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The Honda Vamos is a leisure vehicle originally produced by Japanese automaker Honda from 1970 to 1973, and reintroduced again as a trim level of the Honda Acty microvan starting in 1999. Its name, "Vamos", is Portuguese language for "let's go".

## Contents

* 1 1970-1973
* 2 Vamos & Vamos Hobio
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 1970-1973[edit]

Motor vehicle

Honda Vamos

Overview
Manufacturer| Honda
Production| 1970-1973
Body and chassis
Class| Kei truck
Body style| 2-door jeep
Layout| Front-mid engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related|

* Honda TN360
* Honda N360

Powertrain
Engine| 354 cc I2
Transmission| 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase| 1,780 mm (70.1 in)
Length| 2,995 mm (117.9 in)
Width| 1,295 mm (51.0 in)
Height| 1,655 mm (65.2 in)
Curb weight| 520 kg (1,146.4 lb)
Chronology
Successor| Honda TN-7

Available as a kei truck, it was based on the Honda TN360. The Vamos used a 354 cc 2-cylinder, mid mounted, air-cooled, overhead camshaft gasoline engine shared with the Honda TN360, N360, and the Z360. The Vamos was a competitor at the time to the Suzuki Jimny and the Daihatsu Fellow buggy. According to the article for this vehicle at Japanese Wikipedia, only 2,500 were sold. Honda had hoped the popularity of the Honda Dax minibike with its off-road image would be associated with the Vamos. Because of the installation of the spare tire on the front of the vehicle and the sound from the air-cooled engine, it had a Volkswagen Type 2 reputation but because of the open cabin design, it wasn't very popular due to a lack of four-wheel drive.

The Vamos was available with an optional and removable rear seat, whereas the Vamos was known as the Vamos 2 or the Vamos 4, for its ability of passenger capacity. It was also available with lap only seat belts for all passengers. The convertible top was easily and quickly removed as needed. Due to the open cab configuration, all instrumentation and switches were both water- and dust proof. It used a MacPherson strut front suspension and a De Dion tube with half leaf springs in the back.

## Vamos & Vamos Hobio[edit]

Motor vehicle

Honda Vamos

Pre-facelift (turbo)

Overview
Manufacturer| Honda
Also called| Vamos Hobio
Production| 1999-2018
Body and chassis
Class| Microvan
Body style| 5-door van
Layout| Front-mid engine, rear-wheel-drive/four-wheel-drive
Related| Honda Acty microvan (third generation)
Mooku Reve[1]
Powertrain
Engine|

* 656 cc E07Z I3
* 656 cc E07Z I3 turbo

Transmission|

* 3-speed automatic
* 4-speed automatic
* 5-speed manual

Dimensions
Wheelbase| 2,420 mm (95.3 in)
Length| 3,395 mm (133.7 in)
Width| 1,475 mm (58.1 in)
Height| 1,775 mm (69.9 in)
Curb weight| 1,070 kg (2,358.9 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor| Honda Street trim level
Successor| Honda N-Van
Honda N-Box

The Honda Vamos name was reintroduced in June 1999, and was joined by its twin, the Honda Vamos Hobio in April 2003. Both are microvans with 659 cc straight-3 SOHC E07Z gasoline engines and are upper trim level versions of the Honda Acty van. Four-wheel drive is optional, using Honda's Full Time 4WD system that utilizes a viscous coupling. It features independent suspension with front coil springs and rear leaf springs. The engine is also available with a turbocharger with the maximum horsepower being limited to 64 PS (47 kW).

The Vamos is marketed more for personal use whereas the Acty van and truck are geared more towards commercial and industrial uses, and as delivery vehicles. The Vamos has a redesigned rear end, with vertical rather than horizontal taillights and a smaller rear gate. Most of the luxury equipment offered on the Vamos is not available on the Acty. The Vamos competes with the Suzuki Every van, the Subaru Sambar van and the Daihatsu Atrai van in Japan. The 2003 Vamos Hobio is a "recreational" vehicle, meant to be used as part of an active lifestyle. It has a roof which is 105 mm (4.1 in) taller and has the Acty Van's bigger tailgate and low-mounted taillights. The interior features numerous hooks and mounting points on the floor and walls and has water proof trim. The Vamos Hobio also has a different front design with a more prominent, trapezoidal grille.

Various trim packages and unique options have been offered on the Vamos and Vamos Hobio, with almost yearly cosmetic changes to items like grille, tail lights and color combinations. The interior seats are configurable into multiple positions to maximize its load-carrying and passenger accommodation. From May until October 2003 Honda also accepted orders for the Vamos Hobio "Travel Dog Package," especially designed to accommodate dogs. This offered water-repellant and deodorant upholstery, pet mats, and other special equipment. In May 2007 a Travel Dog Package was again offered, this time on the regular Vamos. This package remained available to order until the end of January 2008.[2]

Aftermarket appearance kits are available in Japan.

Production of the Vamos and Vamos Hobio was discontinued on May 21, 2018 as the car could not meet new crash safety standards without extensive reengineering. The Vamos was replaced by the N-Van, although scattered examples of existing stock continued to be sold until the final Vamos Hobio Pro was sold in October 2019.[3]

* Vamos front view (2001 facelift model)

* Vamos rear view (2001 facelift model)

* 2007-2010 version

* 2007-2010 version

* Vamos Hobio front, showing different grille

* Vamos Hobio rear view, showing the different tail light design as also used on the Acty

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Mooku: Mooku In Japan". Car-cat.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18.
2. ^ Yoshioka, Takuro (2007-08-23). "バモスに愛犬家仕様登場" [Vamos for dog-lovers appeared] (in Japanese). webCG Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07.
3. ^ "2019年10月 軽四輪車 通称名別 新車販売確報" [October 2019: Confirmed new car sales reports for kei vehicles by market name] (in Japanese). 般社団法人 全国軽自動車協会連合会 [Japan Light Vehicle Association Federation]. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31.

## External links[edit]

| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Honda Vamos.

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* VAMOS Official Page
* ThisOldHonda.org
* Folding Top Demonstration Video at honda.co.jp (in Japanese)

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