Can the Suzuki Carry Mini Truck survive the 4x4 Alpine loop in Colorado? 

The fact that Americans are comfortable about buying 25+ year old imported trucks is really a testament to Japanese quality.

“In case we need to recover a stuck jeep or 4Runner” 😂

I know vehicles aren't sentient creatures. But, the character and background of that mini truck really makes it feel like it's conscious about what the little guy is doing.

I'm glad to see someone else work their truck off road. 80% of my truck's use is serious off road exploring and adventuring, and my little Daihatsu eats it up with no problem. Many people with side by sides are amazed when I pull up in my truck at almost inaccessible mountain tops, having traversed 'supposedly' impassable quad trails with creeks etc. These little trucks are the best bang for the buck one can get!

Kei Trucks are all over the Philippines since they started being brought here. Now, it's part of the way of life of many. They are capable little trucks, been using them in our farms.

Best mini truck production video to date. This content isn't just the car itself but the idea of ownership and adventure preparation. Breathtaking views is eye candy. Thanks

I really like this adventure with your modified Kei van. This is the 4th time watching your video. Great work!

Here in rural Japan "Kei" Vehicles are ubiquitous. I have a 4wd Daihatsu van that would be a cool project to turn it into a camper but I need the load space for utility. Japanese in the automotive know are rightfully proud of this engineering design of Henry Ford X WW2 Jeep. Pure utility and reliability. I think I can, I think I can.

Not only does the mini survive in the land of the giants, but it also has its own place, where none of the giants can even go. Proud Carry owner here, and my brother also even runs support in his Delica. Happy adventures, man.

Hello. I am Japanese from Japan. I couldn't have imagined how Americans who are taller than many Japanese found the advantage of the Kei truck and came to love such a small car! I enojyed this movie=) Thanks!! By the way, I like Delica of the first model. But there is no such old models at the market in Japan any longer. New delica are too modern for me while the old models are very fitting to muddy road in its design.

This was shot and produced so well!!!!! Makes me want a mini truck more than I already did

I'd absolutely love to have one of these to use for arborist/tree work. Boxed in there would be PLENTY room in the back for tools and most of our climbing/felling/rigging stuff is not that heavy. It would be nice to he able to drive right up to the site, get set up quickly, and then drive the mini out of the work zone. My distant neighbor has one and he LOVES it for farm use.

We have the same car for 8 years and it get us in places we didn't imagine and expect. Such a great car with its 4 wheel drive it really does the thing that a mini truck does.

I drove mini trucks all over the world in the military and they never let me down. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting one for my property but the Polaris Ranger is still kicking! Great video on some of the most beautiful passes in CO.

Huge thank you to your production team, camera man and their knowledge on what to use to make this so beautiful. What a fantastic video !

Somehow we lost our way making evermore ridiculously larger, heavier vehicles, we need to rethink and scale down, these mini trucks are a great example.

Found your channel because of this mini truck video. You definitely need to do more mini truck stuff. This video was awesome!

Been smiling the whole time I watched this. Great video and thanks!

Have a ‘93 4x4 Carry in the flatlands of FL. What a great trip. Thanks for sharing.

as a Kei-tora lover i truly admire this video and all the efforts behind it! nice job!

I owned a mitsubishi delica 4x4 van when i lived in Lesotho, the whole country is above 5k meters above sea level. Great vehicle, eneded up driving it down into sounth Africa down to Durban (sea level) where it still ran great. Excellent vehicle.

As for me, this thing is sure--that I do not rush this tiny trucks so that I may enjoy it the most. These aren't fast. But it can certainly deliver reliably. Cheers & mabuhay, from my end--the Philippines!

This is great! I used to own a Daihatsu hijet kei and it was awesome. This 4wd kei looks awesome. Now i have a samurai which is even smaller but more capable offroad. Thank you for sharing this

"Most importantly it looks badass!" Dudes got his priorities right.

wow, incredible video!! Within about 10 minutes of watching this I am already planning to take a trip and try this loop myself with my 1993 Suzuki Carry., can't wait to see more content from this channel.

Amazing little truck and amazing scenery, thanks so much for sharing!

Really great vid! Well done. Very entertaining. Thanks for sharing it. Keep up the good and needed work in this crazy world.

Love that I came across this channel in its early stages. Keep up the great work this channel will blow up. Thanks for taking us along on the kei truck adventure

Thanks gentlemen. Great event!

