The humble Zebra van secretly spawned an SUV: Indonesia-only coachbuilders turned the Zebra 1.3 into the fiberglass-bodied "Shelby Patriot," styled like a Feroza but mechanically all Zebra.
Median 76 hp across 52 similar cars
Lead trim: Zebra 1.0 CB three-cylinder (53 PS; S88) · up to 71 hp
Daihatsu Zebra first generation S88 / S89S88-S89 · 1986–1995
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FactThe humble Zebra van secretly spawned an SUV: Indonesia-only coachbuilders turned the Zebra 1.3 into the fiberglass-bodied "Shelby Patriot," styled like a Feroza but mechanically all Zebra.
The first-generation Daihatsu Zebra was launched on 1 August 1986 by Daihatsu's Indonesian subsidiary as an enlarged seventh-generation Hijet (S80), a cab-over van and pickup built at Sunter, Jakarta, with a 53 PS (39 kW) 1.0-litre three-cylinder CB engine from the previous generation (S88). In October 1989 it received a 1.3-litre 16-valve HC-C engine (S89) producing 72 PS (53 kW) with a five-speed manual, and sales doubled year-on-year; the pickup version took the "D130 Jumbo" badge (available until January 1996), the 1.0-litre van was also called the Hijet Zebra (1986–1989), and the first facelift of late 1992 brought rectangular lights and a new grille. A unique front-mid-engine, fibreglass, 3-door SUV-style derivative, the "Shelby Patriot", resembling the Feroza, was sold only in Indonesia between 1990 and 1994. Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive; wheelbase 2,080 mm (81.9 in), length 3,835 mm (151.0 in) van, width 1,560 mm (61.4 in), height 1,860 mm (73.2 in) van. The page gives the HC-C as 1295 cc in its infobox and 1298 cc in its text, so only "1.3 L" is entered.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebra 1.0 CB three-cylinder (53 PS; S88) | 1986–1995 | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 52 hp | 55 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Zebra 1.3 HC-C 16-valve four (72 PS; S89) | 1989–1995 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 71 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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This humble Indonesian van had a surprising second life abroad: badged and sold in Malaysia from 1996 as the Perodua Rusa.
The humble Zebra van secretly spawned an SUV: Indonesia-only coachbuilders turned the Zebra 1.3 into the fiberglass-bodied "Shelby Patriot," styled like a Feroza but mechanically all Zebra.
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