Can I get a 5,000-hp upgrade?’ said no Kei truck owner ever. Then Cody Detwiler bought one, and all the hot hinges of hell broke loose when he customized it with a fighter jet engine.

According to the latest restrictions from 1998, Kei cars are constrained to a length of 11.2 feet, a width of 4.9 feet, a height of 6.6 feet, and an engine sized 660 cubic centimeters or less with ...

First appearing in 1949, a compact truck is considered a kei truck if it's up to 11.2 feet long, 6.6 feet tall, has a load-carrying capacity under 771 pounds, and has an engine that only goes up ...

Oregon's SB1213 was written specifically to legalize kei cars and would apply to a vehicle that " [w]as originally manufactured in Japan or South Korea," " [h]as an engine that has a piston or ...

Kei-class models—including cars, vans, SUVs, and trucks—are among the smallest highway-legal vehicles in Japan. They are efficient, compact, and unbelievably rugged 4x4s when so equipped.