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  On 4/19/2024 at 3:52 AM, Gummybr said:

I will leave the answer here. From one of our threads.

 

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Right-o ! Over to you !

It's a Caterham Seven 160S. 160 being the power to weight ratio. Actual power is 80ish horsepower (for non JDM cars) and 62HP for JDM cars. Well..sort of. Read below.

It has a Suzuki kei engine that is just 660cc (those found in everything from Every vans to Altos) and the body sticks within kei car dimensions (thus almost like it was designed with the yellow plate classification in mind). UK and other market models have 80ish horsepower whilst those destined for Japan were (originally?) detuned to be 62hp in order to meet kei car classification. However, there was a loophole. The kei car 62-64ish hp limitation was part of the self-imposed horsepower restrictions by the Japanese manufacturers in the late 70s/early 80s (the gentlemen's agreement you hear about. Which was initiated by a strong government request). So, technically the hp restriction for kei cars do not apply to non-Japanese brands. So as long as the dimensions and capacity requirements are met, a foreign car can have even a 300hp. It will be classified as a kei car. Just like a 2000cc Japanese sedan will just have 180hp but a Euro car can have 300hp but still fall in to the same tax bracket :)
So..(word has it that) the first few Japan-destined 160S were 6oish hp, whilst the latter ones came with the full 80+. There are grey import vehicles which still are not classified as kei cars because of the registration of the original country of registration.

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Right-o ! Over to you !

It's a Caterham Seven 160S. 160 being the power to weight ratio. Actual power is 80ish horsepower (for non JDM cars) and 62HP for JDM cars. Well..sort of. Read below.

It has a Suzuki kei engine that is just 660cc (those found in everything from Every vans to Altos) and the body sticks within kei car dimensions (thus almost like it was designed with the yellow plate classification in mind). UK and other market models have 80ish horsepower whilst those destined for Japan were (originally?) detuned to be 62hp in order to meet kei car classification. However, there was a loophole. The kei car 62-64ish hp limitation was part of the self-imposed horsepower restrictions by the Japanese manufacturers in the late 70s/early 80s (the gentlemen's agreement you hear about. Which was initiated by a strong government request). So, technically the hp restriction for kei cars do not apply to non-Japanese brands. So as long as the dimensions and capacity requirements are met, a foreign car can have even a 300hp. It will be classified as a kei car. Just like a 2000cc Japanese sedan will just have 180hp but a Euro car can have 300hp but still fall in to the same tax bracket :)
So..(word has it that) the first few Japan-destined 160S were 6oish hp, whilst the latter ones came with the full 80+. There are grey import vehicles which still are not classified as kei cars because of the registration of the original country of registration.

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So the vehicle dimensions also fall under kei car dimensions? Interesting how there are ways to exploit even the Japanese regulations.

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  On 4/22/2024 at 4:28 AM, Gummybr said:

Maye Senna had a say in this

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Actually, that is partly folklore. For starters, that popular video clip of him driving the NSX in loafers—well, that was not a test drive for development. It was done two or three years after the car's launch when Senna was invited to the launch event of the NSX-R, the GT and something else.

Honda did claim that Senna was a proud owner of a NSX, which he enjoyed. Honda also claimed that based on his experience with the car, he had provided suggestions. They went on to suggest that Senna's suggestions, amongst others, were taken into consideration for the development of the GT car and the R (things from these cars trickled down to the facelift as well). Honda never confirmed or stated that Senna was part of the development team when the NSX was being developed.

This is based on the motoring magazines of the time and the bible of the NSX.

 

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  On 4/22/2024 at 4:28 AM, Gummybr said:

Maye Senna had a say in this

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  On 4/22/2024 at 12:57 PM, iRage said:

Actually, that is partly folklore. For starters, that popular video clip of him driving the NSX in loafers—well, that was not a test drive for development. It was done two or three years after the car's launch when Senna was invited to the launch event of the NSX-R, the GT and something else.

Honda did claim that Senna was a proud owner of a NSX, which he enjoyed. Honda also claimed that based on his experience with the car, he had provided suggestions. They went on to suggest that Senna's suggestions, amongst others, were taken into consideration for the development of the GT car and the R (things from these cars trickled down to the facelift as well). Honda never confirmed or stated that Senna was part of the development team when the NSX was being developed.

This is based on the motoring magazines of the time and the bible of the NSX.

 

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Interesting, didn’t really know that. 
 

And yep, it’s an NSX. IMG_5145.thumb.jpeg.723da469de4bad9762cb9e6bcd973206.jpeg 
 

I’m not sure whose turn it is next, so over to either @Gummybr or @iRage? 

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  On 4/22/2024 at 6:04 PM, iRage said:

It is @Gummybr

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@iRage take the turn because you gave the answer.

  On 4/22/2024 at 12:57 PM, iRage said:

Actually, that is partly folklore. For starters, that popular video clip of him driving the NSX in loafers—well, that was not a test drive for development. It was done two or three years after the car's launch when Senna was invited to the launch event of the NSX-R, the GT and something else.

Honda did claim that Senna was a proud owner of a NSX, which he enjoyed. Honda also claimed that based on his experience with the car, he had provided suggestions. They went on to suggest that Senna's suggestions, amongst others, were taken into consideration for the development of the GT car and the R (things from these cars trickled down to the facelift as well). Honda never confirmed or stated that Senna was part of the development team when the NSX was being developed.

This is based on the motoring magazines of the time and the bible of the NSX.

 

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I think Senna input was into strengthening the chassis etc after he was given a drive and were not implemented in the initial car and may have been implemented later in its life as you said, I just wanted to give a clue here for anyone who wanted to answer.

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  On 4/25/2024 at 7:29 AM, matroska said:

This is off BYD Sri Lanka's FB Cover page right? 

 

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Is that so? Didn't come across that page . Anyway I got it from a different site.

 

  On 4/25/2024 at 7:32 AM, Gummybr said:

Atrocious  no? Smallest measurement of time in physics.

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Yes. Anyway one of you can take the turn @matroska @Gummybr

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