Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...

Presented last year at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Daihatsu Copen concept was promising to be one of the funkiest kei cars around in 2015 when the production model was expected to arrive on the market.

Here’s a riddle for you: what’s tiny yet mighty, comes in at under 660cc, and stands just about four feet high? You’ve got it, that’s the Daihatsu Copen kei car. First launched in 2002, the Copen has ...

Daihatsu revealed the K-Open concept at the Tokyo auto show, previewing a third generation of its tiny Copen roadster. The K-Open still packs a gas engine and a manual transmission but ditches the FWD ...

Japan's strict kei car regulations, designed to get around some of the country's inherent automotive issues--lack of space, lack of parking, expensive gas--typically breed small, upright boxes where ...

The Daihatsu Copen is one of my favorite cars that has yet to reach American shores. It’s a tiny, two-seater convertible that’s been on sale since 2002 in places like Japan and Europe, with two ...

Justin Pritchard is a seasoned Sudbury, Ontario-based automotive journalist, producer, and technical writer. With a passion for cars and a talent for storytelling, he's established himself as a ...

According to a press statement issued by the company, over 4,000 orders have already been placed for the brand new Daihatsu Copen roadster. The Japanese brand says this happened in a relatively short ...

The Daihatsu Vision Copen was one of the many highlights of the Japan Mobility Show, as a sporty ICE-powered concept that could preview a future Mazda MX-5 rival. Independent digital artist Theottle ...

Daihatsu left the U.S. market way back in 1992, but the brand is still going strong in Japan. The company is wholly owned by Toyota now and specializes in building kei cars and trucks, a special class ...

You are so gorgeous, little Copen, it's making me mad. It's difficult for me to accept that this global pandemic is keeping us apart. We were meant to meet face to face during the 2021 Tokyo Auto ...

The limited-edition Copen Coupe may be Daihatsu’s headline act at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but it’s not the only Copen version on display at the event. The carmaker has also brought two Copen-based ...