We posted this sixth generation Mitsubishi Minica kei car some time ago in the exhaust of the week:
![Bosozoku styled kei car: Mitsubishi Minica Bosozoku styled kei car: Mitsubishi Minica](http://www.bosozokustyle.com/sites/default/files/bosozoku-style-kei-car-mitsubishi-minica-1-thumbnail.jpg)
Bosozoku styled kei car: Mitsubishi Minica
It remains one of my favorite bosozoku styled kei cars! It is everything its bigger brothers have: multiple wild long exhaust pipes, granchan invluences, deep dish wheels, huge wings, sharknose and of course an oil cooler to complete it!
![Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Minica with five fingers exhaust Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Minica with five fingers exhaust](http://www.bosozokustyle.com/sites/default/files/bosozoku-style-kei-car-mitsubishi-minica-2-thumbnail.jpg)
Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Minica with five fingers exhaust
If you look at the interior you can spot a tsurikawa, mini steering wheel and long gearshifter like any bosozoku styled car should have!
![Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Minica with five fingers exhaust Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Minica with five fingers exhaust](http://www.bosozokustyle.com/sites/default/files/bosozoku-style-kei-car-mitsubishi-minica-3-thumbnail.jpg)
Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Minica with five fingers exhaust
It took me a while to identify this car: as you can see it doesn’t resemble much of its origin anymore:
![Factory stock Mitsubishi Minica SR-Z Factory stock Mitsubishi Minica SR-Z](http://www.bosozokustyle.com/sites/default/files/factory-stock-kei-car-mitsubishi-minica-SR-Z.jpg)
Factory stock Mitsubishi Minica SR-Z
The Mitsubishi Minica is a long living platform: Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries started production of the first Minica in 1962 as a 2 door sedan, while the Minicab was its counterpart as a kei truck. Both were based upon the 360 launched in 1961.
![First Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries Minica First Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries Minica](http://www.bosozokustyle.com/sites/default/files/mitsubishi-minica-first-generation-thumbnail.jpg)
First Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries Minica
The sixth generation was launched in September 1993 to succeed the successful fifth generation. In styling it was a big step forward: it followed the early 90s round and bulgy styling like we are used to from the Mazda Revue/121 and the Mazda Xedos 6. Just like its predecessor it also had the Minica Toppo as a mini MPV variant. In 1997 the restyled Town Bee was introduced alongside the normal Minica. The Town Bee was a retro styled car, a bit like the Nissan Figaro and the Daihatsu Mira Gino.
![Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4 Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4](http://www.bosozokustyle.com/sites/default/files/factory-stock-kei-car-mitsubishi-minica-dangan4-2-thumbnail.jpg)
Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4
The fifth generation already introduced the world’s first mass produced 5 valve engine with the 3G83 and 3G83T Turbo. This engine was not transferred to the sixth generation but improved into the 4 cylinder 4A30. This meant a big improvement in torque for the NA variants: it increased with almost 10% at 700rpm lower than the 3G83! The turbo version remained the same in specifications, however that variant was actually a leashed engine and could easily be unleashed with some minor upgrades. In stock form it already produces almost 100bhp per litre! Imagine the potential of that engine!
![Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4 Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4](http://www.bosozokustyle.com/sites/default/files/factory-stock-kei-car-mitsubishi-minica-dangan4-1-thumbnail.jpg)
Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4
Just like the fifth generation the sixth generation also offered 4WD. The 4WD models were indicated with a 4WD suffix. Apart from the 4WD versions the most desirable versions were the SR-Z and the Dangan 4. Both featured the 4A30T turbo engine and the Dangan featured 4 wheel drive. The Dangan was named after its Dangan ZZ-4 predecessor of the fifth generation and even more impressive: it now features a 4 cylinder engine and improved 4WD.
![Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4 Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4](http://www.bosozokustyle.com/sites/default/files/factory-stock-kei-car-mitsubishi-minica-dangan4-3-thumbnail.jpg)
Tuned Mitsubishi Minica Dangan 4
I can imagine why you would convert your kei car into a bosozoku styled car: it is fun, it is cheap and even welding that tiny sharknose is done in only a matter of minutes! I really think the Minica is a great platform to build an bosozoku styled car upon: its 4 cylinder 20 valve engine should give a very nice raspy sound when revving it into its 9000rpm redline!
[ I posted this article earlier this week on Bosozokustyle.com ]