Red-Hot Hatch: 1984 Daihatsu Charade Turbo DeTomaso - G11/CB60 Engine

I have yet another old-school JDM unicorn for you today that is turbo and so very 80's. This reworked 2nd generation Charade is the result of a special collaboration between Daihatsu and Italian sports-car manufacturer, DeTomaso. And how many of these do you think I'm seeing on a regular basis? Yep, ZERO. This very DeTomaso was part of Daihatsu's official display at Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this year.
It is powered by a sub 1,000cc 3 cylinder non-intercooled turbo engine, backed by a 5 speed gearbox.
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[@rolla7887]

Those Daihatsu's can take a beating. My brother had one, and treated it badly, but never died. Love the rarity of this model. Awesome video.

[@gaufrid1956]

Awesome! From 1983 to 1989 my daily driver was a Charade G11 5 speed manual and oh how I would have loved the turbo!

[@peterhughes8934]

I used to have one of these, although not the detomaso edition. It was a surprisingly capable little machine. I loved the sound of the 3 cylinder turbo, kind of porsche like, it made it seem as though you were going faster than you actually were. On cheapo tyres, lift off oversteer was a huge added bonus.

[@wasabicars]

Ha! Awesome :)

[@gaufrid1956]

I had the standard 5 speed manual 1983 Daihatsu Charade 5 door and back in the day I would have loved the turbo...

[@wasabicars]

I wouldn't say no to a turbo either. Fingers crossed it'll happen one day.

[@plezurhounds]

Love it!!! Late 80's I delivered Chinese food around Bendigo, Victoria in a G11 and used to get it "air borne" over the railway line that ran through town:-) I now own my second 1989 Daihatsu G102 and hope for the company to return to Australia one day... Best to all:-)

[@braydenaidan655]

Instablaster

[@nobuhirooka6733]

こんなに綺麗なデトマソは最近日本ではみた事がありません。外国に行っちゃたんですね！

[@67tomcat]

Another excellent video Daniel, thanks so much. Looks like a great show- so many cars and hope you can cobble together some more videos. That 1990 Galant VR4 is simply a stunner.

[@wasabicars]

Lol. The problem is plenty of footage, zero free time. Poor me, eh? ;-) And rest assured, I got HEAPS of footage of that VR-4. Check out this link, You'll see the VR-4 about halfway down. Real cool stuff: mihara-jidousha.com/%E4%B8%AD%E5%8F%A4%E8%BB%8A%E8%B2%A9%E5%A3%B2_%E4%B8%AD%E5%8F%A4%E8%BB%8A%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7/

[@67tomcat]

Thanks for the link- great stuff. The 80's and 90's seem to be the best for JDM. And of course, free time is always at a premium! Take care!

[@eXiteVideoMagazine]

I actually love this thing for it's rarity! But after seeing that R33 4-door, I have a story to relay that was told to me by a principal at one of the kindergartens I teach at. One of his friends used to own a 33 GT-R 4-door, because when his wife got pregnant, she told him he had to get rid of his sports car for a family car with 4-doors and do his responsible duty. His solution? Trade in his R33 GT-R for an R33 GT-R 4-door. The principal told me the guy said his wife was PISSED. Thought it was a funny little story.

[@wasabicars]

I can relate to this guy. Though I don't have the 4 door GT-R, I do have a wife that is pissed. :/

[@eXiteVideoMagazine]

WasabiCars hahaha I can only imagine! I'm glad mine just lets me be!

[@oyaworks]

honestly doubt legitimacy of this, the only official 4 door GTR's were made by Autech, and sold by Nissan. Only 447 were ever made.

[@eXiteVideoMagazine]

ホンダoyasumi he's never lied to me about anything else, and the company he keeps are businessmen with pretty high positions in their respective companies. I know the car is rare, but it doesn't automatically negate the story. The Miata NB Roadster coupe is rare, too, but I know a guy that owns one of those as well. You could also be right that this story was made up.

[@oyaworks]

doesnt mean i cant doubt its legitimacy.

[@stevekeene2682]

Looks like an awesome show. The Charade is so cool great spotting !

