Description: The thing you need to know about the Daihatsu Charade is that they called it the Charade, a name which even the dictionary connects to absurdity. The name didn't sound so terrible to the Japanese...Add Comments3
Carlos DorantesFeb 09, 2013 A friend of mine had one in high school, it was the Turbo model and it was wicked fast!!!
Ian BannevilleFeb 08, 2013 What about the GTti? 3 cylinder, twin cam, turbo, inter cooled... 1.0 litre, 100bhp... sounded just like a Porsche 911! Rest of the range was rubbish though...
Description: Daihatsu is now a Toyota brand, but the company was originally founded in 1907 under the name Hatsudoki Seizo Co. and it is actually Japan's oldest automaker. The name was changed to Daihatsu in ...Add Comments0
Description: The Charade began life in 1977, and took much of the Japanese auto industry by surprise. The car was a small hatchback with a 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine, and with new emissions regulations coming...Add Comments0
Description: It had some success in Europe early on as well, with Greece becoming a big market, and production of a Greek market-specific version being set up locally. The Charade would become a much more serious ...Add Comments1
Ashton SummersFeb 08, 2013 12 is underrated, gives you more time to hear the engine roar.
Description: Daihatsu worked with Alejandro de Tomaso to make a WRC version of the car, which competed briefly in Group B rallying before the class was ended. This was a big step forward for the car, and on the st...Add Comments0
Description: It was generally agreed that they were well-built cars, and Daihatsu used to make the claim it was like a Geo Metro with "BMW-like quality". But build quality was never the problem with the ...Add Comments0
Description: Following this, the brand was pulled out of the Australian market, and plans have been announced to pull out of Europe as well, which will happen sometime this year. Daihatsu is now essentially in the...Add Comments0
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A friend of mine had one in high school, it was the Turbo model and it was wicked fast!!!
What about the GTti? 3 cylinder, twin cam, turbo, inter cooled... 1.0 litre, 100bhp... sounded just like a Porsche 911! Rest of the range was rubbish though...