I don't mind that they have the concept in NY. People seem to forget that they haven't hown the concept in the US yet. this is why the internet sucks sometimes. So many people bitching and moaning to "just produce it already" when in truth the car has been in development for a scant three years so far, and 10 years ago, you (Stateside guys) probably would not have even known the concept existed until it was shown in the US.
Re: it being a scion. Did anybody notice that this concludes todays edition of rehashed rumors?
p.s. Toyota, if you are listening, and in case you are getting any ideas, don't you fucking dare.
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Originally Posted by Riden86
I don't mind buy Daihatsu badge as long it's a
inexpensive and high quality car.
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Daihatsu >>>> Scion.
Better cars, and racing credentials to go with it.
Cars such as the Charade G11R, G100 Charade GTti (1L, 3cyl Turbo), G201 Charade Detomaso, YRV Turbo, Cuore Avanzato and the Copen convertible.
The Charades have a fair bit of Rally wins to go with them, and IIRC a Group N Australian Rlly Championship. Once of the more recent hot hatches they produced was the Boon/Storia X4
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The base car started with a derivative of the 660cc JB-DET engine, and is a 4-cylinder Twin-Cam DOHC DVVT Fuel-Injected Intercooled Turbo-Charged engine. These engines were shipped to DRS (Daihatsu Racing Services - Think of them as TRD), where the cylinder capacity was enlarged to 713cc, and forged internals added. The 713cc engine size was specifically engineered to enable the car to race in the 1.0 litre class, whereby turbo-charged cars engine size are given a mandatory multiple of x1.4 (to ensure a level playing field against n/a cars). Given the cylinder size of 713cc, a x1.4 multiple means that the cars effective engine size is 998.2cc, thereby being as close to the 1.0 litre limit as possible.
The 713cc engine runs an IHI RHF4B VF36 Ball Bearing Turbo with a Titanium Shaft and Turbine Wheel. Intercooler water spray is also fitted to help lower intake temperature. Rumour is that the engines were slightly de-tuned for sale by Daihatsu, and left the showroom running 18psi (1.24bar), producing 120ps. However, an adjustable actuator was fitted as standard, allowing the boost to be increased to around 24psi with no additional modifications required. A performance upgrade was also available directly from Daihatsu when ordering, which apparently produced 200ps!
The car has a 5-speed close ratio gearbox, clutch-type front & rear differential and permanent four-wheel drive. The overall weight of the car is approximately 820kgs, so the car has an effective power-to-weight ratio of 146ps per tonne.(15lbs/hp stock, 9lbs/hp performance upgrade)
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Storia
Boon
