Is our 0.6-litre Suzuki Cappuccino faster than a Mk1 MX-5? | TRACK BATTLE Ft. Abbie Eaton

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We bought a tiny little kei car - a Suzuki Cappuccino - earlier this year with one goal in mind; making it quicker than the current go-to entry-level sportscar, the Mazda MX-5. Has Mike accomplished his goal? With the help of Abbie Eaton, let's find out!
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[@ripvanwinkle2002]

well you named it "Yuki" which is Japanese for "snow" and usually a feminine name so how about a gender swap?

[@ncsnnicolas]

Engine swap with a better engine, new lightweight wheels, grippy tires and some bit of aero.

[@adamsmith8810]

The Cappuccino stared in a Legendary episode of the Anime Initial D. It would be fun to see Yuki in full on Downhill Racer/Drift Runner setup.

[@purapurapurans3938]

Get another priject kei car?

[@therealjamesmarchant]

I think that if you develop this further, you will dilute the purity of your concept. I would suggest selling it on, especially as I'm keen to see and hear the V10 MX5.

[@aerogfs]

Sell it to Hammond as a large sports car.

[@platano4924]

💀💀💀 dammm 😂

[@musoseven8218]

🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Etaripamai47]

SAVAGE

[@LarsAgerbk]

underrated comment

[@archersanonymous3003]

Nah, he'd just crash it.

[@mikedrivetribe8314]

Chatting with Abbie afterwards, the tyres didn't end up being that bad, apparently on par with the Yokahamas on the 1.6! So all Yuki really needed was a slight suspension tweak and caramel digestives to take the 1.8. What a car.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Quite exciting. Hopefully this motivates people to go out and work on their own Cappucinos.

[@matthewlok3020]

Yuki should do around 54.5 with those tweaks and decent tyres

[@peebking]

I have a same car with stock power and 195 yokohama AD09 and AR1 it is too much grip lol

[@WalterBurton]

Very cool. 🌲🌲🌲

[@elecktr1]

Dębica tyres are ok for daily driving. Its polish brand that belongs to Goodyear group right now. Passio mounted on this Suzuki are economy level, but way better than cheapest chinese ones.

[@wbgroup4754]

Those are Dębica tires from a Polish manufacturer that falls under the GoodYear group. Just an FYI for those curious

[@--Lam]

Also back in the 1970s their tires were used to set a non-stop drive record, remember? :) Then you could get a Stomil Rekord tires for your dinky eastern block car ;) (Dębica was split from Stomil (who still makes truck, airplane and whatnot tires) and sold to GoodYear) But yeah, now it's become a budget brand, they do make better stuff at Dębica (the city/the plant), but never under that name :)

[@mar33cki]

yeap, entry level tires for city cars, manage on dry, not really on wet ;)

[@battyflaps5410]

Abbie is a legend, great driver, great human, glad she recovered!

[@DiRF]

Agreed. I hadn't been keeping up with her progress; fantastic to see her slinging cars around tracks again!

[@groovytirma2409]

How do you know she's a "great human"?

[@Kiwi_Col]

@@groovytirma2409There's always one.

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

She broke her spine didn't she, amazing she's even walking really...

[@thatguy6111]

She needs to be a regular presenter. Her perspective is always descriptive but brief, no fluff, but precise without being overly technical.

[@TastingCars]

As a 1.8 NA owner i can tell for sure that the Cappuccino window is rolling up more than 2 seconds faster then an old miata one 😂

[@drewwagar]

You're not wrong! :)

[@RippinLyons]

Hahah I usually have to assist mine

[@andrxito]

Keep this gem! I'd love to see what some lightweight wheels and decent tires would do, even cooler if you change to a lightweight battery and bucket seats, see how light you can go!

[@nunyabusiness896]

The batteries in these are already tiny and it would start to get hard to fit in the car if the seats were any different. Larger, stickier tires would make a huge difference, though, and no need for overrated "lightweight" wheels, any steelie would work, just put wider tires of a grippier compound. With the right tires, it would probably drop 5 seconds off of a course like this.