This reminded me when I used to own this very same make and year of kei truck. I imported about 15 of these in the early 2000s but the one I kept had a working air conditioning system, diff lock, a extra low gear and a Kenwood AM/FM cassette player . Was my fishing truck when I would punch through ATV trails of Vancouver island wilderness to reach those hard to get to fishing holes. I seriously miss that truck! So never sell this one! BTW old Toyota 80's MR2/Corolla oil filters fit these trucks! Suziki Carry are considered the best selling kei trucks in Japan... like the Ford 150 of North America.

The landscape is phenomenal like your channel i hope you keep the good work up!

Great video I’ve been thinking about picking one of these up for the fun factor. You just sold me! My new 2024 resolution . Thanks happy new year.

This almost made me cry. It's so beautiful. And I love the Kei trucks. We need more of these.

I am so happy that I've come across this channel. In a world saturated with new and exciting (no judgement with a new 0-60 record!), this feels like such a healthy dose of contentment, appreciation, and enjoyment for where we came from. I love cars because of this. Thank you. :)

Suzuki please bring these to America!

Videography is superb

one of the most amazing videos I've seen lately. immediate follow!

Wicked video with great vibes. I was sitting here smiling to!

Amazing video 🤜🤛👌 Love my Suzuki carry 💪

This channel has such great videos. I can’t believe it doesn’t have significantly more views

Love your show and Great presentations ❤

Great tour you did! We have had a '95 Suzuki Carry 4x4, F6A engine and 5 speed. Slightly lifted. Doing tours up to a Volcano in South East Asia. Also using it for driving water up to our Resort. 1000 kg load plus 3 people and going up steep mountain roads. Susi never let us down! A workhorse and a mountain goat! No new SUV could do such things after 25+ years!

So dope! Would love to see more kei trucks do this.

Niiiiiiiice. Just wheeled through there in a side by side last july. Been there a few times over the years. Was just wondering about a keis capabilities on the alpine loop, and here you are. Thanks for the vid!

Awesome Video Alex and team!

Great Vid hands down the best ..

This is so good!!!

Spectacular scenery🙌

this was an incredible video

I enjoyed this treatment for the Suzuki Carry! As for me, this video is a cool treat & a homage to the Keitora. Cheers & mabuhay, from my end--the Philippines!

Glen, that was a sweet video! Been up to Animas Forks and Cinnamon Pass twice from the Silverton direction. Once in the back of a big Ford 4X4 pickup fitted with seats, and once in a side by side. It's a gorgeous area! Good for you and your modded mini truck!

Seriously impressed!

very well crafted

I, like many others, love these trucks. I absolutely love the fact that it has essentially the same size engine as my Suzuki DR650se dual sport. haha

Great job Titus!

Well now I want one... seriously good video, especially for a guy with 5k subs!

What an epic landscape, I would love to do this on a mountain bike.🙂

I wish these were road legal in Missouri. I'd definitely get one to work out of. Preferably the the little 4x4 van. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.

I can appreciate how hard that little truck worked having done the loop a few times myself, on motorcycles. I’m considering buying a Kei truck for taking over the snowplow duties from my atv here in NW Montana. Overall, a great video!

That Delica is beautiful. I have a Toyota Town Ace 4WD van. absolutely love it!

Such a cool little truck!

This is awesome.

You had me at AM Radio.

Amazing Mini Truck!!!!

Cool vid! Doing the Alpine Loop this year on my DR-Z!

I owned one long time ago, i love that mini truck, easy to maintain, simple parts and it can be catered to your own needs, mine was 4speed and low speed differentials for hill climb, the only problem is when the carb is in trouble, you cant go on, in the past its hard to secure parts in our place here in philippines now they are many here including the fuel injected model, its very handy and capable mini truck.

I love it!!!! I love stuff like this!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Love that Carry, it's been 12 years since parting with one and one like this, suddenly I want to import another!!! No Delica, been there, done that; had the 1st in Canada.

12:55 "I know its not going to do any good, but I still pucker"! I litterally laughed out loud in Tim Hortons!😂😂

Love it! This thing can go everywhere, but I have to tow it cause it's uncomfortable! 🤣🤣🤣

I want one now haha. Love stuff like this

excellent video.

