Daihatsu's partnership with De Tomaso on this Charade's GTi produced 120,000 cars — big numbers for a budget hatchback collab.
Median 63 hp across 199 similar cars
Lead trim: HD 1.6 L SOHC 16-valve GTi (export, 105 PS DIN) · up to 122 hp
Daihatsu Charade G200 fourth generationG200 · 1993–2000
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FactDaihatsu's partnership with De Tomaso on this Charade's GTi produced 120,000 cars — big numbers for a budget hatchback collab.
Introduced in January 1993 (to May 2000), a more conservative design than its predecessor and somewhat larger though still compact, with hatchback and, from 1994, sedan bodies (the 1.5 L sedan optionally with 4WD, chassis G213). The 1.0 L stayed as the G202 for Australia and Brazil (lower taxes below one litre) while the SOHC 1.3 L became the base motor elsewhere; diesels were dropped everywhere. The turbocharged GTti gave way to the conventional GTi with a SOHC 16-valve 1.6 L, which in Japan honoured Alejandro de Tomaso (previous owner of Innocenti) as the Charade De Tomaso with a racing-derived camshaft and 124 PS JIS; the export GTi made 105 PS DIN, and De Tomaso added a bodykit, Recaro seats, a Nardi Torino wheel and Pirelli tyres. 120,000 Charade GTis were built. A 1996 restyle brought a "smiley face" grille, and it was replaced in 2000 by the Sirion and Storia. Sold in the Netherlands as the Valéra and in Malaysia as the Ascend sedan.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC 1.3 L SOHC (G200) | 1993–2000 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HD 1.6 L SOHC 16-valve De Tomaso (Japan, 124 PS JIS) | 1993–2000 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 122 hp | 106 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| HD 1.6 L SOHC 16-valve GTi (export, 105 PS DIN) | 1993–2000 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 99 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| HE 1.5 L sedan (G203/G213) | 1994–2000 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Daihatsu's partnership with De Tomaso on this Charade's GTi produced 120,000 cars — big numbers for a budget hatchback collab.
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