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Tokyo Motor Show: Daihatsu HSC Is One Slippery Little Sucker

Posted November 04, 2007 11:28 AM

From Autoblog:

The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we're cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows.click above image for more live pics of the Daihatsu HSC Concept We missed the Daihatsu HSC at Frankfurt somehow, but stumbled across the little concept in Tokyo. Its "catamaran-like underbody", a CD value of 0.28, and idling stop function coupled to an advanced CVT all adds up to 60 mpg. Check out those mirrors and the funky interior, too. Looking around the stand here in Tokyo, it strikes us that a lack of B pillars and A pillars that flow into the headlights may well become Daihatsu trademarks over the coming years.

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11/05/2007 2:48 AM

Daihatsu HSC Is One Slippery Little Sucker

And ugly!

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Booty is in the eye of the pirate

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11/05/2007 9:26 AM

Oh, I don't know. It's better looking than the Prius and more than a few other cars I've seen. But "eye of the beholder" and all that. You have to admit, a Cf of 0.28 is pretty good. I doubt it would be that low in production.

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11/05/2007 11:24 AM

It looks like a Vauxhall Nova that the 'lads' have got at.... all skirt no car...mind we all like a bit of...

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11/05/2007 12:10 PM

and we all know that "no va" means "doesn't go"

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