The company’s smallest car burns as little as 3.7 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers (65.5 mpg), making it the most fuel-efficient petrol engined model available in Japan. Paired to a CVT gearbox, the second-generation 660 cc KF engine produces 52 hp and 60 Nm, with the power driving either the front wheels or all four wheels.
More “impressive” than the power provided are the technologies embedded in the small engine, which include a start-stop system, a plastic electronic throttle body and the world’s first i-EGR (i-Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system that monitors the combustion state through the use of ions. This is the first time a CVT gearbox without an electric oil sump has been fitted with idle-stop system. The advanced little Move also features an auxiliary power unit, preventing problems such as the resetting of the navigation system once the engine is stopped.
The pint-size 2011 Daihatsu Move model measures just 3395 mm (11 ft 2 in) in length (the new 2011 Fiat 500 Sport is 3546 mm or 11 ft 8 in) with a wheelbase of 2455 mm (8 ft 1 in). The Japanese manufacturer said it has shaved 35 kg or 77 pounds from the weight of the previous model, through a series of measures such as weight loss dashboard, door panels and other components.
The all-new Daihatsu Move in front-wheel drive form costs from ¥1,066,000 to ¥1,372,000 ($12.700 to $16.310), while a more trendy 2011 Daihatsu Move Custom will set Japanese customers back between ¥1,247,000 and ¥1,534,000 (U.S. $14.830 to $18.250). The automaker said it is targeting monthly sales of 12,000 units in Japan.
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