-up in '84 briefly a super fast very cool insane prototype named Peugeot Quasar, i hear it suppose to have a mid-engine derived from Peugeot 205 Turbo - Pikes-Peak in it that should be tested in Group-S WRC rally which should follow after Group-B, but.. since Group-B got banned in '85 so the Group-S along with the Quasar prototype development got ditched.. If that concept would have being completed & produced even in a small limited series to be available.. holly cow ! it featured a manual gearbox, powerful twin turbo engine close to 600 bhp that was raced previously in 205 at Pikes Peak, it had permanent AWD traction, double suspension on all 4 corners, entire body panels +many other parts (like A-arms..etc) made entirely from kevlar reinforced-composites & aluminum for light handling & weight distribution, Lambo-style scissor doors, cool interior and would definitely turn out as a proper street-beast no doubt in my mind..
I still own an AW11 , have had 10 of them over the last 25 yrs , Current one Ive owned 14yrs . Awesome little sports car
@@mista2621 oh wow! Yeah they are great cars, the 4AGE engine has great power for the displacement and the era. I've seen crazy setups with ITBs, and I've seen people swap in Toyota V6 engines, and while those are really cool I think that the 4AGE is a good fit for that car.
Eventually I'd like to own another one (as long as it's another manual transmission).
Imagine this being made with a turbocharged rotary to fit within the same regulations. It would have been one hell of a tiny track beast.
Problem is kei cars have horsepower limits too, which this car already just about tapped out. If there were no power limits, these guys would just be throwing in their factory 600cc superbike engines which make 120+ horsepower
@@Twinspinner Yeah, that's a shame... But a track toy based on one of these would be pretty epic.
@@Twinspinnerthe power limit is only "agreed on", if you get what I mean. If one manufacturer decide to break the agreement all hell will break loose in the kei car powers.
@@PlatinumNath it's not "agreed on," it's the actual law.
@@Twinspinner Is it? I've read from many that they insisted it's a law like you said, but there's a series of articles and sources that said kei car's 64hp power limit is just a Gentlemen's Agreement just like Japan's sport car power limit of 276hp. Difference that the latter is broken already, but the kei car is questionable. Hagerty's Revelations video addressed this too. Also that the Agreement was made after 1990, so pre-1990 kei cars can actually exceed that power limit, just that no one did it.
To add, likelihood of Gentlemen's Agreement means that it's an informal and non binding agreement despite the name.
Oh and top of that, iirc Caterham had 1 model in Japan classified as a kei car and while engine size checks out, they make 80hp which would be over the "supposed limit" but it's allowed to be classified as a kei car so that can be an anomaly to contradict too.
Car: smol
James's heart: big
James in car: precious
Like a Mario Kart character.
When you wake James up at 5 am to record without letting him drink coffee cause it's a bad idea now lol
well he did have a heart attack
You mean NOS Energy Drink!
@@porschedude7687 Hell yeah!! Heart attacks!!!
Dude reminds me of Chris Farley, especially in this episode. I'm singing in my head for half the episode, "Fat guy in a little coat..."
@@fullmetaljack1678 no he didnt did he?
My uncle used to have one of these Autozam. it's a very comfortable ride really, kinda low to the ground, and my uncle even made me drive this thing. It's fun, it feels as if you're driving a heavy go kart.
I remember the first time i watched this video when i just started learning about cars and i had no idea what he was talking about, i was so lost that i clicked off the video and coming back and watching it and knowing what the things he is saying is a real accomplishment
Normal HP: 64
Available HP with the AC on: 7
I had an Aixam Coupé SE. It has a 4 HP engine and AC. The AC switched on massively diminished engine output, making an uphill climb a gruelling & slow task, other than that it was a massively fun car to drive, maybe because it weighed like 350 Kilos, that's like nothing!
I have a Jimny with the 80hp K6A (successor to the F6A in the AZ-1), I can vouch that the AC utterly kills the power
james kirby pretty much kills the point of this car
Humphrey MO POWEH BABEH! ↖️
“Autozam instructions manual girl is still best waifu”
- Bladed Angel
Agreed
Facts
A man of great wisdom
Another bladed fan
Yay
TFM Vehicles ;)
I love the sound of that. A growl and a whistle.
the sheer amount of editing that went into this should not be overlooked
12yr old me: "I want that'
Me right know: "sure"
Im 24 years old and I want this thing. This looks wicked fun to drive, would probably use it as a track car (yes I said it) with its small engine yet its super agile and lightweight it can do just that.
iam 12 same
I AM 11 AnD I waNt THAt Car
I'm 37 and I want that car ..With a rotary motor in it.
