"GTis were produced following this joint effort. The Charade was restyled in 1996, only two years after release. It now had a ""smiley face"" grille and changed headlights, looking more like its Toyota sibling, the Starlet. It was produced until 2000, when it was replaced by the Sirion and Storia. In Australia, the name had previously been used for the L500 series of the Daihatsu Mira, which was sold there as the Daihatsu Charade Centro between March 1995 and 1998. In 2003, the Charade name was resurrected in Europe, Australia, and South Africa, on a rebadged version of the Daihatsu"
"Xiali and is produced by FAW Tianjin, under the registered mark of ""China FAW"". From September 1986 to 2009, it sold over 1.5 million units in that country. The first generation (G10) appeared in October 1977. It was a front-engined front-wheel drive car, originally available only as a five-door hatchback, powered by a 993 cc three-cylinder, all-aluminum engine (CB20) with . Japanese market cars claimed JIS at 5,500 rpm. The three-door hatchback version (""Runabout""), introduced in the fall of 1978, received two little round opera windows in the C-pillars. The Charade was a surprise best-seller in Japan, where ever tighter"
"engine with Stop & Start technology. The Yaris became the first car in its class to offer nine airbags. It also received a minor facelift in 2010 with slight subtle revisions to its bumper with in-built cornering protectors, air dams and an orange tinted signal on its tail lamps. From 2011 to 2013, Daihatsu sold the XP90 generation Yaris under the ""Daihatsu Charade"" name as a Thai-produced five-door hatchback. Powertrains will comprise a 1.3-litre engine and six-speed manual or optional automatic. The Charade will be sold alongside the newer-generation Yaris (XP130) series. The XP90 continued to be built in China"
"in Europe, British Leyland produced its own version of the Ballade - the Triumph Acclaim - from 1981 to 1984. In North America the Ballade nameplate was never used, the model instead being sold as the Civic Sedan. After 1984, the Ballade shared most of its body panels with the Civic, except for a sportier front end, and formed the basis of the CR-X sports car and the original Rover 200. Of this second generation Ballade the top model - EX-i - featured a 1.5L naturally aspirated 12 valve all-aluminium engine with multi-point fuel injection (using Honda's PGM-FI system) developing"
"to mix it with some of the 2.0-litre cars and on occasion troubling some of the considerably more powerful 4WD cars. With the ""turbo factor"" increased to 1.7, the one-litre Charade was forced into the same category as the 2.0-litre cars. The best result was in the 1993 Safari Rally, where Charade GTxx models finished fifth, sixth, and seventh overall. In 2009, a 1992 G100 Charade was used in a fuel test on the television programme Top Gear, powered by gravy. Of the cars used, it was the only one to run on such a fuel. The fourth generation was"
"the market evaporated. The very first cars used the Series 1 round headlights; these were changed to the square Series 2 units before the first year of production had ended. Automeccanica also assembled regular Charades. Uruguayan pilot Guillermo Viera driving his Daihatsu Charade G10, and his brother Agustín Viera as copilot, had competed several times in the ""19 Capitals Historic Rally"" of Uruguay. In 2011 they finished 41 in the rank, in 2012 they finished 18 in the rank, in 2014 they finished 9 in the rank, and in 2016 they finished second with a tight final difference with the"
"(based on the 1983 Daihatsu Charade) and then the TJ7100-TJ7131 hatchback and TJ7100U-TJ7131U sedan under the Xiali brand that was formed in August 1997. ""Xiali"" (夏利) is Chinese for ""Charade"". The TJ7100-series cars, based on the 1987 Charade. They were very popular in China as taxicabs but are now replaced by larger Volkswagen and Hyundai cars. Nonetheless, production of the Daihatsu-based Xiali N3 series continue today. Production at the Tianjin Xiali plant had shifted to more modern Toyota vehicles, for example the Xiali 2000 that was based on the Toyota Platz/Vitz but the production of the much cheaper Xiali outlived"
"the Honda CRX continued to be part of the Civic family which included the HF, DX, and Si model in the U.S.A / four door version called the Ballade was built, under agreement, by Mercedes Benz South Africa / models were 1500 16v, 1600i 16v, and 1600i 16v DOHC. The first 800 cars produced at the then brand new Honda Plant in Aliston Ontario Canada were SE model cars. These Special Edition models included all white side molding that matched the white body and color matched dual mirrors. In the body molding was a wrap around blue stripe. Each car"
"1.0, with five doors and the high roof. Power is , and either a four- or five-speed manual transmission was available. These Charades were also exported to Italy to circumvent Italian laws hindering the import of Japanese cars. South African assembly ended in 1985. The third generation of the Daihatsu Charade (G100) debuted in 1987. With styling by Daihatsu chief stylist Hiroshi Aoki and colleague Hideyuki Ueda, it originally shipped with a carburetted 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine (""CB23""), also available as a diesel and turbodiesel, or with a 1.3-litre four-cylinder with single carburetor (HC-C). The four-cylinder was built with lightness in"
