Daihatsu · 1958–1970
Daihatsu V series
The Daihatsu V series (Japanese: ダイハツ・Vシリーズ) is a series of cab over trucks, manufactured from 1958 to 1970. The V series was Daihatsu first four-wheeled vehicle since the Hatsudoki FA truck in 1937 (Daihatsu's former company name). The V series' main rivals in the medium-weight four-wheel truck segment were Toyota Dyna, Nissan Caball, Isuzu Elf, Prince Homer and Mazda D-Series. The first Daihatsu V series truck was known as the Daihatsu Vesta. This 2-ton class truck was released in 1958, competing in the same weight class as Daihatsu's own RKO three-wheeler truck. The engine was a 53 PS (39 kW) 1.5 L v-twin engine shared with the Daihatsu RKO. In 1960, the engine was replaced with a new 68 PS (50 kW) 1.5 L FA inline-four engine and renamed to Daihatsu V200. In 1962, the displacement was increased to 1.9 L FB, the power also increased to 80 PS (59 kW) and a new 63 PS (46 kW) 2.3 L DE diesel engine was added; this diesel model was marketed as the Daihatsu D200 In 1964, a smaller 1.25-ton class was added with the 1.5 L FA engine, known as Daihatsu V100. This was followed by the 3-ton class Daihatsu V300 with the 95 PS (70 kW) 2.4 L FD petrol engine and the Daihatsu D300 with the 72 PS (53 kW) 2.5 L DG diesel engine. In 1968, two new models were available, 1-ton and 1.5-ton class. This new 1-ton model also used the V100 name as did the 1.25-tonner, which caused some confusion in the market. The 1.5-ton was known as Daihatsu V150 and was also powered by the 1.5 L FA engine. There was also medium-sized bus series based from V series truck chassis, known as the Daihatsu Light Bus. In October 1970, as a result of the business agreement with Toyota in 1967, the V series was replaced by the Toyota Dyna-based Daihatsu Delta.
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Specifications
- name
- Daihatsu V series
- Manufacturer
- Daihatsu
- Production
- 1958–1970
- Assembly
- Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
- Successor
- Daihatsu Delta
- Class
- Medium truck
- Body style
- 2-door cab over pickup truck
- Engine
- Petrol:, 1477 cc GOB V2 (Vesta), 1490 cc FA I4 (V100/150/200), 1861 cc FB I4 (V200), 2433 cc FD I4 (V300), Diesel:, 2270 cc DE I4 (D200), 2530 cc DG I4 (D300)
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2500 mm (V100)
- Length
- 4250 mm (V100), 4660 mm (Vesta/V200)
- Width
- 1690 mm (Vesta/V100/200)
- Height
- 1975 mm (Vesta/V100/200)
- Kerb weight
- 1315 kg (V100)
- Related
- Daihatsu Light Bus
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96375887CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_V_seriesCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1149748385 · 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.