@@davidciabattonijr8170 bro I got lucky, I got mines for 18k
To the editor that fixed him doing the Z backwards: That was amazing, very creative and well done!
You are looking a lot better than some earlier episode I've seen. Keep up the good work.
these side intakes instantly brought my mind back to 90s arcade games, what a cool car!
The manager at my local machine shop drives one of these and it’s hilarious to see him park next to everyone else’s F-150s and silverados
I have a feeling that this could fit under a F150 with a lift-kit.
That machine shop doesn't happen to be a Pit Stop auto shop is it?
Has he asked you to help lift it into the back of one of them when parkings tight?
Where I live, large American trucks look huge
Sounds like he's the only man there with self esteem
I just fell in love with this car and I want one now.
sad thing is is they are like 20,000 for a 3 cylinder with 60 herspers
@@prelude-lw4ni Yeah that's what I found as well. But on the upside, they all have very few miles and are in great shape!
@@birthday_cakeman true
But they didn't say u couldn't mod that 60 hurspurs
@@st0nrfox564 Exactly lol
That thing looks like a whole hell of a lot of fun!
this was the fist video i watched! now i am a fan!
Hey James. You doing good? Just didn’t seem all that excited in the beginning
Jackson he had a heart attack fairly recently
This was my first thought
NOS Energy drinks will do that to you
Sounds like he's got a head cold
Ya definitely sounds like he's not okay
Sounds like someone slapped a turbo into a vaccum cleaner
isnt that a modern f1 car?
💀💀🤣🤣🤣
@@vjollila96 vaccum cleaner sounding engines but they are smaller and moh poweh BABEH
“Everything can improve” -Dyson
It’s basically a motorcycle engine
OMG it looks AWESOME in Blue!
Ever since i got my first "pocket bike" I've been a fan of small motorized vehicles.
Its just fun :D
Kei cars: 3 cyl turbo charged engine
Toyota: hold my 267hp 3cyl Yaris engine
Amazing what 30 years of engine development will do
The Yaris engine is almost 3 times bigger tho
@@claudiobizama5603 that too
lets not have "hold my.." jokes in 2020 ok??? they were lame when they came out.
adam heeley thank you for your input
9:18 sounds like a leaf blower 😂
Jeremy Ibu I didn’t even notice that but it really does
HAHAHAHA * i'm dead * xD
dude i was thinking the same thing lmaooooooo
it sounds like an old Suzuki ATV i had at one point lol it was Chain Driven mind you
with turbo!
James: I’ve never heard a car that sounds like this
Me: I have, it’s my grandpas Yanmar mini-tractor
RUclips's captions absolutely cannot cope with the way James pronounces things and it's always hilarious.
I’m glad these always match up perfectly with my lunch break!
Same here!!
I wake up at this time XD
What a coincidence for us :D make the day much better
It's 5 clock
Its 19.09 in finland
Imagine if you made these today but with superbike engines that revved past 10k. Absolutely bonkers.
Yeah it reminded me of this video I saw where a guy puts a Hayabusa motor in a jet ski. Something like that in this car would be insane.
People have done it.
@@slickstretch6391 I need that link or vid name
check out the suzuki sidekick hayabusa swaps.
nah man, the small königsegg engine!
its definitely a product from its time, and thats why i love it so much
I like it. It’s very RS200 Ford group N. Rally sport.
First car I’ve seen in ages that made me smile if I come across one I’ll be buying it.
It’s fun.
“I said forget about it cuh!”
The second best line in all of Fast and the Furious.
What's the first?
Booty Munchkin EJECTO SEATO CUZZ
@@eram0802 Hector is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. And on top of that he just came into Harry's and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust.
@@giouwu.970 the best reply 10/10
"Pockets ain't empty cuh"
It looks like if the Ford RS200 was in one of those old Wii need for speed games
I had that ,the zr1 looked horrible in it
Adam Levy yup
@Adam Levy NFS Nitro was dope. You could draw on the cars!
I've always loved the AZ-1, and to be honest, I would love to drive one daily. Absolutely.
This has probably been my favorite episode . . . .thus far.
james if your reading this your a inspiration to me
you were the one who made me looooooovvvvvvvveeeee cars
and ofcourse Donut Media
if you read this then thank you really
my mom has cancer and your videos helped me get through this
thank you
Hey man you are strong and so is your mother you guys will get through this
Ok
@@goodfella1605 bruh
God bless people like you take care of your Mom. You'll get trough this and I hope James would also reply to you man. have nice day.
