Daihatsu Copen New Concept
Daihatsu’s reborn Copen roadster returns to the Tokyo Auto Salon
with a trio of conceptual costumes.
The second generation of Daihatsu’s
small roadster is currently available in its home market in three distinct
versions named ‘Robe’, ‘XPLAY’ (which is a tougher looking iteration of the
former with body cladding) and ‘Cero’, all of which can be transformed into
each other through interchangeable body parts.
At next month’s Tokyo Auto Salon, which
is not to be confused with the bi-annual Tokyo Motor Show held in October or
November, as the former is primarily for tuning and dress-up parts, and the
latter, a regular new car show, Daihatsu will present the Cerro Coupe, Robe
Shooting Brake and Adventure concepts of the Copen.
The first two studies add fixed tops on
the respective versions of the regular Copen, with the Cerro getting a sleeker
roof that kind of makes it looks like Alfa 4C from the back, while
the Robe has a more practical and squared ‘Shooting Brake’ roof, complete with
a rear hatch.
The third concept, called the Copen
Adventure, is teased through a sketch, with Daihatsu stating that it will
transform the standard model into a taller-riding speedster with “SUV
elements”.
The Japanese firm did not say whether it
has any production plans for the new body parts.
