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Suzuki
CV1 (1980s)
Microcar, between 50 and 100 manufactured.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Sicnag · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- single-cylinder two-stroke · 50 cc / 0.1 LFactory: 50 cc
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The CV1 is a 50 cc two-stroke microcar that Suzuki billed as a Community Vehicle. The article says it may be one of the rarest Suzuki models for sale, because little evidence shows that more were sold in the UK.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Suzuki CV1 (1980s) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Sicnag · CC BY 2.0
Suzuki CV1 (1980s) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Erremm · CC BY-SA 4.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Suzuki announced the CV1 at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show with 100 made and a price of 300,000 yen, which the article puts at about 2,000 pounds in 2022 money.
It was meant as urban transport and could be driven on a moped licence. The article says it began life as a Suzuki demonstrator to gauge public interest.
A UK example was offered in 2022 at 2,500 pounds and needed significant work to be roadworthy.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard CV1 (1980s).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | single-cylinder two-stroke1 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 11 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 50 cc / 0.1 LFactory: 50 cc1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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Ultra-rare Suzuki CV1 is up for sale, and we are strangely attracted to it! Level C Simon Hancocks · Visordown · 2022-02-07
- Powered by a dinky 50cc single-cylinder engine
- is powered 50cc single-cylinder two-stroke engine
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