Thank you to @RansomGarage for letting me rip around in this shockingly quick Kei Car Hot Hatch. And a correction...The sidewall aspect ratio is 60 not 65 (whoops). And thank you Patreon Supporters for making this content possible!
@brandononeill40704 жыл бұрын
If im not mistaken,this car make like 93hp when its was new
@josephflaherty16134 жыл бұрын
@@brandononeill4070 63hp from new, Japan rules mean they cant make more
@sang3Eta4 жыл бұрын
They were unrestricted in the UK and sold in limited numbers for Rally Cross Homologation. I had one, the Diahatsu Core (Mira) Avanzato TR-XX R4, 660cc Twin Cam, 16v Turbo, 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering! It was mental.
@captainatt3 жыл бұрын
@@sang3Eta damn I’d love to have one of those. I own the regular 1 liter n/a cuore rn
@Syncopia4 жыл бұрын
I can feel Marty's excitement even from halfway around the globe.
@stephensfriends4 жыл бұрын
MAAAAAAAAAD
@shahnoorsyed6769 Жыл бұрын
@@stephensfriendshuh? Mad? What does that mean? Plz explain.
@saltyjapanese46824 жыл бұрын
What I learned about kei-car while driving daily is 1: It’s really easy to park 2: These car has impressive fuel efficiency even these cars are more than 25 year old. I’m driving cappuccino (yes the ABC-trio) in Japan and mine has like 20km/L (47mpg) if you drive around 60km/h (37mph) even though this car has 25-year-old turbo engine. Driving is fun at most speed range.This car zip through the corners and acceleration is good, and you can full throttle it while keeping speed limit.
@jmirsp4z4 жыл бұрын
i daily a Beat and i can fully agree.
@A_Chocolate_Cookie4 жыл бұрын
I daily a Copen and also agree
@kodystafford56053 жыл бұрын
I somewhat daily a pao and can agree
@james90763 жыл бұрын
I’m looking to import a alto works, seems like the perfect car for me
@james90763 жыл бұрын
Update I got a daihatsu cuore 1L, get 40mpg spirited driving, will be much more driving economically
@Awemage014 жыл бұрын
Love seeing these little Kei cars around. *Love* the blowoff and hiss noise from the tiny turbo! More fun watching these videos than the unobtainium supercars, love seeing the weird stuff.
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! And I totally agree. I’m happy to drive and enjoy the supercars but the oddball cars are my favorite
@acerusea51564 жыл бұрын
Gotta love how this car has power windows that go up quicker than the ones on my 97 Miata
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
I'm ashamed to say that I didn't know until 1 week after driving it...It has POWER FOLDING MIRRORS!!!
@luka_abh4 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives almost all JDM cars have power folding mirrors, even old econo-boxes
@mindspinn3114 жыл бұрын
I had a 97 Miata. I wish it had crank windows. Those power ones only got slower until they broke.
@tacnica184 жыл бұрын
Those windows go up faster than the ones in my 2006 outback!
@szymon62072 жыл бұрын
Forgot k20c1 swap !
@afzGTR4 жыл бұрын
"If you don't love kei cars, you don't love cars" Wise words man!
@Red812-ftw4 жыл бұрын
That turbo sounds like it just finished a refreshing drink
@nak03204 жыл бұрын
That turbo sound so good looks fun to drive.
@giannrecinto28694 жыл бұрын
My dad had the pickup model of this when I was little, I miss that car 😔
@new-yj4pm4 жыл бұрын
Man Kei cars are so fascinating. I really wanna take a FWD hot hatch to the track, not ideal, but seems hell of a lot fun.
@PSXBOX-lz1zq4 жыл бұрын
its more fun to push those little engines to their limits.
@keyboard494 жыл бұрын
As someone who grew up in Canada learning to drive in low powered British cars I am intrigued that you are fascinated by a car with "only" 60 horsepower. The Austin 1100 I learned to drive on was a 48 horsepower car. If that thing had 20 more horses it would have been a rocket. I am enjoying your experience with low horsepower cars. That's all we had in the early to mid sixties unless you moved up to American V8's . These small Japanese cars are real gems. They rev so easily and are lots of fun without going over 100 mph and scaring everyone around you. Keep up the good work.
@diablow14114 жыл бұрын
YES, YES TED! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FEATURING MY FIRST RIDE!! ❤️❤️ I literally learnt how to drive on that properly when I was in high school, and it was my car from high school sophomore up until junior year of college. I love almost everything this car projects: small, welcoming car with everything as 90s as it gets! Also, not to mention, a severely underrated car that needs to be in more games with detailed interiors and all (such as Forza and Test Drive series). Also a perfect car to put on the 90s alternative music and just cruise through while shifting gears on a long road by the coast. Thank you, once again, for featuring this car! I so hope this one makes it to more games.
