Daihatsu’s Counterfeit Mini?

I have mixed feelings on this one… On one hand I think this is pretty darn cool that a new car so closely resembles the Classic Mini. On the other hand I am like – WAIT JUST A DARN MINUTE!! What are they thinking trying to copy the Mini?? It has a 58hp engine and can do 0-60mph in 12.2 seconds. I suppose that is not all that bad all things considered, but I am still on the fence on this whole idea… Thanks to Snooter for this find!

Mini Cooper Copy
Mini Cooper Copy

[ Daihatsu Trevis @ Autoblog ]

[ Daihatsu Trevis @ Winding Road ]

3 thoughts on “Daihatsu’s Counterfeit Mini?”

  1. I still have horrible memories of the Daihatsu Charade of the 80’s. Horrible car with POS motor & worse build quality than even a 1986 Hyundai Excel; you know sort of Yugo-ish!

    [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/80%27s_Daihatsu_Charade.JPG[/img]

  2. I think thats even better than de official BMW Mini… at least it’s more close to the original in the front.

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