[@banpeinet]

Wow! The car is even rarer and better condition than you described in your email! Thanks for sharing it in this video! 😘 That six wheeler Honda Acty Crawler is also something special! Can you also do a video on that? 😀

[@ajwasp3642]

One of my old bosses always said, "It's not what you know, it's who you know".

[@wasabicars]

I'm jealous. My old bosses just yelled at me about stuff :/

[@19chucki74]

Pretty cool subcompact. We didn't get the Charade until it's redesign two years later. It sold well, but not good enough to make a big dent in the US market. BTW, love those two Honda City's with twin Motocompo bikes. Automotive perfection.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, Charles. Yeah, the Honda guys like to put on a show with their matching Motocompos. ;-)

[@artoodiitoo]

80s optional 13-inch Prelude alloys from Honda Access had almost similar design, I have those on my CRX x3

[@R8V10]

Daihatsu Charade my first car!

[@wasabicars]

Nice :)

[@jasoncarpp7742]

G'day Dan'l. Sweet looking Daihatsu. We didn't get the Daihatsu until the early to mid 90s, and sadly, wasn't on the American market for very long.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, Jason

[@backyardvelo5473]

Love this Charade. I have the 94 G200 Detomaso. Find one of those to review. Love mine. Thanks for the content.

[@vudusid8717]

My mate had one of these in the early 90's UK. Was as fast as shit off a stick.

[@stevekeene2682]

Dan your websites wicked. The license plate maker is so cool. Great work

[@phoenixrising7047]

Love it. I learnt to drive in a 3 cylinder "90 Daihatsu and really liked the weight of the car and how torquey the thing felt on the road. The three is somewhat similar in sound to a 5 which is sounds like half a 10 - wish I saw some worked versions around on the streets. Those original mighty boys and these earlier Charades are going to become highly collectible no doubt. I will check out the site I have been neglecting up to this point OG.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks. 5, half a 10? Hahahaha. And please, do drop by the website :D

[@Shaedirector]

I used to own one of these. Was amazing, so light!

[@wasabicars]

Nice. Oh, a DeTomaso version?

[@Shaedirector]

@@wasabicars yep! Mint one like this

[@SSFproductions1]

Funny how i bought one few days ago. Daihatsu Charade Daimatic G11. Funky little cars, love 'em.

[@wasabicars]

Nice. Good to hear they’re still out there getting bought and sold.

[@mickwhitehouse7537]

Awesome stuff mate

[@wasabicars]

Thank you

[@NipponImports]

Just a couple of Citys with Motocompos chilling next to it.😍

[@wasabicars]

It keeps good company

[@dawge30]

Mangusta... Pantera... Charade...? Great video, Dan. I've heard of this car, but only seen it in a few pictures. I love this little car! Thanks for sharing.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, Joe :D

[@pumpkin91ful]

Even if prepared/moped by an italian factory ,here in Italy i can't find one single model on sale!

[@gred_cz]

nice :D any kind of charade is pretty rare by now here, but theres one 3rd gen charade more or less local to me. seems to be well kept, allways nice to see it drive around :D

[@abdullah_carart5638]

I have this exact detomaso version it was a diesel but I had to swap it with a petrol cause of some engine runoff issue I see alot of people swap these cars with Honda and corolla engines and it just breaks my heart cause their engines were the best thing about these cars their mileage and everything else is amazing I believe the CB60 3 cylinder 1 litre was the most powerful of it's kind when it came out and it sounds absolutely amazing like a boxer engine kinda sound

[@wasabicars]

Nice. You seem like a real enthusiast of these cars. I wish more people were.

[@taunusv4power]

How rare Dan! It's always great you show footage of nearly extinct cars. Sorry for arriving late. I couldn't get to youtube earlier :S Hahaha! You said one mf my pet peeves. Never smoke in my car or you'll be punished! P.S: those 2 white Nissan sunnys on the background look amazing! I saw a jdm one the other day with a set of heroes racing ispeed, one of my favourite set of wheels. I did took a photo :D

[@mohammedzaman1299]

wow what a find! I had this car....(not detomaso) g11 4 door cb60 993cc blue and silver with red seats c reg i would embarrass other cars everytime I drove it with the boost.... :-) wicked little car I loved it. I later brought and still own the better improved charade gtti 993 twin cam turbo cb80 engine which is extremely rare also, only a few left on the road in England I've actually got 2 of them..one since 2003

[@haidernaqvi751]

My first car charade on time

[@wasabicars]

Nice

[@yokieaig]

I'm pretty sure you pronounce detomaso like deto-maso as it's an Italian name. That's how the detomaso's own cars are pronounced like the pantera. Thanks for the video! I've seen a picture of a white and silver version of these in the UK, very cool!

