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Best used snow cars 2024
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Best used snow cars 2024

Don’t have the budget for a new car? These 10 great-value used buys also excel in the worst of the weather
Best cars & vans
11 Oct 2024
Cars we can't buy in the UK, but wish we could
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Cars we can't buy in the UK, but wish we could

We choose our favourite cars from overseas
Best cars & vans
24 Oct 2023
Daihatsu launches four new concept cars at Tokyo
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Daihatsu launches four new concept cars at Tokyo

Japanese manufacturer Daihatsu has released a raft of concepts at its home motor show this year, based on the theme of “gathering”
News
23 Oct 2019
New Daihatsu Copen GR Sport launched
Daihatsu Copen GR Sport - front

New Daihatsu Copen GR Sport launched

Toyota has launched a hopped-up version of the Daihatsu Copen kei car, featuring a range of cosmetic revisions and chassis upgrades
News
15 Oct 2019
Daihatsu Tokyo Motor Show
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Daihatsu Tokyo Motor Show

Daihatsu is no longer in the UK market, but is still prominent in Japan and has unveiled a range of concepts cars at Tokyo
News
25 Oct 2017
"Toyota needs Daihatsu's cleverness in the small car sector"
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"Toyota needs Daihatsu's cleverness in the small car sector"

Mike Rutherford thinks Daihatsu's bonkers ideas are what Toyota needs to compete in the booming city car segment
Opinion
12 Feb 2016
New Daihatsu Copen concept revealed at Tokyo Motor Show
Daihatsu Kopen revealed in Tokyo 2013 front

New Daihatsu Copen concept revealed at Tokyo Motor Show

Two new Daihatsu Copen concept cars, both called the Kopen, have been revealed
News
20 Nov 2013
Daihatsu Materia: 25,618 miles

Daihatsu Materia: 25,618 miles

Final report: Its looks split opinion, but our snapper is sorry to see it go...
Long-term tests
2 Oct 2009
Daihatsu Materia: 21,230 miles

Daihatsu Materia: 21,230 miles

Fourth Report: Summer’s here, and our supermini has been mixing with the holiday traffic.
Long-term tests
14 Aug 2009
Daihatsu Materia

Daihatsu Materia

Third report: Has first set of bills taken edge off supermini?
Long-term tests
22 Jun 2009
Daihatsu Materia: 11,395 miles
Daihatsu Materia

Daihatsu Materia: 11,395 miles

SECOND REPORT: Hit or miss? Our unusual-looking Japanese hatch is never short of attention – so we set out to find why that’s the case...
Long-term tests
1 May 2009
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Daihatsu Materia

Daihatsu Materia

First report: Wherever we go, our new baby seems to turn heads – and we’re lapping up all the attention!
Long-term tests
13 Mar 2009
Daihatsu Materia
Daihatsu Materia

Daihatsu Materia

The Materia looks unique, but the way it drives lets it down.
In-depth reviews
15 Aug 2007
Daihatsu Sirion
Daihatsu Sirion

Daihatsu Sirion

Small cars are something of a Daihatsu speciality and the latest Sirion is perhaps their best example.
In-depth reviews
29 Dec 2006
Daihatsu Copen
Daihatsu Copen

Daihatsu Copen

Cute isn't it?
In-depth reviews
29 Dec 2006
Daihatsu Terios
Daihatsu Terios

Daihatsu Terios

The Terios is an attractive package, with the right 'fun factor' and real off-road capability
In-depth reviews
29 Dec 2006
Daihatsu Charade
Daihatsu Charade

Daihatsu Charade

With our cities getting more and more congested it's little wonder that people are finally waking up to the qualities of smaller cars.
In-depth reviews
29 Dec 2006
Daihatsu Terios SX

Daihatsu Terios SX

The Terios looks smart from all angles, with only a cheap spare wheel cover complete with a garish Eighties-style graphic spoiling things
Road tests
21 Jun 2006
Daihatsu Terios
Front view of Daihatsu Terios

Daihatsu Terios

The Daihatsu Terios has grown up! We find out how the second-generation model shifted its rough and ready image
Road tests
3 May 2006
Daihatsu Terios

Daihatsu Terios

Popularity isn't something Daihatsu's Terios has enjoyed over the past few years. While the tiny 4x4 has found favour with an enthusiastic minority of…
Road tests
20 Dec 2005
Daihatsu Sirion 1.3 SE

Daihatsu Sirion 1.3 SE

Can't wait for the next Toyota Yaris? Then take a test drive in Daihatsu's all-new Sirion. Although the Yaris won't arrive in UK showrooms until Septe…
Road tests
23 Feb 2005
Daihatsu Sirion

Daihatsu Sirion

Big things are expected from small cars these days. Supermini drivers want a vehicle that offers more than no-frills transport. Refinement, versatilit…
Road tests
8 Dec 2004
Daihatsu Copen

Daihatsu Copen

Six months. That's crunch time for most relationships. During the early stages of a new romance, everything seems perfect. But as the novelty wears of…
Long-term tests
12 Oct 2004
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Daihatsu Copen

Daihatsu Copen

I've got a new nickname that I'm not entirely happy about. The rest of the Auto Express team has started calling me Noddy. Why? Well, I'm driving the …
Long-term tests
15 Jun 2004
Daihatsu Copen

Daihatsu Copen

You don't have to enter a reality TV show to find out what it feels like to be a minor celebrity - simply drive a Daihatsu Copen down a busy British s…
Road tests
27 May 2003
Daihatsu Sirion Rally IV

Daihatsu Sirion Rally IV

First it lost out to Mercedes' E-Class, and now it has truly fallen from its pedestal. The venerable BMW 5-Series has been beaten again... this time b…
Road tests
17 Jul 2002
Daihatsu Terios 1997 to date

Daihatsu Terios 1997 to date

Why are growing numbers of motorists buying a 4x4 even if it spends most of its time on the drive? It's all about four-wheel-drive security and image …
Used car tests
12 Mar 2002