Red Car Daihatsu Charade XLE 2006 PicturesThree Cylinder, Twin Cam With Dynamic Variable Valve Timing Daihatsu has long experience in the art of producing efficient small capacity To put this into context, the manual's figures precisely match the 1.4 litre 75 PS Peugeot 206. As for acceleration, the new Charade is also in a class of its own with 0-62 mph times of 12.2 seconds for the manual and 15 seconds for the automatic. Naturally, the new car complies with Euro4 emission standards.
White Car Daihatsu Charade XLE 2006 PicturesIts CO2 exhaust emissions are an ultra low 140 g/km. Not to be outdone, the Daihatsu Charade automatic is also a class leader with Urban/Extra Urban and Combined fuel economy figures of 38.7/55.4 and 47.9 mpg. In fact, the Daihatsu Charade manual's emissions of 114 g/km qualifies the owner for the lowest possible Road Fund Licence charge of £70 for 12 months (AA band up to 120 g/km). All its city car rivals are substantially slower, failing to remotely match the Daihatsu Charade manual's 99.4 mph top speed or automatic's 93.1 mph maximum and with much higher CO2 exhaust emissions.
The 58.9 mpg figure is a staggering 14.1 mpg better than the Hyundai Amica 1.0, 11.8 mpg superior to a Fiat Seicento and leads the SEAT Arosa 1.0 litre by 11.2 mpg. For example, the Daihatsu Charade is the UK's No 1 four seater for petrol engine economy with Urban/Extra Urban and Combined figures of 47.1/68.9 and 58.9 mpg in manual form. Ignoring hybrids, the Daihatsu Charade has arguably the world's most efficient 1.0 litre petrol engine with an unrivalled fuel economy, exhaust emission and performance combination.
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