Daihatsu Mira e:S: which version to buy
The Daihatsu Mira e:S is a Mini 5-doors kei hatch with one engine size — 0.7 CVT — and eight listed versions across two generations (first generation 2011-09-01 to 2017-04-30, including restyling from 2013-08-01; second generation from 2017-05-01, production not measured as ended).
The Daihatsu Mira e:S is a Mini 5-doors kei hatch with one engine size — 0.7 CVT — and eight listed versions across two generations (first generation 2011-09-01 to 2017-04-30, including restyling from 2013-08-01; second generation from 2017-05-01, production not measured as ended). Every version is Gasoline, 658 cm³, Inline 3, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No, Distributed injection (multi-point), Variable gearbox, 95 octane, 150 mm ground clearance. The buy decision is not “which engine,” it is 49 hp vs 52 hp, FWD vs AWD, and first generation vs second — those three splits change kerb weight by 60–140 kg, 0–100 km/h by up to 1.8 s, tank size by 2 litres, and CO2 by 6 g/km where measured.
Generations: what actually changed for a buyer
First generation (2011-09-01 – 2017-04-30), Mini 5-doors, six versions if restyling is counted inside this generation. From 2011-09-01 to 2013-07-31 there are two 0.7 CVT cars: 52 hp / 38 kW FWD (730 kg, 0–100 in 17.4 s) and 52 hp / 38 kW AWD (790 kg, 18.7 s). Tank 30 litres. Compression ratio, bore × stroke, and CO2 are not measured on these two. Restyling (2013-08-01 – 2017-04-30) keeps Mini 5-doors and adds four 0.7 CVT lines: 49 hp FWD, 49 hp AWD, 52 hp FWD, 52 hp AWD. That is the only period where both power ratings sit on the same generation, so a used-car shopper comparing “same year, different tune” is shopping 2013-08-01 to 2017-04-30, not 2011.
Second generation (2017-05-01 – stop not measured), Mini 5-doors, two versions. Both are 0.7 CVT at 49 hp / 36 kW, 57 Nm at 5200 rpm, compression 12.2, bore × stroke 63 × 70.4. FWD kerb weight is 650 kg; AWD is 720 kg. Tank drops to 28 litres (−2 vs every first-generation 0.7 CVT). CO2 is measured: 66 g/km FWD, 72 g/km AWD. Euro 4 on both. There is no 52 hp 0.7 CVT after 2017-04-30 in this data.
Arithmetic on those dates: the 52 hp peak existed for 5 years 8 months of first-generation production; the second generation is a 49 hp-only catalogue.
Engines and specs
All eight catalogue lines share the name 0.7 CVT. Distinguish them by horsepower and drive, as required when two rows have the same `mod_name`.
| Version (exact name) | Generation | hp (kW @ rpm) | Nm @ rpm | cm³ | Fuel | Cylinders / layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 CVT | 2 gen., from 2017-05-01 | 49 (36 @ 6800) | 57 @ 5200 | 658 | Gasoline, 95 | 3 Inline | No | Variable | FWD |
| 0.7 CVT | 2 gen., from 2017-05-01 | 49 (36 @ 6800) | 57 @ 5200 | 658 | Gasoline, 95 | 3 Inline | No | Variable | AWD |
| 0.7 CVT | 1 gen. restyling 2013-08-01–2017-04-30 | 49 (36 @ 6800) | 57 @ 5200 | 658 | Gasoline, 95 | 3 Inline | No | Variable | FWD |
| 0.7 CVT | 1 gen. restyling 2013-08-01–2017-04-30 | 49 (36 @ 6800) | 57 @ 5200 | 658 | Gasoline, 95 | 3 Inline | No | Variable | AWD |
| 0.7 CVT | 1 gen. restyling 2013-08-01–2017-04-30 | 52 (38 @ 6800) | 60 @ 5200 | 658 | Gasoline, 95 | 3 Inline | No | Variable | AWD |
| 0.7 CVT | 1 gen. restyling 2013-08-01–2017-04-30 | 52 (38 @ 6800) | 60 @ 5200 | 658 | Gasoline, 95 | 3 Inline | No | Variable | FWD |
| 0.7 CVT | 1 gen. 2011-09-01–2013-07-31 | 52 (38 @ 6800) | 60 @ 5200 | 658 | Gasoline, 95 | 3 Inline | No | Variable | FWD |
| 0.7 CVT | 1 gen. 2011-09-01–2013-07-31 | 52 (38 @ 6800) | 60 @ 5200 | 658 | Gasoline, 95 | 3 Inline | No | Variable | AWD |
Specific output from the given displacement: 49 hp / 0.658 L ≈ 74.5 hp per litre; 52 hp / 0.658 L ≈ 79.0 hp per litre (+4.5 hp/L, +3 hp, +3 Nm). Peak power rpm is 6800 on every row; peak torque rpm is 5200 on every row. The 52 hp 0.7 CVT does not list compression or 63 × 70.4; those figures are measured only on the 49 hp 0.7 CVT (12.2 and 63 × 70.4).
