Beautiful ‘70s big sedan - and very Japanese. I’m lovin’ it. At first I thought the first picture is an actual photos of a real world car. Amazing job.
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A 70s Far Eastern luxury car which looks like it can compete head-on with Euro equivalents on specs? Now that could well be something to celebrate…
I love the design but I am curious how such a reasonable engine with MPEFI is getting such bad fuel economy. I have a '79 car on my company thread that’s built on the G body and getting better fuel economy with a throttle body 3.2L V6. That same V6 is also making more power and granted, it has 300cc on yours but with throttle body injection I would still expect it to be worse.
I must reemphasize the quality of the styling though. Its go that perfect Japanese copycat look that is equal parts US and European.
EDIT @On3CherryShake I would be happy to take a closer look. Send me .car at your leisure
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Thanks for the kind words! It may be because the engine family is based in 1965 to stress realism. It’s based off of the Toyota M straight six and it too was that old. I could send you a .car file if you’d like to tinker with it!
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I have an itty-bitty crush on kei cars now. But I don’t know how to make them.
I gave it a shot though.
Hokuto Loki!
Powered by a CVT and a 660cc 55 horsepower LA 3-cylinder engine, this is the perfect city car. It scores 45 mpg and gets to 100 km/h in 18 seconds! We’ll gloss over that though.
If anyone can help me with that, I’d appreciate it haha.
But look at how cute it is!
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How could such a small car share its name with a Norse god? Anyway, it should be a highly competitive Kei car, and it looks decent inside and out.
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Wikipedia: “in Norse mythology, which some scholars have described as that of a trickster god”…
So, it works.
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The correct name is loli haha
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ahem I understand a name change is in order then
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The 2016 Futaba - America’s Favorite SUV Since 2001
Introduced in 2015 for the 2016 model year, the third generation Futaba made its debut at the Chicago Auto Show. Featuring a new chassis design, more aluminum use, a longer wheelbase and shorter overall length, reviewers noted it’s even more generous interior room and smoother ride.
It’s currently available in 3 trims - CL, CLE and CXE. The standard drivetrain is a 3.6L VE-series V6, an 8-speed Aisin automatic and FWD. AWD is optional, and both setups come with an electronic differential system.
The 2016 Futaba debuted a lot of forward motion for Hokuto in terms of technology and design. Higher quality materials make up the interior, and the present version of HUE (Hokuto User Experience) graces the center console.
A mild facelift is expected by 2020.
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Very nice design!
Although, I think it would look a liiittle more modern with a black C-pillar.
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Thank you! The C-pillar is definitely planned for the refresh! I may only do partially though, similar to this 
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Hokuto Automotive now has an Instagram page!
Click here to visit and follow!
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That’s a great idea! I should do that too…
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Beautiful!!!
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Happy Holidays from Hokuto!
We wish you all the best of times!
Here’s our gift to you, a little teaser for something that we may be bringing to Europe and North America soon!
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Daihatsu Thor reference?
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Dude, the SUV’s design is great.
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Yeah, especially the rear
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