> Kei cars are designed for cities.

1. The article is about kei trucks, not kei cars. different things. 2. Kei is Japanese regulatory category designed for Japan. Japan is a country with quite a bit of non city places where kei .* are quite popular.

Alphard and Velfire are designed for cities, ideally dense areas where driving them isolates you from high traffic and the passers by you force to move out of your way.

Palanquin were probably the ideal Japanese vehicle for both city and country.