Road Test
Daihatsu Materia
Test date 23 January 2008
Price as tested £10,995
For Spacious interior, generous specification, quicker than many of its rivals
Against Awkward styling, poor noise suppression, thirsty, not cheap enough
How much ?
- Price as tested £10,995
- Price as tested £10,995
How fast
- 0-30mph no data
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
39.2 / 31.7 mpg
- CO2 emissions
169 g/km
How big?
- Length
3800 mm
- Width
1690 mm
- Height
1635 mm
- Wheelbase
2540 mm
- Weight
1035 kg
- Fuel tank
40.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls Inline , 1495 cc
- Max power 102 bhp at 6000 rpm
- Max torque 97 ft at 4400 rpm
- Specific output 68bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 99bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 72 x 98.1 mm
- Compression ratio 10.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Electronic Fuel injection , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Independent, MacPherson struts and coil sprins, anti-roll bar
- Rear Semi-independent with torsion beam axle, coils prings, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Hydraulically assisted rack and pinion. Speed sensitive electric system
- Lock to lock 3.40
Brakes
- Front 254mm Ventilated Discs
- Rear 180mm Drums
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 6J x 15'' Alloy in
- Size rear 6J x 15'' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 185/55 R15
- Tyres rear 185/55 R15
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