When this Rugger was redesigned, Daihatsu handed the job to Bertone — the Italian house behind Lamborghini and Ferrari styling — who also built their own upscale version for export.
Median 158 hp across 152 similar cars
Lead trim: Rugger / Fourtrak 2.2 4Y petrol (90 hp; UK) · up to 114 hp
Daihatsu Rugger / Fourtrak F73 / F78 / F90F73/F78/F90 · 1991–2002
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FactWhen this Rugger was redesigned, Daihatsu handed the job to Bertone — the Italian house behind Lamborghini and Ferrari styling — who also built their own upscale version for export.
The second Rugger, introduced in 1991 and exported from 1992, was redesigned with a new dashboard by Bertone (who also developed their own luxurious version for certain European markets), replacing the leaf-spring axles with independent front suspension and a coil-sprung rear axle, with the spare wheel mounted lower for better rear vision. The petrol engine (now the F90-series) grew to 2.2 litres and 67 kW (90 hp), first shown at the September 1993 Frankfurt show and sold only in the UK; the 2.8-litre turbodiesel was intercooled only, at 75 kW (101 hp) DIN or, in Japan, 85 kW (114 hp) JIS. Still judged too rustic (the long-wheelbase model still lacked rear doors), it was not replaced when F70 production ended in 2002, Daihatsu concentrating on its smaller cars. In the UK the Fourtrak came as the short-wheelbase TDS (F73) and the long-wheelbase (by 325 mm) TDL and higher-specification TDX (F78, passenger only, on 7-inch alloys with 255/70 tyres and resin over-arches that make it 100 mm wider at the arches), all with the 2.8-litre turbodiesel.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugger / Fourtrak 2.2 4Y petrol (90 hp; UK) | 1993–2002 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 90 hp | 135 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| Rugger / Fourtrak 2.8 DL52/62 intercooled turbodiesel (101 hp DIN) | 1991–2002 | 2.8 L Inline-4 | 101 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| Rugger 2.8 DL52/62 intercooled turbodiesel (114 hp JIS; Japan) | 1991–2002 | 2.8 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | — | — | 4WD | — | — |
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When this Rugger was redesigned, Daihatsu handed the job to Bertone — the Italian house behind Lamborghini and Ferrari styling — who also built their own upscale version for export.
Most boxy 4x4 rivals of its era — Trooper, Land Cruiser, Pajero, Patrol — only seated four. The Rugger quietly seated five.
Rivals
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