Daihatsu · 2006–2009
Daihatsu Sonica
The Daihatsu Sonica (Japanese: ダイハツ・ソニカ, Hepburn: Daihatsu Sonika) is a kei car produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Daihatsu that was sold between 2006 and 2009. The production of the vehicle began in 2006, after having revealed it as a concept car named "SK Tourer" earlier in the same year. It was available in three grade levels: R, RS and RS Limited. The Sonica was discontinued in April 2009. The name "Sonica" is derived from the word "sonic".
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Predecessor: Daihatsu Max · Successor: Daihatsu Cast
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Specifications
- name
- Daihatsu Sonica (L405)
- Manufacturer
- Daihatsu
- Production
- June 2006 – April 2009
- Assembly
- Japan: Nakatsu, Ōita (Daihatsu Motor Kyushu)
- Designer
- Morinobu Okano and Takahiko Koyama
- Class
- Kei car
- Body style
- 5-door hatchback
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
- Engine
- Petrol:, 658 cc KF-DET turbo I3
- Transmission
- CVT
- Wheelbase
- 2440 mm
- Length
- 3395 mm
- Width
- 1475 mm
- Height
- 1470 mm
- Kerb weight
- 820 –
- Predecessor
- Daihatsu Max
- Successor
- Daihatsu Cast Sport
- sp
- uk
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763994CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_SonicaCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1323811849 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daihatsu_SONICA.jpgPublic domain · Photo: TTTNIS · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — https://u-catch.daihatsu.co.jp/history/sonica/Link only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.