Daihatsu Taft ( Japanese ダ イ ハ ツ ・ タ フ フ , TAFT stands for Tough Almighty Fourwheeldrive Transport, an all-powerful all-wheel drive vehicle ) - a four - wheel drive vehicle manufactured by Daihatsu , built from 1974 to 1984. In some markets, it has also been marketed as the Daihatsu Wildcat and as the Daihatsu Scat . In Austria, the Taft was called Daihatsu Pionier . The Daihatsu Taft looks similar to the Suzuki Jimny , although a bit more, it was later replaced by the Daihatsu Rugger (also known as Rocky or Fourtrak).
| Daihatsu taft | |
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| general information | |
| Manufacturer | Daihatsu |
| Years of production | 1974 - 1984 |
| Class | Compact SUV |
| Other designations | Daihatsu Pionier (Austria) Daihatsu scat Daihatsu wildcat Daihatsu f-serie Daihatsu 1600 |
| Design | |
| Layout | front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive |
| Wheel formula | 4 × 4 |
| Engine | |
| Petrol 1.0 L, 1.6 L Diesel 2.5 L, 2.8 L | |
| Characteristics | |
| Mass-dimensional | |
| Length | 3320 mm, 3485 mm (extended version) |
| Width | 1460 mm |
| Height | 1860 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2025 mm |
| Weight | 985 - 1255 kg |
| On the market | |
| Related | Toyota Blizzard |
| Similar models | Suzuki jimny |
The first Taft model was the F10 , which appeared in 1974. It was equipped with a 1.0-liter (958 cc) gasoline engine and a four-speed transmission with a two-speed transfer case . The F10 was available in short-wheelbase (SWB) and hardtop versions. The Daihatsu Taft SUV had versions with a metal and fabric top, and later a pickup version appeared.
Around 1977, the F10 was replaced by the F20 series with a 1.6-liter (1587 cc) 12R gasoline engine. Around the same time, the F50 version appeared with a 2.5-liter DG diesel. Both models had an improved transmission and were available in SWB versions of softtop and hardtop, either four- or six-seater. In 1979, the F20 and F50 versions equipped with a sunroof appeared as the F25 and F55 models. Around 1983, refined F20 / F25 models became available simultaneously with the optional Deluxe version and the optional five-speed gearbox. At this time, the F50 / F55 models were replaced with the F60 / F65 with a 2.8-liter DL diesel, with the same Deluxe model and the optional five-speed gearbox. In Europe, Giovanni Michelotti sold a luxuriously equipped version of the Taft, a version of the later Bertone Freeclimber . [one]
Between 1981 and 1984, Toyota sold the Taft as a Toyota Blizzard . Equipped with a 2.2-liter L diesel, the LD10 Blizzard was the same optional Deluxe model outfitted as the Taft.
In 1984, the Taft / Scat models replaced the Daihatsu Rugger (Fourtrak in the UK, Rocky in Australia and most European markets). In Indonesia, the subsequent Daihatsu Rugger / Rocky / Fourtrak continued to use the name Taft.
Daihatsu Taft F20 (1978, New Zealand)
Daihatsu LF-20 (1980, Chile)
Daihatsu wildcat
Notes
- ↑ Salon 1980: Toutes les Voitures du Monde (Fr.) // l'Auto Journal / Costa, André & Georges-Michel Fraichard. - Paris: Homme N ° 1, 1980. - September ( No. 14 & 15 ). - S. 202 .