James May Goes To a Kei Car Race at the Suzuka F1 Track | James May: Our Man In Japan

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Who else fancies racing a "tupperware on wheels" around the track? James May finds himself at the N1 Championship in Japan, where little Kei cars zoom around the tarmac (if you can call it zooming).
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@thegrandtour Год назад

Would you like to own a Kei car? 🧐

@djenanehabib728 Год назад

Yes

@showusyaguppysaustralia1515 Год назад

I like Kei cars lol ... was lucky enough to just buy a Toyota sera bit bigger than a kei car but small and along the same lines 🤣

@beefcake97 Год назад

yes, I'd love to get my hands on a Suzuki Capuccino

@jtlampsu2 Год назад

Yes please, that "neck snapping" idea has me hooked!!

@suuuugarr Год назад

yes

@dimas44444 Год назад

The GT trio should all go to Japan for their next trip with 2nd Hand Kei cars and try all their mountain roads

@skylineXpert Год назад

Powervehicles sell driftcars for 500.000 yen

@AtheistOrphan Год назад

I don’t think Freddie Flintoff would fit in a Kei car!

@dimas44444 Год назад

@@AtheistOrphan didnt mean the new top gear.... I meant Grand Tour Trio! I remember the new TG once butchered a Skyline and an RX 7 in Japan. And I am soo offended

@prds25386 Год назад

@@dimas44444 link pls

@finnmcool2 Год назад

If they are going to do that there should be at least one stage where they ride Super Cubs.

@cleonii Год назад

" i try to start so i will go to win" well, he's got the basics right.

@Games_and_Music Год назад

I love how the sweepers are laughing at first, but when James keeps at it, they realize that he's having one of _those_ moments, and they begrudgingly join him.

@rollingtroll Год назад

As someone who always had a weak spot for tiny Japanese cars (Daihatsu Cuore, Subaru Mini Jumbo, Suzuki Alto) I definitely would love a Kei car. We just saved a Cuore from being scrapped (there's a video of it on my channel if you're interested) and after a few years of not driving little old Japanese cars, it's good to be back in 3 cylinder heaven :D.

@caprise-music6722 Год назад

That’s brilliant. I’m gonna check it out for sure. p.s Dont think it counts as a kei car, but one of my favorite cars is the Daihatsu Charade

@thesillypig785 Год назад

I think the best part about Kei cars is that several of them are sold outside Japan with bigger engines. One of my favorites, the Daihatsu Copen, has a 1.3l giving it a whopping 87hp! My mom had a 2nd gen Alto with a tire-destroying 40hp. I drove the wheels of that thing when I got my license. Figuratively speaking tho, cause the thing would never break.

@ThisMarv Год назад

@@caprise-music6722 Daihatsu Charade De Tomaso is absolute fire!

@foxfx8340 Год назад

@@thesillypig785 I have a daihatsu sirion currently, same engine as that copen. They are really fun little cars especially on the UK's twisty country roads. The only thing I dislike about kei cars is the tiny weak engines... We need more power

@RRVCrinale 11 месяцев назад

I fell in love virtually, learning how much of a weapon the AZ-1 would be when pushed. I'd love to have one in real life. Coincidentally it's possible to mod one to spicy spec; Hot Version had a guy show up to one of their touge events with a very nervous 100 BHP example. Apparently that twitchiness made it, what's a polite word, scary?

@tacticalyuzu8278 Год назад

N-One driver here. It`s a okay car and its engines are amazing for being a naturally aspirated one, but it does feel slightly underpowered when you drive up a hill with your AC on. It`s really good for urban commuting since it can go up to like 45mph(70km/h) without much problem, but does get little sloppy from then. It also has a very nice turning radius that makes it almost impossible to bump in to stuff at narrow streets. Anyways I`m just so surprised to see James driving a car I thought the trio will never bother to care about.

@nicejobMoFo Год назад

I have a N-One too and I hate going uphill with the AC on too, especially on the expressway lol T_T

@zarakdurrani7584 Год назад

I've seen N one's going in excess of 120km/h. They seem to have much problem getting at those speeds.