Hope your mom gets better . stay strong man
James: Tiniest car we could find
Peel P50: am I a joke to you
Adam Ajluni. Duuuuude . . . you are so right? They did it on Top Gear but still, James needs to be put in a P50.
The P50s are harder to find
Wasn't there a b2b on the P50 where he flipped it over?
Edit: here is the link ruclips.net/video/Pj45dUXWkgE/видео.html
Or a classic Austin mini
Jeremy Clarksons P45: am I a joke to YOU
I had a AZ1 in my neighborhood here in Tokyo before... nice to see it here
These'd be great to mod, eg put a battery in the base, add electric motor wheels, either a little range extender in the front to reclaim the boot and add some power, or a turbo four cylinder in the boot for a lot more, and you'd get an awesome little hybrid electric racecar that's also be very efficient and goes a big distance on a charge and a little fuel.
I meet a dude who had two in his garage. The thing was awesome. One of my coolest experiences as a refrigerator Tech.
Ha, I get it. Cool because you're a fridge tech.
69 likes.
That intro to "50" was dope🔥🔥
I like to think James is what Bobby from king of the hill grew up to be. 😂😂😂
Periphery! Represent the prog metalcore djent my dudes, right on
YESSIR
9:14 "Sounds good! I've never heard a car that sounds like a hot rod leaf blower."
When you had a car bed your whole life and then you turn it into a real car.
You need more thumbs up for this comment dude. That's exactly what this car is.
Omfg yes
I suggest you check out hoonigan's Siestarossa if you haven't already. Finished product: ruclips.net/video/31tZZNiSAkg/видео.html
Epic.
My first car that my parents helped me buy was a 1978 VW Scirocco with a 4-speed manual gearbox, producing a whopping 69hp. (Nice.) Well, that's what the OEM specs say, but I have my doubts it was putting out 69hp since it was quite used with a fair number of miles on it. While not as small as this AZ1, it was still pretty compact compared to most cars on the road back in those days.
I love the AZ-1, it's such a fun idea, a tiny little "supercar"
You know there’s a problem in this world when it’s notable that the side vents do what side vents are supposed to do
man, he sounds so tired in the beginning tho
Deadass
He looks it too
Must have lost the Nos sponsorship lol
that what 12 hours of back to back heart attack makes to a man
Twinleaf Mans could still be recovering in this recording. He’s likely still recovering right now but the way they release these, this could’ve been like his first day back I’m just glad the mans alright.
Thanks for showing!
This thing was always a fun one to race in Gran Turismo, didn't think it was that small. The type-c is awsome.
I can hear Mr. Regular’s voice now: *”AUTOZAM, AUTOZAM, AUTOZAM”*
Looks like a Ford RS200
it does
ebay rs200 lol
Diet rs200
More of a modern rendition of the DeLorean
RS20
The Michael Scott "NO!!!" got me so good. LMAO!
Sick iguana transformation james didnt know you could do that. Sick.
“I said forget about it cuh!”
ヽ(;^o^ヽ)
Yeet!
Imagine swapping a sports bike engine into one of these
Holy mackerel.
Road legal go kart
Thinking about doing the same thing to a Ford StreetKa. Similar dimensions but it's a convertible.
Hayabusa swap
¡Big turbo rotary! MO POWAH BABY
I once owned a 1990 300ZX, which I bought in '94, and it was still good at turning heads with its styling, and I loved cruising around in it. Although it handled great, but it was the non-turbo version and my current 2015 Hyundai Elantra Limited is probably twice as fast off the line. lol
“ I said forget about it cuh” in James’s Paul Walker voice was the absolute best part of this entire video 😅
Smart: we have the smallest cars in the world
Autozam: hold my car
Smart cars were actually shorter but wider
i didn't now smart cars were around before Autozam
thank you internet
*hold my hersss pursss
Very original joke. Definitely not overused. Did you think of that all by yourself?
half-assed joke attempt
These episodes were so exciting that James got heart attack while filming
Mo powa baby
That's actually not funny dude
@@HemiLyfestyle *LIGHTNING LIGHTNING LIGHTNING*
This is golden
Found out about this car thanks to Regular Car Reviews, had no idea you guys did a video about it too!
I just saw one of these driving in front of me a few days ago. I saw the "AZ-1" name, but didn't know what it was.
The one I saw had really good exhaust with whooshes and hums.
Where is James's emergy. He's so calm now
Maybe he has to calm down because of his heart attack?
no more NOS
@@CoffeeEnjoyer69 no more yayo... for now.
