Suzuki Cappuccino Goes For a Drive

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The Suzuki Cappuccino was a proper sports car - front engine, rear wheel drive and a manual gearbox - just tiny!
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@grayfool 3 года назад

The best car Suzuki ever made. I was working for a Suzuki dealer when these first appeared. I got to play with some of them and enjoyed every second. A truly brilliant car. The roof is very easy to use. Turn the levers and push to lower or pull to raise until you hear the click. The panels are just as easy, unlock the levers and lift to remove. Clip into place and lock the levers to replace, done. You should try and find a Swift GTi of the same period, they're hugely underrated.

@jdmcarandmotorcycle Год назад

Suzuki has so many coolest car made only Japanese 😢😮😮😅😊😊😊

@jdmcarandmotorcycle Год назад

Samurai Escudo Cultus Alto works Wagon R

@Bratfalken 3 года назад

About my size! ...... I mean personally I'm as wide and heavy as the car! ;)

@Nickoboss29 2 года назад

The Cappuccino weights 725 kg... it's a bit too much for an human...

@jamescarson6681 3 года назад

Really enjoyed you taking a tour of pointing out the quirky talking points of this Japanese kei sportscar furiousdriving! I know that the pandemic has screwed many industries over but once things return to a positive direction, I hope Suzuki will develop a spiritual successor to this RWD manual kei car with doublewishbone suspension. Nowadays, Honda sells the successor of the 'NSX' + 'Beat' (S660), Toyota brought back the '86' + 'Supra' name, Nissan is bringing out their next 'Z' car, and the current generation of the Mazda MX-5 is one of the best its ever been in the history of MX-5s. And considering how well the Suzuki Swift Sport is, Suzuki still have the know-how to produce a sporty car that is fun-to-drive within legal speedlimits.

@baguettemeister6032 3 года назад

By the way the steering wheel actually does tilt and telescope! The handle is on the right side underneath of the wheel. When I found the switch on my car I felt like I just discovered Atlantis I was so excited lol

@TurnMaster Месяц назад

I have the late model one and no telescope

@phil8437 3 года назад

These are great cars. I have one! They are amazing to drive and really reliable. The engines are little gems (just change the oil and filter every 2000 miles or every 6 months which ever comes first). Only real bug bear is rust. You have to be checking all the time. I take the seats and carpet out of mine every year and have a thorough check around. But apart from that I love it. Thanks for a great review.

@d33b33 3 года назад

We did get the Daihatsu Copen in Europe, which looks like a comically large shoe. This Suzuki is better though.

@terrificspokesman7416 3 года назад

Plus the Xopen is a 4 cylinder which means no cool noises and it's front wheel drive

@NeoNeko99 3 года назад

Always loved these! Nice vid as always 🙂

@stuartsaunders4518 3 года назад

Always liked the look of these seems like it's great fun to drive too, brilliant video Matt

@Nostalgicboii 3 года назад

Brilliant cars apart from the rust issues! I did a POV drive recently and it just puts a massive smile on your face hearing the dump valve go choo choo!

@Jam3sA 3 года назад

Absolutely love these little things. Way before Gran Turismo or Initial D were things, I remember reading a review of these in the CSMA Magazine in 94 (along with the then-new Peugeot 106 XSI 1.6). Had a soft spot for them ever since

@GoldenCroc 3 года назад

-92 for me I think. I remember the reviewer saying that you had to be very friendly with you passanger, as you were going to have lots of body contact becuse of the tight interior, voluntary or not.

@planestrainsdogsncars4336 3 года назад

I had even less room on my garage shelf ...so I got the Suzuki Espresso

@HJPorschen 8 месяцев назад

For a few years I had a silver one. It was great fun, and one of the best cars I ever had. My all-time favoured is the Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite. The Cappuccino is a modern version of the Sprite.

@mickdebrou9235 3 года назад

Gorgeous little car, super cute exterior, really neat classy interior wish I had room for one in my life!