@paulnotdownunder3172 Месяц назад

New Kei cars are turbo hybrids now.

@censport Год назад

I bought a new N-ONE (not "N1") in Japan in 2014. Premium spec, turbo, sports suspension, everything. Fully loaded, it was only a bit over ¥2,000,000. It's a very solid, well-engineered car, not Tupperware at all. There was an eight month waiting list when these came out in 2012. It was down to two months when I bought mine. It now lives at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN, along with its sister car, the S660.

@drewflynn7999 Год назад

Having been to Japan many times I really do appreciate Kei cars. They are cool, practical, and when most people live in cities they are ideal for getting around.

@gavinvalentino6002 Год назад

When I worked in sales at a Ford store in the early '90s, three, four, sometimes five salespeople would take brand-new Festivas to a local abandoned industrial park and have our own course races against the clock and sometimes against each other. It was an absolute blast with the manual transmissions, 12" tires, and about 60hp. If they had the optional a/c, when it was running it was 45hp. Those things sold great, and customers had absolutely no idea how hard the 80 or 90 miles on the odometer were. Goood tiiiimes.

@ndp2530 Год назад

I live in Japan and just bought Suzuki Hustler (yes, the name is kinda silly...) J-Style II (2WD/Turbo). It's a kei car but drives likes a normal car, and very fun to drive. They make really good kei cars in Japan nowadays. Really like the design also. It only has 64 horse power (660cc), but it only weighs 880kg (1940lb), and what with a turbo engine, this thing can go really fast. And the turbo version comes with pedal shifters (in a kei car!). A lot of people may associate Suzuki with motorcycles, but here in Japan, they are known for making good kei cars.

@zarakdurrani7584 Год назад

I personally love the Alto RS and works. Those look wicked.

@The_journeyy Год назад

*Tupperware on wheels James may is brutal* 🤣

@markuscamenzind5510 Год назад

yet he owns a a110

@MithunOnTheNet Год назад

The three of them should do a Japan special and drive Kei cars from Tokyo to Hokkaido or head south.!

@xraider927 Год назад

To Kagoshima that is....

@user-ml5rp4rd1p Год назад

楽しんで貰えて嬉しい。 660ccなんて彼が持っているバイクより小さいエンジンだから。

@henrik1743 Год назад

Omg I hope for a new james may show, I love his shows recently!!!

@radders50 Год назад

The way ⛽️ is going up .. everyone will be looking for kei cars soon !

@skylineXpert Год назад

Allow me to quote clarkson: dont change your car, change your driving style

@scsutton1 Год назад

They should get the F1 drivers to race these around Monaco.

@apage611 Год назад

now that I would pay to watch. The F1 teams also get 1 week to modify them how they like :D

@scsutton1 Год назад

@@apage611 Yeah, qualify as normal on Saturday then race in these on Sunday.

@Styreta Год назад

Most fun James had on this trip was a blissful few minutes tidying up and sweeping the course, lol.

@Mortthemoose Год назад

Should we be cruel, and tell him he missed a bit 😅

@Styreta Год назад

@@Mortthemoose cruel? He'd be on the next flight back to Japan to fix it, and happy about it to boot 😂

@Mortthemoose Год назад

@@Styreta 😅😅 that's true

@nicejobMoFo Год назад

American here that lives in Japan, I own a R32 GTR and a Honda N-One like in the video as a daily and I really love Kei-cars! They're easy to get around in the streets of Japan as the roads get quite small, and what the vid doesn't tell you is they're great on fuel economy. I commute around in my Honda around 180mi/300km a week gets me through the week on one tank, and to fill up it only cost me $25 dollars. Also to insure them and road tax it is dirt cheap compared my GTR lol

@RT392MOPAR 6 месяцев назад

日本にR32とN-ONEを持つアメリカ人の方が居たとは

@pedersenist Год назад

The most impressive thing is that James May manages to get a round the race track with out getting lost :)

@ArbathSahadewa Год назад

He got a little helper.

