This is one beast.
You have probably never heard of the Suzuki Mighty Boy. Although the “utility” vehicle had a 600mm (around 2ft) bed, it was too small for hauling anything. However, it existed as a pickup variant of the Suzuki Cervo. The Cervo and Mighty Boy were both introduced in the 1980s. They fit perfectly into the kei car class of Japan.
Why haven’t you heard of this car before? It was sold only in Japan and two other export markets, Australia, and Cyprus. Reports indicate that less than 3,000 units were exported from the Land of the Rising Sun. However, there are still 300-400 units.
The video above shows one of them. This unit is still in existence today, and it was located in Australia.
This Kei car has a 6.0-liter V8 engine that is fuel-injected. This small car runs on E85 fuel and produces 440 horsepower (324kilowatts) at its rear wheels via a T400 transmission. The Mighty Boy is only 1,212 pounds (550 kg) and it weighs in at just over half the weight of the largest production touring bikes.
The original Suzuki Mighty Boy used a 543cc SOHC transversely mounted engine. It produced 31 horsepower (23 kW) or 32 pound-feet of torque (Newton meters). Despite this, the one you see has 11 times as much displacement as the previous model. Crazy.
We don’t think it is necessary to describe how sick this car is for its size and weight. Also, how difficult it was to control the cutesy menace, as shown in the video embedded above.