Daihatsu Atrai

Daihatsu Atrai: which version to buy

If you are choosing a Daihatsu Atrai, the split is not “which body” — every generation here is a Microvan — but which engine, which gearbox, and whether you take RWD or AWD. The catalogue lists 4 generation records (1 generation plus 2 generation with two restylings).

If you are choosing a Daihatsu Atrai, the split is not “which body” — every generation here is a Microvan — but which engine, which gearbox, and whether you take RWD or AWD. The catalogue lists 4 generation records (1 generation plus 2 generation with two restylings). Power on the 659 cm³ Gasoline engines runs from 48 hp to 64 hp; the only larger engine is the 1 generation 1.3 MT / 1.3 AT at 90 hp and 123 Nm. After 2005 there is no manual and no 1.3: every later 0.7 AT is Automatic, 4 gears. The current 2 generation, restyling 2 (from 2017-01-01, stop not measured) is the lightest-to-drive later car if you take RWD: 64 hp, 91 Nm, 16.7 s 0–100, 1000 kg. AWD on the same restyling costs 50 kg and 0.7 s. If you want peak torque on a 659 cm³ turbo, 2 generation (2005–2007) 0.7 AT Turbo at 107 Nm is the catalogue high; the first restyling then drops to 103 Nm, restyling 2 to 91 Nm. Fuel consumption, mpg, top speed, CO2 and eco class are not measured on every version in this file.

Generations: what actually changed when you buy older vs newer

Treat restyling as a step inside 2 generation, not as a third and fourth generation.

1 generation (1999-01-01 to 2005-12-31), Microvan, 12 versions in the file. This is the only generation with Manual, with a 3-speed Automatic, with a 1.3-litre four-cylinder, and with a 46-litre tank. NA 0.7 engines are 48 hp / 35 kW; turbo 0.7 engines are 64 hp / 47 kW; the 1297 cm³ engine is 90 hp / 66 kW, Inline 4, boost No. RWD kerb weights start at 940 kg (0.7 MT 48 hp). The heaviest listed Atrai is 1.3 AT AWD at 1140 kg. If you need a manual, you must buy this generation.

2 generation (2005-01-01 to 2007-12-31), Microvan, 4 versions — all named 0.7 AT. Two are NA: 53 hp / 39 kW at 7000 rpm, 63 Nm at 4000 rpm, boost No. Two are Turbo: 64 hp / 47 kW at 6400 rpm, 107 Nm at 3600 rpm. Gearbox is Automatic, 4 gears, RWD or AWD. Tank falls to 40 litres. Kerb weight, 0–100, fuel, valves per cylinder, engine position, injection, compression, bore × stroke, rear suspension and rear brakes are not measured on these four. Ground clearance is 160 mm. Front brakes: Ventilated disc. Front suspension: Independent, spring.

2 generation, restyling (2007-01-01 to 2017-12-31), Microvan, 2 versions — both 0.7 AT, both Turbo 64 hp. Torque is 103 Nm at 2800 rpm (4 Nm below the 2005 Turbo, 12 Nm above restyling 2). Engine position Central. Injection: Distributed injection (multi-point). Compression 9. Bore × stroke 63 × 70.4. Fuel 95. RWD: 970 kg, 16.7 s 0–100. AWD: 1010 kg, 17.4 s. Rear suspension: Dependent, spring. Rear brakes: Drum.

2 generation, restyling 2 (from 2017-01-01, production stop not measured), Microvan, 2 versions — both 0.7 AT, both Turbo 64 hp. Same 47 kW at 5700 rpm as the first restyling, but torque is 91 Nm at 2800 rpm. RWD 1000 kg (30 kg more than restyling RWD). AWD 1050 kg (40 kg more than restyling AWD). 0–100 stays 16.7 s RWD / 17.4 s AWD. Chassis labels match the first restyling.

Engine specs: how to tell the many “0.7 AT” apart

Every 0.7 engine is Gasoline, 659 cm³, Inline 3. Specific output: 48 hp → 72.8 hp/l; 53 hp → 80.4 hp/l; 64 hp → 97.1 hp/l; 90 hp on 1297 cm³ → 69.4 hp/l. The turbo 0.7 is the densest engine in the file; the 1.3 is the strongest in absolute horsepower and the weakest per litre.