[@wasabicars]

Thank you :)

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

I can't wait for the video on the Skyline Van. Daihatsu sold the Charade here in the states for maybe five minutes. lol

[@wasabicars]

I did a video of it yeeeeeeears ago, but I totally have to update it. wasabicars.com/video.html?view=0wqiwcMQCCo

[@pikeywyatt]

NICE i gust keep watching..but more T.C.C..lots of love Floss & tony..

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, Tony. :)

[@shezadbhatti5234]

I love this charade soon it Will be my first Car and I m 35 years older

[@wasabicars]

A DeTomaso one? Or, just one of this generation?

[@550r]

Yes! It even has the plate 993 which is the cc of the Charade 1L engine.

[@wasabicars]

Sad... You didn't watch until @2:52. (Don't worry. I skip videos too) ;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zmebd5Sdq8iMe8km51s

[@550r]

I watched the whole thing, just commented too early!

[@wasabicars]

;-)

[@jordydereus]

Innocenti had the same Daihatsu turbo engine!

[@charko86]

i'm a big fans of this car.. unfortunately i cant hear the engine sound with the blow off came on.. it must be a best part of this car.. but thanks for the video, Daniel !

[@wasabicars]

Sorry, I wasn't able to record any engine sounds of the car. :(

[@999.9finegold]

my first car was charade 86 this car was a very comfortable and so slow

[@wasabicars]

Comfortable is good :D

[@cerberus1981]

Daihatsus are my fetish - thanks for this video 👍 "Campagnolo" has that "gn-pronounced-ny" letter pair… kinda like lasagna/e. That bubble-car behind the Pulsar threw me for a loop, BTW

[@wasabicars]

Lol. That little car was a Takaoka Abbey! Actually, the second one I've seen.

[@asd36f]

0:38 - Forget about the GTI-R - what is the microcar in the background? Like the Honda Citys parked next to the Charade with the matching 50cc Motocompo motorcycles. I wonder if the connection of De Tomaso with Charade had any negative impact on the sales of De Tomaso models in Europe?

[@gusse5826]

Love the music after about 35 sec, whats that ?

[@wasabicars]

Hi. Group is Otis McDonald, and song is 3rdEyeBlimp

[@elwinoramadhan5596]

Oh my gosh😍

[@miamimo70]

Love to know if the DeTomaso bits/tie up/collab, on it are just decals or did they have DeTomaso performance bits on the engine!

[@wasabicars]

No tuning bits. Just styling/aero.

[@johnmorrow7080]

Got me thinking I remember working on a small Nissan badged as Alfa Romeo en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Arna

[@entername9862]

3:17 😂😂😂

[@thatsthatsgbh]

It's the size of a Tomato but it is a DeTomaso.

[@wasabicars]

DeTomato

[@callumfreebairn8082]

mean looking. is it a good race car?

[@wasabicars]

Hi Callum. Thanks for watching. Sorry to say that I don't know about the car's racing prowess. I like car spotting

[@RussellBooth1977]

Julian Edgar had the same motor in a Daihatsu Mira back before Zoom magazine got rid of him. I have to figure out why the hell General Motors thought I was still going to there when Holden started fitting the alloy V6 & V8 engines at the turn of the century, that's where no one would bother tweaking a VL turbo by boosting & intercooling it when a stock atmo V6 VE-VF Commodore performs the same as one of them from the factory. No chance of ditching the LS1 in my VY Commodore for the Nissan VG30DETT now is there ? That's all Opel is doing with the ZB Commodore !!!! Someone did do that with a VX SS Commodore by ditching the LS1 V8 engine for the Nissan RB26DETT engine - Why ? What's the point ? With a Callaway camshaft ,exhaust system upgrade & tune the LS1 engine is capable of putting out at least 300 kilowatts at the flywheel & without forced induction !!!!