[@MsArchitectschannel]

@@nunyabusiness896 Steelies are 100% not worth it on a car like this. alloys are SO cheap nowadays you may aswell spend the extra £300 to get alloys, steelies would set you back like 30Kg of unsprung weight which is huge for a 700kg car! superlight alloys aren't worth it though, just get some chepo ones from somewhere reputable!

[@nunyabusiness896]

@@MsArchitectschannel The point is that even dirt cheap steelies of a larger size that could fit a larger, stickier tire would be a massive improvement. See the forest for the trees. JFC I hate the internet, you people never even try to get the point of anything. All you care about is your fking "gotcha" moments.

[@GoldenCroc]

​@@nunyabusiness896He probably meant a lighter battery of similar capacity, i.e one using some kind of lithium chemistry. LFP would do nicely.

[@GoldenCroc]

​​​​​​@@MsArchitectschannelSteelies are often lighter than alloys, and thats not a joke. Especially the cheapo alloys ones are often quite a bit heavier than steelies actually, so beware if its weight you are looking to cut, it might just be a step backwards when put on a scale! The alloys generally significantly lighter than steelies/cheapo alloys are specialised performance ones, but they tend to be expensive. Certainly not 300 quid for a set of new ones. I guess some second hand ones that are a bit beat up and have done some races maybe could be found for 300. As, as I said above, steelies arent really heavier than normal alloys, even with "race" forged alloys or magnesium, you wont save 30kg on rims for this kind of car. Any rims you can fit are just too small to be very heavy, its borderline if the original rims even are 30kg in weight in total to begin with, of course making it impossible to save 30kg. You have to get larger, heavier dimensions like 18s, 19s at the very least (more likely 20s or above if originals are ok-ish) to be able to save 30kg in all. Cheers mate.

[@josephfranzen9196]

Amazing to see Abbie on here! Last summer during my trip to Europe I met her at Brands Hatch and she was not only friendly and humble but wicked funny and gave me a number of tips to improve my driving. I’m more impressed meeting people like her than any celebrity.

[@earlofsmeg]

Great seeing Abbie here. Glad she recovered. What a great little car. Definitely a keeper.

[@UntoldRelic]

This is the first time I've seen Abbie back behind the wheel! Awesome!

[@zenith-worldmkii]

Hi, I am an owner of Cappuccino in Japan for 27 years, and thanks so much for your excellent driving and impression. I know this car is very rare in UK, very limited number of Cappuccino were officially exported, and even in Japan this car is now in the premium trading prices. So Cappuccino in UK is one of the most valuable Japanese K car!

[@christiant5164]

You are totally right. I also have one of the very few sold Cappuccino here in Germany. I will never give it away and enjoy every time driving on the right side. So all the people ask themself : What is this for a tiny great car

[@sianwarwick633]

They were everywhere in London at one time, yeah I guess it was ages ago, mid 90s - 2000s. Pistachio or lighter mint green and a cream roof

[@njones420]

Yep, they only build 1,000 for the UK market ... and there are only 130 left on the road in the UK (2 of which are mine ;))

[@njones420]

@@sianwarwick633 nah, you're thinking of the Nissan Figaro... the Cappo only came in red or black (and a couple of dark-green special editions)

[@zenith-worldmkii]

@@njones420 Totally, Cappuccino has 10 colour variations in his history. Two silvers, 3 reds, 3 greens, one blue and one black. My Cappo is green of 21R, a K6A engine with 5MT type.

[@thomasrupesinghe]

Love the video but my only criticism is the music should be less prominent when you've got the lap footage with engine audio

[@VcArena]

Or at least play some eurobeat since that goes with racing

[@c63w204W]

@@VcArena works only when there's no engine and exhaust sounds

[@VcArena]

@@c63w204W initial d had exhaust sounds with the music going.

[@sianwarwick633]

Same thing on More Drivetribe BTS, behind the scenes. Ramming the music too much

[@eduardosq99]

I absolutely love this little build. With decent tires would be really impressive.

[@maleagerlemitee676]

Keep it, and keep going! They are great trackday cars. I had mine rebored to 698cc, forged pistons and had a bigger intercooler. Rays TE37 15inch wheels and decent rubber made it rapid....