@benjarsenault Год назад

This series reminds of the Nissan Micra Cup in Quebec. Small cheap car where driver skill is of upmost importance.

@tyronewhitehead3123 Год назад

What a great episode this was I remember this is the first time round James is really funny he’s great at the rating love it

@stijnVDA1994 Год назад

Honestly i would truely love to have these in the Netherlands!!

@skylineXpert Год назад

The trio should go to ebisu and see who is the better at drifting

@Viidarr13 Год назад

well... jeremy is all about speed and power so he is out very fast, richard cant do cornering and as we found out neither can go straight so he is out too! therefore im obliged to report that probaly would be captain slow would be the newest driftking among them!

@39PSIOnTheDaily Год назад

Ebisu (or at least, the circuit that defined Ebisu) is dead.

@dnull Год назад

it's probably Clarkson

@gaspar7412 Год назад

ebisu now is for rally, so... yeah ebisu is dead :/

@conorholmes4796 Год назад

The answer is clarkson. James can’t spin the wheels he’s too soft on the gas and Richard already flipped his car in the first corner…

@timschuh6524 Год назад

I so miss Japan. But this is yet more evidence that, regardless of culture, dudes will race *LITERALLY* anything that moves.

@MrJustapersn Год назад

To be fair though, these N-Ones corner like the original Mini as they have the widest track and longest wheelbase of all the kei cars, and of course more power. than an original mini. As a consequence they're perfect for going around corners

@nickcabrera3982 Год назад

The English race push lawn mowers so…

@Afeeq1011 Год назад

People kept saying like kei cars can't race but they seem to forget that austin mini coopers

@imjh12 Год назад

austin mini coopers isn't kei car, because kei car should be under 660cc by japanese law.

@ASBO_LUTELY Год назад

@@imjh12 That's my massive 1.4 Yaris out of contention then? 😗

@pogo1140 Год назад

@@imjh12 Close, 850 but it actually generates less hp than these K cars.

@imjh12 Год назад

@@pogo1140 the japanese law only restricts engine size(cc). There is no restriction about HP currently.

@imjh12 Год назад

@@ASBO_LUTELY yeah. Even my father's 0.9 hyundai matiz which is kei car in korea, is not kei car in japan.🤣

@bv2146 Год назад

The GT trio should go to Japan for a challenge or something. The GTR vs bullet train was good but because Japan is JDM heaven, there's just so much to do

@Mpl3564 Год назад

Kei cars are a gem! This concept schould be exported on a large scale to much of the World where waste is the norm.

@muhyusman Год назад

That GSX R1000 is indeed look nice

@JamesLaserpimpWalsh Год назад

lol. James makes me chuckle. Cheers for the upload.

@Filipe1020 Год назад

The most adorable race ever.

@RCRitterFPV Год назад

These should be used for next Monaco F1 race, Qualify the real cars, race these.

@realityreport79 Год назад

I once had a Daihatsu Charade. I absolutely loved it!

@paulortnakamura2968 Год назад

Now I know what car to buy when I go to Japan! I was between the Honda and the Daihatsu ESSE, but after saw May´s thumbs up for the Honda I will choose it.

@adrianrutterford762 Год назад

Wonderful stuff!! Looking forward to Mr May in Italy.

@thegrandtour Год назад

Have you seen the trailer yet? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aSUfeCeyVz0.html

@adrianrutterford762 Год назад

@@thegrandtour Yep! I saw it over the weekend. It looks very interesting. The usual mix of information, nerdy (in a good way) thinking and craziness. Really enjoyed the Japanese series.

@Renzsu Год назад

Daihatsu left Europe years ago, but I think we’re ready to give these tiny cars another go. But make them electric ⚡️ The Daihatsu Move my parents had was great fun as a city car and I’d love to get something like that again at some point.

