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| − | '''Daihatsu Charade (G10/G20). 1977–83 (prod. 89,792). 3- and 5-door sedan. F/F, 843, 993 cm³ (3 cyl. OHC).''' Daihatsu rethought the small car with the Charade, designed to be fuel-efficient. Well packaged for the era. A surprise hit for the company, thanks to the fuel crisis at the time. Three-cylinder engine surprisingly refined thanks to balancer shaft driven in parallel with the crankshaft. Very manœuvrable and compact, marketed with the fact it occupied 5 m² on the road. Car of the Year in Japan for 1977–8. Runabout three-door, with unusual opera windows, introduced September 1978. Mid-term facelift in 1980 with square headlights. Charade de Tomaso shown at Tokyo Show in 1981, featuring a tuned engine developing 75 PS. | + | '''Daihatsu Charade (G10/G20). 1977–83 (prod. 89,792). 3- and 5-door sedan. F/F, 843, 993 cm³ (I3 OHC).''' Daihatsu rethought the small car with the Charade, designed to be fuel-efficient. Well packaged for the era. A surprise hit for the company, thanks to the fuel crisis at the time. Three-cylinder engine surprisingly refined thanks to balancer shaft driven in parallel with the crankshaft. Very manœuvrable and compact, marketed with the fact it occupied 5 m² on the road. Car of the Year in Japan for 1977–8. Runabout three-door, with unusual opera windows, introduced September 1978. Mid-term facelift in 1980 with square headlights. Charade de Tomaso shown at Tokyo Show in 1981, featuring a tuned engine developing 75 PS. |
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| | ''Marque:'' [[Daihatsu]] | ''Model:'' [[Daihatsu Charade]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Daihatsu Consorte]] | ''Successor:'' [[Daihatsu Charade (G11)]] | | ''Marque:'' [[Daihatsu]] | ''Model:'' [[Daihatsu Charade]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Daihatsu Consorte]] | ''Successor:'' [[Daihatsu Charade (G11)]] |
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| | + | ''q.v.'' [[De Tomaso]] |
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| | ==Off-site link== | | ==Off-site link== |
| | *[http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-59e.html Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.: ‘240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology: Daihatsu Charade’] | | *[http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-59e.html Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.: ‘240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology: Daihatsu Charade’] |
Latest revision as of 09:34, 23 November 2013
Daihatsu Charade (G10/G20). 1977–83 (prod. 89,792). 3- and 5-door sedan. F/F, 843, 993 cm³ (I3 OHC). Daihatsu rethought the small car with the Charade, designed to be fuel-efficient. Well packaged for the era. A surprise hit for the company, thanks to the fuel crisis at the time. Three-cylinder engine surprisingly refined thanks to balancer shaft driven in parallel with the crankshaft. Very manœuvrable and compact, marketed with the fact it occupied 5 m² on the road. Car of the Year in Japan for 1977–8. Runabout three-door, with unusual opera windows, introduced September 1978. Mid-term facelift in 1980 with square headlights. Charade de Tomaso shown at Tokyo Show in 1981, featuring a tuned engine developing 75 PS.
Manufacturing location: Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Marque: Daihatsu | Model: Daihatsu Charade | Predecessor: Daihatsu Consorte | Successor: Daihatsu Charade (G11)
q.v. De Tomaso
Off-site link