[@roboslug]

Best thing is seeing Abbie Eaton healed up and back on the track.

[@AdamJClarkson]

I think we need a practicality road test with Yuki. Pack a tent in there and take him camping up Scotland!

[@LostYogi]

I agree, before you sell this car need a road trip (preferably "against" 2 other cars. But first new tyres and a small suspension adjustment!

[@sianwarwick633]

I would hate to camp, in Scotland. Have a caravan set up

[@hoxtongood]

I think you should focus on v10 Miata, that project has been procrastinated for too long.

[@Icemann336]

I'd give the laps one more go, just replace the tyres, upgrade the sway bars and alter the damping settings on the coilovers to see if you save any more time in Yuki. Other than that, nice to see its mission accomplished!

[@lakid042]

As a(U.S.) V8 Miata and AZ-1 owner, utterly loved this video! Next comparison should be done on identical tires, IMHO. I’ll buy Yuki whenever it comes up for sale!

[@LaurencePlays]

I'd be interested to see how much quicker the 1.8 would have been if you'd borrowed the hard top from the 1.6! Having the roof up definitely means a bit less drag, and I've heard that hard tops improve the stiffness a little bit.

[@proxcess4946]

The shots at 08:18, 08:29 and 08:42 are fantastic. Really give you a sense of speed.

[@marcingawe4279]

TELL EM TO BRING OUT THE CAPPUCCINO

[@chakowe]

I call her… cappuccino!

[@deaks25]

Great to see Abbie back at 100% and behind the wheel of a car on track and a great finale for the little Suzuki.

[@klimenz]

Those tyres are Polish brand Debica. They're owned by Goodyear and manufacture their own brand as well as Goodyear, Dunlop, Fulda and few others. They're not bad although not track tyres.

[@zwefanta3134]

Amazing appearance from Hammond on the sidemen KZbin channel! Loved it

[@camarocharger8180]

Brilliant little car, love how u don't even need a full litre of displacement to have fun while driving. Also, the first thing I thought of while watching this video was Initial D, when Takumi raced downhill against the Cappuccino. 😅😄

[@Entrepid83]

The Cappuccino is also rear-wheel drive, instead of the usual FWD/AWD kei car offerings.

[@fydrautha]

Bigger turbo. More Boost. Uprated Suspension. Bigger wheels and wider tires- the list goes on. Yuki is such a cool car, please don't let it end here!

[@bondjamesbond9041]

I have a Cappuccino and love it. They are very under rated and priced.

[@MarkMeadows90]

I wonder what it would've been like if this car had a turbo Hayabusa swap?

[@martinfahrni5677]

Frightening ❤

[@Ebil-One]

Easy answer there in something that light 8 second quarter mile lol

[@chakowe]

Absolutely terrifying

[@pearce05]

This was my first thought as he was wrapping up. Suzuki released the Hayabusa in '99, one year after Cappuccino production ended. I can't think of a more appropriate car for a Hayabusa swap. I'd love to see them extend this series with the goal of beating an S2000 and an FD RX-7.

[@ryukisai99]

Hayabusa swap is a no brainer on this car for sure :-)

[@alexandrumarinescu1]

Things i would love to see: 1. Some proper tires on Yuki. 2. A new dyno. I think it should be around 90 to 95 bhp after fixing the rear brake issue. 3. Proper suspension setting with maybe some inputs from Abby 4. Another lap :D

[@althejazzman]

That 1.8 is 3x the displacement of the 0.6. I know that's basic maths, but it makes you appreciate the impressive performance.

[@CKwolf741]

Absolutely loved having Abbie drive these fabulous cars. Well done everyone who put their hard work into little Yuki. And Mike, what a great choice you made in the Cappuccino. I love that car to bits.

[@TommyDrift]

The tires you have kept on the Cappucino are Polish budget city tires (with all season tread pattern): Dębica Passio. The worst tires imaginable for sport, used only by seniors in their slow commute cars because they are cheap and available in small sizes. Please change them to anything sport-ish and do a timed lap again, you will gain 2-3 seconds easily!

[@Ray_of_Forks]

Tyres are from polish maker Dębica. They're decent, although rather budget oriented option and certainly nothing high performance enough to give Yuki an edge obver Miatas.

