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Daihatsu Rugger

The Daihatsu Rugger (Japanese: ダイハツ・ラガー, Daihatsu Ragā) is an off-road vehicle built by Daihatsu between 1984 and 2002. The Rugger was also called the Rocky in most export markets, and Fourtrak in the United Kingdom. It has also received a series of different names elsewhere, which is why it is often referred to by its model designation (F70 for diesel variants or F80 for petrol variants) to distinguish it from its various siblings. In Japan and the US, the Rocky name refers to the smaller F300 series of Daihatsu vehicles.

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Predecessor: Daihatsu Taft

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Model history

The F70/F80-series Rugger was made in the same mold as many of its Japanese competitors at the time. Dimensionally it was very similar to the short wheelbase variants of the Isuzu Trooper, Toyota Land Cruiser, Mitsubishi Pajero, and Nissan Patrol, although unlike most competitors the Rugger could seat five rather than four. The ladderframe construction with leaf sprung live front and rear axles was also typical. The four-wheel drive system required the driver to get out and lock the hubs when selecting the 4WD mode, but as of 1991 the F70/F80 switched to automatic locking hubs, engaging when the driver moved forward 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 ft). A transfer case provided five extra low gears for crawling through rough terrain. Two wheelbases were built, with the longer one (F75/F85) stretched by 325 mm (12.8 in), making it shorter than most competitors' long wheelbase models. There were no four-door models, excepting those developed by Daihatsu's Indonesian subsidiary who also used an even longer wheelbase. There was a softtop model, a hardtop, a wagon, the long wheelbase version with a higher roof, as well as a rarely seen pickup truck on the longer chassis. 1984–1991. The first model was sold from 1984 to 1993, replacing the F10/F20/F50/F60 series Taft. It was available in short wheelbase form with a convertible softtop or removable hardtop (F70/F80) and in long wheelbase form (F75/F85) with fibreglass top. The extended variant, called Rugger Wagon, could carry up to eight people in the back, facing each other. Three engine options were available: a Toyota 2.0 L 3Y petrol engine with single overhead camshaft and single carburettor producing 65 kW (87 hp; 88 PS) and two 2.8 L diesel variants: a naturally aspirated variant producing 54 kW (72 hp; 73 PS) and turbocharged va

Bertone Freeclimber

Assembled in Grugliasco, Italy, for European sales, the version called Bertone Freeclimber used mechanical components by Daihatsu, although it was powered by a BMW M21 2443 cc turbodiesel or one of two BMW M20 petrol engines (1991 cc and 2693 cc), with a Bertone modified body. The first Freeclimber is a well-equipped, high-end deluxe (luxury car) off-roader produced from 1989 to 1992. In France, where only the diesel was available, the importer Chardonnet offered an even more luxurious version. Named after a perfume by Nicolas de Barry it was called "Blue Lagoon", and was available with either Alcantara or leather interior. Bertone built about 2800 Freeclimbers, of two generations. The Freeclimber II was based on the smaller F300-series Rocky/Feroza. == References ==

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Specifications

name: Daihatsu Rugger (F70/F80/F90)
Manufacturer: Daihatsu
aka: Toyota Blizzard (LD20), Daihatsu Rocky, Daihatsu Fourtrak (United Kingdom), Daihatsu Taft (4WD version, Indonesia), Daihatsu Hiline/Feroza (RWD version, Indonesia)
Production: 1984–2002 (Japan), 1986–2007 (Indonesia)
Assembly: Japan: Ikeda, Osaka, Indonesia: Sunter, Jakarta
Class: Off-road vehicle, mini SUV
Layout: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (Hiline/Feroza), Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
Engine: Petrol:, 1598 cc HD-C I4 (Feroza), 1998 cc 3Y I4, 2237 cc 4Y I4, Diesel:, 2765 cc DL41/42 I4, 2765 cc DL52/62 turbo-diesel I4
Transmission: 4-speed manual, 5-speed manual
Wheelbase: 2205 mm (short wheelbase), 2530 mm (long wheelbase), 2800 mm (long wheelbase, Indonesia)
Length: 3655 – (short wheelbase), 4060 mm (long wheelbase), 4500 mm (long wheelbase pickup), 4520 mm (long wheelbase, Indonesia)
Width: 1580 mm
Height: 1830 –
Kerb weight: 1250 –
Predecessor: Daihatsu Taft (F10/F20/F50/F60)
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