Performance, mpg, and 0–100: the numbers that pick a version
City, highway, and combined consumption are not measured on every Mira e:S 0.7 CVT in this dataset. Top speed is not measured on every version. Do not treat a blank mpg column as “this car has no fuel use”; the catalogue did not record it. CO2 is the only economy-adjacent figure that exists, and only on four of eight rows.
0–100 km/h (measured vs not measured):
- Second-generation 0.7 CVT 49 hp FWD: 16.9 s
- Second-generation 0.7 CVT 49 hp AWD: 17.1 s (+0.2 s vs FWD of the same generation)
- First-generation restyling 0.7 CVT 49 hp FWD: 16.9 s (same as second-gen FWD)
- First-generation restyling 0.7 CVT 49 hp AWD: not measured
- First-generation restyling 0.7 CVT 52 hp FWD: 17.4 s
- First-generation restyling 0.7 CVT 52 hp AWD: 18.7 s (+1.3 s vs 52 hp FWD)
- First-generation (pre-restyle) 0.7 CVT 52 hp FWD: 17.4 s
- First-generation (pre-restyle) 0.7 CVT 52 hp AWD: 18.7 s
The fastest measured Mira e:S here is therefore 16.9 s, and it belongs to 0.7 CVT 49 hp FWD (second generation and restyled first generation). The 52 hp FWD 0.7 CVT is 0.5 s slower than that 49 hp FWD at the same 730 kg kerb weight in restyling (730 vs 730). Extra 3 hp and 3 Nm do not buy a quicker 0–100 in this table. The slowest measured run is 18.7 s on every 52 hp AWD 0.7 CVT — 1.8 s behind the 16.9 s FWD 49 hp cars.
Weight per horsepower (kerb kg / hp):
- 2nd gen 0.7 CVT 49 FWD: 650 / 49 ≈ 13.3 kg/hp (lightest load per hp)
- 2nd gen 0.7 CVT 49 AWD: 720 / 49 ≈ 14.7 kg/hp
- Restyle 0.7 CVT 52 FWD: 730 / 52 ≈ 14.0 kg/hp
- Restyle / 1st gen 0.7 CVT 49 FWD: 730 / 49 ≈ 14.9 kg/hp
- Restyle 0.7 CVT 52 AWD: 790 / 52 ≈ 15.2 kg/hp
- Restyle 0.7 CVT 49 AWD: 790 / 49 ≈ 16.1 kg/hp (heaviest load per hp)
Second-generation FWD is 80 kg lighter than restyle FWD 49 hp (650 vs 730) and 140 kg lighter than any 790 kg AWD first-generation 0.7 CVT. That 80 kg is why 16.9 s on 49 hp FWD in 2017 sits at 13.3 kg/hp while the same 16.9 s on restyle 49 hp FWD sits at 14.9 kg/hp — identical sprint, different mass.
CO2 where measured: 66 g/km on both 49 hp FWD 0.7 CVT cars that list it (second generation and restyling); 72 g/km on both 49 hp AWD 0.7 CVT cars that list it. AWD costs +6 g/km on this pair. CO2 on every 52 hp 0.7 CVT is not measured. Euro 4 is listed on seven versions; the restyle 49 hp AWD 0.7 CVT has eco class not measured.
Dimensions, weight, tank — what AWD and the 2017 change actually cost
Gross weight is not measured on any Mira e:S version here. Wheel sizes are not measured. Ground clearance is 150 mm on all eight, so clearance is not a differentiator.
Kerb weight:
- Lightest: second-generation 0.7 CVT 49 hp FWD, 650 kg
- Second-generation 0.7 CVT 49 hp AWD, 720 kg (+70 kg vs FWD of the same generation)
- First generation (all FWD 0.7 CVT, 49 or 52 hp): 730 kg
- First generation (all AWD 0.7 CVT, 49 or 52 hp): 790 kg
- AWD penalty, first generation: +60 kg (790 − 730)
- AWD penalty, second generation: +70 kg (720 − 650)
- Second-generation FWD vs first-generation FWD: −80 kg (650 − 730)
- Second-generation AWD vs first-generation AWD: −70 kg (720 − 790)
Fuel tank: 30 litres on all six first-generation 0.7 CVT versions; 28 litres on both second-generation 0.7 CVT versions (−2 L, about 6.7% smaller). If range is estimated from tank size alone, the older cars hold more fuel; consumption itself remains not measured, so range in kilometres is not a number this catalogue can state.