[@raven_of_zoso455]

So happy to see Abbie back!

[@gnacgnacgnacgnac]

Organize some kind of montain pass experience, or even a battle against a AE86 ^^ Like a tiny road in the montain, where Yuki would be really in its element!

[@KingSvenDeluxe]

Just had to double check it did indeed say what I thought it said on the tyres. Cheeky work, but I love it (pun intended).

[@ghomerhust]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! abbie is back!! great to see her toodling around a track again!! my wife is totally ok for me finding a cappuccino at some point, she agrees they are adorable and look really fun to drive

[@Frostfly]

MX5 videos from both DriveTide and Overdrive. Nice. (Abby needs to race Scott)

[@bmak24]

Great to see Abbie back!!!

[@AcidRiotGaming]

Here from the Sidemen, didn't know Richard Hammond had a channel!

[@pixieh.9302]

As someone in the middle of restoring a 92 cappuccino- this is SO AWESOME to see. Little Cappi can be fast!

[@hbhhh12]

real i’m 18 and it’s my first car!! it’s so cool

[@Elaba_]

Aujourd'hui, c'est le Moment de Vérité pour Yuki. Avons-nous rendu notre microvoiture K de 0,6 litre plus rapide que le roi ? Nous avons acheté cette toute petite K-car, une Suzuki Cappuccino, plus tôt cette année, avec un objectif en tête : la rendre plus rapide que la voiture de sport d'entrée de gamme de référence actuelle, la Mazda MX-5. J'ai emmené la voiture chez des spécialistes japonais de l'automobile, Talk GT, pour effectuer des améliorations. Nous avons ajouté des amortisseurs BC Racing, des freins Tarox, un kit d'admission amélioré, un échappement HKS et un boîtier ECU K-Sport. Il freine mieux et va mieux. Cette petite voiture a été totalement transformée par rapport à l'origine. C'était une petite voiture mignonne et douce, mais maintenant Yuki est vraiment rapide à sa manière. Et il émet aussi des bruits comme ça. Nous ne pourrions pas avoir de projets automobiles comme le nouveau projet clé ou de tester des pistes comme celle-ci sans vous tous qui nous regardez et notre groupe de sponsors de chaîne. La vidéo d'aujourd'hui est sponsorisée par CarVertical. Saisir le numéro d'immatriculation ou le numéro VIN d'une voiture sur CarVertical est le moyen le plus rapide de savoir si un véhicule a été volé, s'il a un financement en cours, s'il y a quelque chose de louche avec le kilométrage ou s'il a été accidenté. Ils ont récemment redessiné leur interface pour que l'aperçu soit en haut, puis on passe directement aux photos. Voici notre Nissan 350Z qui a des coches vertes partout, sauf pour les dommages. Cependant, il indique "dommages". On oublie à quel point la 350Z est belle, surtout à l'arrière, mais ce magnifique arrière ne correspond pas à l'état de l'avant de cette voiture. Elle a subi un grave accident frontal. Si cette voiture a été réparée et mise en vente, ce rapport CarVertical indiquerait immédiatement qu'il faut s'en éloigner. Il indique également chaque fois que le titre du véhicule a changé, où il a été importé et exporté, toutes les informations qui vous donneront une tranquillité d'esprit concernant un véhicule. Revenons-en à Yuki. Grâce à ces amortisseurs BC Racing, le train avant est maintenant très vif. Avant, la voiture avait tendance à se pencher dans les virages, ce qui était amusant, mais pas rapide. Maintenant, cette voiture veut chasser les apex. Le boîtier ECU K-Sport a augmenté la puissance de 63 chevaux d'origine à 85 chevaux. Mais j'ai