In November last year, PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM)
revealed the new 2018 Daihatsu Terios, but not with pricing, just like its
Toyota Rush twin. The important figures are finally out, and amazingly, prices
for most variants are slightly lower than what ADM charged for the previous
generation Terios.
In ascending order, the 2018 Terios range starts
with the basic Terios X MT, which is priced at an unchanged IDR 195.2 million. The MT Deluxe goes for IDR 205.2 million, the X AT
Deluxe for IDR 215.2 million and the R MT for IDR 227.9 million.
The AT version of the mid-spec R now goes for IDR 237.9 million.
For the higher end variants, the Terios R MT Deluxe
is pegged at IDR 237.9 million while the R AT Deluxe is down to be IDR 247.9 million. The Terios’price range is lower than the Toyota Rush, and this is consistent with the Daihatsu-Toyota brand positioning in
Indonesia, as seen with the Ayla-Agya, Calya–Sigra and Avanza-Xenia twins.
What many don’t realise is that Daihatsu – now
wholly-owned by Toyota – takes the lead in many of these “twins” projects and
manufactures the cars for both brands. That’s the case with the new
Rush-Terios, although only the Toyota-badged car will be exported to other
emerging markets.
The new Terios is underpinned by an overhauled
platform, which means that it retains the front engine, rear-wheel drive layout.
Handling stability and ride comfort, NVH levels and fuel efficiency have all
been improved, Daihatsu says.
Like the Rush, the Terios gets a new engine – the
2NR-VE 1.5 litre Dual VVT-i unit makes 104 PS at 6,000 rpm and 136 Nm of torque
at 4,200 rpm. It’s around 25% more efficient than the previous mill. Gearbox
options are a five-speed manual and four-speed automatic. The 2NR has been in
the Avanza and Xenia since 2015, and is the same engine we get in the new
Perodua Myvi.
Like the Rush, the seven-seater Terios is 4,435 mm
long and 1,695 mm wide, which is 18 mm shorter and 40 mm narrower than the
Honda, although its 2,685 mm wheelbase is 23 mm longer than the BR-V’s. Ground
clearance is a high 220 mm, which is a valuable feature in Indonesia (BR-V 201
mm).
Daihatsu says that cabin length is up by 170 mm,
which increases tandem distance by 45 mm (distance between first and second
rows) and and cargo area length by 150 mm. The expanded luggage space is large
enough for four of the gallon bottles that are widely used in Indonesia.
