CMS 2018: Suzuki Cappuccino

Оригинальное описание: Suzuki Cappuccino

The car for when a Miata is just a little too big.

HISTORY LESSON
The Suzuki Cappuccino is a small 2-door, 2-seater detachable hardtop minicar produced by Suzuki. The vehicle was designed to meet Kei car specifications for lower tax and insurance in Japan. Weighing 725 kg (1,598 lb), the Cappuccino is powered by a turbocharged, three-cylinder, 657 cc DOHC engine. Its dimensions also conformed to Kei car regulations on length and width, being 3,295 mm (129.7 in) long and 1,395 mm (54.9 in) wide.

Front-rear weight distribution is claimed to be 50/50% when both seats are occupied. Layout is front mid-engined and rear-wheel drive. The hood, roof, roll bar and lower front guard panels are aluminium.

Three removable roof panels mean that the car can be used as a closed coupé; T-top; targa; or, on retraction of the rear window and roll bar, a full convertible. Roof panels stow in the trunk (taking almost all the luggage space), and the rear window/rollcage assembly retracts into the body behind the seats. Unlike many convertibles of the time, the rear window is glass and wraparound, with demisting elements.

It was originally equipped with the F6A engine: later models were fitted with a K6A engine which was lighter and had chain-driven, rather than belt-driven camshafts and more torque. Both are DOHC 12-valve, inline 3-cylinder engines that were turbocharged and intercooled. Power output was a claimed 64 PS (47 kW; 63 hp) at 6500 rpm to fit under the maximum power allowed for Kei cars.

The Cappuccino featured 4-wheel disc brakes and rear-wheel drive. Later versions in Japan had an early production iteration of speed-sensing electric power-assisted steering and aluminium double wishbone suspension. Production began in 1991 and ceased in 1998. The Cappuccino’s closest competitor of the time were the Autozam AZ-1, Honda Beat and the Daihatsu Leeza Spyder.

WHERE DO I FIND IT?
3 versions, Hard top, roadster and engine swappable
all versions spawn in the junkyard,auctions and barns

parts alignment is all over the place, mostly the exhaust
seats clip through the floor, but that’s a limitation of the assets we have to work with