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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Last year, Daihatsu launched Rocky through the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show (TMS).
This car immediately stole the attention because it became the second car to use the Daihatsu New Global Architecture platform ( DNGA), after New Tanto.
This year, the Daihatsu car that stole the attention, perhaps only Taft. The taft in question is not an SUV that was born in the 1990s, but a kei car that carries a 660 cc turbo engine with CVT transmission.
After that, practically nothing new car that slide. Moreover, a number of international automotive events, places where manufacturers often showcase their newest products, have failed to occur due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Even so, it does not mean that automotive manufacturers are silent. Reporting from Best Car Web, Daihatsu reportedly will soon introduce an MPV model and the new generation Move.
Interestingly, these two cars will carry the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform, and will be launched in 2021.
Of the two cars, the news of the launch of a new MPV will certainly attract attention. The Daihatsu MPV is reportedly a mass production version of the concept car DN Multisix which was exhibited at the TMS 2017 and GIIAS 2017.
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Daihatsu DN Multisix illustration-
To note, DN Multisix is an MPV that provides three rows of seats with a capacity of six passengers.
It was also stated that the mass production DN Multisix will carry Rocky’s platform. This means that this MPV will have the character or feel of driving like an SUV.
Talking about the kitchen runway, because it carries the same chassis as Rocky, the machines used are automatically identical. Namely the 1KR-VET 1,000 cc 3-cylinder turbo unit that produces 96 tk of power and 140 Nm of torque.
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Daihatsu DN Multisix.-
Still from the same source, it is likely that this new MPV will get a choice of a new 1,200 cc engine with hybrid technology developed with Toyota.
With the appearance of a new MPV, rumors have also emerged that this car will be the successor Daihatsu Xenia and of course the Toyota Avanza.
Moreover Xenia the second generation has been around for about 9 years since 2012, and has not received a complete change.
Statement
Daihatsu DN Multisix illustration-
DN Multisix (Daihatsu New Multisix), which is the successor of Avanza-Xenia. However, in several statements from Daihatsu, this model is also likely to only add to the Daihatsu line-up, so that this Toyota subsidiary will have three champions in the MPV segment, Xenia, Sigra and the “DN Multisix” concept.
“If you say the MPV market is suitable for Indonesia, of course it is true, and we also have two current backbones, Sigra and Xenia. Then this is also one of our thoughts to add at least our line-up product in MPV (referring to DN Multisix), “said Pradipto Sugondo, Executive Officer of Research & Development at PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), Thursday (10/8/2017) .
Another strong argument is that DN Multisix will only accompany Avanza-Xenia, which is about the front wheel drive that will be pinned when the market survey is positive.
If that is the end, it seems difficult to replace the Avanza-Xenia, which has a strong image in rear-wheel drive.
This is because Indonesia has diverse road contours and terrain, especially outside urban areas, the roads that go up and down are quite dominant. This is where the advantages of the rear wheel drive system are quite needed.
Is it a replacement for the Avanza-Xenia?
DN Multisix specifications (source Daihatsu).-
Another interesting statement came from Amelia Tjandra, Marketing Director of Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM).
Spontaneously, he said that this would be a substitute for Avanza-Xenia, when asked by KompasOtomotif. Even though in her next statement, Amelia refused to know the end of this concept car.
“Yes, if you look at the shape, right ?,” said Amelia when asked about rumors that this would be the successor to Avanza-Xenia.
The follow-up question is, is it possible that in two years it will be a replacement for Avanza-Xenia? Amelia replied, “I don’t want to say, yes, if you say whether you can, yes I can say anything,” said Amelia.
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