He had a heart attack. That's where
He make noise in up to speed not bumper to bumper
Someone cheer James up, he doesn’t feel happy at the beginning :(
Pagani Team yeah you can tell he doesn’t have his usual energy
Joe H sure tho
Joe H I agree sometimes you need to just chill and contemplate
He seems like he was just tired and unhappy the whole time, but didn’t he have a stroke or something?
Peeweetheparakeet massive heart attack
I love that AS1! Yes, finally being vertically challenged has a plus.
OMG this car is so sick. I want one badly.
I’m loving the Periphery shirt James!
2017 James is starting to come back
Archie P nice profile pic 🌊🌊🌊
@@EthanHeffernan 🌊🌊🌊
Love the shirt, Periphery is a very underrated band, virtually unheard of where I’m from
When I first saw one I fell in love with it.👍😎👍
* DEEP AND AGGRESSIVE VOICE*
...... “LS SWAP IT”
* HEAVY BREATHING *
Hell yeah brother !
LS? Does the engine fit to the car or the car to the engine?
Markus haha that’s pretty good one
@@chaseattaway7722 hayabusa swap
Nah hayabusa swap it.
i can just see someone swapping something bigger in that and having the coolest pocket rocket ever
Saw one in Berkeley California. It is JUST as small as he compared it with a truck. Was mazda badged. Almost half as wide as a normal car. Only car I have ever seen that was that small was a 1967 Toyota Corolla where you were hip to hip with the driver.
“I said forget about it cuh” 😂😂
RIP Paul Walker
He said that as I was reading this 😂😂💯💯😭😭
The Mazda AZ-1 has been my dream car for years, I’m just always afraid I wouldn’t be able to fit in it if I ordered one from Japan
Remove the seat.
RpM_Evan but then you have no gullwing doors
Happy 2020 from The Mr. Pete Channel! And sit where!?
RpM_Evan I’m also broke af and can’t afford a $14,000 car, I mean a drive an aerodynamic brick for fucks sake you think I can afford my dream car using art commission money? Sadly no.
@@zaclarkby6389 uhmmmmmm. The floor?
It looks like they modeled the doors just like a DeLorean. I could tell by the distinctive toll booth window, how the doors are gull-wing, and even the strap to pull the door back down.
I love it it’s a right hand side drive just like all our Aussie cars 😍👌
The English speaking country it fit in best is ireland
"I said forget about it cuh"
Im glad im not the only one who heard that.
Gotta love that line.
😭
Thanks for finding the coolest cars nobody’s ever heard of
You haven't heard of*
Everyone knows about these beasts
I've seen videos about these before
I know about this car thanks to
Mr. Regular.
I cant believe he did a shout out to all the crips with the blue car and his"i said forget about it cuh"... lmfao
can we just appreciate how nice this B2B intro sounds.
*Vacuum cleaner turns on*
"It sounds good. I never heard a car that sounds like this.."
Me playing gran turismo
“Want to go on a road trip with your boo?”
“I said forget about it cuh”💀
2F2F👏
I’m in tears
Initial D tought me that racers don't need girlfriends 👍
I love the tiny version of the car in the shot in the key
looks about how I remember my Fiero from back in the day
probably about the same amount of trunk space lol
“What more someone want?”
Hmm, a *lil moah powah babeh!!!!!*
Some where in my neighborhood there are actually an AZ1 and A Beat buzzing around..... I see them time to time.......
My go-to wankel guy (trust me, when you drive an RX-8 you need a "wankel guy") has two of these. A "normal" one and a Mazdaspeed one.
@@PrototypeSpaceMonkey Poor guy got a RX-8
At the end, I already know that you're gonna see how funny you look sitting inside of it.
I used to drive this car in Gran Turismo 5, and with some tuning it revs like hell
Not fast in the game, but super fun !
You have to drive the hell outta it in gt6 but it entertains on autumn ring
Wish this thing is in GT sport. Kei cars are beasts after full tuning. Never have I thought I could smoke a GTR in a 145hp Honda S660.
Granted I have to push the hell out of them but that adds to the fun.
It's a short track monster, but on bigger courses especially the nurburgring where power plays an important role in lap times it'll lag behind. The Honda Beat in particular suffers the most because its torque figure is incredibly low, like only about two thirds the AZ1 bad and it'll only get in the low to mid 20s for MPG figures on premium fuel. That's a big let down for me since I live in the midwest where it's acceptable for gas stations to charge over a dollar more per gallon of premium over 87 octane whereas closer to the coasts it's only a 20-30 cent difference at least from my traveling experience. The exception being out in the Mojave & salt flats where gas stations are more than 100 miles apart from each other