Every car is an argument about what matters, and the Daihatsu Tanto makes its case with Petrol engine and 43 kW. Daihatsu built from 2003 — in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. The shape is credited to Jirou Matsueda and Yoshihiro Yamamoto.
The story
The Daihatsu Tanto (Japanese: ダイハツ・タント, Hepburn: Daihatsu Tanto) is a kei car manufactured by the Japanese carmaker Daihatsu. It was introduced at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show as a vehicle based on the Move's "tall" body style, and followed by the Tanto Custom in July 2005. The name "Tanto" is derived from Italian, Spanish and Portuguese word for "so much" or "a lot".
What is underneath
The engine is Petrol engine; the output is 43 kW; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 870 –. That is roughly 49 horsepower per tonne: leisurely, which for a car of its age and purpose is the point. Drive goes through a 3-speed Automatic transmission / automatic / 4-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 2440 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
In the Daihatsu line-up the Daihatsu Tanto has a clear place: it replaced the Subaru Lucra (Chiffon); the factory was Ryūō, Shiga (Ryūō plant), Japan. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Dacia Logan, the Suzuki Lapin, the Toyota Ist. Nearby in the Daihatsu catalogue sit the Daihatsu Applause and the Daihatsu Atrai.
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