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Daihatsu Mira

The kei-class city car, sold as the Cuore in Europe and under other names elsewhere. Three-cylinder engines whose idle behaviour is genuinely different from a four's — a rough-idle complaint here is worth comparing against a known-good example before it is treated as a fault.

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Daihatsu Mira
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Generations

  • L250 2002–2007

    Sold as the Cuore in Europe; three-cylinder throughout.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    Daihatsu L250
    Engines
    • 0.66 kei — EF-VE · petrol
    • 1.0 EJ-VE three-cylinder — L701 · petrol
    • 0.7 — L700 · petrol · L700/710
    • 0.8 — petrol
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · CVT · 3/4-speed automatic · 3/4-speed automatic or
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • L275 2006–2018

    A long run; the idle of a three-cylinder is worth comparing against a known-good example before treating it as a fault.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    Daihatsu L275
    Engines
    • 0.66 kei — KF-VE · petrol
    • 0.66 turbo kei — KF-DET · petrol
    • 0.7 — petrol
    • 0.7 turbo — petrol
    • 1.0 — 1KR-FE · petrol · 49–53 kW (66–71 hp) · 91–94 Nm (67–69 lb-ft) · export
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · CVT · 3/4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • Mira e:S 2011–present

    The economy-focused kei version, with stop-start doing much of the work.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    Daihatsu DNGA
    Engines
    • 0.66 kei — KF-VE · petrol
    Transmissions
    CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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