The Daihatsu Copen is a 2-door roadster with an aluminum retractable hardtop built by the Japanese car company Daihatsu. It debuted at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, as the Daihatsu Copen concept. The second generation models debuted as the Kopen (Included Future) at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.The Copen was originally designed with a 660 cc turbocharged engine in order to meet Japanese kei car regulations. However, since this engine did not meet environmental emissions standards in Several other countries, the Copen was fitted with a more powerful 1.3 L non-turbo engine In These markets.
At the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show, Daihatsu revealed two new trim levels of the Copen, the 1.3l and the 'ZZ'.
The Copen has been featured on the UK show Top Gear where James May attempted to find the best convertible car. The Contestants were the Mercedes-Benz CLK, Audi A4, Citroën C3 Pluriel, the Volkswagen New Beetle, and the Copen. James loved the Copen, but he had one small problem: it felt "toy-ish".
On January 13, 2011, Daihatsu Announced that it would withdraw the Copen from the European market effective from 31 January 2013 due to the ongoing strength of the Japanese Yen. Then on April 2, 2012, Daihatsu Copen Announced that production would cease in August 2012 with the final 500 cars being limited 10th Anniversary editions.Less than one year after the car's discontinuation, Announced the Daihatsu Copen would be returning to production with a new model of At the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Daihatsu Copen unveiled two concept cars called the Kopen, with the tag line "Future Included" .Production of the new models was announced on June 19, 2014.
The Copen has been restyled to be more angular than its predecessor with a new monocoque chassis structure called a D-Frame. The structure Allows owners to select the interior and exterior design of the car According to preferences.The Reviews their body panels are made of 13 separate resin components, 11 of the which are interchangeable to modify design and colors. The Copen also features a new suspension system, a new 660cc three-cylinder turbo engine with DVVT, better sounding exhaust system and weight reduction. In Japan, the models sold were Copen Xplay, Copen Robe and a special S-type for the Copen Copen Robe.Daihatsu manual transmission variant is priced Rp416.550 million and Rp431.550 million for the automatic transmission. The price is considerably cheaper than a Ferrari sports car, because it is the presence of Copen could be the answer at once an alternative for people who dream of having a sports sedan without having to buy it at a price above Rp 1 billion.
"If you have a dream of owning a sports car and want to buy a Ferrari that cost a fortune to billions, but Daihatsu Copen not sell to much expensive, so this is one of the answers to those who have the dream of driving a sports car but do not want to pay for a Ferrari." said Amelia Tjandra, Director of Marketing PT ADM interrupted the event test drive Copen in Bali.
He added, Copen offered at competitive prices, when compared with the likes of the Mini small car at a price of Rp800 million, but only 400 million Copen especially when compared with the Ferrari could be 10 times the price of Copen.
Daihatsu Copen was imported directly in the form of whole of Japan. The product is different from other products because of Daihatsu's a work of art, with a body shape that is funny, cute and fun styling.
