supercute mystery minicar

April 3, 2006 9:12 AM

Can anyone identify this supercute car? All I know is that the photo was taken in Tokyo in 2002.
posted by dmo to Travel & Transportation around Tokyo, Japan (7 answers total)

Best answer: Nissan Figaro.
posted by planetkyoto at 9:19 AM on April 3, 2006

Response by poster: Thank you!
posted by dmo at 9:28 AM on April 3, 2006

as admired by No. 1 and allegedly owned by some marginally well-known guy named Clapton.
posted by planetkyoto at 9:28 AM on April 3, 2006

Formerly owned by Donald Duck.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:12 AM on April 3, 2006

That Figaro looks an awful lot like the Karmann Ghia...
posted by feloniousmonk at 11:17 AM on April 3, 2006

The Nissan Figaro has the engine of a Nissan Micra.
posted by cushie at 3:21 PM on April 3, 2006

It looks like a Kharman Ghia? I suppose, if you turn your head just right and squint, I guess...
posted by lhauser at 11:01 PM on April 3, 2006