une confession à faire : le jour où nous avons obtenu 85 chevaux en rouge sur le banc de puissance, nous l'avons ramené chez Torque GT pour remplacer les freins, et nous avons alors constaté que les freins arrière étaient en fait fortement sollicités. Ils ont donc dû réduire cette valeur de puissance au banc de puissance. Je pense qu'avec mon propre banc de puissance, cette voiture produit probablement 90 chevaux, peut-être même 100. Je ne peux pas être sûr, mais Yuki est rapide. Il y a cependant un domaine dans lequel je pense avoir laissé tomber Yuki, ce sont les pneus. Je sais que c'est très important, mais j'ai complètement échoué à ce niveau, surtout pour un temps au tour. J'avais dit que j'allais lui mettre de nouveaux pneus, mais avec tout le travail en cours sur la Jaguar et la Subaru, je n'ai tout simplement pas eu le temps de m'en occuper. J'utilise les pneus actuels, ils sont en bon état, mais je n'ai absolument aucune idée de la marque. Je n'en ai jamais entendu parler auparavant, et Yuki commence déjà à glisser. J'espère vraiment que ces pneus dureront plusieurs tours, afin que nous puissions obtenir un bon temps. Sinon, Yuki va commencer à glisser beaucoup, peu importe ce que ce fil est. La question est de savoir si cela suffit. Avons-nous amélioré le jeu de Yuki à un point où il peut battre la voiture de sport d'entrée de gamme dominante ? C'est pourquoi elles sont ici. Ce que nous avons ici, ce sont deux MX-5 complètement d'origine, un modèle 1.6 et un modèle 1.8, ce qui signifie respectivement 90 chevaux et 130 chevaux. Ces voitures n'ont pas été équipées d'amortisseurs sport, de gros freins, et il n'y a pas de compresseur ou de turbo en vue. Sachant cela, je pense que la 1.6 sera plus facile à battre, mais la 1.8 sera difficile à surpasser. Cependant, arrêtons de bavarder, nous avons besoin d'un pilote professionnel de course impartial pour réaliser des tours. Abby, tu vas effectuer cinq tours dans chaque voiture, les deux premiers pour t'habituer à la voiture, puis trois tentatives chronométrées. Commençons par la 1.6. La 1.6 est plus rapide que je ne le pensais, et elle gère beaucoup mieux. Ma propre Mark 2 est une 1.6 et elle ne se comportait pas comme ça. On dirait qu'elle a été modifiée ici avec de nouvelles suspensions. Après cinq tours, le temps le plus rapide d'Abby est de 58,6 secondes. Puis est venue la 1.8. Bizarrement, la 1.8 est évidemment plus rapide dans les lignes droites, mais dans les virages, c'est exactement ce que je m'attendais à voir avec des suspensions MX-5 classiques de 20 ou 25 ans. Elle se comporte de manière plus flottante. Cela pourrait être serré entre la 1.6 et la 1.8, mais arrêtons les bavardages. Nous avons besoin d'un pilote professionnel et impartial pour réaliser des tours. Malheureusement, je n'ai pas pu obtenir de pilote professionnel de course, alors j'ai fait appel à Abby pour le rôle. Abby, bienvenue dans Yuki. Tu sembles plutôt à l'aise. J'avais peur qu'avec ton casque, tu doives enlever le toit, mais c'est plutôt spacieux, compte tenu de son apparence extérieure. J'ai hâte de voir ça. Tu devrais avoir de bons freins, une suspension pointue et une bonne puissance par rapport aux MX-5. Ça va être amusant, non ? C'est en fait très confortable et étonnamment spacieux. Concernant son apparence extérieure, j'avais quelques inquiétudes. J'ai hâte de l'essayer. Ça devrait être sympa. Tu as de bons freins, une suspension pointue et un boost