Daihatsu Luxio


The Daihatsu Luxio is a minivan designed by Daihatsu and manufactured by Astra Daihatsu Motor in Indonesia. It was launched on 26 February 2009. Based on the Gran Max, Luxio was intended to be the upmarket passenger version of it. It has a slightly wider body and is taller and cosmetically different from the Gran Max. The Luxio received a facelift on 19 February 2014.
The Luxio is offered in D, M and X trim levels. The M trim was discontinued with the launch of the facelifted Luxio.

Exterior

The facelift model differs from the pre-facelift one with different front bumper, front grille, rear spoiler and alloy wheel designs.
For both the pre-facelift and facelift models, Icy White, Midnight Black Metallic, Sonic Blue Metallic and Classic Silver Metallic are the colour options available. Noble Grey Metallic and Sand Gold Metallic were only available for the pre-facelift models. Rock Grey Metallic is only available for the facelift models.

Interior

The Luxio has a dual-tone dashboard and seats 8 people. For the pre-facelift model, it uses a 1 DIN head unit with CD player and auxiliary cable slot from Pioneer or 2 DIN head unit with CD and cassette player from Panasonic, both with AM/FM radio. For the facelifted model, the head unit was changed to 1 DIN head unit with CD player, USB and auxiliary cable slots or 2 DIN touchscreen monitor head unit with DVD and CD player, USB and auxiliary cable slots from Kenwood, both with AM/FM radio. The pre-facelift model has a four-spoke steering wheel design, while the facelifted model has a three-spoke steering wheel design.

Powertrain

The Luxio is powered by a 1.5 L 3SZ-VE I4 petrol engine that produces at 6,000 rpm and of torque at 4,400 rpm. The engine is paired with either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission.
Type12345ReverseFinal
5-speed manual3.7692.0451.3761.0000.8384.1285.125
4-speed automatic2.7311.5261.0000.696N/A2.2905.125

Safety

The two front passengers and outer two passengers for both middle and third row seats have a 3-point seatbelt while the centre passengers for both middle and third row seats have a 2-point seatbelt. The Luxio lacks airbags. The optional anti-lock braking system was offered for the pre-facelift model, but later abolished in the facelift model due to lack of demand.

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