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Suzuki
Mighty Boy (1983-1988)
Kei pickup imported to Australia, about 2,800.
Photo: Tennen-Gas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1983–1987
- Engine
- 540 cc / 0.5 LFactory: 540 cc
- Power
- 22.7 kW / 30.9 PSFactory: 22.7 kW
- Top speed
- 125 km/hFactory: 125 km/h
- 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 Mighty Boy is a small Suzuki pick-up sold mainly as cheap commercial transport. A 1985 Australian road test valued its price, economy and load space more than its performance or ride.
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 Mighty Boy (1983-1988) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Tennen-Gas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Suzuki Mighty Boy (1983-1988) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Rainmaker47 · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Suzuki released the Mighty Boy in February 1983 with a pick-up body and no turbo option. The archived Japanese heading gives the 1983-87 period and the model code M-SS40T.
A 1985 Modern Motor test priced the manual at $5795 and noted a two-speed automatic at $6065. The 540 cc three-cylinder made 22.7 kW at 6000 rpm and 43.1 Nm at 3500 rpm. The test called the missing tachometer the most glaring omission.
The car ran a standing 400 m in 22.43 seconds when empty, and a long downhill run reached about 125 on the speedometer.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Mighty Boy (1983-1988).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Cylinders | 31 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 540 cc / 0.5 LFactory: 540 cc1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 22.7 kW / 30.9 PSFactory: 22.7 kW1 Independently researched |
| Power at | 6,000 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Torque | 43.1 NmFactory: 43.1 Nm1 Independently researched |
| Torque at | 3,500 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Redline | 6,000 rpm1 Independently researched |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | manual (two-speed automatic option)1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | MacPherson struts1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | stiff leaf springs1 Independently researched |
| Brakes | discs 212 mm front, drums 180 mm rear1 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,150 mmFactory: 2,150 mm1 Independently researched |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | 1,395 mmFactory: 1,395 mm1 Independently researched |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 560 kgFactory: 560 kg1 Independently researchedWeight type not stated in the article. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 125 km/hFactory: 125 km/h1 Independently researchedNot a factory top speed. The article reached about 125 on the speedometer on a long hill; the unit is km/h as used in the article. |
|---|---|
| 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.
Being verified against factory or registry sources before it is published. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Cute Ute (Mighty Boy road test) Level C Jeff Brown · Modern Motor (reprinted by Team MightyBoy)
- the little 540cc triple
- 22.7kw at its 6000RPM redline
- 43.1Nm at 3500RPM
- 6000RPM redline
- Just $5795 gets you a manual Suzuki Mighty Boy
- the two–speed automatic is $6065
- the front MacPherson struts
- the stiff rear leaf springs
- The brakes (212mm diameter discs at front, 180mm drums rear)
- the Suzuki’s 2150mm
- With just 1395mm width door handle to door handle
- its mere 560kg wight
- to about a true 125
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