Suzulight was the brand used for kei cars built by the Suzuki Motor Corporation from 1955 to 1969. They were Suzuki's first entry into automotive manufacturing, having previously only produced motorcycles. The Suzulight sedans and light vans all had transversely mounted engines and front-wheel drive. The Suzulight Carry trucks and vans were the first to use the Carry label, still around today.
Suzulight was the brand used for kei cars built by the Suzuki Motor Corporation from 1955 to 1969. They were Suzuki's first entry into automotive manufacturing...
first two generations of Carrys were sold with the Suzulight badge rather than the company name Suzuki, emphasizing the company's focus on "Light Cars"...
The Suzuki Fronte (Japanese: スズキ・フロンテ) is an automobile introduced in March 1962 as a sedan version of the Suzulight Van. The nameplate remained in use...
beginning production in the following years. These included the 1955 SuzukiSuzulight and the 1958 Subaru 360 (considered the first truly mass-produced kei...
single carburettor, in the 1961 Suzulight Carry FB. This engine has an alloy block and alloy head, betraying Suzuki's roots as a motorcycle manufacturer...
year later, the first Suzuki automobile, Suzulight, went on sale. In 1965, the company marketed their first Suzuki outboard motor, D55. When the second outboard...
four-strokes that the class really began taking off, with cars from SuzukiSuzulight (front-wheel drive based on the German Lloyd with a DKW type engine)...
representing more than five Beetles for every Lloyd 400 produced. SuzukiSuzulight Ulf Kaack (2012). Minimalismus auf vier Rädern ... Lloyd LP 400. GeraMond...
passenger models debuted in answer to MITI's proposal, including Suzuki'sSuzulight in October 1955 and the Subaru 360 in March 1958. Honda hired nearly...
Toyota iQ Best technology: Nissan X-Trail 20GT Historic car of Japan: SuzukiSuzulight Best domestic car: Honda Insight Best import car: VW Golf Best design:...
Fronte 800 was an attempt at competing in a higher market segment than the Suzulight Kei jidosha class offerings. The name from its smaller engined brother...
into Toyota) 1954 - Subaru's first car (Subaru P-1) 1955 - Suzuki's first car (Suzulight) 1957 - Daihatsu's first car (Daihatsu Midget) 1963 - Honda's...
1959-1961 Kurogane Baby. Other competitors included the front-engined Suzulight Carry which placed the engine in front of the driver, but also adopted...