@njones420 3 года назад

It's worth noting, the car has MUCH more flex when the roof is off and the back window is down...gives it quite a different driving feel. I've fitted several braces under the car, and in the boot/engine-bay to stiffen up the chassis, as well as lowered sport suspension and modern bushes. I love it as it drives like it's on rails now, but passengers not so much :)

@alan- Год назад

I'm an owner myself and agree with all that. Had mine 12 years now and autotest it regularly. Chassis braces are a must.

@martinclapton2724 3 года назад

Excellent! These little cars always struck me as a pile of fun although I've never driven one. Very much following the tradition of fun on a budget from previous manufacturers , such as Honda's S800 - another high revolution screamer- , our own Austn Healey Sprites/ MG Midget and of course the Fiat 850 Sport/ Spider and later with the X1/9 from Italy. Modern motoring could do with a close eye on these models to recreate the "fun on a budget" theme. Great vid Matt.

@michaeltutty1540 3 года назад

Great review of a car I had never heard of, Matt. Keep up the good work. Seems like the engineers and designers subscribed to the notion that it is way more fun to drive a slow car fast rather than a fast car slow.

@furiousdriving 3 года назад

Definitely, and day to day it is!

@smilepermile888 3 года назад

Just subscribed to your channel, really like your enthusiasm and as a half japanese person, I really commend your knowledge about the japanese car culture! You definitely deserve more subscribers, hopefully you can collaborate with some other car youtubers once lockdown eases 👍

@planestrainsdogsncars4336 3 года назад

I have to say ill never understand the Japanese car scene the way you guys STANCE cars and every bit of body scrapes on the road ...what's that all about?😎ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iYj_LiWJ-UE.html&ab_channel=blekinas

@smilepermile888 3 года назад

@@planestrainsdogsncars4336 Umm, just because that video has over 1 million views, don't put us all in that same camp by saying "the way you guys STANCE cars ". Those are the small minority of japanese that do that for attention in a conservative and collectivist culture. Its illegal in japan to have a car that the body of it is not at least 9cm off the ground because the 9cm limit is a 'safezone' that allows any car to go up steep inclines. Your comment would be an insult to every japanese tuning shops (Mine's, HKS, Yashio Factory, Spoon, J's Racing, Powerhouse Amuse, RE Amemiya etc) and race teams that loathe the 'STANCE' movement. Like with everything, its the bad things that stick out to people's attention more than the good.

@planestrainsdogsncars4336 3 года назад

@@smilepermile888 That's all cool ..and wasn't putting you all in the STANCE camp and in no way meant to offend anyone ..just was wondering what the motivation was after spending obviously many thousands of $ on their cars just to have it drag along the road ..and so get damaged real easy.

@Rickenbacker451 2 года назад

Love the plain and elegant looking cockpit

@drpaulcampbell188 3 года назад

At least this would be easy to park in a UK garage with its small size. I love the similarity with the British sports cars too. By the early 90s we were all into hot hatches and we were importing sports cars like this and the MX5. Great video as always.

@timbre7999 3 года назад

Gorgeous little car, I love it!

@mpersad 3 года назад

What an innovative design. Great video as always!

@maxidyne 3 года назад

Such a cute little car! They where even sold here, and only right hand drive. But that didn't hold people back to buy one. Where sold pretty good here. I always like them. Haven't seen one in years. Last one I saw was on a breakers yard. Great video Matt!

@gord307 3 года назад

New word for today - Tea-shelfery - you heard it here first on Furiousdriving! The Japanese really do know how to make the most of space - super little car. Thank you for this morning's viewing :-)

@TurnMaster Месяц назад

Have one and love it, have the later model which has 17% more torque, timing chain instead of belt and alloy block. Big upgrades in the process.

@promerops 3 года назад

That truck coming up behind at the start of the drive really gave me the willies! This has to be the spiritual successor to the Spridget. I'd love one.

@CoffeeMon87 3 года назад

ah ...... I remember these well. In my younger days I lusted after one of these but changed my mind for exactly the observation Matt at the beginning of the video with the white truck. You feel so vulnerable with the lorries and big trucks around you. Travelling on the UK motorways would be a pure white knuckle ride to rival what the best theme parks can throw at you, if the lorries don't get you, then the crosswinds will certainly get you. These 'K' cars are only suitable for the cities and then I use the word 'suitable' with a pinch of salt.

