Japans most economical vehicle, beats DIEsel & NOT hybrid...3.70L/100km

[Ext User(mf1@project1221.com中�人民共和国)]

Forget about silly overpriced [false economy] special made Euro DIEsel
econoboxes, [read Lupo] this is a std. production model.

"Styling that evokes a sense of dynamic energy and a deeply sculptured
form that portrays solid strength" LOL

By Daihatsu [nee Toyota]

27km/l [3.70L/1000km]

Mind blowing stuff really

Thats much less than my ex-motorbike used, [500cc KTM] but then again i
had no mercy with the throttle...[as u do]

These guys pulled the pin to early, this could have sold here for $9999
driveaway

They are planning to sell 6000 a month, kicks off @ AUS$8900

http://www.daihatsu.com/news/n2006/06121801/index_f.html

"Diahatsu, thats who"

K

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Marco wrote:
> mf1@project1221.comä¸*å�Žäººæ°‘共和国<המוסד למודיעין
> ולתפקידי� מיוחדי�PT-141& P2 Member wrote:
> >
> > These guys pulled the pin to early, this could have sold here for $9999
> > driveaway
>
> No kidding....not sure that it could have been sold at that price, but
> in a year with record small car sales and high-as fuel prices, Toyota
> pulls the plug on small-car-specialist Daihatsu locally. Now there's a
> well thought-out plan...

Not even BIGT could have known the market and fuel prices was going to
turn like this [makes no differerence, they are segment #1 sellers with
Corolla and Yaris], but yeah Daihatsu sales could have been strong now.

Still avail. across the Tasman:

http://www.daihatsu.co.nz

Love the price of the Delta truck, $0 !

The NZ Toyota site shows the Kluger, it is called [much better name]
Highlander....


>
> Marco

[Ext User(TJ)]

"mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2
Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Forget about silly overpriced [false economy] special made Euro DIEsel
> econoboxes, [read Lupo] this is a std. production model.
>
> "Styling that evokes a sense of dynamic energy and a deeply sculptured
> form that portrays solid strength" LOL
>
> By Daihatsu [nee Toyota]
>
> 27km/l [3.70L/1000km]
>
> Mind blowing stuff really
>
> Thats much less than my ex-motorbike used, [500cc KTM] but then again i
> had no mercy with the throttle...[as u do]
>
> These guys pulled the pin to early, this could have sold here for $9999
> driveaway
>
> They are planning to sell 6000 a month, kicks off @ AUS$8900
>
> http://www.daihatsu.com/news/n2006/06121801/index_f.html
>
> "Diahatsu, thats who"
>
> K

Just picking on your maths, K.

27km/l = 3.704 L/100 km = 37.04 L / 1000 km

Anyway, not long ago the Nissan Micra (sp) was rating at around 4.6 L /100
km.

[Ext User(TJ)]

Looks like cross between the Diahatsu Serion and the Toyota Echo. Still so
ugly me think.

Would look like Pikacu (in pokemon) if the stick a couple of pointy ears on
:)

[Ext User(Clockmeister)]

"Marco" <rbgemini@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ????????
> ????????? ???????PT-141& P2 Member wrote:
>>
>> These guys pulled the pin to early, this could have sold here for $9999
>> driveaway
>
> No kidding....not sure that it could have been sold at that price, but
> in a year with record small car sales and high-as fuel prices, Toyota
> pulls the plug on small-car-specialist Daihatsu locally. Now there's a
> well thought-out plan...
>

Daihatsu sales were so dismal that they had no option but to pull the pin.

Dealers, us included had 2.5 year old brand new cars sitting on the lot. A
brand new Delta truck that we were forced to take took nearly three years to
get rid off.
Their positions was not helped by overhyped but crap product more recent
years.

[Ext User(Bernd Felsche)]

"TJ" <nospamsdownunder@net.au> writes:
>"mf1@project1221.com< PT-141& P2
>Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> Forget about silly overpriced [false economy] special made Euro DIEsel
>> econoboxes, [read Lupo] this is a std. production model.

So far out of touch... the Lupos hasn't been available new for quite
a while.

