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Lucky★Star Initial D reference remake #luckystar #keisuketakahashi #subaruvivio https://www.instagram.com/p/B3wH76En3Ht/?igshid=10rrfaw8jzphr

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And now for something completely different! This is a #SubaruVivio T-top - one of the more eclectic 90s #Kei cars, but it’s also sporting a retro kit. Interest in small retro cars in Japan - where chrome was always desired by some buyers - simmered in the 80s - with new-build Minis, Autobianchi A112s, and 2CVs finding favor among the sleek moderns - but the trend really took off after Nissan’s “Pike” cars - the Be-1, Figaro, Pao, and S-Cargo. - The popularity of those cars led to a wide variety of aftermarket kits and retro-themed production cars. The archetypal 90s #JDM retros came from Mitsuoka - most famous for the Nissan March/Micra-based Viewt and other over-the-top #retrocars. - But the retro trend was popular enough for there to be production retro versions of all sorts of regular cars. The Vivio T-top Bistro and Sambar Dias Classic were Subaru’s first, but the manufacturer later extended the treatment to the other Vivios and the Impreza. - The regular Vivio was considerably more subdued in appearance than this retro T-top, and replaced the Rex in early 1992. The car got its name from it’s displacement - the Roman numerals VI VI O stand for “660” (the engines were actually 658cc, but 660cc was the Kei class displacement limit). Basic Vivios used a 48-hp NA version of the engine, with supercharged and 16V versions available. The cars were featherweights even for Keis - less than 1,600 lbs., so they made good use of their power. - The basic Vivios were a three- and five-door hatch, just like the outgoing Rex, but in the atmosphere on the boom times of the late 80s, Subaru also included a “lifestyle” Convertible - the T-top. The name was a little misleading. The model was called T-top but the roof was called “Multi-top” - and it had five possible configurations with the roof coming off in three panels and the rear window being removable as well, making for a roomy, airy convertible in warm times and a fully-sealed coupe when it was cold. Space was tight, so in the best retro roadster tradition, a spoiler-like luggage rack sits on the trunk lid. - The Vivio was replaced by the Pleo in 1999, and sadly, the T-top didn’t reappear. #SubaruVivioTtop #KeiCars (at SODO-Moto) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4eDCDlyLr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xcgb00nkemor

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