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kei car
Kei car (or , kanji: , "light automobile", ), known variously outside Japan as Japanese city car or Japanese microcar, is the Japanese vehicle category for the smallest highway-legal passenger cars with restricted dimensions and engine capacit ...
built by the Japanese manufacturer
Daihatsu since 2015. It comes in three variations designated, "Style", "Activa" and "Sport". Each one can be equipped with either
front- or
four-wheel drive configuration.
The Cast is also sold by
Toyota as the , which was launched on 31 August 2016.
Overview
The Cast Style/Pixis Joy F is targeted at customers who desire an upmarket small passenger vehicle; the Cast Activa/Pixis Joy C is marketed primarily as a light off-road capable
crossover with a minimum ground clearance of , while the Cast Sport/Pixis Joy S is given such features as handling-oriented suspension tuning to increase its appeal to performance customers.
A
continuously variable transmission
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is an automatic transmission that can change seamlessly through a continuous range of gear ratios. This contrasts with other transmissions that provide a limited number of gear ratios in fixed steps. T ...
is fitted on all models and the Sport variant is sold with a 7-speed paddle-shifted mode.
The Activa and Sport variants (as well as the Pixis Joy C and S) were discontinued in March 2020, leaving only the Style variant. Both variants were replaced by the more rugged
SUV-styled
LA900 series Taft.
Gallery
;Cast
File:Osaka Motor Show 2015 (62) - Daihatsu CAST STYLE G Turbo "SA II" (DBA-LA250S).JPG, 2015 Cast Style G Turbo SA II (LA250S)
File:Daihatsu CAST STYLE X "SA II" (DBA-LA250S) rear.JPG, 2015 Cast Style X SA II (LA250S)
File:Daihatsu CAST STYLE G"SA III" (DBA-LA250S-GBVF) front.jpg, 2017 Cast Style G SA III (LA250S)
File:Daihatsu Cast ACTIVA G“SA Ⅱ” LA250S.jpg, 2015 Cast Activa G SA II (LA250S)
File:Daihatsu CAST ACTIVA G"SA II" (DBA-LA250S) rear.JPG, 2015 Cast Activa G SA II (LA250S)
File:Daihatsu CAST ACTIVA X"SA III"2WD (DBA-LA250S-GBDF) front.jpg, 2017 Cast Activa X SA III (LA250S)
File:Daihatsu CAST ACTIVA X"SA III"2WD (DBA-LA250S-GBDF) rear.jpg, 2017 Cast Activa X SA III (LA250S)
File:2015 Daihatsu Cast Sport "SA II" hatchback (LA250S; 2016 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, 08-21-2016), South Tangerang.jpg, 2016 Cast Sport SA II (LA250S)
File:Osaka Motor Show 2015 (65) - Daihatsu CAST SPORT SA II (DBA-LA250S).JPG, 2015 Cast Sport SA II (LA250S)
File:Daihatsu CAST STYLE G"SA II" (DBA-LA250S-GBVF) interior.jpg, Cast Style interior
File:Daihatsu CAST ACTIVA G Turbo"SA II" (DBA-LA250S-GBVZ) interior.jpg, Cast Activa interior
File:Daihatsu CAST SPORT"SA II" (DBA-LA250S-GBSZ) interior.jpg, Cast Sport interior
;Pixis Joy
File:Toyota PIXIS JOY F G Turbo"SA II" (DBA-LA250A-GBVZ) front.jpg, Toyota Pixis Joy F G Turbo SA II (LA250A)
File:ピクシスジョイ C フロント.jpg, Pixis Joy C (LA250A)
Toyota PIXIS JOY S"SA II" (DBA-LA250A-GBSZ) front.jpg, Pixis Joy S SA II (LA250A)
References
External links
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{{Toyota road cars timeline, 2010–present
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Cars introduced in 2015
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All-wheel-drive vehicles
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