@xtermn82014 жыл бұрын
I love the weird, quirky, rare cars you so often have! Especially K cars!
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
I have a few odd cars coming up this week!
@xtermn82014 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives awesome! This is the type stuff you'll never see Autotop NL do 😂
@diablow14114 жыл бұрын
They're pretty common where I am, actually (I'm based in Pakistan) 😋 I had a 1997 model of the same car dad bought back in high school sophomore year initially as a family car, but got handed down to me once I graduated.
@賈斯汀霍利迪3 жыл бұрын
I just started watching your channel yesterday and I love it! You have wonderful personality man, very entertaining to see your drive these things and talk about it.
@muhammadraiyanhaziq4 жыл бұрын
Hi there, Ted. I stumbled on your channel and watched the videos you uploaded. I have to say, for a small but growing channel on KZbin, your content is top notch quality in my book. As a car enthusiast, I love the fact that you emphasize more of the driving experience than what’s on paper when it comes to the cars you drive (not to mention POV hahaha) and I could say keep it up with the content! 👍🏽👌🏽
@DJ_SuperFreak4 жыл бұрын
Stop exposing me to the presence of kei cars in Mass. I need one now!
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
😂
@Jseee4 жыл бұрын
Keep making these videos man!
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
You got it!
@roziroslan78917 ай бұрын
If u dont love K Cars, u dont love cars! Well said bro..yeaaahhh!
@eriio40564 жыл бұрын
WE WANT MORE OF THIS NOW! 🥺🥺 I want to see this guy driving suzuki cappuccino
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
haha I feel the exact same way. I'd love to get it on a track and find out how it behaves with a little oversteer. It's such a short wheel base that I didn't dare throw it off balance on a public road with trees everywhere
@eriio40564 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives HAHAHA yeah definitely 😂
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
@@eriio4056 Also just saw your edit. I think I have a Honda Beat lined up. Hunting for a Cappuccino
@eriio40564 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives wow... hope you luck men
@HOTPLATEGAMING3 жыл бұрын
Fell in love and found out about this car when I played Auto Modellista on the PS2. I can't wait to import one.
@tpmm14 жыл бұрын
I have driven a Mira (Cuore in Europe) for 14 years and hope I will for many more years to follow. They're absolutely awesome.
@fabriziom4 жыл бұрын
Love when you mention Gran Turismo... Brings back so good memories!!!! I actually loved driving them flat out, precisely to get best lap times! Issue is now I want to buy a kei car for fun in the alps... You just made JDM kei cars picking up value 😂
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
It would be so much fun on mountain roads with big elevation changes and narrow lanes!
@fabriziom4 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives indeed! And some lift off oversteer in the hairpins 😉
@dokosubagyo52673 жыл бұрын
I always love Kei Car, especially with that turbo.GBU bro 👍
@Loothansa4 жыл бұрын
Omg that spool sound when you give it light throttle at like 4k. I would be doing that all day! *spoooool* *flutter* *spooooooool* *flutututter*
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
just the best!
@kdubb814 жыл бұрын
I remember that car in gran turismo!
@philipejeuceoututkache4 жыл бұрын
Indeed this caris in many Gran Turismo games. It was one of the good starting car in GT2, but with luck, there was that 1991 twin turbo Supra you could buy too. Anyway, it's really fun to see video games cars in real life x)
@janalay5759q4 жыл бұрын
the sound was so good
@kevinj93154 жыл бұрын
The sound is so nice
@safetyfirst59174 жыл бұрын
I owned a plus sized version of a kei car sold in the UK as a Suzuki wagon R+, but sold in Japan as the Suzuki solio. That thing was an absolute laugh to drive, but if you got it a bit wrong through a corner it would get annoyed and try and make you crash. It was funny taking it to meets and seeing people's reactions to it doing burnouts and stuff lol. I'd have another one
@evandarling6994 жыл бұрын
So which of the Kei cars do you like the best? Also any car you can go full send and be doing 43mph is awesome!
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie...I think the Acty is my favorite. Gives me the warm and fuzzies
@diamondtron78524 жыл бұрын
Mr. Regular and MCM both praised this car, one of my dream cars for sure. See if you can import the AWD model!
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
In the first 5 minutes my jaw was on the floor. I was not expecting it to be such a little monster
@diablow14114 жыл бұрын
It can be easily imported in the States (for any Model Year) by 2023.
