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DAIHATSU TERIOS 4×4 AT
MINI’matic
New Terios grows up and goes back to where soft-roaders started
Daihatsu’s dinky offroader
has acquired
some sophisticated
style - JB
Auto ruins it a bit
for me. Manual 4×2
makes more sense.
Nice, though - HO
An interesting and
appealing concept
that does not quite
come off - MM
If you don’t want
to venture off-road,
Tucson represents
better value - SM
EVERY now and again a
vehicle comes along that
simply has no rival, no
matter how hard you try to find
one. OK, Daihatsu’s new Terios
range does have some competition,
but the derivative we have
on test here is - in SA at least -
unique. A compact SUV with permanent
four-wheel drive and a
(small capacity) engine mated
with an automatic transmission, it
offers attractive and practical
urban off-roader transport for less
than R200 000. Try and match the
specification, and you will come
up blank. So, is the Terios 4×4 AT
a marketing masterstroke?
Well, for starters, those of you
familiar with the previous Terios will
notice that it has grown up. Apart
from the height, which is all but the
same save…
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