Suzuki Twin

The Suzuki Twin is a two seat kei car that Suzuki sold in Japan from January 2003 until October 2005. It came in hybrid and non hybrid versions, which made it the first hybrid kei car on the Japanese market. On the Japanese test cycle the standard car used 4.54 litres per 100 km and the hybrid 2.93 litres per 100 km. It was aimed mainly at young women and was slightly longer than the Smart Fortwo. Its unusual features included a passenger seat that folded flat into a storage tray and a single power window on the driver side to save battery power and cost. The idea first appeared as the Suzuki PU3 Commuter concept at a Tokyo Motor Show, and a near production version was shown in 2002. Car and Driver tested it in August 2003 and was mostly critical.