As far as the Chinese market is concerned, Daihatsu Targray is really born at an untimely time. Although it caught up with the blowout of the first round of China’s SUV market, but at that time, small SUVs had not yet become the mainstream. The too compact size made Targray submerged in the large and beautiful SUV market at the beginning of its debut, and eventually became a A product that has been well-received but not popular. Later, Zotye 2008, which was based on Terui, caught up with the tide of the second round, and it was really popular. However, in the Japanese market, Daihatsu Terio also has a sister model, the Toyota Cami with the Toyota logo. Except for the difference in the car logo, the two models are all the same.
The name of Toyota Cami comes from the combination of the two English words Casual and Mini, which aims to emphasize the urban positioning of the vehicle and also targets female consumers in terms of target market. Like Daihatsu Terui, Toyota Cami also has a three-dimensional size of 3785×1555×1760mm and a wheelbase of 2420mm. For the Japanese market, the petite body size can easily cope with the narrow streets. In terms of body form, only a five-door body structure is provided. The interior of the vehicle is composed of simple interior shapes like Daihatsu Terui, emphasizing the practicality and sense of space of its interior. The rear seats provide the function of reclining, which further expands the interior space in the car. In terms of color matching, since Toyota Cami mainly targets female consumers, the vehicle color matching also provides lively and diverse choices. It is worth mentioning that the color system of seat fabrics also provides rich choices.
In terms of power, the Toyota Cami that was initially introduced to the market is equipped with a HC-EJ 1.3L inline four-cylinder single overhead camshaft engine derived from Daihatsu. It can output a maximum power of 92 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and a maximum output at 5,000 rpm. Torque 110 Nm. It is mated to a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. In 2000, Toyota replaced Cami with a 1.3L double overhead camshaft VVT-i engine internally code-named K3-EV, with a maximum output of 90 horsepower, and also provided a K3-EVT engine with a turbocharger , the maximum output power rose to 140 horsepower. In terms of driving form, it provides two forms of front-rear drive and full-time four-wheel drive, and the full-time four-wheel drive system is also an important highlight of Daihatsu Terui’s high praise in the domestic market. In terms of safety configuration, dual airbags, ABS, EBD and other configurations are provided.
In terms of chassis, Toyota Cami adopts front McPherson rear five-link suspension, high ground clearance and full-time four-wheel drive system make Toyota Cami have good off-road performance. The minimum turning radius of 4.7 meters also makes Cami quite flexible in urban driving. Since 2001, Toyota has successively launched a series of special edition Cami models. In 2006, with the debut of Daihatsu Bego and Toyota Rush, Toyota Cami officially entered history together with Daihatsu Terui.