@jrpellerin3 жыл бұрын
The same model but not the same car, technically, this the 4th gen Mira sport version of the Avanzato. The one from MCM is the much older brother of this version which is 3rd gen and not the sport version also.
@syazwanchawan87794 жыл бұрын
I have a non-turbo 5 door version of this as my first car. No worries about stuck in traffic, can park anywhere, very very eco fuel consumption, cheap spare parts, easy to maintain, almost no blindspot. It is truly a lot of smiles pergallon 🥰 There's also an AWD and another 1.0cc version of this ~
@muhammadhazarul4 жыл бұрын
Is it called kancil? 😏
@syazwanchawan87794 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadhazarul and Kelisa ~
@jasonlimkh93324 жыл бұрын
Tqvm Ranson Garage for review this small kei Mira Avanzator,, apparently myself own a same engine kei Mira at my 24 year old kei car. I've swape the engine to my kei car.. Is great to have this review.. 👍
@_MacGuffin_4 жыл бұрын
How could someone not have heared of that.....at least if they watch Mighty Car Mods :-P
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
confession?.....I don't watch them. But maybe I should. But with the number of folks that didn't know the SL65 Black Series existed, this has to be a hidden gem for most
@amircidin4 жыл бұрын
Damn i love evry daihatsu mira. I have daihatsu mira l700(perodua kelisa). Very fun to drive
@syazwanchawan87794 жыл бұрын
This car is very popular in Asia mostly in Malaysia. Even they got some spare parts from here ~
@s70driver20054 жыл бұрын
That's why I got a Mira. I have a 94 Mira L502.
@jrpellerin3 жыл бұрын
The one from MCM is an older version 3rd generation mira and not even an Avanzato version. This is fourth gen Avanzato which is the sport version of Mira's.
@adenfarouqe98154 жыл бұрын
I owned this k car. I’ve load it with some performance parts. Bigger turbo. And it’s making 180hp. Around 27psi boost. This thing handle well too, simply change the stock suspension to coilovers, wider rims and tyres. And that gearbox is factory lsd. Not modded
@ashraff_khan3 жыл бұрын
Bro untuk kancil belalang mcm mana nk bagi handling sedap tuk corner? Selain pakai adjustable, tayar besar, apa lagi ya? Kancil ada pakai antirollbar ke??
@theoargyros36182 жыл бұрын
Hey man you still active?
@invisibleman54164 жыл бұрын
I love this car so much dude, i have 3 of them
@faroukalfi34533 жыл бұрын
Great video! You should drive the one with the 3 cylinders engine (like the one on Marty MCM’s Mira) if you can find one. While the 3cyl might not be as smooth as the 4cyl you drove, it actually even happier to rev, a totally different animal.
@williambreeze2659 Жыл бұрын
This was awesome!
@yboy898 Жыл бұрын
The seats are gorgeous
@mbahdichannel73544 жыл бұрын
Mira mantuuuulll... 😁😇👍👍👍 Amaziiing...
@Buick_GSX4 жыл бұрын
Marty and Moog would be proud
@DersNoNem4 жыл бұрын
My brother got this car from my dad. It was originally 660cc and then my father changed the gearbox for 850cc engine. It was fun little car and practical in South East Asia region. People actually sell some food stall with these! Anyway my brother changed the engine with 1000cc i3 and it was a monster! Lastly, because something is wrong with that car(Idk what, my brother didn't tell me) he changed it back 660cc with a twist. Well actually a turbo. I never driven that but I think it will be fun little car with a boost!
@MatthewVanceMusic4 жыл бұрын
As you pan around this, all i can hear is Gran Turismo 1 music
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
haha now i regret not overlaying that audio track
@MatthewVanceMusic4 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives for future content! 😎
@MatthewVanceMusic4 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives Do you remember the mint green (Nissan micra..?) Or whatever that car was, in the first license test??
@sang3Eta4 жыл бұрын
Unrestricted in the UK and sold in limited numbers for Rally Cross Homologation. I had one, the Diahatsu Core (Mira) Avanzato TR-XX R4, 660cc Twin Cam, 16v Turbo, 4 wheel drive, 4 wheel steering and compomotive rally alloys! I've always regretted selling it but after doing a 360 on ice I wanted something with ABS.
@MrChiki19114 жыл бұрын
This has been my dream car since I was 14.
@dylanmccallister18883 жыл бұрын
The first gen mira had a turbocharged 2 cylinder option so have fun finding that for me to see you drive...
@cymans11644 жыл бұрын
Next the suzuki alto workz
@uechu4 жыл бұрын
HAHA i'm still riding this car(L502S) in Japan. I love it! by the way, in Japan "TR-XX" called "T R double X"
@karltomlinson41834 жыл бұрын
I live around the area!! Its fun to see you drive around those roads.