Valves per cylinder: 4 on restyling 2, restyling, and 1 generation; not measured on 2 generation (2005–2007). Turbo 1 generation compression is 8.5 (AWD, 68 × 60.5, fuel 92) or 8.6 (RWD, same bore × stroke, fuel 80). NA 1 generation 0.7 compression is 10.5; 1.3 compression is 10. Later turbos: compression 9, bore × stroke 63 × 70.4 (stroke +9.9 mm vs 1 generation 60.5 mm). Engine position: Central on both restylings; Front, transverse on 1 generation AWD 0.7; not measured on 2 generation 2005 and on 1 generation RWD 0.7 / 1.3.

Performance, mpg and fuel: what is measured

0–100 is measured only on the four restyling 0.7 AT 64 hp cars: 16.7 s RWD, 17.4 s AWD — a 0.7 s gap for 40 kg (restyling) or 50 kg (restyling 2) of AWD. Peak power is identical; the extra mass is the whole story in the file. Top speed is not measured on any version. City, highway and combined fuel consumption are not measured on any version; mpg is therefore not measured. Fuel grade is 95 on restyling and restyling 2; 92 on 1 generation AWD 0.7 and all 1.3; 80 on 1 generation RWD 0.7. 2 generation 2005 fuel grade is not measured. Tank: 40 litres from 2005 on, 46 litres in 1 generation (6 litres more). CO2 not measured. Eco class not measured.

Turbo vs NA on the same 659 cm³: 1 generation 64 − 48 = 16 hp and 100 − 62 = 38 Nm (AWD) or 107 − 63 = 44 Nm (RWD). 2 generation 64 − 53 = 11 hp and 107 − 63 = 44 Nm. That is the whole power gap the catalogue gives you for “Daihatsu Atrai turbo” vs naturally aspirated.

Weight, dimensions, clearance

Ground clearance is 160 mm on every version. Wheel size is not measured. Length and exterior size are not measured. Gross weight is measured only on 1 generation 0.7 MT 48 hp RWD and 0.7 AT 48 hp RWD: 1160 kg. With 940 kg kerb on that 0.7 MT, payload is 220 kg. Other gross weights are not measured.

Kerb weight (kg) and kg per hp where kerb is measured:

• Restyling 2 0.7 AT RWD 1000 kg → 15.63 kg/hp; AWD 1050 → 16.41
• Restyling 0.7 AT RWD 970 → 15.16; AWD 1010 → 15.78 (lightest 64 hp Automatic in the later cars)
• 1 generation 0.7 MT 48 hp RWD 940 → 19.58 kg/hp (lightest Atrai, weakest specific load)
• 1 generation 0.7 MT 64 hp Turbo RWD 960 → 15.00
• 1 generation 0.7 AT 48 hp AWD 980; 0.7 MT 48 hp AWD 970; Turbo 0.7 MT AWD 1000; Turbo 0.7 AT AWD 1010
• 1.3 MT RWD 1070 → 11.89 kg/hp (best power-to-weight in the file); 1.3 AT RWD 1090 → 12.11; 1.3 MT AWD 1120 → 12.44; 1.3 AT AWD 1140 → 12.67

AWD surcharge in the measured pairs: +50 kg restyling 2, +40 kg first restyling, +30 kg on 1 generation turbo Manual vs NA Manual AWD (1000 vs 970), +20 kg on 1 generation turbo Automatic AWD vs turbo Manual AWD, +20 kg on 1.3 AT AWD vs 1.3 MT AWD, +20 kg on 1.3 AT RWD vs 1.3 MT RWD. Restyling 2 RWD is 30 kg heavier than restyling RWD at the same 64 hp and the same 16.7 s.

Front suspension is Independent, spring throughout. Rear: Dependent, spring on both restylings; Independent, spring on 1 generation RWD 0.7 and on 1.3 MT / 1.3 AT AWD; Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem on 1 generation AWD 0.7 and on 1.3 AT / 1.3 MT RWD; not measured on 2 generation 2005. Front brakes Ventilated disc on all. Rear Drum where measured; not measured on 2 generation 2005.

