Suzuki MightyBoy history
Suzuki Have a long history of producing small motor vehicles. It all started in 1955 with the Suzulight series of Kei class cars. The Suzulight looked similar to a Moris / Leyland Mini-minor, only the performance was nowhere near as good, considering it was fitted with a 359cc 2-stroke, Air cooled engine.
Now, getting to the inception of the MightyBoy takes us to the late 70’s, and the introduction of the Suzuki Fronte 2nd generation 2-door fastback coupe.
The engine fitted to these vehicles was an in-line, 3 cylinder 543cc, OHC, water cooled engine, transversely mounted, driving the front wheels through a 4 speed manual or 2 speed automatic gearbox. In 1983, a turbo was added to this engine.
1983 brings us to the year the first model Suzuki MightyBoy was released in Japan. Based on the principles and regulations of the Japanese keijidÅsha class of vehicles, the MightyBoy is a coupe utility variation of the 2nd generation, 2-door fastback Suzuki Cervo. Released in 1983, it was equipped with an 534 cc SOHC 3 cylinder transverse-mounted engine (F5A), however unlike its cousin the Cervo, no turbo was available. Driving the front wheels through a 4-speed manual or optional 2-speed automatic gearbox, the F5A motor delivered 19 kW of power at the flywheel.
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