Suzuki Alto Lapin LC Introduced as Incredibly Cute Kei Car With Retro Look Suzuki wants the style to evoke the Fronte 360 Kei car from the late 1960s.
Limits can lead to creativity.
Japan's Kei-class cars are a perfect example.
There are rules for dimensions, engine displacement, and power output.
Automakers are responding by getting creative and making fascinating little vehicles like the new Suzuki Alto Lapin LC, which takes the regular, already-cute Alto Lapin and makes it even more adorable.
The standard model has a grille with a large metallic insert that covers the area between the headlights.
However, the LC has a completely different look, with a small, open grille with chrome accents.
There is a narrow slit above the face of the vehicle.
Headlights gain chrome trim rings.
The rear of this version is identical to the standard Lapin, but the standard features a wing-shaped badge with the LC logo.
Where the front end of the regular Alto Lapin subtly evokes the Renault 4 from the 1960s, the automaker says it wants LC to recall the Suzuki Fronte 360 from the late 1960s.
To stick to the retro aesthetic, the little tool is available in vintage hues such as light green, pastel pink, beige, brown, and blue.
There are also two-tone color schemes with a brown or white roof.
Like the exterior, the LC shares a common interior layout with the standard Alto Lapin but with special touches.
The upholstery is a mix of brown plaid fabric and chocolate faux leather.
Other areas, such as the door panels and headlining sections, are beige, which keeps the cabin from looking too dark.
Buyers can choose a wood-effect or dark gray pearl panel for the instrument cluster.
The interior of the Lapin LC includes an optional 7-inch infotainment display.
There are also heated seats and automatic climate control.
Lapin is French for rabbit, and therefore there are animated rabbits in the information display below the speedometer.
The Lapin LC uses a 660 cc, three-cylinder engine producing 63 horsepower (47 kilowatts).
All models are equipped with a CVT, and buyers can choose between a front- or all-wheel-drive layout.