Which version to choose

Buy 2 generation, restyling 2 0.7 AT RWD (64 hp) if you want the current Microvan with a measured 16.7 s 0–100, Central turbo, 95 fuel, 40-litre tank, 1000 kg. You give up 12 Nm versus restyling (91 vs 103) and 16 Nm versus 2005 Turbo (91 vs 107). Acceleration versus restyling RWD is unchanged in the file.

Buy 2 generation, restyling 2 0.7 AT AWD (64 hp) only if you need AWD: 1050 kg, 17.4 s, same 91 Nm. You pay 50 kg and 0.7 s for the extra axle. Clearance does not change (160 mm).

Buy 2 generation, restyling 0.7 AT RWD (64 hp) if torque and mass matter more than the later restyling: 103 Nm, 970 kg, still 16.7 s, still Automatic 4, still Turbo. That is 12 Nm more and 30 kg less than restyling 2 RWD. Production window 2007-01-01 to 2017-12-31.

Buy 2 generation, restyling 0.7 AT AWD (64 hp) for the same 103 Nm with AWD at 1010 kg — 40 kg lighter than restyling 2 AWD at identical 17.4 s.

Buy 2 generation (2005–2007) 0.7 AT Turbo 64 hp (RWD or AWD) if 107 Nm at 3600 rpm is the point. That is the catalogue torque peak on 659 cm³. Power rpm is 6400, not 5700. 0–100, kerb, fuel grade and mpg are not measured, so you cannot check it against the 16.7 / 17.4 s figures.

Skip 2 generation 0.7 AT 53 hp unless you explicitly want boost No. You lose 11 hp and 44 Nm versus the Turbo 0.7 AT in the same years. Both 53 hp cars (RWD and AWD) share 63 Nm at 4000 rpm and spin to 7000 rpm. Kerb and 0–100 not measured.

Buy 1 generation 1.3 MT RWD (90 hp) if power-to-weight is the criterion: 1070 kg, 11.89 kg/hp, 123 Nm, Manual 5, boost No, 46-litre tank, fuel 92. Versus restyling 2 RWD you gain 26 hp and 32 Nm and a 6-litre tank, at +70 kg. 1.3 AT RWD is +20 kg (1090). 1.3 MT AWD is 1120 kg; 1.3 AT AWD is 1140 kg — heaviest Atrai, still 12.67 kg/hp, better than any 64 hp car on that ratio. 0–100 not measured, so the 1.3 does not prove a quicker sprint in this file.

Buy 1 generation 0.7 MT Turbo 64 hp RWD if you want a manual and 107 Nm: 960 kg, 15.00 kg/hp, fuel 80, compression 8.6. 0.7 AT Turbo 64 hp RWD in the same generation matches 107 Nm and Automatic 4; kerb not measured. AWD turbos in 1 generation are the 100 Nm / 4000 rpm pair (Manual 1000 kg, Automatic 1010 kg), fuel 92, Front, transverse, compression 8.5 — 7 Nm less than the RWD turbo.

Buy 1 generation 0.7 MT 48 hp RWD only as the lightest, cheapest-to-spec NA: 940 kg, 1160 kg gross, 220 kg payload, Manual 5, 63 Nm, fuel 80. You are 16 hp and 44 Nm behind the RWD turbo. 0.7 AT 48 hp RWD keeps 1160 kg gross; kerb not measured; Automatic is 3 gears, not 4. AWD NA 48 hp: 0.7 MT 970 kg, 0.7 AT 980 kg, 62 Nm, fuel 92, Automatic 3 on the AT.

Do not expect mpg, top speed, oil capacity, or wheel size from this catalogue — they are not measured. Reliability and known problems are not in the data. Prices and “for sale” listings are not in the data. There is no Hijet comparison in the file. Years 1996 and 1997 are not in the production windows here; the first listed start is 1999-01-01.

Short map: newest Automatic turbo RWD → restyling 2 0.7 AT 64 hp RWD. More torque, still later-car spec → restyling 0.7 AT 64 hp RWD. Maximum 0.7 torque → 2005 0.7 AT Turbo 64 hp. Manual and/or 90 hp → 1 generation 0.7 MT or 1.3 MT. AWD is a 40–50 kg, 0.7 s decision on the measured restylings, not a clearance decision.