@Alexifeu Год назад

You talked about coffee in the SUZUKI CAPPUCCINO. Ofc you have to drink Cappuccino lol.

@arrangrant6037 3 года назад

Great review Matt now you need to review a Honda Bear👍

@CortinasAndClassics 3 года назад

I always wanted one of these.

@jkk244 3 года назад

Super review. I’m in the US and I’ve been thinking of importing a Cappuccino from Japan. I doubt I could ever hope to find one in as pristine a condition as the one you reviewed! Import rules here limit our choices to cars that are 25 or more years old. Of the interesting affordable stuff from Japan is this car or the Honda Beat.

@grayfool 3 года назад

Just do it. They are brilliant.

@CathodeRayNipplez 3 года назад

No LHD tho. Might be a bit of a hassle in the US

@grayfool 3 года назад

@@CathodeRayNipplez True, but it's so small that it takes up less road that a Harley.

@CathodeRayNipplez 3 года назад

@@grayfool Hahaha too true. There are a few here in Australia but they still command reasonable money if you can find one.

@furiousdriving 3 года назад

Ive driven plenty of LHD (including American) cars here on RHD roads and its something you get used to very quickly, go for it!

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 3 года назад

Liked the reference to the Tunnocks Tea Cakes on the tea shelf, what a funky wee car, excellent review as always as Hubnut would power less is more!

@reghollisquimdribbler737 3 года назад

Stunning wee thing.

@Everything_Evan 3 года назад

Wouldn't be 50/50 weight distribution with my missus in the passenger seat.

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 3 года назад

I might have to grab a coffee to watch this little expresso of a car at lunchtime.

@furiousdriving 3 года назад

Or a vanilla latte lol

@alansimpson835 3 года назад

A great recipe for a sports car. Compact, minimal overhangs, revvy engine, low centre of gravity and light and chuckable. I always fancied one but, as someone has already said, they do have a rust reputation. I remember a friend having one, checking the underside and accidentally putting his hand through it, so getting a good one at decent money must be hard. I wonder how the Daihatsu Copen compares. You look very at home in it too I must say

@cornishrider 3 года назад

Guess today it would be called The Skinny Latte! Drove a Diahatsu Copen at a test drive day once, this has aged far better, looks great nowadays, I'd really like one!

@beetooex 3 года назад

That's interesting. I always fancied a Copen. What don't you like about them?

@user-itschad1954 3 года назад

Loved them, wanted to buy one but had children so couldn't. No room inside for anything, the driver and passenger were the crumple zones. Car has character by the shed load.

@fritzkuhne2055 3 года назад

this car is goals for me

@stevenjones19-m8i 3 года назад

Hi Matt,nice review of the Suzuki Cappacino,these are small cars,but it goes alright.

@doktoruzo 3 года назад

wow, that looks like brand new. Great little car.

@RichieRouge206 3 года назад

These are such cool cars, they look fresh even now and the details to attention and styling are amazing. I doubt I'd ever fit in one being 6'4" with size 13 feet lol. That Clarion would look amazing in the Volvo haha. But I still want one. Ian tested a yellow one in Australia I believe. And just think how much Battenburg cake you could fit on that rear shelf?. Great review Matt

@mokodorali5975 3 года назад

30 year old design and it still looks fresh. The Japanese just have a wonderful knack of coming up with creative design and engineering, just a unique and special car market. The kei car class would be ideal for UK small city streets in places of the monstrous suvs that dominate and clog up roads with.

@kevinnye5132 3 года назад

Noddy and Big ears car comes to mind , but Big ears would have to RUN alongside because no way would they both fit in that 😉. Did they sell them in pairs ? So you have one for each foot ? Like roller skates 🛼. Interesting car though 👍🏻

@GpLd 3 года назад

A micro Dodge Viper! 😀 Great vid thanks.

@neilmustow368 3 года назад

Remember the Cappuccino at the NEC Motor show in 1992 very cute sports car great video Matty

@furiousdriving 3 года назад

I went to that show but dont remember it..I think I was stuck at the Alfa SZ

@turquoisecat761 3 года назад

Like these and that rev counter to 12 is a novelty. There was one of these in my home town years ago always parked in same place, for some reason I remember it as yellow, but I guess it must have been red or silver lol. Thanks.

