Daihatsu Boon Luminas

Daihatsu Boon Luminas: which version to buy

Between the two 1.5 AT versions of the Daihatsu Boon Luminas, the choice is front-wheel drive versus all-wheel drive. Both use the same 1495 cm³ Gasoline engine at 109 hp and 141 Nm, the same 4-speed Automatic, and the same production window from 2008-12-01 to 2012-03-31. The FWD 1.5 AT is 70 kg lighter (1170 kg versus 1240 kg) and reaches 100 km/h in 12.6 s versus 12.7 s for the AWD 1.5 AT.

Between the two 1.5 AT versions of the Daihatsu Boon Luminas, the choice is front-wheel drive versus all-wheel drive. Both use the same 1495 cm³ Gasoline engine at 109 hp and 141 Nm, the same 4-speed Automatic, and the same production window from 2008-12-01 to 2012-03-31. The FWD 1.5 AT is 70 kg lighter (1170 kg versus 1240 kg) and reaches 100 km/h in 12.6 s versus 12.7 s for the AWD 1.5 AT. There is only 1 generation, so there is no later facelift or second generation to wait for.

Which Boon Luminas version: FWD or AWD 1.5 AT

The catalogue lists two versions, both named 1.5 AT. They cannot be told apart by the name string. They can be told apart by drive, kerb weight, 0–100 time, and rear suspension.

If the question is which 1.5 AT to buy for the same engine and gearbox, the FWD 1.5 AT is the lighter, quicker-to-100 car. The AWD 1.5 AT is the version that adds AWD at a measured cost of 70 kg and 0.1 s.

Specs: both 1.5 AT versions share the engine

Engine, gearbox, fuel, and layout are identical. Specific output is therefore the same on both 1.5 AT cars: 109 hp from 1495 cm³ is 72.9 hp per litre (109 ÷ 1.495). Torque is 94.3 Nm per litre (141 ÷ 1.495). Peak power is 80 kW at 6000 rpm; peak torque is 141 Nm at 4400 rpm.

There is no other engine in this model. You are not choosing between displacements, boost, or gearbox types. You are choosing drive and the chassis that comes with it.

Performance: 0-100, top speed, mpg

Measured acceleration is 12.6 s for the FWD 1.5 AT and 12.7 s for the AWD 1.5 AT. That is a 0.1 s gap, or about 0.8% more time for AWD. The extra 70 kg on the AWD 1.5 AT is 6.0% of the FWD kerb weight; the 0–100 penalty is smaller than the weight penalty in percentage terms.

Top speed: not measured on the FWD 1.5 AT. Not measured on the AWD 1.5 AT.

Fuel consumption city: not measured on either 1.5 AT. Highway: not measured. Combined / mpg: not measured. CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured.

A buyer who wants a consumption figure cannot get one from this dataset. The only performance numbers that exist here are the two 0–100 times and the two kerb weights that sit behind them.

Dimensions, weight, ground clearance, tank

Wheel sizes: not measured on either 1.5 AT. Gross vehicle weight: not measured on either 1.5 AT.

What is measured:

Ground clearance does not change with AWD: both sit at 155 mm. The tank is 42 L on both, so range cannot be compared until consumption is measured (it is not).

The 70 kg gap is the whole mass story. Relative to 109 hp:

• FWD 1.5 AT: 10.73 kg per hp (1170 ÷ 109)
• AWD 1.5 AT: 11.38 kg per hp (1240 ÷ 109)

Put the other way: 0.093 hp per kg on FWD versus 0.088 hp per kg on AWD.

Chassis differences on the two 1.5 AT cars

Front suspension is Independent, spring on both 1.5 AT versions. Front brakes are Ventilated disc; rear brakes are Drum. Those items do not decide the purchase.

The rear axle does:

• FWD 1.5 AT: Semi-independent, torsion
• AWD 1.5 AT: Dependent, spring

AWD is not a software option on the same car. It is a different rear suspension and 70 kg more kerb weight, with the same 155 mm clearance and the same Drum rear brakes.

Generations: there is only one to buy

The Daihatsu Boon Luminas has 1 generation. Body type is Compact Van. Production of that generation, and of both 1.5 AT versions, runs from 2008-12-01 to 2012-03-31. There is no second generation in the data, no restyling listed as a separate generation, and no later engine or gearbox to “wait for.”

Comparison between generations is therefore empty: you cannot trade a first-generation 1.5 AT for a later one inside this catalogue. The only comparison that exists is FWD 1.5 AT versus AWD 1.5 AT inside the same dates.

What the extra hardware buys (and what it does not)

Prices are not in the data, so “extra money” here means extra specification, not a currency amount.

On paper the AWD 1.5 AT buys AWD and a Dependent, spring rear axle. It does not buy more power (still 109 hp), more torque (still 141 Nm), a different gearbox (still Automatic, 4), a larger tank (still 42 L), more ground clearance (still 155 mm), or a different 0–100 class (12.7 s versus 12.6 s).

On paper the FWD 1.5 AT buys 70 kg less mass, 0.1 s less time to 100 km/h, 10.73 kg per hp instead of 11.38, and a Semi-independent, torsion rear axle. It does not buy a different engine.

Both versions:

• Gasoline, 95, No boost, Front, transverse, 4 Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
• compression 10, bore × stroke 72 × 91.8
• Automatic, 4
• tank 42 L, clearance 155 mm
• Ventilated disc front, Drum rear
• same start and stop dates

Reliability and problems

Reliability, typical faults, and running costs are not measured in this dataset. They are not inferred here. The mechanical split that is measured is FWD plus Semi-independent, torsion versus AWD plus Dependent, spring, both with Drum rear brakes and the same 1495 cm³ Gasoline engine.

Which version to choose

Choose the FWD 1.5 AT if the numbers you care about are kerb weight and 0–100: 1170 kg and 12.6 s, 10.73 kg per hp, same 109 hp / 141 Nm engine as the other car.

Choose the AWD 1.5 AT if the number you care about is drive: AWD, at 1240 kg and 12.7 s, 11.38 kg per hp, same 109 hp / 141 Nm, same 4-speed Automatic, same 155 mm clearance.

Do not choose by generation: there is only 1 generation, Compact Van, 2008-12-01 to 2012-03-31, two versions, both named 1.5 AT.

Do not choose by mpg, top speed, wheel size, gross weight, CO2, or eco class: those figures are not measured on either 1.5 AT.