In the cabin, switches are integrated into a central control panel and steer-by-wire is a standard fixture.The car's futuristic feel is emphasized by an utterly aerodynamic body styling, highlighted by a cut-tail teardrop silhouette, gull-wing doors and sophisticated lamp design.Equipped with a hybrid system bringing together the newly developed Atkinson 660cc direct fuel injection petrol engine with two motors and a nickel-metal hydride battery.Using aero-simulation Daihatsu engineers achieved this compact 4-seater down to the lowest aerodynamic drag coefficient of any car, anywhere: 0.19*1, a new world record*2! Its ultra-lightweight aluminum and resin body weighs in at just 570 Kg.of vehicle weight.Some of the show's prototype car highlights will be the D-BONE, a open-top sports 4WD vehicle with fun of driving the UFE-II, a hybrid shooting for ultimate fuel economy, developed to less CO2 and gas emissions the ai, a next generation commuter car and the XL-C, an elegant and stylish sedan model. (Daihatsu) is exhibiting ten prototype cars and eight production models as well as spotlighting the full array of its lead engineering advances at the 37th Tokyo Motor Show, from Saturday, October 25 to Wednesday, November 5 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.īased on our slogan 'We make it COMPACT' to an exhibition theme 'Wonderful Small vehicles -the future form', Daihatsu reveals the small car's rich possibilities across four facets of our day to day lives, Fun, Eco, City & Life, to show us the shape of the small cars' future. DAIHATSU EXHIBITS OPEN-TOP SPORTS 4WD AND ULTRA FUEL ECONOMY CAR AT THE 37TH TOKYO MOTOR SHOWĭAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.

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