Kyodo News Service and the Japan Times

http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/ge...20051208a9.htm

Daihatsu to make SUVs for Toyota

OSAKA (Kyodo) Daihatsu Motor Co., which plans to start making the Be Go sport utility compact early next year, will ship some of its output to parent firm Toyota Motor Corp., sources said Wednesday.
Toyota aims to consolidate production of smaller vehicles at Daihatsu and step up collaboration with the automaker in other areas, including new car development, the sources said.

Daihatsu Auto Body Co., a subsidiary, will make 40,000 Be Go SUVs a year, but Toyota will sell them under a different name.

The Japan Times: Dec. 8, 2005
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Here is a link to a picture of the Be Go
http://paultan.org/archives/2005/10/...aihatsu-be-go/

 

This pic reminds me of the RAV4.



When the Be-Go appeared at Frankfurt, it was called the D-Compact 4x4. For Tokyo, it gets a new name but is essentially the same next-generation, lightweight, baby soft-road SUV with a newly developed 1.5-liter engine and full-time 4WD, but with body dimensions that are fractionally smaller. On track to replace the Terios in Japan, the Be-go seats five and is ready for production.

 

I think that is the new 2006 Rav4... here's a pic:

 

what the hell is that thng stickin outa the left side?

 

That's where you insert the fuel pump....J/K. That's actually the fender mirror, it serves as a parking assistant when you're backing up or when changing lanes.

 

hmm... not sure if i dig its looks... if i boought that car id def shave it off... makes it lok like it has a growth defect or somthing

 

Nemo!!!!!!!!!!

 

FYI, they've been doing that on JDM cars for decades, and they still do. It's on the Honda CR-V, and the RX300. However, it is something you only really see in asia. They havn't shipped a car with a fender mirror in almost 20 years, I think.

You also sometimes see roof mirrors on hatchbacks/SUV's/Minivans in Japan/Asia. It's like a mirror that hangs from the roof over the rear. It's used to look down so that you can park extremely close to people in extremely tight spots.

And yes, fender mirrors are ugly, but they also lack a blindspot.

 

I agree with djct_watt. Here's mine and it serves its purpose. I don't care what others say about my fender mirror. I paid for it and I like it.

 

Man, that looks good! Haha! I like em too. . . can you call it JDM? I dunno. . . who cares! They're damn useful.

 

Nope, the new RAV4 is CONSIDERABLY larger than the last two generations... it isn't the cute-ute it once was. This new mini-ute would slot in under the RAV4 perfectly.

 

lol chill dude... i wasent insulting YOUR fender mirror... lol i was giving my opinion on a device ive never seen b4... and im not debating its uses im debating it looks

 

The article didn't mention that Toyota owns Diahatsu...

Never liked SUV's though...
Down with SUV's! Bring back a good RWD sports car!

 

Anyone else think that the front of that thing looks like a TC nose? Just sitting a little higher and beefier? And that the taillights look like they're from an xA?