The K-nomical Car
The K-Car is Japan’s latest mini car that is both affordable and purposeful. The one featuring is Nissan’s Pino and Otti. For daily things like grocery shopping, picking your kids up from school, driving to and fro work, the K Car just fulfills that purpose.
K-cars (the term comes from kei jidosha, or light vehicle) are very small and cheap to run. By Japanese law, they must be less than 4.4 meters in length and have an engine displacement of no more than 660cc, producing less than 64 horsepower.
While the car is suppose to be a mini K-nomical car, representatives of the cars said that you actually get a lot of space in the car – as it is wide and high, making a lot of space for even the taller people to sit comfortably without crouching like a shrimp. In terms of style, this is where the distinction between the Pino and Otti comes in. The Otti is deemed as “genderless” thus making it more suitable for a more business-like feel. The Pino is funkier and its package specifically targets young women more. The cars go from ¥700,000 and up, which is comparatively cheaper than the rest.
Source: Metropolis
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