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"WE ARE MAKING A COMPACT!" - This is how Daihatsu, known for its small cars and SUVs, declares. Indeed, there were plenty of compacts — both serial and experienced. A strange-looking Daihatsu Naked caused the most contradictory emotions. Some snorted, others admired, others shrugged their shoulders in bewilderment. But no one passed by.
The styling of the car is solved in the so-called industrial design. The impression is that the car was turned inside out: all the structural elements of the body - stiffeners, joints, door hinges, mounting bolts - "look" out. By the way, naked translates from English as naked, unprotected, so the name entirely reflects the essence. Outwardly, Naked looks more like a rough army car than a "civilian" car. A comparison with the famous Citroen Mehari and Volkswagen Kubelwagen cars suggests itself. However, Naked does not pull on the SUV yet: the engine with only 660 cubic meters volume develops 62 hp and drives only the front wheels. And the dimensions of the machine are not an army at all: length 3295 mm (like an Eye), width 1395 mm.
Source: Газета АВТОРЕВЮ N21 (160) 1997 (translated from Russian)