par rapport aux MX-5. Oui, c'est une chose que j'ai ratée. Je n'avais jamais vu cette marque auparavant. Elle n'est pas très connue. Vous savez, les pneus sont super importants. Je ne sais pas comment j'ai pu les négliger. Espérons que tout le reste soit suffisamment bon pour que ça n'ait pas d'importance. Bonne chance, fais de ton mieux. Je sais que tu as de l'expérience avec les MX-5, donc tu es peut-être un peu biaisé. Mais bonne chance, fais de ton mieux. Abby, c'est parti ! En trois, deux, un, c'est parti ! Écoute ce petit turbo. Oui, voilà ce que je voulais voir. Abby met Yuki dans la chicane très proprement. D'accord, je pense qu'il se comporte encore mieux que la 1.6. La question est de savoir s'il a la vitesse dans les lignes droites. La 1.6 a 90 chevaux. Je pense que nous avons environ la même puissance, mais avec le boost. C'était rapide, plus rapide que les deux MX-5. Est-ce que ça suffira ? La voilà qui revient. Oui ! Oui ! Oui ! Super ! Fiou ! C'était de la super conduite, merci d'être venue. Tu veux connaître les temps ? Allez, dis-le nous. Donc, pour la 1.6, c'était 58,6, la 1.8 était 57,9. Assez proche. Yuki a fait 57,9 ! Incroyable, il a égalé la 1.8 et battu la 1.6. Comment se sont-elles comportées ? Donne-nous tes impressions. Après avoir sauté dans la 1.6, je l'ai trouvée plutôt performante, presque un peu comme une voiture de course. Elle était assez rigide, ce qui était surprenant compte tenu de l'âge de la voiture. Cependant, les freins n'étaient pas les meilleurs, ce qui l'a pénalisée. En passant à la 1.8, on pouvait clairement sentir la puissance supplémentaire, mais il y avait aussi beaucoup de flottement et de roulis. En montant dans Yuki, c'était un mélange des deux. Il avait la puissance et il était très agile. On pouvait facilement le placer où on le souhaitait. Les freins étaient aussi bons. Le seul point faible, étonnamment, c'était qu'il a fini par s'incliner et reposer sur le pneu dans certains virages serrés. Il est trop bas. Il faut peut-être ajuster la hauteur de suspension. Mais je savais dès le début que ça allait être serré entre cette voiture et la 1.8. Quoi qu'il en soit, j'ai apprécié conduire toutes ces voitures. Elles sont toutes géniales. Pour en revenir à la 1.6, j'ai parlé au propriétaire et bien qu'il n'ait pas installé de suspension sport, il a monté une suspension MX-5 neuve dessus. Comme tu l'as dit, on pouvait voir qu'elle était plate dans les virages, et je pensais que ce n'était pas une suspension à 25 euros. Il n'y a pas de suspension du tout. J'aurais dû sauter dans la 1.8. Je pensais que ça serait plus conforme à mes attentes. Exactement. Cette petite 1.6 est un vrai outsider. Eh bien, je suis très fier de cette voiture. L'objectif était de la rendre plus rapide qu'une MX-5, et nous l'avons fait. La voiture à moteur turbo de 0,6 litre a surpassé une MX-5 1.6, et je n'arrive pas à croire qu'elle soit au niveau de la 1.8. La question est maintenant de savoir ce que nous devrions faire avec ces voitures. Il y a une partie de moi qui pense que nous devrions clore ce projet, vendre la voiture, peut-être à l'un de vous qui l'avez appréciée, et utiliser cet argent pour notre projet MX-5 V10. Mais si vous avez d'autres idées cool pour Yuki, faites-moi part de vos suggestions dans les commentaires ci-dessous, je les lirai avec plaisir. Si vous avez aimé cette vidéo, mettez un pouce levé. Je suis Mike, et n'oubliez pas de vous abonner à Drivetribe.

