Daihatsu Naked: which version to buy

There is one catalogue version of the Daihatsu Naked: 0.7 AT. It is the only modification in the only generation (November 1999–November 2003), a Microvan with a 659 cm³ Gasoline engine, 58 hp, 64 Nm, Automatic 4-speed gearbox and FWD. There is no second engine, no second gearbox, no other drive layout, and no restyling listed as a separate generation.

There is one catalogue version of the Daihatsu Naked: 0.7 AT. It is the only modification in the only generation (November 1999–November 2003), a Microvan with a 659 cm³ Gasoline engine, 58 hp, 64 Nm, Automatic 4-speed gearbox and FWD. There is no second engine, no second gearbox, no other drive layout, and no restyling listed as a separate generation. A “which version” decision here is not a trim ladder — it is whether 0.7 AT’s measured numbers fit the job, because nothing else in the data can be ordered instead.

Which generation to buy

The Daihatsu Naked has 1 generation. Production of that generation, and of 0.7 AT, starts 1999-11-01 and stops 2003-11-30. Body type is Microvan for the whole run. Modification count is 1.

There is no later generation that adds power, a manual gearbox, AWD, or a different body. Arithmetic between generations is not available: generation 1 is the full set. Buying “an earlier Naked” or “a later Naked” does not change hp, Nm, kerb weight, tank size, or Euro class in this catalogue — 0.7 AT is the same named version across those dates.

If the question is generation versus generation, the answer from the data is: take generation 1, because it is the only generation.

Specs of the only version: 0.7 AT

VersionhpNmcm³FuelCylindersLayoutBoostGearboxDrive
0.7 AT5864659Gasoline3InlineNoAutomaticFWD

0.7 AT uses Distributed injection (multi-point), compression 10.5, bore × stroke 68 × 60.5, 4 valves per cylinder, fuel 95, Euro 4. Engine location is not measured. Peak power is listed at 7600 rpm; peak torque at 4000 rpm.

What those figures mean for a buyer: 58 hp from 659 cm³ is 88.0 hp per litre (58 ÷ 0.659). 64 Nm from the same displacement is 97.1 Nm per litre (64 ÷ 0.659). The 2100 rpm gap between peak torque (4000) and peak power (7600) is the Automatic 4-speed’s working band on this engine — there is no other gearbox in the data to compare against.

Boost is No. There is no turbo 0.7 AT and no naturally aspirated twin to it; the 58 hp / 64 Nm pair is the full power story.

Engine, power per litre, and what you are not choosing

A typical “which engine” section compares two columns. Here both columns are 0.7 AT.

If two versions shared the name 0.7 AT at different power, they would be split by hp. They do not: one name, one 58 hp figure.

Valves: 4 per cylinder × 3 cylinders = 12 valves on this engine. That product is from the given cylinder and valve counts; it does not add a second engine.

Gearbox, drive, and what extra money cannot buy in this catalogue

0.7 AT is Automatic, 4 speeds, FWD. There is no Manual, no 5-speed, no AWD, no RWD in the Daihatsu Naked data. Spending more, in this catalogue, does not buy another drivetrain — there is no second row to pay for.

Drive is FWD for the whole 1999-11-01–2003-11-30 window. A buyer who needs a different drive layout is not choosing among Naked versions; they are leaving this model, because the data has only FWD.

Performance, mpg, and 0-100: not measured

For 0.7 AT:

A buyer’s-guide that ranked versions by 0–100 or mpg cannot rank 0.7 AT against a sibling, because there is no sibling and those figures are not measured. Absence here is not “this Microvan has no such parameter”; it is “not measured” in the source.

What is measured and still useful for the same decision: 58 hp, 64 Nm, 810 kg kerb, 40 l tank, Euro 4, fuel 95. Those sit next to the version name 0.7 AT and stay true if this paragraph is read alone.

Dimensions, weight, and kg per horsepower

0.7 AT kerb weight is 810 kg; gross weight is 1020 kg; ground clearance is 180 mm; tank is 40 l; wheel sizes are not measured.

Payload from the two masses: 1020 − 810 = 210 kg. That is the catalogue gap between kerb and gross for this version.

Weight per horsepower (kerb): 810 ÷ 58 = 14.0 kg/hp. Weight per horsepower (gross): 1020 ÷ 58 = 17.6 kg/hp.

There is no heavier or lighter Naked version to prefer. You are not choosing a light 0.7 AT versus a heavy one; 810 kg and 1020 kg are the only masses listed.

Ground clearance 180 mm is the only clearance in the data. Tank 40 l is the only tank. Wheels: not measured — do not treat a missing size as “this Microvan has no wheels”; the size is not in the source.

Suspension on 0.7 AT: front Independent, spring; rear Independent, spring. Brakes: front Disc; rear Drum. There is no disc/disc alternative version to pay extra for.

Reliability and problems: what the numbers do and do not say

The data do not list failure rates, recalls, or common faults. They do list Euro 4, fuel 95, compression 10.5, peak rpm 7600 for power, 4000 for torque, and production through 2003-11-30.

A reliability ranking between versions is not possible: one version. Claims about typical Naked problems are not in this source and are not added here.

What a buyer can still use: 0.7 AT is Gasoline with Distributed injection (multi-point), Boost No, Automatic 4, FWD, Euro 4. Those are the mechanical facts attached to the name, not a fault list.

Which version to choose

Choose 0.7 AT if a Microvan with 58 hp, 64 Nm, 659 cm³, Gasoline, 3 cylinders Inline, Boost No, Automatic 4, FWD, 810 kg kerb, 1020 kg gross, 180 mm clearance, 40 l tank, and Euro 4 is the vehicle you want. That sentence is the full comparison set: every other Daihatsu Naked modification in the data is this same 0.7 AT.

Do not expect a second column to buy:

Arithmetic recap for 0.7 AT only: 88.0 hp/l, 97.1 Nm/l, 14.0 kg/hp at kerb, 17.6 kg/hp at gross, 210 kg between 1020 kg and 810 kg, 12 valves from 3 × 4. Extra money in this catalogue does not buy a different Naked — it would be the same named version, same 58 hp.

If those numbers are the job, generation 1 0.7 AT (1999-11-01–2003-11-30) is the version to buy, because it is the only one.