Daihatsu Vision Copen Concept

[Supra93]

https://www.daihatsu.com/news/2023/20231006-2.html

VISION COPEN
~Pursuing the joy and fun of driving while maintaining the easygoing nature of the COPEN~

Embodying staying close to the joy of driving
A convertible that evolves the DNA of the COPEN, which is the joy of driving in harmony with the wind.
Experience the joy and fun of open-air driving with a well-honed design and mobility performance.

• This new compact sports convertible offers the ultimate in driving joy by combining an front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout with an internal combustion engine capable of using CN fuel, while inheriting the universal styling reminiscent of the first-generation COPEN and the electrified open/close Active Top roof.
• Length × width × height: 3,835 mm x 1,695 mm x 1,265 mm; Wheelbase: 2,415 mm; Engine displacement: 1,300 cc

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[not_howard]

Im assuming this is the Miata fighter that Daihatsu and Toyota are working on together?

 

[gymratter]

rooks like a reskinned SFR with the top removed

 

[supraboi]

Oh snap, @A70TTR has the SFR project been restarted?

 

[C-Pike]

The specs are pretty similar between the two

Daihatsu Vision Copen
Wheelbase - 2,415 mm
Length - 3,835 mm
Width - 1,695 mm
Height - 1,265 mm

Toyota S-FR
Wheelbase - 2,480 mm
Length - 3,990 mm
Width - 1,695 mm
Height - 1,320 mm

 

[2JZ-No-Sh*t]

I think this looks better than the SFR.

 

[pkennedy92]

It’s giving me alternate universe mini cooper vibes.

 

[vb22]

Here's the 1st gen for comparison.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

This brings me back to the stillborn Daihatsu X-021.

https://driventowrite.com/2020/05/01/daihatsu-x-021-1991-profile/

 

[MLG Tofu Shop]

I would be really surprised this is what the next gen Copen will be like, no longer being a Kei car and switching from FWD to RWD, because ever since the around the 2000s Daihatsu has been aggressively cost cutting their powertrains and chassis, with their cars usually being below average in the way they drive in their respective classes.

If they really put this into production, it would be the most un-post-2000s-Daihatsu model they've ever produced.

 

[gymratter]

with the increase in size and displacement, im kinda hopefully that perhaps a Toyota variant will make it state side.

 

[Supra93]

Fun fact, the design patent for the S-FR is still active.

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95956&page=60

 

[MLG Tofu Shop]

 

[Supra93]

Some live photos.

https://paultan.org/2023/10/25/daih...nger-kei-car-a-proper-compact-sports-car-now/

 

[not_howard]

Im thinking this will be a JDM only model. Maybe a rebadged version will be sold in Europe under the Toyota badge. That would make sense since the GR86 will be killed off after 2025

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