[@haveaniceface7290]

I struggled through half of this before I realized it was just a translation. Felt like I was back in high school for a minute...

[@ClellBiggs]

Great to see Abbie again!

[@futte2303]

Mike.!!! Tires are the most important thing in improving lap times. If the car can't hold onto the track, it doesn't matter how much power it has or how great your suspension is.

[@mustafabeer1791]

Well done Abbie, really glad you are doing well now, legend!

[@wigginx]

Give Yuki a boost controller, a new blow-off valve (almost anything is better than the stock BOV), some chassis stiffening, sticky tires, and maybe bigger injectors and a turbo timer. Also, you may not getting the full benefit of the catback exhaust; I'm not sure for the Cappuccino, but the AZ-1 stock downpipe (similar engine) is very restrictive. If that's the case for the Cappuccino, it would be exacerbated with additional boost., so have a look and swap it or bore it out You should be able to hit get past your 100hp target without modifying the engine internals. If you want to go all-out, there are options for oversized pistons, reinforced gaskets, new hoses, etc.

[@MelvinLim]

this is the fairy tail ending some of us have been waiting for. great job on Yuki! such a wonderful series.

[@cian599]

Always great to see Abbie

[@tigerclaw234]

Great to see Abbie is back

[@aardarf]

Thanks Abbie, you're awesome!

[@FrankV10]

I love Drivetribe simply because it’s all the random car content I never knew I needed

[@mikeysan4]

That 1.6 is NOT stock or new OEM performance. It's sitting much lower than stock, is behaving much better than stock on the corners, and the headlight intake opening (not stock) makes me suspect the intake tract has also been modified.

[@joelbraithwaite1390]

Arctic cat used the suzuki 660 turbo motor in a snowmobile, the 2006 T660 ST, rated at 120hp stock. And can easily be turned up to 150hp!!

[@sweetcorn1968]

Great to see Abbie back and giving it the beans.

[@TheCommentator353]

I definitely support the idea to sell it and use funds for the V10 mx5 project. If that comes to fruition it would be such a special car. Would shut down so many meets

[@CarObsession]

I'm not convinced that 1.6 is standard LOL. Pretty sure the exhaust is aftermarket (I suspect MX5 Parts or Cobalt) and it looked too flat through the corners to be on stock suspension. It also has a headlight vent, which is another nod to suggest it's not standard ;). Edit: Also, look at the ride height on the 1.6 compared to the 1.8. I know Mike said towards the end the suspension was new and suggested it was OE but I'm not so sure....LOL Awesome video, though.

[@HansDelbruck53]

I've never even seen a Cappuccino in the US, but I've driven several iterations of the Miata and loved every one.

[@Anakwad]

So pumped to see Abby !

[@Zmit]

Go full JDM street race mod on it. Wide low profile tires on racing rims, lowered ride height, body kit, tweek the turbo - the works. Make it the worlds smallest super/hyper car.

[@paulv5733]

I was on a track day years ago and one of these showed up with a bike engine fitted, it was very fast and looked like incredible fun.

[@siraff4461]

"not uprated suspension"? Its viseably inches lower and miles stiffer than stock. Its also got an obvious cold air intake and exhaust the owner "forgot to mention" and no doubt its going to be mapped/chipped to suit. I don't see a problem with that but tell it like it is. It would be interesting to see what that Cap could do with real rubber on it. Maybe cleaning the rust off the brakes aswell if you can find the time?

[@TomMattin]

This goes to show if anything, how important it is to replace suspension on older cars even if they’re not ‘broken’ or leaking. AND how you don’t necessarily need to uprate it; just keep it new and fresh

[@GrayNeko]

Congratulations to Yuki and welcome back to Ms Eaton! Great video!

[@Marc_Bedard]

great to see abbie back behind the wheel

[@drewwagar]

Great video. That red Mx-5 definitely wasn't on standard suspension!

[@S-Ltd1000]

Nope, I reckon standard shocks with eibach springs or similar.

[@sayhibobbi]

I kinda want to see Yuki take one more run with proper tyres on to see if it can shave a tick off that time.

[@matthewlok3020]

Given how Yuki behaved in the corners, tyres couldn’t do much unless the ride height is raised as she was bouncing like a kangaroo 🦘 in the corners

[@petrolheadfrombr]

TorqueGT is amazing, this partnership with Drivetribe is spot on

[@Dakiraun]

Haha - that was a very Hammond-esque victory dance at the end there. Cool to see the upgrades making such a tremendous difference. Would b every cool if Uki could go to a fan in the UK!

[@supergoat94]

All that work to tie a stock Miata. Well done! Guess I won't be selling my Miata today. :)

[@fedorsamokhin4495]

Do a trackday time attack road show: go set the times in about 10 different tracks like Donnington, Silverstone, Knockhill, Spa, Nurburgring and share the results so everybody can see what Yuki is capable of vs others.

[@mfrid1989]

The hardtop on the 1.6 will help mazzzively with the handling and the import mx5 where a lot quicker than the UK models.

[@lionsgarage]

Nice, the Red Miata looks like its on different suspension than the 1.8.

