The engineer behind this humble city car later became famous for something very different: Tetsuya Tada, who led development of the first Boon/Passo/Sirion, went on to revive the Toyota Supra.
Median 81 hp across 246 similar cars
Lead trim: 996 cc 1KR-FE (70 hp) · up to 131 hp
Toyota Passo / Boon / Sirion first generation M3002004–2010
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FactThe engineer behind this humble city car later became famous for something very different: Tetsuya Tada, who led development of the first Boon/Passo/Sirion, went on to revive the Toyota Supra.
The first-generation Daihatsu Boon, sold by Toyota as the Passo, was developed under Toyota chief engineer Tetsuya Tada; for the Japanese domestic market the Boon was available with 996 cc and 1.3-litre engines, and both the Japanese Boon and the European Sirion were offered in front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions. The major difference between the Japanese Boon and the Sirion is the automatic version, where the gear-changing lever is beside the steering on the dashboard and the handbrake below the steering. A 936 cc turbocharged four-wheel drive version, the Boon X4, was also available. The Boon was designed for European tastes and took on a larger and stockier frame, weighing about 940 kg, and with the back seats down its luggage capacity increases from 225 L to 630 L. On 25 May 2005 Perodua launched a variant of the Boon known as the Perodua Myvi, which became Perodua's best-selling car in Malaysia for 2006 to 2009.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1298 cc K3-VE (86 hp) | 2004–2010 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 86 hp | 91 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1495 cc 3SZ-VE (107 hp, outside Japan) | 2004–2010 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 107 hp | 104 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 936 cc KJ-VET turbo (Boon X4, 131 hp) | 2004–2010 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | 131 hp | 97 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 996 cc 1KR-FE (70 hp) | 2004–2010 | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 70 hp | 69 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Every Boon before it had a Malaysian twin badged as the Perodua Myvi — this third generation is the only one that never got one.
This Passo generation got a Toyota-exclusive trim, the +Hana, with a smoothed front end and champagne-coloured door handles and mirrors — the badge-engineered Daihatsu Boon twin never got one.
The engineer behind this humble city car later became famous for something very different: Tetsuya Tada, who led development of the first Boon/Passo/Sirion, went on to revive the Toyota Supra.
Rivals
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