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Daihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. made the full model change of the light open sports car "COPEN", and made the nationwide market launch on June 19, 2014.
Among the 2 design models announced at the same time, the entry price of the “COPEN Robe” expressing the throb feeling and elegance as the sports car is US$17,800 (1,798,200 yen), and the sales has started.
The other “COPEN X (Copen Cross) model” is scheduled for sale in the autumn of 2014.
How the Japan market will show its reaction to the Copen that is being sold ahead of the HONDA Beat, is going to be very interesting.
If this Copen sells well, then I wish to see the revival of the vanished sports car activity like the NISSAN Sylvia, HONDA prelude, and MAZDA RX-7
NISSAN Sylvia
HONDA prelude
MAZDA RX-7
The Japanese car is energetic for the first time in the recent years.
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. clarified the expected sale date of the light open sports car “Copen” on June 2014, and also announced the details of the new technology used.
The new Copen, in addition to having high driving performance that is appropriate for lightweight sports car, is developed aiming to frame a new relation between the customer and the car based on the new value and shape, and has achieved a new structure of frame and resin outer panel.
The new frame structure “D-Frame” has rapidly improved the freedom of material and design of the external panel, by securing the body rigidity required for a sports car in only the frame.
The “Dress formation” has perceived the external panel of the vehicle can as parts in the internal and external attachable and removable structure, and has enabled the design selection that matches the preference of the customer by suing the resin external panel,
Additionally, potential as the lightweight sports car has been polished up by giving special tuning that is suitable for the sports car for each part.
The Daihatsu Midget is the three-wheeled vehicle launched in the market by Daihatsu in 1957.
It was the vehicle that can be purchased at the price within one’s reach, and it was very useful for the financially difficult small businesspersons using the bicycle and small motorcycle. The midget suddenly became the best seller during its sales period.
The market shift to four-wheel light truck progressed rapidly, and the light three wheeler boom ended in a short time. It produced 336,534 vehicles in total until the production was stopped in 1972. About the half of those vehicles were exported to a Southeast Asian region.
The popularity is still very high from its cute and lovely style.
The Midget II was launched in the market with four-wheel car in 1996.
It did not become a lot of selling vehicle like its predecessor, though 14,000 vehicles were made until the sales end in 2001
This vehicle is also very cute. I think that this two important vehicles will be kept riding by the vehicle lovers in the future.
What do you think about these two vehicles. Looking forward for your comments in this blog.
The new model KOPEN was presented by Daihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. to the public in Tokyo Motor Show in 2013.
The main selling point is that it is possible to replace the dressing.
Until now the color of the vehicle cannot be changed unless a complete coating is done, and this was made possible by changing body.
After driving the car for 2~3 years, you can get a new look to your KOPEN car by changing the body panels completely with the KOPEN vehicle owner having other color vehicle without any cost implication.
