Modellista is no stranger to those who follow Japanese cars and their mod scene, being Toyota’s in-house bodykit and accessories brand. Virtually every new Toyota and Lexus model will come with its own Modellista catalogue of parts, and even eco-friendly models like the Mirai aren’t spared. But there’s one section of the Toyota universe that has been untouched, till now.
Modellista has released a bodykit and
accessories for the JDM Daihatsu Rocky, which is also sold as the Toyota Raize
in Japan. To be sold at Daihatsu dealerships across the country, this is the
first time that Modellista has worked on a car that’s not a Toyota or Lexus.
The Rocky you see here wears Modellista’s
“Advance Blast Style” aerokit which consists of a front spoiler, side skirts
and a rear bumper extension. The front spoiler has the brand’s typical chrome
pieces and horizontal LED light strips that sit below the car’s standard
vertical LED lights, while the side skirts are chunky. The rear add-on piece
leaves viewers in no doubt that the Rocky is wearing additional gear. The
elaborate piece effectively adds on another level, and the new bottom floor
visually lifts the Myvi/Jazz GK-style fake vents above. It’s a riot of lines
and angles, for sure.
The Modellista bodykit can be had with a
range of individual parts including a tailgate spoiler with “two horns”; chrome
garnish for the headlamps, tailgate and side doors; and aero pieces on the
sides of the rear glass. There are also what appears to be fake twin mufflers
(Rocky has no visible tailpipes). The bodykit can be paint matched to four of
the Rocky’s eight colours, and they are Shining White Pearl, Black Mica
Metallic, Laser Blue Crystal Shine and Compagno Red.
Not much inside, just the option of a
three-piece trim set or an LED metallic garnish. The three-piece set includes
“wings” to the door handles and a long piece in front of the passenger. One can
choose from wood grain or what looks like grey brushed metal. The LED garnish
is a single piece on the passenger side of the dash, with blue LED glow on the
recess and a Modellista logo.
The Modellista kit differs from the
“Sporty Style” kit seen at the Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this year – that one
had no chrome and was designed by Daihatsu themselves.
