The Daihatsu Terios is a mini SUV, aboriginal appear in 1997 by the Japanese car architect Daihatsu. The agent was a adapted Daihatsu Charade 1.3 litre agent or 660cc keicar engine, with connected four caster drive or two caster drive. It comes in 5-speed chiral manual or 4-speed automated transmission. The amplitude of the aboriginal bearing Daihatsu Terios is bottom than 1500mm to accomplish the keicar regulation. The keicar's Terios is beneath after rear pillar-window to fulfil the keicar's breadth regulation.
In 2000, Daihatsu gave the Terios a balmy facelift both in the exoteric and autogenous of the vehicle. A new chrome grille replaced the artificial atramentous grille. The high-grade archetypal had an accession of electric advanced windows, axial locking, rear bench arch restraints, admixture wheels, roof balustrade and a roof-mounted rear spoiler. Mechanically, the 1.3 litre SOHC four butt agent adapted to the antecedent archetypal had been replaced by the new 1.3 litre DOHC four butt engine. Power was additionally added by 3 kW (4 hp). A action adaptation of K3-VET agent were produced on Japan in several period.
In Australia, a sports bound archetype alternation was alien in 2001 with alone 200 units actuality available. The agent had anatomy colour analogous bumpers, altered from the two-tone bonanza colour on the accepted model. Rear addle-brain and sunroof became standard. The autogenous was adapted with brownish acrylic accomplishment on the centermost animate and instrument,
Overseas
The first-generation Daihatsu Terios is additionally accepted as Toyota Cami. In Malaysia and China, the car is locally accumulated as the Perodua Kembara beneath the Perodua brand and the FAW Huali Dario Terios.
The Zotye 2008 is allegedly a bootlegged, crooked archetype of the car, which acquired some controversy.
In Indonesia, this car is accepted as the Daihatsu Taruna which has a best rear-based anatomy able of basement 7 people. The Taruna barrage in 1999 with a altered facelite and a 1589cc HD-C petrol engine. The name Taruna, which translates almost as "young knight" in Indonesian, expresses the new car's active vigour, action and aerial potential. It is accessible in three grades: the accepted CS, choice CX, and adventurous CSX. Prices alpha at about 90 actor rupiah (about US$13,750).
