K-TRUCKSThey're kool! "K" refers to a class of automobiles with engines under 660cc. These tiny trucks are everywhere. It's amazing how much work gets done in Japan with k-trucks. When I moved to this apartment, Kumiko's brother rented a k-truck to get the big stuff across. In America, no one even considers the possibility of cars with 660cc engines. Here it's an absolute standard. In the 50s and 60s, the engines were even smaller. The first Honda truck had a 360cc engine, and it did the same kind of work k-trucks do every day, which is basically the same kind of work big Chevy trucks with V-8 engines do in America most days. We don't need so many V-8s pouring out carbon monoxide and diesel fumes every day. You can haul two people and an apartment-full of crap with a 660cc Daihatsu Hi-Jet.
From my limited research, these are the makes and models in production:
I haven't come to any conclusions regarding which is best, coolest, cutest, etcetera. From my experience, though, the Nissan would be the rarest, and the Daihatsu most common.
- Daihatsu Hi-Jet
- Honda ACTY
- Mazda Scrum
- Mitsubishi Minicab
- Nissan Clipper
- Subaru Sambar
- Suzuki Carry
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