Daihatsu's: S, now in Tokyo
Officials from the Tokyo Daihatsu started with one of the smallest models in the salon. According to Japanese Daihatsu, the E: S, a minicar by excellence, is the "new environmental vehicle that defines the role of small class cars.
Equipped with a 0.66-liter engine, measuring 2.134 meters and weighing only 695 kilograms, the model from Daihatsu may be considered an extreme though not very pleasant in the size of minicar.
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