Daihatsu Charmant History
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Introduced in November 1974, the Charmant was a conventional compact sedan built on Toyota Corolla (E20/E70) platforms and fitted exclusively with Toyota inline-four engines ranging from 1.2 to 1.6 litres — an open expression of Daihatsu's deepening cooperation with Toyota.
Two generations were produced (1974–1981 and 1981–1987), with the Charmant giving Daihatsu a credible conventional family car alongside its specialist kei and compact offerings. Production ended in late 1987.
Generations
First generation · A35/A38
Toyota Corolla-based compact sedan on the E20 platform, with 1.2- and 1.4-litre Toyota engines.
1977 Photo: “Daihatsu Charmant 1600 Wagon 1977 (11941006496)” by order_242 from Chile / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
1979 Photo: “1979 Daihatsu Charmant 1400 (49340252342)” by Rutger van der Maar / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
1980 Photo: “Daihatsu Charmant 1600 1980 (14783089206)” by order_242 from Chile / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
1981 Photo: “Daihatsu Charmant 1600 1981” by RL GNZLZ / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Second generation · A60
Updated Corolla E70-based Charmant with revised styling and up to 1.6-litre engines.
1982 Photo: “1982 Daihatsu Charmant 1600 LE (53068165916)” by Rutger van der Maar / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
1985 Photo: “1985 Daihatsu Charmant Altair G” by TTTNIS / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Body styles
- Sedan
- Van
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