"Daihatsu Mira The Daihatsu Mira (also known as the Cuore, Domino, and more recently Charade), is a kei car-type vehicle built by the Japanese car maker Daihatsu. It comes with a variety of options and chassis variations, with the latest variant having four models: ""Mira"", ""Mira AVY"", ""Mira Gino"" and ""Mira VAN"". The Mira is the latest successor to the line of cars begun with the Daihatsu Fellow of 1966 and was originally introduced as the commercial version of the Cuore. Outside Japan, the Mira has also been offered with an 850 cc or 1000cc engine. In Australia, the two-seater"
"(which received its own modelcode of L650/L660) with a one-litre engine was sold as the Daihatsu Trevis in export markets. The L250/260 Mira, unrelated to the earlier 200-series, is the sixth generation of the car. The car is produced as the Mira in Japan. The L250 was labeled Daihatsu Charade in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Elsewhere this was badged and sold as the Cuore. Export versions, equipped with the 1-liter EJ engine as first seen in the previous generation, are L251, while L260 is used on four-wheel-drive versions (for the Japanese domestic market only). After the sixth Mira"
"sedan (the only model sold there until the 1996 launch of the sixth generation sedan and hatch) was known as the Ballade. Other models have been built on the Civic platform, including Prelude, Ballade, CR-X, Quint, Concerto, Domani, CR-X Del Sol, Integra, and CR-V. Also, at various times, the Civic or Civic-derived models have been sold by marques other than Honda – for example, Rover sold the 200, 400 and 45, each of which were Civic-based at some point (first 200s were the second generation Ballade; from 1990 the 200 and 400 were based on the Concerto; the 400 was"
"Chevrolet Silverado The Chevrolet Silverado, and its mechanically identical cousin the GMC Sierra, are a series of full-size and heavy-duty pickup trucks manufactured by General Motors and introduced in 1998 as the successor to the long-running Chevrolet C/K line. The Silverado name was taken from a trim level previously used on its predecessor, the Chevrolet C/K pickup truck from 1975 through 1998. General Motors continues to offer a GMC-badged variant of the Chevrolet full-size pickup under the GMC Sierra name, first used in 1987 for its variant of the GMT400 platform trucks. The heavy-duty trucks are informally referred to as"
"Dodge Charger (LX/LD) The Dodge Charger is a full-size four-door sedan, introduced first at the 2005 North American Auto Show and built by FCA US LLC, a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. It is available in rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. The Charger was created to continue the Dodge Charger line with its muscle car heritage, and replaced the Dodge Intrepid as Dodge's full-size sedan. The second-generation Charger debuted for the 2011 model year. The first Charger was a 1964 show car, based on the Dodge Polara and fitted with a 426 Wedge V8 engine. The first production Charger, based"
"Renault Caravelle The Renault Caravelle is a sports car manufactured and marketed by Renault for model years 1958-1968 in a single generation — as a rear-engine, rear drive open two/four-seater designed by Pietro Frua of Carrozzeria Ghia, using the floorpan and engine of the Renault Dauphine. Outside of North America and Britain it was, until 1962, marketed under the nameplate Renault Floride. Renault was envious of the growing success in North America of the Volkswagen Bug/Beetle and were looking for ways they might match the Volkswagen's success with their own Renault Dauphine. At a convention of North American distributors that"
"and were mainly unique tooling of vehicles not made by other European model makers. Most Sabras were manufactured between 1969 and 1972, but some perhaps a tad earlier (Richardson 1999, p. 161). There were 24 models in the series and they were numbered from 8100 to 8123 (Schellekens 20003). Models included a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda, a 1966 Charger, a 1965 Chrysler Imperial convertible (Corgi Toys also offered a convertible Imperial, see comparison below), a 1966 Buick Riviera, a 1965 Corvette Coupe (not split window, but the convertible hardtop), a 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle station wagon, a 1966 Olds Toronado, a 1967"
"Volkswagen Sharan The Volkswagen Sharan is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) produced by the German manufacturer Volkswagen since 1995. It was designed to compete with the Renault Espace, the Citroën C8 and the Peugeot 807. The Sharan is currently in its second generation and is built at the AutoEuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal. It shares the same platform with the SEAT Alhambra, and the first generation was also related to the Ford Galaxy. The name Sharan is derived from a Persian word meaning ""Carrier of Kings"". The Volkswagen Group subsequently rebadged the Sharan in 1995, and sold it as the SEAT"
