Naked?

I saw this car in a parking lot recently and noticed it looked very utilitarian, like a military vehicle with undersized wheels...

Curious about the make and name, I looked at the back and saw that it is a Daihatsu. Diahatsu is Toyota's small car & truck division making the keijidosha (軽自動車【けいじどうしゃ】), or light weight vehicles. They are identified by the yellow license plate. The current maximum engine displacement for kei cars is 660 CC! Many motorcyles have larger engines than this!

However, this one is called "Naked". Hmmm...Pretty racy name for such a plain looking car.

Turns out that it is actually an older Daihatsu introduced to the market in 1999 and produced until 2004. The one in the photo looks much newer than that. The owner must take good care of his/her Naked.

Yes, definitely n-a-k-e-d in English. Interesting name for a car. I wonder if many women bought these?