Students at a Japanese technical college are building a Supra-styled Daihatsu Copen kei car for the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon.

Daihatsu may not be a major name brand among American enthusiasts, but the Toyota offshoot has been producing an affordable, manual sports car since 2002. That model, the Copen, has traditionally been ...

Daihatsu revealed the K-Open concept at the Tokyo auto show, previewing a third generation of its tiny Copen roadster. The K-Open still packs a gas engine and a manual transmission but ditches the FWD ...

Good news for fans of small, lightweight, affordable sports cars: Daihatsu has previewed the next generation of its cutesy Copen roadster. Bad news if you live anywhere other than Japan: you likely ...

Among the news coming out of the Japan Mobility Show, Daihatsu has revealed a concept car previewing a new generation of the iconic Copen roadster. This tiny sports car was sold in Europe for a short ...

Daihatsu revealed the K-Open concept at the Tokyo auto show, previewing a third generation of its tiny Copen roadster. The K-Open still packs a gas engine and a manual transmission but ditches the FWD ...

Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Daihatsu Motor Co. will cease production of the Copen mini convertible sports vehicle at the end of August 2026, due to reasons including a regulatory issue. While ...

Production of the Daihatsu Copen will officially end in August 2026, bringing to a close one of Japan’s most distinctive kei roadsters. Yet this isn’t the final word, as Daihatsu has already hinted ...

A year later, Patrick Copen is still upset about the walk. If not for the walk, he wouldn’t have had to shift his attack to get a groundball and the double play he needed. If not for the walk, he ...