"These vehicles retained the Chevrolet badge and nameplate, and converted to RHD in Australia. In addition to the announced relaunch, Holden Special Vehicles confirmed in December 2017 that it will add the Camaro and Silverado to their performance lineup. In South Africa, Chevrolet was GM's main brand name until 1982, with a number of Vauxhall Motors and Holden derivatives being built under the Chevy name from 1965. In the 1970s, the advertising jingle ""braaivleis, rugby, sunny skies and Chevrolet"" (adapted from the US ""Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pies and Chevrolet"") came to epitomise the ideal lifestyle of white male South"
"Black Cab, in Fengjing, Shanghai, and exported semi-complete knock-down kits for assembly in the UK. In 2009, Geely bought Drivetrain Systems International Pty Ltd, a global transmission developer headquartered in Australia. ZGH sells passenger cars under five marques currently: Geely Auto, Lynk & Co, PROTON, Lotus, Volvo, and Polestar, Volvo's Electric Performance Vehicle Subsidiary. Many of Geely's early products were based on the Xiali, a variant of the 1987 Daihatsu Charade. Models such as the Haoqing (豪情) (five-door), Merrie (美日) (five-door), Uliou (优利欧) (four-door), and Urban Nanny (van and pick-up truck) have Charade bases, but feature a more prominent chromed"
"by the local subsidiary of Daimler-Benz, which wanted to market a smaller and cheaper car in addition to its Mercedes-Benz models. The Ballade name was adopted because it was perceived to have more luxury and upmarket connotations than the Civic name. This was important because the Ballade was sold through the Mercedes-Benz dealership channel. In March 2011, the Honda City was launched as the Honda Ballade in South Africa. Honda Ballade The Honda Ballade is a subcompact automobile built by Honda of Japan. It began as a four-door higher equipment content version of the Civic in 1980. The Ballade was"
"after Holden ended manufacturing operations. From late 1975 to 1978 the Australian developed Statesman Caprice was marketed in South Africa as the ""Chevrolet Caprice Classic"". The V8-engined Caprice Classic received full equipment, with reading lights, air conditioning, and imported leather upholstery. It was very similar to the 5-liter Constantia, albeit fitted with a different grille, hubcaps, and a vinyl roof. Chevrolet Caprice The Chevrolet Caprice is a full-sized automobile produced by Chevrolet in North America for the 1965 to 1996 model years. Full-size Chevrolet sales peaked in 1965 with over a million sold. It was the most popular American car"
"occupants in the event of a crash and the second generation was assessed as ""significantly worse than average"". Taiwanese assembly of the G100 began in 1989, although the Skywing liftback version of the G11 continued to be sold into 1990. It continued until local assembler Yu Tian went bankrupt in 1996 in the midst of a financial scandal. The G100 Charade was built by FAW Tianjin as the Tianjin Xiali with the hatchback commencing production in 1988 and the sedan in October 1990 for the model year 1991. Both variants were produced up to 1997 and 1999 respectively where facelifted"
"fall of 1984. The base Charades received the naturally aspirated, three cylinder, 993 cc ""CB23"" engine with . 0–60 mph takes around 12–13 seconds. Japanese market models had twin carburettors as standard, while most export versions received a single unit which made marginally less power. The Charade Turbo and Charade DeTomaso models had the upgraded ""CB23"" engine, called the ""CB60"". The ""CB60"" was also a 993 cc engine, but was fitted with a very small IHI turbocharger, which increased its power to in Japanese market cars, in export models. The tiny turbocharger meant that an intercooler was not necessary. The"
"Charades (called G20s) came equipped with a downsleeved 843 cc version (CD) of Daihatsu's three-cylinder engine. This engine produced at 5,500 rpm and has also appeared in export versions of the Daihatsu Hijet. The G20 appeared in 1980 and was developed as a result of a Chilean decision to lower import tariffs on cars with engines of less than 850 cc in May 1979. The G20 was also able to run on low-octane fuel or even ethanol. The first G20 version (1978–1981) had round headlights, while the second generation G20 (sold from 1981 to 1984) received the same facelift as"
"Dodge Mirada The Dodge Mirada is a mid-sized, rear-wheel drive coupe manufactured and marketed by Dodge for model years 1980 to 1983 sharing the Chrysler J platform along with its badge engineered variants, the second generation Chrysler Cordoba and the Imperial. Production of the Mirada reached just under 53,000 units, staying relatively unchanged during its 4-year run, with the exception of paint colors and engines. The Mirada was marketed as a sporty personal luxury car with limited advertising and marketing during a period when Chrysler was in deep financial difficulty. The base models all received a basic metal roof with"
