Kei Cars - History of Regulations

History of Regulations

Date Maximum length Maximum width Maximum height Maximum displacement Maximum power
four-stroke two-stroke
8 July 1949 2.8 m (9.2 ft) 1 m (3.3 ft) 2 m (6.6 ft) 150 cc 100 cc n/a
26 July 1950 3 m (9.8 ft) 1.3 m (4.3 ft) 300 cc 200 cc
16 August 1951 360 cc 240 cc
4 April 1955 360 cc
1 January 1976 3.2 m (10.5 ft) 1.4 m (4.6 ft) 550 cc
March, 1990 3.3 m (10.8 ft) 660 cc 47 kW (64 PS; 63 hp)
1 October 1998 3.4 m (11.2 ft) 1.48 m (4.9 ft)

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