Translation guide
A lightweight, open-framed vehicle designed for driving on sand dunes or beaches. In Japanese, this is typically referred to using loanwords or descriptive phrases.
Referring to the vehicle itself, commonly used in English for beach or desert fun.
The most direct loanword from English, widely understood in contexts like tourism, motorsports, or media.
I rode a dune buggy in the desert.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'buggy for sand dunes'. More explanatory than the loanword.
Literally 'beach buggy', used when the context is specifically a beach rather than desert dunes.
We drove a beach buggy along the shore.
Dune buggies are easy to drive even on sand.