This humble Indonesian van had a surprising second life abroad: badged and sold in Malaysia from 1996 as the Perodua Rusa.
Lead trim: Zebra 1.3 HC-E EFI four (2007)
Daihatsu Zebra second generation Espass / S90 / S91 / S92S90-S91-S92 · 1995–2007
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FactThis humble Indonesian van had a surprising second life abroad: badged and sold in Malaysia from 1996 as the Perodua Rusa.
The second-generation Zebra van, the Zebra Espass, was based on the eighth-generation Hijet (S100) and introduced in April 1995 with a completely rounded, aerodynamic look; the pickup kept the D130 Jumbo badge from January 1996, and it was also built and sold as the Perodua Rusa in Malaysia (from 1996), Daihatsu Citivan in Vietnam and Wuling Little Tornado in China. It first used the 1.3-litre 16-valve HC-C with a carburetor; in December 1996 the Espass Supervan added the 1.6-litre 16-valve HD-C (later used in the Taruna), air conditioning, a tape audio system and racing wheels. In 2000 the Espass and Jumbo badges became simply Zebra ("Neo Zebra", Blind Van, ZT, ZL, ZX, ZSX), the 1.6 HD-E with EFI was optional from 2001 and both 1.6s were replaced in January 2002 by the 1.5-litre 16-valve HE-E with EFI (also used in the Taruna) because of changes to the excise tax; the late-2004 Zebra Master brought a bolder chrome Daihatsu emblem and 1.5 HE-C carburetted versions, and in 2007 the 1.3 HC-E EFI and 1.5 EFI were options. Production ended in October 2007 when it was replaced by the Gran Max; the Luxio was its upmarket variant. Wheelbase 2,070–2,080 mm, length 3,835–3,875 mm (van), curb weight 805–900 kg (pickup) and 990–1,045 kg (van), front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, 5-speed manual. The page gives no power figures.
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Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebra 1.3 HC-C carburettor four | 1995–2007 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Zebra 1.3 HC-E EFI four (2007) | 2007–2007 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Zebra 1.5 HE-E EFI four | 2002–2007 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Zebra 1.6 HD-E EFI four | 2001–2002 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Zebra Espass Supervan 1.6 HD-C carburettor four (from Dec 1996) | 1996–2002 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Zebra Master 1.5 HE-C carburettor four | 2004–2007 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | 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.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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Ford spent years in federal court over the second-gen Transit Connect: in June 2019 the US won its appeal, and judges ruled the van was cargo-only — ending Ford's workaround for the 'chicken tax.'
GM sold a rebadged Nissan NV200 as the Chevy City Express for four years, then killed it in 2018, citing weak sales and the fact that its parts weren't even compatible with GM's own parts catalog.
Its name is a pun: "S-Cargo" means "Small Cargo" but sounds just like escargot — French for snail, the shape the whole van was built to resemble.