The D-Compact 4×4 was Daihatsu’s other unveiled concept today, and the one more likely to be actually produced.
Nothing revolutionary here, just a small sport-ute with attractive styling, limited off-road capability and a somewhat
underpowered engine (at least for this American’s taste). The D-Compact 4×4 uses the same 97-hp 1.5L engine as the HVS
concept, which may be fine for the confines of a European city but wouldn’t do hauling the family cross country to
Disney Land. The styling, however, is attractive with a relatively long wheelbase combined with short overhangs.
Daihatsu’s already done internal crash-testing on the D-Compact 4×4, so expect it to go on sale everywhere but here in
the near future.
We would’ve had actual pics of the Daihatsu D-Compact 4×4 from the show floor but one of our laptops was being ornery,
so official pics is all we’ve got.