Could almost hear the Best Motoring hot version intro going on in my head lol with DK maxing it out at a Touge battle 😃
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
Yessss
@Richard-Bullock2 жыл бұрын
There is also a 4 wheel drive version of this car. That gotta be the most fun you can have with your pants on!
@supercrazysuperperson-sf6ys4 ай бұрын
such a lovely small car
@theonlyDerp4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if car manufacturers actually watch your kei car videos and realize how much market high revving turbocharged cars would have thanks to driver involvement and feel and start making some actual high revving turbocharged cars? Just imagine an 8500rpm turbo Type R
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
If I can have any part in bringing back high revs I’d make sure it was written on my tomb stone 😂
@pipiage5700 Жыл бұрын
This car is cool man I love it
@Bobs2cents4 жыл бұрын
Wow, with only 60ish hp that little beauty sure does scoot!
@BIGBLOCK50220064 жыл бұрын
I'm old enough to remember when Daihatsu sold the Charade and the Rocky here in the States.
@PSXBOX-lz1zq4 жыл бұрын
unfortunately people in america are blinded by those gas guzzling poor handling american cars.
@Str4ngerr4 жыл бұрын
I'm in Thailand right now, I can't believe how many of these are still on the road, specially pick-up "trucks". I've only seen one or two like this one. So far I learned that thai people enjoy installing turbos everywhere, so go figure if it was the real thing or some standard with stickers.
@sauzeeee4 жыл бұрын
In M'laysia, one of our national cars (Perodua Kancil) were based on the Mira. This car is solid for its size and we can still see Miras on the roads. Even my mom used to own this car, though she didnt maintain it properly. I kinda miss that car.
@TheIanWRX4 жыл бұрын
Lol nice I love the super small intercooler piping
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
Haha when you open the hood it looks like a scale model!
@jodyjo_gd33 жыл бұрын
After racing my Honda Fit on track, I am a huge fan of throwing small hatches around. I would love to drive something like this.
@clarksonoceallachain8536 Жыл бұрын
Your thoughts on the honda today and honda N one rs?
@賈斯汀霍利迪3 жыл бұрын
I adore kei cars and plan on buying one soon. My goal is to get one of these or a Opti Club or Dangan ZZ. I just looked up the specs to this car it actually does 0-60 in friggin 8.5 seconds with only 63hp and 74 lb/ft of torque.. that's insane! It does the 1/4 mile in a snappy 17.7 too! I'm impressed as it also has a top speed of around 105mph!! As for Gran Turismo. I'd get golds on all licenses before ever doing a race so my fist cars would be the top dogs from the start haha. Though on my fist playthroughs when I wasn't that good I'd have to buy my starter car. Though it would usually be a 86 MR-2 Supercharged, FC RX-7, MA70 Supra Turbo or Miata etc.
@Rhynri4 жыл бұрын
Tiny Cars are love, tiny cars are life. All my favorite fun-driving cars were tiny.
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
^ you sir...you're right.
@LlednarHugh2 жыл бұрын
This look so fun!
@SoftStationMusic4 жыл бұрын
Ah man I bet that car is a hoot to drive. Reminds me of my '10 mini jcw. Just a little rocket sled. When your c pillar is a blindspot when shoulder checking you know you got a short car
@johnaitken74304 жыл бұрын
Sweet. Darn but it’s a mouthful. Ha ha, used to be we called them mini coopers, fiat abarths, Renault 4 turbos
@r.a.64593 жыл бұрын
Here we call this car as Perodua Kancil.
@motorsport43114 жыл бұрын
In malaysia we use to put this engine in our perodua kancil car..and can go to 200hp if tune well..
@kamidtuaranno14 жыл бұрын
My kancil with jb-det made 120hp at the wheel
@faroukalfi34533 жыл бұрын
@@kamidtuaranno1 hi bro.. what have been done to it to get 120whp?
@Emppu_T.4 жыл бұрын
I love it. Brilliant
@_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-8 ай бұрын
3:37 "shots fired shots fired" (if you know you know)
@Fordguy19974 жыл бұрын
That was just brilliant
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
Yeah!!!
@agussetyawan91724 жыл бұрын
when you got the chance, try the horsepower war era kei car back in the early 70 when they pushed tiny 360cc engine to the max
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
If i come across one you can bet I'll roll the camera
@johnl32304 жыл бұрын
Loveee this car!
