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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 07-28-2021, 07:44 PM

Even though I wouldn't hold my breath for the average redneck to look at the FWD trucklets the same way they're taken seriously as a workhorse in Brazil and regional export markets, their cabs are better suited to taller people than JDM Kei-class mini trucks and their Chinese copies. Not sure if the early Fiat Strada having been certified by the European Union back in the day would make it easier to register a 15-year old one in Canada for instance, or the fact that some versions featured engines similar to those of certain US-spec versions of models such as the Fiat 500 could render it easier to meet EPA requirements in order to allow some registration as road-legal instead of being restricted to the same "off-road only" standard applied to most JDM mini trucks.

Even though a 4WD option was never available for models such as the Fiat Strada, which can be considered a disadvantage compared to the JDM mini trucks and some Chinese copies of the Suzuki Carry, besides the bare-bones trims there were fancier off-road themed ones too

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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr It's all about Diesel Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Posts: 12,963 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,704 Times in 1,521 Posts	Could the loophole allowing imports of JDM mini trucks also benefit Brazilian coupé-utilities? Even though I wouldn't hold my breath for the average redneck to look at the FWD trucklets the same way they're taken seriously as a workhorse in Brazil and regional export markets, their cabs are better suited to taller people than JDM Kei-class mini trucks and their Chinese copies. Not sure if the early Fiat Strada having been certified by the European Union back in the day would make it easier to register a 15-year old one in Canada for instance, or the fact that some versions featured engines similar to those of certain US-spec versions of models such as the Fiat 500 could render it easier to meet EPA requirements in order to allow some registration as road-legal instead of being restricted to the same "off-road only" standard applied to most JDM mini trucks. Even though a 4WD option was never available for models such as the Fiat Strada, which can be considered a disadvantage compared to the JDM mini trucks and some Chinese copies of the Suzuki Carry, besides the bare-bones trims there were fancier off-road themed ones too