"was also made available. This, the ED-DE, produced at 5,500 rpm. In Australia the L500 Mira was sold as the Daihatsu Charade Centro. The model production was closed in 1995 only in Pakistan, as the Daihatsu Cuore. The L500 was produced by Toyota Indus Motor Company between 2000 and 2012, with the 847 cc carburetor engine (ED-10) which has been used in export models since 1986. The fifth generation Cuore received the chassis code L700, with L710 being used for four-wheel-drive versions. The new model appeared in the fall of 1998. While the engines of cars sold in the domestic"
"Mason Truck, Sheridan, Standard Steam Car, Stanwood Canada: Brock Six, London Six France: Amilcar, Ballot, Bernardet, Coadou et Fleury, Colda, Le Favori, Georges Irat, Hinstin, Janoir, Madoz, Quo Vadis, Le Roitelet, Solanet Germany: Alfi, Arimofa, Atlantic, Pawi, Rumpler Tropfenwagen, Zündapp Italy: Ansaldo, Aurea, IENA Japan: Ales UK: Amazon, Barnard, Scott Sociable, Skeoch USA. Steam: Coats, Davis, internal combustion: Adria, Aero Car, Ajax, Automatic, Birmingham, Colonial, Davis Totem, Durant, Earl, Handley-Knight, Jacquet Flyer, Kessler, Wills Sainte Claire Canada: Colonial France: Astra, Bucciali, Induco, JG, Vaillant Germany: Juho, Komet UK: Abbey, Abingdon, Albatros, Alberford, Aster, Atomette, Autogear, Baby Blake, Bean, Bow-V-Car, Christchurch-Campbell,"
"Series' predecessor, the Triumph Acclaim, was never sold in the UK). Ballade bodyshells, and later complete cars, were made in the Longbridge plant alongside the Rover equivalent, with the Ballade models then going to Honda's new Swindon plant for quality-control checks. Although production ceased in late 1989, stocks of the car continued until early 1990 when it was replaced by the Rover 400. This model of car is well known as Richard and Hyacinth Bucket's car in the BBC Television sitcom ""Keeping up Appearances"" (1990–1995). The ""R8"" Rover 200, sometimes referred to as the Mk 2 Rover 200, was launched"
"with the expanding automobile industry. Widely known cars produced by Karmann include the Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet (1949–1980) as well as the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. Between 1955 and 1974, a total of 443,482 VW Karmann Ghias were manufactured, placing their own sports car-style body on the chassis of the Volkswagen Beetle. Subsequently, Karmann assembled the Scirocco, Corrado, and Golf Cabriolet for Volkswagen; the Ford Sierra for the American market (as the Merkur brand by Lincoln/Mercury dealers); and Crossfire coupe and convertible for Chrysler, at the time Daimler-Chrysler. Many Karmann models feature a small wagon wheel emblem, the coat of arms of"
"were also fitted to many GTtis, but in some countries they were only sold as a dealer optional extra. The Charade GTti was the first production car to produce per liter and the fastest 1.0-liter car produced. The GTxx is much rarer than the GTti, mainly being sold in Japan, although some were exported and sold in other countries in small numbers. All GTxxs have engine code ""CB70"", whereas GTtis can have ""CB70"" or ""CB80"", depending on the country and region sold. There are no known differences with the actual engine internals, all ""CB70""s feature catalyst emissions control systems. Even"
"During the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings, there was concern among consumer advocate groups that Chrysler's proposed ""free and clear"" sale of assets to ""New Chrysler"" would allow the automaker to avoid liability for the oil sludge defect. Dodge Intrepid The Dodge Intrepid is a full sized front-wheel drive four-door sedan that was produced by Dodge (Chrysler) for model years 1993 to 2004. It is related to the Chrysler 300M, Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS, Chrysler New Yorker, and Eagle Vision which were all built on Chrysler's new ""cab forward"" LH platform. The Intrepid was sold in Canada as the Chrysler Intrepid. In"
"Honda Ballade The Honda Ballade is a subcompact automobile built by Honda of Japan. It began as a four-door higher equipment content version of the Civic in 1980. The Ballade was developed at the same time the Honda Vigor appeared, which was a higher content Honda Accord. In Japan, the Ballade was sold exclusively at ""Honda Verno"" dealerships alongside the Vigor, Prelude, CR-X, and Quint. In the UK it was launched at the same time as the very similar Triumph Acclaim with which it shared a Honda-built engine. The name of the car was taken from ""ballade"", the French word"
"including Malibu, Caprice, Colorado, Volt, Spark/Barina Spark, Sonic/Barina, Cruze, Equinox, and VF Commodore/Chevrolet SS. The Holden VF Commodore was exported from Australia to the United States as the Chevrolet SS until Holden ended production in May 2017 during its transition to a distribution platform of vehicles that are sourced from GM's American and international plants that is expected to badge as Holden vehicles. In December 2017, GM announced that Chevrolet will officially return to Australia and New Zealand with the launch of the Camaro 2SS Coupe and the Silverado 2500HD/3500HD; the vehicles went on sale in the region in 2018."