@bremCZ Год назад

Europe has European tiny cars. The Japanese ones would sell well, so long as they're priced better than the current crop.

@harrygatto Год назад

Daihatsu is Toyota owned. Kei car spec is max size of 3.4 m in length, 1.48 m in width, and 2 m in height or less and a displacement of 660cc or less. Very cheap to buy and own in Japan, much less taxation and obviously very economical. Crash safety is however another conversation. Performance and handling is a bit like the original Mini, some have turbo engines which helps but going up hills with the AC on can be slow.

@sealove79able Год назад

The P40 tshirt was a reminder of something like the car plates in Argentina? Groovey.

@GuitarRock86 Год назад

May is perfect to do something like this. The Gsxr was nice

@firstnamesecondname5341 Год назад

If London 🇬🇧 introduced a K-car only policy imagine the uproar from the Kensington & Chelsea lot 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

@10MinutesVideos Год назад

I want the next GT special to be done in Japan

@nomadenview Год назад

Kei car + hayabusa engine = excellent

@testaccountusa4828 Год назад

That move'll never be the 95 to 2001 Move, we've owned several and loved em. Just a shame parts availability is pretty much gone, unless parts cars show up which means people have to let go to let other one's live. We unfortunately had to say to our last one as well.

@AmirPomen Год назад

japan's k-car global races also held in Sepang F1 Circuit malaysia... just like super GT races held here too

@minto420 Год назад

kei cars are class, ive owned a few here and the inside is really big

@bremCZ Год назад

2:24 "Hey Bim" 🤣

@MostlyPennyCat Месяц назад

Dear god I've always loved kei cars. I wish we did something like that in Europe

@d33b33 Год назад

What do you mean look silly? All new cars are just giant angry looking transformer robots these days. This thing is beautiful.

@rjnation5042 Год назад

I love my Kei car's, I've got a few of them, Rj in Oz

@sourmarshmellow Год назад

i love the daihatsu move its an amazing car

@ThisMayContainNuts Год назад

Hey Bim! Nice video!

@eefjuh5533 Год назад

Lol. The sound with that handheld microphone 😁

@Mortthemoose Год назад

I'm going to have to watch this series again! Lol

@thegrandtour Год назад

A great way to spend the weekend 👀 www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0875NKZPT/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

@micktaylor9332 Год назад

"hey bim guess what......................."🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂🤣😂

@palamecianrider7385 Год назад

May entranced by a Gixxer 1000 in the middle of a job is just brilliant fun

@joelouis-arena4061 Год назад

Oooh, hellooo

@cucadrive946 Год назад

These are my favorite cars in the WORLD!! If I have an opportuinity to import one, I will take it no matter the cost.

@stretchedandy Год назад

It actually looks bloody fun. And reminds me of the Grand tourismo game on Playstation....i mean it is a Japaneae game i suppose 🤷‍♂️

@NakulDalakoti Год назад

I don't know if anyone of you noticed but James's T shirt has a picture of P-40 Warhawk .. the plane which Flying Tigers used to fight Imperial Japanese Air Force during WW2 😂

@toolzshed Год назад

Kei cars are so cool 😎🤘🏽🔥

@GranTruismo4head Год назад

Hey Bim! You’re awesome

@driftsenpai Год назад

実際軽は燃費いいし、価格も安い、小回りもよく効くからいいところしかない

@GalaxyNeptunia Год назад

I know this track!!! GoodSmile races here!!! FIGHT!!!

@dalewasson5919 Год назад

Kei cars are awesome

@projecti305 Год назад

I want to that track! Now! 😎😎😎😎

@JoriDiculous Год назад

We need more Kei Cars in our lives. The smal (well duh) sports ones are pretty cool. Slight tight inside space problem for most European though.

@christopherrobinkivisild5309 Год назад

@markuscamenzind5510 Год назад

you would be surprised some reviewer are 6f3 and still have headroom to spare and you could always opt or a van or tuck

@LieshaCichol Год назад

1:00 "And thru the magic of editing," Not 100% sure where James is on highway at the start (Shin-Meishin??), he's in a car with Kyoto license plate, and Suzuka Circuit is about an hour a bit away from the city of Kyoto.

