ISTORYA BLOG #17: The Multicab
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Featured in www.pinoyapache.blogspot.com on May 19, 2008
THE BEST THING that happened to an average Filipino family wanting to own a family utility vehicle that is very economical in terms of availability, maintenance and operation is the introduction of the Suzuki Every 660 or its more rugged cousin, the Suzuki Scrum, which could either run on normal or on four-wheel drive mode, here in the Philippines. It is more popularly known here as the “multicab”, short for multi-purpose cab.
Its arrival here in our shores, particularly in Cebu, in the early ‘90s spurred the entrepreneurial spirit of every Filipino found sitting behind its steering wheel. First imported and distributed here by the NORKIS Group of Companies of Mandaue City, it has taken on many different shapes whether it is as a small light truck, a taxicab, a mini ambulance, a police car, a midget troop transport or even a souped-up street drag-racing mite. Later, 6R Group of Companies joined the fray by marketing yet a smaller multicab design.
It is lightweight, narrow and small and could navigate effortlessly through our narrow streets with such ease with a few feet (not inches) to spare. It is powered by three cylinders...READ MORE (Press CTRL + mouse click)