Texas registers kei trucks as miniature vehicles under SB 1816 — effective June 20, 2025, not September as most sources say. The law, the steps, and the Japan-side price.
Which kei truck for off-road work, decided by reading all 381 listings in Japan: 4WD availability by model, why the off-road trims barely exist, and what to add after it lands.
Every way to buy a kei truck, priced from both ends of the ocean: US dealers, importers, Bring a Trailer and direct import — and exactly what the markup buys you.
What a Japanese mini truck actually is, what one really costs landed in the US, and the disadvantages nobody selling them will tell you — measured from inside Japan across 394 trucks.
The kei truck maintenance playbook: the arrival service every import needs, engine-by-engine schedules for F6A, E07A, EF, EN07 and 3G83, real running costs, and where parts come from.
Kei truck or side-by-side? Landed costs against sticker prices, road legality (the surprising reversal), cab, payload and running costs — compared honestly, with measured numbers.
The Acty Attack decoded: what the farm-spec trim actually includes, its measured Japan price (barely above a normal Acty), and the 4x gap to US asking prices.
The kei truck mods that actually matter — tires, lift, lighting — priced with real figures, mapped by model, plus the Japan-side parts advantage nobody uses.
Kei truck top speed, MPG, horsepower, payload and 4WD availability — every model’s real numbers, the turbo map, and why your legal top speed is set by your state.
The kei camper decision, measured: the best base trucks and vans with real Japan prices, truck-shell vs van-build vs buying a Japan-built camper outright.