Awards
Top Car Best Buy Award 2009
2009
Best Buy Award 2009.
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Total Economy Run Most fuel efficient car
From 2000 to 2010
Most fuel efficient car award for the Charade.
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2010 Sirion - Class Winner
2010 Terios - Class Winner
WOW Women's Car of the Year Awards 2009
2008
Best Car for Women under R100 000 for the Charade.
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Red Dot Design Award
2009
Awarded to Daihatsu Terios.
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Euro NCAP Safety Rating
2009
4 Safety Rating Awarded to Daihatsu Terios, Sirion, Charade, Materia.
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UK Car Magazine Best Compact SUV
2009
Best Compact SUV Awarded to Daihatsu Terios.
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Media Reviews
DAIHATSU FC SHO CASE - A fuel-cell iPad on wheels?
February 01, 2012
By Top Car
Daihatsu might not be a brand you immediately associate with innovation or green technology, so its FC Sho Case concept is an eye-opener. Aficionados of Tokyo show car history may remember a similarly boxy and spacious van-like concept Can't figure out which is the back and which is the front?
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Terior with a bark
January 01, 2012
By Car (Jake Venter)
THE Oxford English Dictionary defines a terrier as an "active and hardy dog with a digging propensity". I would like to define a Terios as a "kind of active and hardy 4x4 with a propensity to go where the earth has been dug up' Its an apt description: the small exterior dimensions give it the agility that justifies the word active; its solid construction and Toyota connections make it hardy; and its off-road abilities are particularly impressive on soft sand since it is lighter than almost any other off-roader.
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GranMax delivers for Greenpop
November 17, 2011
It has been an eventful year for Greenpop and none of it would have been possible without the assistance of Imperial Daihatsu and the reliable Gran Max that was sponsored to us just over 7 months ago.
Daihatsu triumphs in Total Economy Run
September 13, 2010
Daihatsu comprehensively stamped its authority on the 34th Total Economy Run, winning the three classes in which it competed and taking home the trophy for the least amount of petrol consumed by any competitor during the 1 100km event.
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Daihatsu Terios test Drive - What a Hog
December 1, 2009
By Succeed (Eugene Herbert)
Sitting across the road from a waterhole in Botswana, three big rhinos were caught in my peripheral vision. These magnificent animals frolicked in the mud while a warthog stared on - seemingly oblivious to these behemoths' capabilities.
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Daihatsu Gran Max
December 1, 2009
By Cars
Customers don't like too many choices, says Daihatsu, so it has rationalised its line-up to be less complex...
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Existing solutions
December 1, 2009
By Cars in Action
This concept shows the many tricks Daihatsu has up its sleeve, to create ultra-efficient cars by updating existing technologies.
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Cars in Action Rating
December 1, 2009
By Cars in Action
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Gran Max is ekonomiese werkesel
November 13, 2009
By Landbou Weekblad
Daihatsu is geen groentjie wanneer dit by werkesels kom nie. Hoewel hierdie vervaardiger beter bekend is bir sy betroubare en puik ergonomiese gesinsvoertuie, het hy ook 'n stewige agtergrond in werkesels, soos sy mediumsegment-vragmoter wat al bewys het dat hy nie ken van opgee nie.
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Perfect for city driving
November 4, 2009
By Daily Sun, Wheels
Want to bling up your lifestyle? Get a Daihatsu Materia! It's one of the most distinctive cars on the road and with its boxy shape and dragster looks, it is set to turn heads wherever you go!
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Gran max gets the job done
November 4, 2009
By Citizen, Citi Motoring (Glen Hill)
The recent assault on the SA market by any number of manufactures has left local customers pretty spoilt for choice.
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Terios: lig en elegant met 'n stewige vastrap
October 25, 2009
By Rapport - Rondrits (Kathy Whitehead)
'n Rit op die lang pad is net 'n plesier in 'n behoorlike voertuig en danksy Daihatsu in Randburg, kon ek my onlangse uitstappie agter die wiel van 'n lewedige Terios 4x4 onderneem.
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Daihatsu Delivers
October 12 - 18, 2009
By Auto Dealer - Johannesburg North Edition (Tristan Wiggill)
Built in Indonesia and known at the Toyota Load Ace in Japan, Daihatsu's new Gran Max one-tonner is set to make waves in the local Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market.
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DRIVEN - Daihatsu Gran Max
October 9, 2009
By Cars in Action Online
A new entrant into the one ton bakkie market strikes up a nice surprise. Daihatsu has added its name to the list of one ton pickups on the market with its variation, name the Gran Max.
BETTER-THAN-CHINESE QUALITY - BUT AT A PRICE
October 8, 2009
By Jesse Adams
Daihatsu, so far known in South Africa only for its small SUV's and cars, has ventured into light commercial territory for the first time with its Gran Max bakkie.
Daihatsu’s ‘lil lugger
October 8, 2009
By Gareth Dean
Most people would be forgiven for instinctively associating the one-ton pick-up market with the likes of the Toyota Hilux and Nissan NP300, but Daihatsu aims to alter that perception with its compact, yet capable, Gran Max.
THE NEW DAIHATSU GRAN MAX ONE TON DROPSIDE
October 8, 2009
By Gumtree
Go bigger with all-new daihatsu gran Max
October 7, 2009
By Ride and Drive Team
Daihatsu has launched the Gran Max, a new light commercial vehicle that's aims to meet the increasing demand for light commercial vehicles in South Africa.