There's a RU-vid, sorry you'll have to explore and find the right one, but it's some Japanese Guy, he bought a used mini truck, but it's almost new and it is a proper factory made as a camper van. It has 4 wheel drive. He gives a running commentary in Japanese but has included excellent subtitles in the video, not just the automatic subtitles which are poor. So it is a pleasure to watch. He deliberately called up an out of season campground in some Japanese mountains. The guy warns him "it's snowy up here" "That's ok, he says I WANT the snow. He then shows him camping and driving around in the thick snow. Sorry if someone else remembers his channel name, please put a link on this thread, as it's fun watching. He shows the sale and delivery process as the he gets the camper. Lots of thanks and bowing ! Very polite Japanese.

Suzuki Carry is so legendary in Indonesia, we even call all mini trucks 'carry' even though they are from different brands of car manufacturers.

These are what we used in the Navy while stationed there in the 90's for mail.

Restoring my '72 Suzuki LJ20V right now and am planning a similar adventure in the San Juans next summer!

Great camerawork guys.

That was cool - I could do that in a Ford Fiesta though, used to absolutely rag that thing when I was a forestry harvesting manager. It was so light it bounced off everything

Great video! I also have a 1992 Suzuki carry exactly the same as yours except I have the round headlights. Just put the 2 inch lift kit on it and all new suspension also from Muddy Bottom. I was considering doing the same thing I was actually thinking about doing the whole transamerican Trail in it! I was so glad when I found this video because this is what I've been thinking about doing this for a while now! Do you think you could do the whole transamerican trail? LOL

your country looks so beautiful

i am impressed on this mini truck.

Awesome!

I have the same truck here in the PH. You can also get a newer minivan version like a 1997 or 1999 with a turbo and EFI engine. These things are workhorses here

I would imagine 12hp at 11K Great video!

Love these trucks,I've had 5,love the subaru trucks have 4cyl 5 sp.

I love your truck!

had a Delica in Japan. I would go broke to have another. love em.

Just got our Daihatsu van and excited to get her fixed up so, we can take her around the mountains of Colorado and beyond.

I am fortunate that I live in this area. I regularly ride my motorcycles and my Toyota FJ cruiser over those passes. I once encountered an entire convoy of Ford model-Ts coming down engineer pass in a late spring snow squall. One driver was all smiles and told me that it’s a little bit touch and go because the brakes are the original unaided design. Kind of puts it all in perspective doesn’t it?

I run a 2019 Hijet at work. Fuel injection is nice. I recommend a snorkel so your airfilter doesn't clog up so quickly. I enjoyed your adventure

Drove this loop first time in a 1985 rear-wheel drive Ford Courier. Second time in a 1986 Chevrolet K30 Silverado crew cab dually, also rear-wheel drive. Third time in a 1997 2-door Tahoe Sport 4x4. Never experienced problems on any of the trips. The Tahoe was overkill.

Those gravel roads look super challenging...

Love these types of videos. Hey mate what shirt you wearing in the water hole scene. Good outdoor top.

Here for the mini truck.

The mini maxtrax are the icing on the cake

Interesting video.

Outstanding film and outstanding little truck👍👍 I run a Piaggio Porter as my work vehicle. It is basically a Daihatsu Hijet Kei truck for the European market, so rather than 660cc, I've got 1300cc (and a whopping 64bhp!). I'd be happy with an actual Kei truck, but the 350kg payload is too small for my needs (my Piaggio will carry about 600kg). I've always been more a fan of small vehicles than big ones though, and I used to have a Suzuki ST90 van (again not quite a Kei having an 800cc engine, but the same dimensions), so ending up with the Porter was kind of going back to my youth. But with the amount of smiles, thumbs up, flash of lights from other vehicles, there is no doubt that they just make people happy😁 Small is the new big!

You’re a man after me own heart, Glen. I’ve read somewhere that a guy transplanted a Suzuki Hayabusa motor into one of those mini trucks, with astounding results. I believe 330 Hp would be dangerous in a vehicle with that high a centre of gravity, so perhaps you might consider sticking with the stock motor while adding a little tiny turbocharger system to your rig? That would improve fuel economy and give you more than enough torque/Hp for further adventures. All that being said, I admire your tenacity and techinical driving skill, both in modifying this truck and executing the mission in your vehicle as it is. My suggestions above are purely to give you “peace of mind” in future endeavours. Keep up the great work, buddy, you’re an inspiration!

Very nice 😊

Suzukis are so much fun.