[@Flatpick4269]

Yep, I see the same thing, noticeably lower than the 1.8. The 1.8 looks (and behaves) like stock suspension and sway bars

[@lionsgarage]

They would probably handle the same except abit more Torque from the 1.8@@Flatpick4269

[@angusmf]

The slow window roll-up was a little bit hilarious

[@ThatHiden]

As for the tires on Cappucino: Dębica is Polish, quite respected manufacturer, subsidiary of Goodyear. I'm... noooot sure if these ones are of type for circuit racing :) Dębica Passio are marketed as economical tires, rather for daily driving.

[@CuttingEdgeRetro]

If you stand far enough back at the right angles these Cappuccinos look almost like 90's Viper GTS. It would looks awesome with some white racing stripes and a big T-wing on the back.

[@TheAndostro]

4:00 dębica kinda legendary polish tire company now budget part of goodyear. back in my childhood we had only Dębica or Kormoran on our fiat 125p

[@yannicg]

Maybe some stiffer antirollbar on the Suzuki would help a lot

[@AbbieEaton]

100%!

[@user-j9t7f8-cf9p]

Tire Company Dębica S.A. is a leading Polish manufacturer of tires for passenger cars, vans and trucks. Goodyear is strategic investor. Debica Passio is reliable summer tire for small compact cars.

[@stug45]

My honda jazz has 100hp and is really fun to drive....wonder what time it would do round here. Plus it's on Michelin cross climates

[@n8tn808]

Its so nice to see Abby and Mike working together!

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

So much you can have fun with the Cappuccino! A really small shot of Nitrous Oxide? a "larger" battery (check weight distribution, and put it where it's more favorable) and electric (yep a one that actually can compress the air) "turbo". Or/and get really really creative and make a custom 4 wheel drive Cappuccino (and get great tires)... And make it a one of... Or just smash a bike engine in with a "smallish" turbo and make it crazy? so many things... Maybe do a ("West Cluxuruous

[@rigel1632]

Great to see Abbie back and recovered.

[@khadajhin5130]

Those are Polish tires from a company called Dębica in Dębica, Podkarpacie voivodeship.

[@511dydy]

Its nice to see Abbie behind the wheel again

[@oliestarkyshitposting5647]

Man id love to see modern kei cars in europe… Such a happy little gocarts

[@whiggy]

Go Yuki! Oh, and more Abbie on the channel, please!

[@misszetec]

You need to take Yuki hill climbing and auto testing. Perfect little car for both sports!

[@ES90344]

Continue to tune the suspension, simplify and lightness, new tires and give it to Misha. His laps in cars like this are a riot.

[@loddude5706]

'Carlos Fandango' tyres, great big fat N2O bottle & a twin-pack of Caramel Digestives! : )

[@the_matchless]

Man this is the one I'd been waiting for... I mean I have been really very curious to find out really how much more power these restricted Kei cars can actually put out and now I know better... Thanks many thanks. Ps. I wish you'd try your hand at doing at least a similar kind of upgrade/mod to the Honda s660

[@lewis72]

Worth noting that the earlier 1.6 MX5 is 115bhp. I wonder if the later 90bhp 1.6 can be upped to the earlier 115bhp.

[@MrManBuzz]

Yes, you can. If you swap the early 1.6 cams into the later 1.6 you can get roughly the same power. I can't remember if the later 1.6 had the lower compression pistons that were in the automatic cars as well, but either way, swapping in the earlier cams make a noticeable difference.

[@eric_white]

Glad to see Abbie back on track!!

[@douglasfaichnie]

Love Yuki. Love Cappas! Well done all round 👌

[@leebridge9187]

I think you should do a tour to stelvio pass. Take lots of cars below 1000cc like a Smart Brabus, Honda Beat, AutoZam, Daihatsu Copen.

[@timhamilton5699]

Nice to see Abbie driving again! Let's see that v10 MX5!

[@dubplatenate]

Welcome back Abbie! Happy to see you healthy. ♥

[@Pieteros21]

wheel spacers , semi slick tires and then try :D

[@lanseros100]

You're runing Dębica tires, it's a polish comapny with a lot of heritage, and since 1995 it's been owned by goodyear

[@ElJesucristorini]

im glad of the polish accent in that video (the tires)