Small cars are something of a Daihatsu speciality and the latest Sirion is perhaps their best example. Daihatsu is part owned by Toyota, so the Sirion benefits from underpinnings from the 2005 Toyota Yaris. This means it’s slightly bigger than your average town car, but its snub nose and upright tailgate mean it’s a cinch [...]

In 2007, Daihatsu Indonesia initiated the new Daihatsu Gran Max which is based on the most up-to- date Hijet, a semicab with front wheels located forward of the door. They are both wider and longer than the kei car based Hijet. It reinstated the preceding Daihatsu Zebra of the same dimension. The Gran Max is [...]

The Daihatsu Terios is the ‘politically correct’ face of 4×4s. No enormous petrol engine and bulky bodywork here. Your money gets you a no-frills supermini-sized 4×4 with a small engine. But in a sector that sells on power and off-road ability, is there room for a High Street SUV? 1. Looks 6/10 Unattractive from most [...]

The new Daihatsu Cuore is 3.46 metres long, has a kerb weight of 765 kilos and dynamic 70 HP: In this combination, the seventh generation promises pure driving pleasure. In only 11.1 seconds, it goes from 0 to 100 and sprints around every corner. With the Pro-Kit Performance Springs by Eibach, the Cuore becomes the [...]