Daihatsu built a pickup version of this Mira in Thailand that alone lifted the company's Thai sales by 50 percent.
Median 64 hp across 169 similar cars
Lead trim: EB 0.55 L three-cylinder · up to 51 hp
Daihatsu Mira / Cuore L70/L80L70/L80 · 1985–1990
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FactDaihatsu built a pickup version of this Mira in Thailand that alone lifted the company's Thai sales by 50 percent.
The second-generation (L70) Mira/Cuore of August 1985, on a longer wheelbase with three-cylinder engines replacing the two-cylinder AB: the 547 cc EB (carburetted, naturally aspirated at 38 PS or turbocharged and intercooled at 52 PS, the latter first only as the Mira three-door commercial) and an 847 cc ED-10 for the L80 export versions (a narrower-bore 796 cc ED-10A suited Swiss tax bands from September 1986). Commercial Miras and passenger Cuores were sold side by side (a 4WD van, L71V, was available); a five-door van arrived in January 1986 and a walk-through van two months later, with a facelift in August 1987 and an all-wheel-drive turbo two months later. Mira Parco special editions came in February 1988 (black with pop-colour interior), that summer (blue) and February 1989 (turbo 4WD); a 50 PS turbo Cuore TR/CR was added in October 1988, and 500 Mira Sedan TR-XX Limiteds. The Cuore name ended in Japan in April 1989. Production continued in Thailand (the Mira P1 pickup, 1990–95, lifted Daihatsu's Thai sales 50%) until 1998; Japan's ended in March 1990.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB 0.55 L three-cylinder | 1985–1990 | 0.5 L Inline-3 | 32 hp | 32 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| EB 0.55 L three-cylinder turbo intercooled Mira (52 PS) | 1985–1990 | 0.5 L Inline-3 | 51 hp | 52 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| ED-10 0.85 L three-cylinder (L80 export) | 1985–1990 | 0.8 L Inline-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Photographs
Daihatsu killed the Mira in 2018 not for slow sales but because it could no longer meet Japan's incoming crash standards.
A wheelchair-accessible Mira, driven straight out of a self-powered wheelchair through an automated door, stayed on sale until 2009.
The Mira TR's turbo engine was tuned to exactly 64 PS, the informal ceiling every Japanese kei-car maker agreed never to exceed.
A limited Mira Moderno came badged with Sanrio's Hello Kitty in January 1998, aimed squarely at buyers who wanted a kei car with a cartoon cat on it.
This Mira could be had with mechanical four-wheel steering, a feature no other kei car of its time offered.
Daihatsu built a pickup version of this Mira in Thailand that alone lifted the company's Thai sales by 50 percent.
The Mira launched as a straight replacement for the Max Cuore, yet enthusiasts still count it as the second-generation Cuore.
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