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.

Even though we're one of the few publications trying to keep up to date with what's going on in the Japanese car market, this project caught us completely by surprise. It's the updated Daihatsu Copen.

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 ...

Production of the Daihatsu Copen will officially end in August 2026, bringing to a close one of Japan’s most distinctive kei roadsters. Yet this isn’t the final word, as Daihatsu has already hinted ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Daihatsu's Copen, no bigger than a Frogeye Sprite and with aluminium body panels and composite plastic bits keeping its weight down to 850kg, most definitely has a presence of its own - all 3.4m of it ...

The gang over at Liberty Walk in Japan has turned their hand to the tiny little Japanese two-door kei convertible known as the Daihatsu Copen. The Daihatsu isn't exactly known for raw speed but is ...