[@wasabicars]

V8 in a Commodore sounds good to me. :)

[@Acing86]

Nice

[@wasabicars]

Thanks

[@Acing86]

Saw a Charade Turbo from the 90's for sale a few months ago. Very rare indeed. Btw have a non turbo City/Jazz myself

[@DDRFilm]

Hey Daniel, I'm in Tokyo until June 4th, are there any auto events coming up that you'd recommend going to? Would be cool to meet up if you're going along too!

[@wasabicars]

Lol. I live in countryside Saga Prefecture. Lived in Japan since 2001 but haven't visited Tokyo yet. For car show info, check out the next two links: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apWbfaWnoNKdqbs and www.midoriga-oka.com/yog/ivc1806.htm

[@naallday4125]

I have a 1983 gt ex turbo r30 skyline black/silver 2 tone unmolested & currently just past tech with no issues. What are they worth in Japan? Everything works on it. Air con/air purifier/heaters,windows.. the list goes on. Also have a rb30e r31 I use as a slight drift car. Cheers

[@wasabicars]

Awesome. As for prices, not a clue. My job is school teacher

[@istriver.]

This car used to be a gangster car in Pakistan

[@wasabicars]

Ha! Amazing

[@ashgomez461]

Is it truly that rare?! My partner and I just bought a 1985 model with 70k kms

[@wasabicars]

Well, I'm talking about rare in Japan. They made a million of them, but proceeded to crush them after about 10 - 15 years of service. Please understand, the people of many other countries hang on to old cars while they're useful; Japan does not. But, if you mean you got a DeTomaso version... (Did you?!??!) , then they're so rare that *this DeTomaso* was recently purchased by Daihatsu to restore and display in their museum north of Osaka.

[@ashgomez461]

Hi! Oh I understand now! Definitely not a DeTomaso version. This is the base model I believe? The Classic CX. I love what they have done in the video!!

[@ashgomez461]

The owner resprayed the whole thing a month before putting up for sale. It’s now rocking the “Monaro Kingston creme” with pinstripes haha!

[@Edgar-Friendly]

How do you find all these car shows? I'm back to Shikoku in June and July but I have no idea how to find shows to take my boys to.

[@wasabicars]

To be honest, my friends tell me. There is this though: www.midoriga-oka.com/yog/ivc1805.htm

[@Edgar-Friendly]

I appreciate the link. Time to go looking.

[@axlerose4744]

How much do these sell for these days?

[@wasabicars]

Depends where in the world you live. Not sure about Japan because I see exactly zero around :(

[@axlerose4744]

@@wasabicars Definitely worth more than £2k I assume?

[@藤野奨平]

スーパーカーメーカーとのコラボレート作品

[@ShazadHussain-mv2pk]

Available ha??

[@wasabicars]

I don't know. I just like making videos of the cars I see

[@andrewdunbar828]

Just so you know, it's pronounced "de tom-AH-so" rather than "de THOMAS-oh".

[@yobgow]

And "cam-PAG-nolo" for Campagnolo.

[@andrewdunbar828]

@@yobgow Actually I thought he got that one pretty well. I don't know the brand but if it's Italian and pronounced like Italian it would be like kahm-pahn-NYOL-oh.

[@corona3sgeice]

That's not the original G11 square lamp front bumper

[@wasabicars]

If you say so. But what is it you are saying?

[@helmettocat]

@@wasabicars he is correct. The Series 1 had a square head lamp and bumper with indicator/parking light combo. The Series 2 had catlike head lamp, side indicator next to it and bumper with indicator. So, that's a bumper from a Series 2 Daihatsu G11.

[@wasabicars]

@@helmettocat Fair enough. There are zero parts for this car in Japan, so I guess the owner made do

[@siopaothegreat]

There's one here in new zealand

[@wasabicars]

Yeah? Cool. Hope it stays looked after.

[@bigjim5551212]

the wheels are pronounce cam pan yolo

[@wasabicars]

Thank you

[@michaelb6729]

Retro SUVs please !! You are alienating half your viewers !! 🤔