@elderinmoi1571 Год назад

You don’t need a race driver you need a jockey for these 🤣

@hybridAbsol Год назад

Its a Honda and we can assume its gonna be high revving right ?

@TurnMaster 19 дней назад

Love kei cars, suzuki cappuccino

@CarShowclub Год назад

It looks like a Ford focus. Cute little thing!

@pakoyz342 Год назад

Kei cars are the future!

@mrarnold96 Год назад

Oh helloo! That is a rather nice Suzuki GSXR Motul Yoshimura. I watch countless video of it on RU-vid, but never in my wildest drea- *touch tires*

@robertallain8966 Год назад

1st thing u do is slap a big bore webber carb on it and a small 5lb turbo and a comp cam with all electric cooling fan and an MSD high out put ignition control box , high flow headers and and true dual exhaust . then some larger diameter rims and low profile tires and last a competition clutch with 6 speed tranny ..

@cleverusername9369 Год назад

The theme song for this race should be Yakety Sax

@kineuhansen8629 Год назад

have to say this is a car i would love to see in forza

@patrickradcliffe3837 Год назад

Captain Slow right at home!

@linokuma6559 Год назад

Kei car, is an art of making small things didn't feel boring

@geetheshbu2147 Год назад

The trio should do a Japanese special Recreating Initial d in their own quirky way

@MASViper Год назад

I like Honda N-One though. It's quite cute looking.

@flaagan Год назад

Good choice of music. Yoshida Bros?

@kotelypiesely1268 Год назад

I thought mr. James May would go to Japan to finally beat Takumi, but, uhh, that won't do

@crusty_ Год назад

who's James May? his name is Bim

@moosemaimer Год назад

Somebody in southern NH is driving a microscopic Mitsubishi pickup truck, I see it all the time.

@USAUSAM82 Год назад

Nice lunchbox, does it come with silverware?

@isaacplaysbass8568 Год назад

I miss my ATOZ+ and GrandMove+

@Tom-lf8hx Год назад

Hey bim!! Ahahah 🤣👌

@ek8710 Год назад

What episode is this?

@JR113FTW Год назад

The bim joke ahahahahha

@HoskoFromCostco Год назад

We need a new season of Our Man in ______

@pybep4861 Год назад

僕の愛車だ！ N-ONE is my beloved car.

@tippersimracing6070 Год назад

New Zealand we race K cars Daihatsu :)

@STB-jh7od Год назад

And most importantly look silly 🤪 😆😆

@-3590- Год назад

Are we going to get another season but different location? Or did Covid end this series?

@raritania7581 Год назад

The new season is in Italy.

@kevincaldwell4707 Год назад

Is there a better tv presenter than James May? Trick question, the answer is of course not!

@Spheredalai Год назад

"the kei, is okei" right 👍

@dalewasson5919 Год назад

Puts the K in okay*

@piconano Год назад

I want one. They're so cute.

@bar10005 Год назад

-Is this a sneak-peek from new season of Our Man in Japan? I don't recall Kei Cars in S01.- NVM it's from S01E04.

@michaelmichael2915 Год назад

Nope, that was in the show. I don't remember the episode but I remember watching it.

@bar10005 Год назад

@@michaelmichael2915 Found it - it's ~35 min into E04, I must have zooned out while watching it, I guess it's time to rewatch the season ;)

@sukhdevr3489 Год назад

-I can do that too-

@jonfick Год назад

News caster James May was pretty believable

@user-zq2en4gu5l Год назад

日本にいらしてくださって誠にありがとうございました。

@cattycats4 Год назад

James May should be the presenter for Formula One

@jackosp6991 Год назад

Two for me!

@mycroftsanchez901 Год назад

Was I the only one expecting to see a few highlights of the race?

@budiisnadi Год назад

Haha, he got distracted by the bike.