Chassis hardware that does not change with version: front suspension Independent, spring; rear Semi-independent, torsion; front brakes Disc (as labelled Disc in the English field). Rear brakes not measured. Engine position not measured.
Which version to choose
There is no price in this data, so “extra money” is read as extra mass, extra seconds, extra CO2, extra litres in the tank, and extra horsepower — the only currencies the table has.
If the goal is the lowest mass and the quickest measured 0–100: second-generation 0.7 CVT 49 hp FWD (from 2017-05-01). 650 kg, 13.3 kg/hp, 16.9 s, 66 g/km CO2, Euro 4, 28 L tank. That is the lightest Mira e:S in the file and ties the best sprint. You give up the 52 hp rating (not offered in generation 2) and 2 litres of tank versus any first-generation 0.7 CVT.
If the goal is all-wheel drive on the lightest AWD shell: second-generation 0.7 CVT 49 hp AWD. 720 kg is still 70 kg under first-generation AWD. 0–100 is 17.1 s — only 0.2 s slower than the matching FWD, a much smaller AWD tax than the +1.3 s on 52 hp AWD vs 52 hp FWD in generation 1. CO2 72 g/km vs 66. Tank 28 L. Same 49 hp / 57 Nm as the FWD twin.
If the goal is the 52 hp / 60 Nm 0.7 CVT (the higher specific output, ≈79 hp/L): you must stay in first generation, production ended 2017-04-30. Choose FWD unless AWD is required: restyle and pre-restyle 0.7 CVT 52 hp FWD are the same on the numbers that exist — 730 kg, 17.4 s, 30 L, Euro 4, CO2 not measured, compression not measured, bore × stroke not measured. The 52 hp AWD 0.7 CVT is 790 kg and 18.7 s in both 2011-09-01–2013-07-31 and 2013-08-01–2017-04-30. You buy +3 hp and +3 Nm versus 49 hp, a 30 L tank, and you pay +80 kg versus second-generation FWD and +0.5 s versus the 16.9 s 49 hp FWD cars. On 0–100, 52 hp FWD does not beat 49 hp FWD in this dataset.
If the goal is 49 hp with the 30 L tank (not the 28 L second-gen tank): restyling 0.7 CVT 49 hp FWD, 2013-08-01–2017-04-30. Same 16.9 s as second-gen FWD, same 66 g/km, Euro 4, but 730 kg (+80 kg) and 30 L. Restyling 0.7 CVT 49 hp AWD is 790 kg, 72 g/km, 30 L; 0–100 not measured, eco class not measured — the weakest-documented row if you need a complete spec sheet.
Pre-restyle (2011-09-01–2013-07-31) vs restyle 52 hp: for 0.7 CVT 52 hp FWD and 0.7 CVT 52 hp AWD, kerb weight, 0–100, tank, Euro 4, and the 52/38/60 figures do not change across the 2013-08-01 restyle. Restyling’s real catalogue change is adding the 49 hp 0.7 CVT pair (with 12.2 compression and 63 × 70.4) and, on those 49 hp rows, measured CO2. Buying pre-restyle only makes sense if you specifically want 52 hp and that production window; it does not buy a different power, weight, or sprint vs restyle 52 hp.
FWD vs AWD, rule of thumb from the arithmetic: first generation AWD is +60 kg and, where both 0–100 figures exist (52 hp), +1.3 s. Second generation AWD is +70 kg and +0.2 s. AWD never changes horsepower, displacement, gearbox type, or clearance in this file. Clearance stays 150 mm; it is not an off-road differentiator between versions.
Reliability and problems: this dataset does not list faults, recalls, or durability scores. Those topics are not measured here. What is measured and stable across every 0.7 CVT is Gasoline, Variable, 658 cm³, 3 Inline, boost No, 95 fuel, 150 mm clearance.
Short pick: daily FWD, newest shell — second-generation 0.7 CVT 49 hp FWD. Daily AWD, newest shell — second-generation 0.7 CVT 49 hp AWD. Need 52 hp — first-generation 0.7 CVT 52 hp FWD (restyle or pre-restyle; numbers match). Need 52 hp and AWD — first-generation 0.7 CVT 52 hp AWD, accepting 18.7 s and 790 kg. Need maximum tank — any first-generation 0.7 CVT at 30 L, not the 28 L second generation.