1999 Honda Acty, SDX HA7

on dedicated equipment including vacuum test for leaks Engine smoke machine test for exhaust and vacuum leaks Battery drain test OBD scan for fault codes Alignment check Wheel torque verified with calibrated torque wrench All lights and signals tested Engine bay treated with protective chemical to prevent rubber and plastic dry rot Stored with full tank to prevent fuel tank corrosion Driven and verified, all issues addressed before listing On this Acty specifically: New rims and tires mounted CarPlay installed White exterior, no rust. Cold A/C. Driven and verified by our team before listing. The Honda Acty uses a mid-engine layout. The engine sits under the cab floor between the front and rear axles rather than under the hood. This is not a quirk or a packaging compromise. It is a deliberate engineering decision that gives the truck a near 50/50 weight distribution between the axles, a lower center of gravity than any front-engine kei truck, and a handling balance that front-engine competitors cannot replicate. It is the reason experienced kei truck buyers specifically seek out the Acty when handling matters. This is the SDX, the higher equipment trim of the HA7 Acty, which adds power steering and a driver airbag as standard. All Time 4WD keeps torque distributed to all four wheels continuously rather than engaging on demand. Power steering. 5-speed manual. 38,310 miles on the clock. The passenger seat folds up flush with the cab floor, converting the footwell into usable storage space. It is a factory feature built into the SDX configuration. Small thing, consistently useful. Cold A/C. New rims and tires. CarPlay installed. No rust anywhere on the truck. Mileage: 38,310 miles (61,652 km). Interesting Facts The Honda Acty’s mid-engine layout places the E07Z engine beneath the cab floor between the axles, giving it a weight distribution of approximately 47/53 front to rear. Competing kei trucks with front-mounted engines typically run 55/45 or heavier to the front under load. The Acty’s balance contributes to more predictable handling when the bed is loaded and more even tire wear across all four corners over the truck’s service life. The HA7 Acty was the final generation of the Honda Acty truck before Honda discontinued the model in 2021, citing the cost of meeting modern emissions standards. The HA7 ran from 1999 to 2009, the longest single-generation production run in Acty history. Honda did not replace it with a successor model. All Time 4WD on the HA7 Acty uses a viscous coupling center differential that distributes torque between the front and rear axles continuously. Unlike part-time 4WD systems that must be disengaged on pavement to prevent drivetrain binding, All Time 4WD can be used on any surface in any condition without driver input. Red Bull Racing brought Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda to Japan ahead of the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix and put them behind the wheel of Honda Acty trucks for a filmed competition. The video reached tens of millions of views and introduced the Acty to an audience that had never considered a kei truck before. Honda had already stopped making the vehicle three years earlier. About Us We’ve been working with Japanese vehicles for over 25 years. Long before opening our location in the United States, our team was importing and servicing these vehicles in Europe when many of them were still new. Because of that experience, we know these platforms extremely well. Every model has its own weak points, and we inspect and address them before the vehicle is offered for sale. All vehicles are serviced at our facility in Japan before shipping. Fluids, belts, filters, batteries, and common failure points are inspected and replaced when necessary. Unlike many dealerships, we actually drive our vehicles. They don’t sit in a parking lot. Our trucks and cars are used regularly so we can verify reliability before they reach their new owner. When you buy from us, you’re getting a vehicle that is fully prepared and ready to drive from day one. JP-TRADE is our first location in the United States, supported by a team of more than 40 people across Europe, Japan, Korea, China, and the U.S. If you made it this far, here is a little bonus for you. Why did Honda put the engine under the floor of a farm truck? When Honda designed the Acty in 1977, they were solving a specific problem: how do you build the most useful small truck possible within kei dimensions? A front-mounted engine eats into the cab space and pushes the front axle back, shortening the bed. A rear-mounted engine, like the Subaru Sambar uses, puts weight over the rear wheels and can make the front light under load. Honda’s solution was to put the engine in the middle, under the floor, where it contributes to balance without compromising cab or bed space. The engineering cost was complexity: maintaining a mid-mounted engine is harder than a front-mounted one, and packaging all the cooling, exhaust, and drivetrain components under the cab took real effort. Honda built it that way for 44 years because the layout worked better than any alternative they found.