@TheG15538184 жыл бұрын
This car 502? 512? この時代のアルトワークスも4発ミラも狂ってて、面白かったね。 鉄板は薄く、完全にブレーキが負けてて、まさにかっ飛び。
@Hype0604 жыл бұрын
i think L502
@Roddy_Zeh4 жыл бұрын
Now you need to drive a Mitsubishi Dangan to complete the Top Gear trio!
@Ford17x3 жыл бұрын
I drive a Ford Pinto 1973 she has a 2.0 liter rally engine makes 90hp and gets 38mpg and thats natural aspiration, so if I put a turbo on her look out, she only weights 2000 pounds, America's first subcompact :)
@jasoncarpp77423 жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun car to drive.
@flippy32604 жыл бұрын
YOOOOOO ARE YOU IN WILBRAHAM? I live there!!
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
haha no way! Yeah that's the place!
@flippy32604 жыл бұрын
Tedward that’s sick I have a 1994 Audi 90 Quattro that’s in great shape if you’re ever down to review it, you never see these around anymore
@atticusrussell12254 жыл бұрын
Same here. 2006 Subaru legacy 2.5i sedan with a stick. Not mint or anything (a bit of rough cosmetics) but you're welcome to it when I'm back in town from school.
@mrbeadfor3 жыл бұрын
In Malaysia, we call this car “kancil turbo” eheheheh
@sels56-363 жыл бұрын
Love this review 😍😍😍....where can I get one?
@ramnarayanan90604 жыл бұрын
Which place this looks amazing the view so nice
@AsianRodrigo4 жыл бұрын
Honestly this would be fun to drive in the city. Real head turner too
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
oof it'd be a stiff one to use on Boston roads lol
@MrCarGuy4 жыл бұрын
Would probably be fun in Tokyo.
@mohawk50104 жыл бұрын
4:10 the chipmunk isn’t scared. He’d WRECK that Daihatsu.
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
😂
@DarkSwordsman3 жыл бұрын
You know it's a good video when 50% of it is labelled as "spirited driving"
@mikexbox14 жыл бұрын
I love how they called it advanced in Italian (avanzato) 😂
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
It's great how the Japanese used Italian culture for their cars. The Figaro might be my favorite adaptation
@mikexbox14 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives haha yeah I love it! You mentioned that you are part Italian in one of your videos! Do you speak it? I am also Italian and it's fun to see Italian names on cars and you know what they mean
@questaebenzinah26004 жыл бұрын
@@mikexbox1 Cuore e Cappuccino 😂❤️
@ドナカイ4 жыл бұрын
ありがとう!最高でした👍
@xtermn82014 жыл бұрын
What are your opinions on classic American land yachts? (Chrysler Park Avenue, Buick Le Sabre and Roadmaster especially)
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
Such a joy to drive but not sure id own one. Although a 68 Lincoln continental would be really special
@xtermn82014 жыл бұрын
@@TedwardDrives saw one with suicide doors at a car show last year! I went crazy over it.
@Kana02114 жыл бұрын
This turbo sounds awesome for a factory car
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite drives yet. Absolutely did not expect this car to be such a little beast
@DoSum4Me4 жыл бұрын
@6:02 LOVE that red Volvo S60.
@evansdexter24664 жыл бұрын
In Malaysia it is called perodua kancil.
@judasthepious14994 жыл бұрын
request pov drive for.. Daihatsu Midget or Reliant Regal (mr.bean rival) if you have any source that owns it..
@jimmybuffet49704 жыл бұрын
THIS is the Daihatsu Mira...
@TedwardDrives4 жыл бұрын
lol except i actually drove it!
@rhythm_is_life4 жыл бұрын
I miss turbo engines that could rev to 8000 RPM and beyond. Nowadays just about every turbo engine runs out of steam at 5500, maybe 6000 RPM.
@ridanann4 жыл бұрын
My grandad loved these things we used to work on it an i never knew what was going on i was 5 biker mice from mars never told u how to bulid a motorcycle enigma. Mite have been a skoda idk but small an light was how we learned engineering my dad had a lotus 7 he could barely run
@megajoecool44554 жыл бұрын
you need to come here over the pond
@weazeldark3983 Жыл бұрын
U should of seen the goasts I had wen I entered the motorway at over 160kmhr in the fwd base moddle as we fully flying on road haha slightly sliding and car shimying and just fully lit
@weazeldark3983 Жыл бұрын
Must add the carb had aftermarket jack hammer fuel pump A little barely noticeable gas push had the pump going nuts 😳 🤣 Sos that thing tryna dig ta China probably also scared people as probably quite literally flying past Because these cars really aren't on the road presay
@trendingtoday92363 жыл бұрын
Half tempted to buy one as my first car what are your thoughts