The Daihatsu YRV is the Daihatsu that answered a simple question — how much car can this badge carry? — with 47 kW from Petrol engine. It was built from 2000 to 2005, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. The shape is credited to Aisaka Tadashi and Hirofumi Ishizaki.
How it came about
The Daihatsu YRV (Japanese: ダイハツ・YRV (ワイアールブイ), Daihatsu Waiārubui) was a mini MPV which was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu from 2000 to 2005. The name "YRV" is an abbreviation for "Young Recreational Vehicle". The YRV is based on the contemporary Daihatsu Storia/Sirion; it offered a sportier character, nimbler handling, and more powerful engine options than its period competitors in the Japanese market.
The hardware
The engine is Petrol engine; the output is 47 kW; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 860 –. That is roughly 55 horsepower per tonne: unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. Drive goes through a 5-speed Manual transmission / manual / 4-speed Automatic transmission / automatic. The wheelbase is 2370 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
In the Daihatsu line-up the Daihatsu YRV has a clear place: it replaced the Daihatsu Pyzar/Gran Move; it handed the line to the Daihatsu Coo/Materia; the factory was Japan. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Chery A11, the Toyota Vitz, the Opel Frogster. Its Daihatsu stablemates include the Daihatsu Applause and the Daihatsu Atrai.