Honda That's
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The Honda That's is a kei car
manufactured since 2002 by Honda
for the Japan
ese market only. The vehicle has a five-door "tall wagon" hatchback
body, with considerable height given its limited length and width, limited by kei car regulations limits. That's is based on the third-generation Honda Life
kei car platform, and comes in both front-wheel drive
and all-wheel drive versions, and it shares the Life's E07Z three-cylinder inline
, 656 cc engine, available in either naturally aspirated (38 kW) or turbocharged
(47 kW) versions (the latter was dropped in 2006 with the arrival of the turbocharged Honda Zest
). All versions only come with a three-speed automatic transmission
.
The That's went on sale in Japan on February 8, 2002 with prices starting at ¥
1,034,000. On October 15, 2004, Honda released a special version, slashing the price to ¥ 900,000, which resulted in a 200% increase in sales. A minor facelift
took place in 2006, with the facelifted That's debuting on March 22; at the same time, the turbocharged version was dropped.
Kei car
Kei cars, K-cars, or , are a Japanese category of small vehicles, including passenger cars, vans, and pickup trucks. They are designed to comply with Japanese government tax and insurance regulations, and in most rural areas are exempted from the requirement to certify that adequate parking is...
manufactured since 2002 by Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
for the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese market only. The vehicle has a five-door "tall wagon" hatchback
Hatchback
A Hatchback is a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate—and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box...
body, with considerable height given its limited length and width, limited by kei car regulations limits. That's is based on the third-generation Honda Life
Honda Life
Introduced on 21 August 1973, this version of the Life was designed as a pick-up truck. Production ended in 1974, with no more than 1,132 vehicles produced.-Second generation :...
kei car platform, and comes in both front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive is a form of engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine arrangement generally found in rear-wheel drive and...
and all-wheel drive versions, and it shares the Life's E07Z three-cylinder inline
Straight-3
A straight-three engine, also known as inline-three engine, or a triple, is a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line or plane, side by side....
, 656 cc engine, available in either naturally aspirated (38 kW) or turbocharged
Turbocharger
A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...
(47 kW) versions (the latter was dropped in 2006 with the arrival of the turbocharged Honda Zest
Honda ZEST
Honda Zest is a kei car, released in 2006, by Honda. Equipped with a turbo charged engine, 3 cylinders, and 4 doors. It was the first kei car available with optional side curtain airbags. It was available in two distinct versions — Zest and Zest Sports. In fall/winter 2008, the Zest Sports was...
). All versions only come with a three-speed automatic transmission
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission is one type of motor vehicle transmission that can automatically change gear ratios as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually...
.
The That's went on sale in Japan on February 8, 2002 with prices starting at ¥
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
1,034,000. On October 15, 2004, Honda released a special version, slashing the price to ¥ 900,000, which resulted in a 200% increase in sales. A minor facelift
Facelift (product)
A facelift is the revival of a product through cosmetic means, for example by changing its appearance while leaving its underlying engineering or design intact....
took place in 2006, with the facelifted That's debuting on March 22; at the same time, the turbocharged version was dropped.