@GoldenCroc 3 года назад

Import maybe? As those were availible with more colors. Yellow was also a popular color for the Honda Beat I think, but I dont think you would confuse them.

@bcfairlie1 3 года назад

THE best mini sports car ever. Take that MG Midget

@russcattell955i 3 года назад

I agree, spiritual successor to MG Midget & Austin Healy Sprite. My wife is 5 feet nothing short, she loves her current Swift but has fond memories of her Mazda MX3. she'd love one of these. Plenty roomy for her.

@njones420 3 года назад

I've got a photo of mine parked next to an MG Midget, they're near identical in proportions.

@TheRobynhud 3 года назад

Lookin very slick there

@forresten 3 года назад

WANT. (Nice one, Matt! A pity that you could not show us the roof .. oh well - more surprises in real life. Drive furious, stay safe!)

@AntonyThorburn 3 года назад

Thats so nice.

@graceno162 3 года назад

Great review! Just a couple of corrections. There is no leather in the car, just lookalike pvc seats, (quite convincing though). The steering wheel is adjustable vertically, you just didn't find the release lever. I have two original uk cappys in similar condition, they are brilliant! What's with the trim along the sides of your car, it's not original (unless it is a very rare option)?

@danieljames2015 3 года назад

1994? This little beauty still looks amazingly contemporary and with a few small updates would sell out even today. If MG had not gone down , I could see them producing something like this as a descendant of the Midget. Great review.

@jamieogorman9461 3 года назад

Remember wanting one when they first came out

@irvb9881 3 года назад

Having had an MG Midget, Mini & Fiat 500 I can see a Cappuccino in my future at some point.

@timhancock6626 3 года назад

Anybody else think that this is what the MG Midget should have evolved into. The Cappuccino is a truly lovely little sports car. That one is a total gem in perfect condition. Doing a tea shelf check is an insult to the car I have to say.

@keio5274 3 года назад

You can adjust the steering wheel for angle and reach using a trigger under the steering column

@byronmills5952 3 года назад

Wonderful cars. Such a shame they were so poorly rustproofed. 😢

@brianiswrong 3 года назад

At 8:52 Did you feel better after that😀 Go on tell me it's the seat.

@furiousdriving 3 года назад

haha never wear leather on leather..

@shauntvr4312 3 года назад

These cars are great fun

@davidhynd4435 3 года назад

Why didn't they market these in Australia? The MX5 has sold here in significant numbers. I'd be very surprised if the Cappuccino couldn't have pinched some of those sales, especially had Suzuki priced it keenly enough. My experience with Suzuki cars is that they are well made with quite thrashable engines. My commuter car for a long time was a first-generation Suzuki Swift (But badged and sold new as 1st gen. Holden Barina). 1.3 litres, five speed box. I caned the daylights out that little 1.3 as it zinged its way around the tacho year after year. It just sat up, wagged its tail and begged for more. We still have it and my children have learned to drive in it, using it as a paddock basher. I don't think I'd want to have a prang in it, though. Micron thin panels and no airbags.

@ianrodgers5178 3 года назад

I drive a 1961 frogeye, so I know how you feel when these modern trucks come up behind you or by your side the frog is 2032mm long and 1346mm wide. Keep up the great videos

@GoldenCroc 3 года назад

2032mm.. I think that might be the wheelbase haha...Thats more or less exactly the same overall length as a reasonably compact motorcycle. Dont think the Sprite is quite that small... EDIT: Yep its about 3.5 meter overall, actually about 7 inches more than the car in this video.

@ianrodgers5178 3 года назад

@@GoldenCroc yep you are so correct. Wow that car is small. All the best

@maxgreece1 3 года назад

Would be interesting to compare this with the Smart Roadster which is a similar idea but with a European tilt. Some of those were scary fast. They did a Brabus version that was bonkers for the time.

@gryfandjane 3 года назад

Ticks all the right boxes for me, but as a long-time MG Midget owner, that’s no surprise! I’d love to try one out, but I’ve never seen one here in the USA, alas.

