This Suzuki kei truck lived a double life in Central America — sold there as the Chevrolet CMV van and CMP pickup, badge-engineered straight through to the end of its run in 2013.
Median 98 hp across 31 similar cars
Lead trim: Carry DA52 657 cc F6A turbo (60 PS) · up to 66 hp
Suzuki Carry DA52 / DB52 / DA62 / DA63 / DA65DA52-DA65 · 1999–2013
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FactThis Suzuki kei truck lived a double life in Central America — sold there as the Chevrolet CMV van and CMP pickup, badge-engineered straight through to the end of its run in 2013.
The tenth generation Carry was introduced in January 1999, retaining the (modernised) 657 cc F6A and sold as the DA/DB52 T and V (Carry truck, "DB" signifying four-wheel drive), with a fuel-injected six-valve F6A turbo of 60 PS (44 kW) available in all models at introduction. The turbo was discontinued in May 2000 and reintroduced after the Carry/Every switched to the new, cleaner K6A engine in September 2001. The Carry truck was completely rebodied in May 2002 and received a door redesign in April 2009, while the Every van and wagon continued until replaced in August 2005. In November 2005 the Carry FC was introduced for farmers, with a much shorter wheelbase (and longer front overhang) for tight rice-field roads, a class-leading turning radius of 3.6 metres, wheel wells beneath the seats, a five-speed manual only, available four-wheel drive and an optional locking differential ("Agricultural Specification"). Wheelbase 1,905 mm (75 in), length 3,395 mm (134 in), width 1,475 mm (58 in). Built in Taiwan from late November 1999 as the Ford Pronto (truck or van; the van sold as the Pronto PR-Z) with a Japanese-made 1-litre 16-valve G10B of 66 hp (49 kW) until Ford Lio Ho ceased production at the end of 2007, and also sold as the Mazda Scrum; in China production from 2009 continues under Chana and Dongfeng names.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carry 657 cc F6A / K6A three-cylinder | 1999–2013 | 0.7 L Inline-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carry DA52 657 cc F6A turbo (60 PS) | 1999–2000 | 0.7 L Inline-3 | 59 hp | 62 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Carry K6A turbo (returned September 2001) | 2001–2013 | 0.7 L Inline-3 | 63 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ford Pronto 993 cc G10B 16-valve four (66 hp) | 1999–2007 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 66 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the Carry 657 cc F6A / K6A three-cylinder trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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Photographs
Built in Indonesia, this unassuming little Suzuki Carry pickup quietly reaches nearly 100 countries worldwide.
One tiny kei truck, four brands: the DA16T-generation Carry is sold wearing Suzuki, Mazda Scrum, Mitsubishi Minicab and Nissan Clipper badges — all the same vehicle underneath.
This Suzuki kei truck lived a double life in Central America — sold there as the Chevrolet CMV van and CMP pickup, badge-engineered straight through to the end of its run in 2013.
This generation split architecture by body style — the truck kept a conventional layout, but the van version buried its engine midships, just ahead of the rear axle.
In Indonesia, bare-chassis Futura trucks went straight to local bodybuilders, who turned them into angkot — share-taxi minibuses, the same trick used on the Carry it replaced.
To dodge Japan's voluntary export limits, GM built this Carry generation under three different badges — Bedford, Vauxhall, and GME Rascal — all assembled at GM's own plant in Luton, England.
This generation of Carry stopped selling in Japan back in 1985 — but in Pakistan, built as the Suzuki Bolan, the same platform stayed in production until 2024.
In Indonesia, locals nicknamed this little truck 'Turungtung' — an onomatopoeia for the exact sound its two-stroke engine made.
This Carry generation briefly made Suzuki the kei-truck king of Japan — outselling every other manufacturer's mini-trucks combined in both 1973 and 1974.
This kei truck wore a Giorgetto Giugiaro design, so much sportier-looking than the usual workhorse that Suzuki marketed it in Japan as "Fast Carry."
On this cabover Carry, the starter and generator weren't separate parts — they were combined into one unit and mounted right on the front of the crankshaft.
Suzuki kept the L20 Carry at the exact same 21 hp as its predecessor but still called it progress — the gain was a patented Cylinder Crank Injection lubrication system, not more power.
The tiny two-stroke engine in the original Carry mini-truck was so tough it lived on for 25 more years — evolved into a three-cylinder, it kept powering the Suzuki Jimny (as the LJ50) until 1987.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
When Mazda's E2000 — the truck that became the Titan — launched in January 1964, the factory was tasked with building 1,900 of them a month.
Swaraj Mazda built this truck under license in India from 1985, and the plant survived name changes all the way to SML Isuzu.
Indonesia built this pickup for 28 years with no successor, the last one leaving the Jakarta line in January 2019 after 324,960 units.
Suzuki's first-ever diesel engine, fitted to the Super Carry, is so small that it isn't able to power an air-conditioning system at all.
A right-hand-drive DJ-3A was built so postal drivers could reach roadside mailboxes without leaving the seat.
The Power Wagon name and civilian pickup design were derived directly from the WC-series military trucks Dodge built for World War II.
Suzuki kept the L20 Carry at the exact same 21 hp as its predecessor but still called it progress — the gain was a patented Cylinder Crank Injection lubrication system, not more power.
This generation of Titan quietly became the ancestor of two other trucks entirely: it was license-built by Kia as the Kia Titan in South Korea, and formed the basis of the Australian Ford Trader.