Comments on: Is the Daihatsu Materia cool? http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/12/13/is-the-daihatsu-materia-cool/ You’ve found Auto Trader Blog; a little corner of the internet for the Auto Trader editorial team. We’ll be posting about our loves, gripes and stuff that makes us laugh. Cars, F1, Jenson Button, Motor sport, Lewis Hamilton, Advice, Celebrities, Driving tips, Auto Trader, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Green cars, Honda, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Mini, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall, Volkswagon Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bart http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/12/13/is-the-daihatsu-materia-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-6140 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:17:19 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/12/13/is-the-daihatsu-materia-cool/#comment-6140 i must say that im a bit in love with the daihatsu materia, but i stil dont own one.
i drive a subaru impreza now for More then 6 years i love it its a good car.
But i regret the fact that the materia has not the performance of my impreza…
So i keep driving it

]]> By: Umut Gultekin http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/12/13/is-the-daihatsu-materia-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:18:31 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/12/13/is-the-daihatsu-materia-cool/#comment-371 Hi,

I am a Daihatsu enthusiast from Turkey. In my opinion, Materia may be the coolest car Daihatsu ever made just because of its looks (despite its performance).

It is comfortable (comparing to its predecessor; YRV), spacious, economical and practical. These are the pros.

Its cons:
Traditional stiff suspension and loss of performance. Its performance is still more than enough for a city car. However, its predecessor had the option of a Turbo charged engine which was delivering 130 bhp from a 1.3l engine. Our beloved Materia has a bigger engine. However it is only capable of delivering 103 bhp.

Yes, I know, I know. Materia’s engine is not Turbo charged. In that case, we should take a look at Sirion’s predecessor. Its 1.3 engine delivers 102 bhp from an atmosheric engine with the compression ratio of 1:11.

Conclusion: Materia is a really good car. Still, it doesn’t give me enough reason to give up my old Sirion despite of its good looks.

Best regards,
Umut

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