@zzhughesd 3 года назад

Own one. And an XL1. All good

@neilwalsh4058 3 года назад

Uber cool little car, mate of mine had 2 of them about 20 years ago while I was running around in comparatively huge Fiat X1/9's. Was that a proper Cherokee you spotted, the 90's XJ model? Had a couple of those too recently, great fun and very compitant off road.

@GoldenCroc 3 года назад

This and the AZ1 are dreams for me, would buy in a heartbeat if I had the cash and storage space. Maybe a nice K car van as well... and maybe a K pickup. And maybe a Minica Dangan ZZ...

@trevdean540 3 года назад

90s frog eye sprite. Very cool.

@markwright3161 3 года назад

0:57 That shot looks like when people mess around with perspective to make toy/model cars look full sized but here they didn't quite get it to work, still a little too small, but it's a real car :)

@WarriorRazor 3 года назад

Autozam AZ-1 is the kei car for me! Proper little race car.

@darthvirago 3 года назад

Great little car, most have gone now as they were prone to rust badly.

@mattbedford875 3 года назад

Jeez you posted this at 5am UK?!😂

@alchapman1052 3 года назад

Most be the smallest cc sports car around but doesn't detract from the fact it's a nice looking car.

@machiningbasics1729 3 года назад

Nice one

@Bratfalken 3 года назад

Ehum... where would you place the second passenger? ;)

@bequanis 3 года назад

Bros outfit was styled fr. Cool review, all the same.

@sandeepsehmi347 3 года назад

I like Tunnocks Caramel, a nice utilitarian brick-like quality. The jam and mallow in the teacakes could cause a terrible mess.

@neilsheppard6673 2 года назад

I want one!

@DashCamSerbia 3 года назад

Nice leather jacket. (I like leather jackets). I bought one just a few hours ago. :D

@Simon-ui6db 3 года назад

Its soooo cute!

@robertsedgwick1629 3 года назад

maybe you need a mokka to test the tea shelf!

@devlad 3 года назад

Not sure if you guys can import the S660 over there, but it's a great little unit

@robenglish416 3 года назад

Love that car! Didn't HubNut drive a Daihatsu equivalent! Why can't they build cars like this today? Oh I guess they can - in Japan! Love Kei cars!

@manofthehour6856 3 года назад

YES! I agree completely with the "proper sports car". I have seen some "gray market" imports for sale here in the US, and would LOVE this, but if the British refer to it as tiny, it's that much more unsafe driving on American roads where there is a surfeit of vehicles with excessive size and a paucity of driving discipline. But man, love this thing!!!!

@manofthehour6856 3 года назад

PS, furiousdriving is my favorite enthusiast channel on youtube as the cars are extremely interesting "extraorinary ordinary" cars, and the narrative is always straightforward, factual, and balanced. Its a channel for adults, and not something where the car becomes an object of scorn or derision. Thanks, as usual!!!!

@GoldenCroc 3 года назад

@@manofthehour6856 Very true, its great.

@Mirage8v 3 года назад

Love the car, but with me at 1.98 metres and a lack of LHD ones, it's unfortunately not for me :(

@rogerhudson9732 3 года назад

A wonderful car, pity the factory didn't underseal the steel chassis. An appreciating classic, if you can find one. Not to be driven in a leather coat plus hoody though, just merino wool jumper, slacks and proper thin driving shoes help.

@LeftIsBest001 Месяц назад

I was hoping they sold these in Australia, but it doesnt look like they did.

@nigelrudd670 3 года назад

Nice car mr hubnut already did one down under 🤓👍 less is more 😀 how about a Renault 30ts or a consul gt as in the sweeny

@tonys1636 3 года назад

Having been named after a frothy coffee they could have done some in Magnolia or a light tan. It is tiny inside as apart from Sumo Wrestlers the Japanese are a small race of people so it is fine for them or even myself as a small 5' 2.5" person.

@theodor12 3 года назад

I really like these things and I would love to drive one but I'm not sure I would fit. I'm 191cm or 6'3'' with long legs. Do any tall people have experience with these?