The successor is the Polo Bluemotion... with TDI gets an average
fuel consumption of 4.0 l/100km (3.2 l/100km highway) with very few
compromises. Engine is 59kW. Price comparable to Polo with similar
options.

>> By Daihatsu [nee Toyota]
>>
>> 27km/l [3.70L/1000km]
>>
>> Mind blowing stuff really

Depends on what you've been smoking.

>Just picking on your maths, K.

>27km/l = 3.704 L/100 km = 37.04 L / 1000 km

>Anyway, not long ago the Nissan Micra (sp) was rating at around 4.6
>L /100 km.

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[Ext User(Norak)]

27km/L on this Diahatsu is equal to 3.70L/100km, which is pretty good.
For comparison a Prius is 4.4L/100km, a Yaris is about 7L/100km, a
Camry or Aurion is 9.9L/100km, and a Commodore is almost 11L/100km.

So it uses about three times less fuel than a Commodore.

Bernd Felsche wrote:
> "TJ" <nospamsdownunder@net.au> writes:
> >"mf1@project1221.com< PT-141& P2
> >Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> Forget about silly overpriced [false economy] special made Euro DIEsel
> >> econoboxes, [read Lupo] this is a std. production model.
>
> So far out of touch... the Lupos hasn't been available new for quite
> a while.
>
> The successor is the Polo Bluemotion... with TDI gets an average
> fuel consumption of 4.0 l/100km (3.2 l/100km highway) with very few
> compromises. Engine is 59kW. Price comparable to Polo with similar
> options.
>
> >> By Daihatsu [nee Toyota]
> >>
> >> 27km/l [3.70L/1000km]
> >>
> >> Mind blowing stuff really
>
> Depends on what you've been smoking.
>
> >Just picking on your maths, K.
>
> >27km/l = 3.704 L/100 km = 37.04 L / 1000 km
>
> >Anyway, not long ago the Nissan Micra (sp) was rating at around 4.6
> >L /100 km.
>
> --
> /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia
> \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | "If we let things terrify us,
> X against HTML mail | life will not be worth living."
> / \ and postings | Lucius Annaeus Seneca, c. 4BC - 65AD.

[Ext User(Clockmeister)]

"Norak" <k.norak@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 27km/L on this Diahatsu is equal to 3.70L/100km, which is pretty good.
> For comparison a Prius is 4.4L/100km, a Yaris is about 7L/100km, a
> Camry or Aurion is 9.9L/100km, and a Commodore is almost 11L/100km.
>
> So it uses about three times less fuel than a Commodore.
>

It's much less then a third of a car compared to the Commodore.

[Ext User(Marco)]

Clockmeister wrote:

> Daihatsu sales were so dismal that they had no option but to pull the pin.
>
> Dealers, us included had 2.5 year old brand new cars sitting on the lot.

Would that have been some of the weirder stuff like the YRV? I thought
the Sirion was at least still selling okay until the new model came
along.

I don't think the almost total lack of marketing would have helped
anything - I can't remember seeing a Daihatsu ad for years.

Marco

[Ext User(Clockmeister)]

"Marco" <rbgemini@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> Clockmeister wrote:
>
>> Daihatsu sales were so dismal that they had no option but to pull the
>> pin.
>>
>> Dealers, us included had 2.5 year old brand new cars sitting on the lot.
>
> Would that have been some of the weirder stuff like the YRV? I thought
> the Sirion was at least still selling okay until the new model came
> along.

Sales were very slow and they went comatose when the new one came out.

> I don't think the almost total lack of marketing would have helped
> anything - I can't remember seeing a Daihatsu ad for years.
>

Anyone who drove one walked away very unimpressed and never looked back.

Daihatsu had their glory days with the old, old Charade and have been on a
downhill slide ever since.

[Ext User(David Z)]

The 3-speed automatic is quite pathetic on the base model - and no surprise
that it's the least efficient model.

It's also interesting to see the Japanese use the American term 'gasoline'
rather than the European 'petrol'.

"mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2
Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1166828772.521119.291260@48g2000cwx.googlegro ups.com...
> Forget about silly overpriced [false economy] special made Euro DIEsel
> econoboxes, [read Lupo] this is a std. production model.
>
> "Styling that evokes a sense of dynamic energy and a deeply sculptured
> form that portrays solid strength" LOL
>
> By Daihatsu [nee Toyota]
>
> 27km/l [3.70L/1000km]
>
> Mind blowing stuff really
>
> Thats much less than my ex-motorbike used, [500cc KTM] but then again i
> had no mercy with the throttle...[as u do]
>
> These guys pulled the pin to early, this could have sold here for $9999
> driveaway
>
> They are planning to sell 6000 a month, kicks off @ AUS$8900
>
> http://www.daihatsu.com/news/n2006/06121801/index_f.html
>
> "Diahatsu, thats who"
>
> K
>

[Ext User(David Z)]

"TJ" <nospamsdownunder@net.au> wrote in message
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>
> "mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2
> Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166828772.521119.291260@48g2000cwx.googlegro ups.com...
>> Forget about silly overpriced [false economy] special made Euro DIEsel
>> econoboxes, [read Lupo] this is a std. production model.
>>
>> "Styling that evokes a sense of dynamic energy and a deeply sculptured
>> form that portrays solid strength" LOL
>>
>> By Daihatsu [nee Toyota]
>>
>> 27km/l [3.70L/1000km]
>>
>> Mind blowing stuff really
>>
>> Thats much less than my ex-motorbike used, [500cc KTM] but then again i
>> had no mercy with the throttle...[as u do]
>>
>> These guys pulled the pin to early, this could have sold here for $9999
>> driveaway
>>
>> They are planning to sell 6000 a month, kicks off @ AUS$8900
>>
>> http://www.daihatsu.com/news/n2006/06121801/index_f.html
>>
>> "Diahatsu, thats who"
>>
>> K
>
> Just picking on your maths, K.
>
> 27km/l = 3.704 L/100 km = 37.04 L / 1000 km

= 64 miles per gallon.

[Ext User(David Z)]

"Clockmeister" <whowhere@andwhy.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Marco" <rbgemini@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:1166872874.769050.115500@h40g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> Clockmeister wrote:
>>
>>> Daihatsu sales were so dismal that they had no option but to pull the
>>> pin.
>>>
>>> Dealers, us included had 2.5 year old brand new cars sitting on the lot.
>>
>> Would that have been some of the weirder stuff like the YRV? I thought
>> the Sirion was at least still selling okay until the new model came
>> along.
>
> Sales were very slow and they went comatose when the new one came out.

Only because they announced they'll be closing shortly after the new Sirion
was released, so of course sales are going to plummet. The car received
good reviews from what I read.

[Ext User(Marco)]

David Z wrote:
>
> It's also interesting to see the Japanese use the American term 'gasoline'
> rather than the European 'petrol'.

I'd be more interested to know where they go to buy it - four days in
Tokyo and I seriously cannot recall seeing one single service station.
Even after I realised on the second last day that I hadn't seen one and
deliberately kept an eye out, I didn't spot one anywhere.

Maybe it's like Canberra, they're not on any of the main roads so you
think there aren't any at all.

Marco

[Ext User(Dan---)]

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:43:37 +0900, Clockmeister wrote:


>
> Neither is relevant in Australia.

Like David Z. :-)
--
Regards
Dan

[Ext User(mf1@project1221.com中�人民共和国)]

Bernd Felsche wrote:

> So far out of touch... the Lupos hasn't been available new for quite
> a while.


Best you tell VW in Mexico that, they will be rather surprised by that,
they still sell NEW Lupo's.


> The successor is the Polo Bluemotion... with TDI gets an average
> fuel consumption of 4.0 l/100km (3.2 l/100km highway) with very few
> compromises. Engine is 59kW. Price comparable to Polo with similar
> options.
>
> >> By Daihatsu [nee Toyota]
> >>
> >> 27km/l [3.70L/1000km]
> >>
> >> Mind blowing stuff really
>
> Depends on what you've been smoking.


Show me another *production* vehicle powered by ANY fuel type, that
does better mileage for THE SAME COIN VALUE....


This is Toyota, you know them, they helped & saved Porsche with JIT
manufacture techniques, now we have Porsche showing VW production
techniques that Toyota showed them.......