Daihatsu Altis

Daihatsu Altis
Production period:	since 03/2000
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Previous model:	Daihatsu Coo

The Altis ( Japanese : ア ル テ ィ ス ) is a passenger car from the Japanese brand Daihatsu .

The vehicle was created as a sister model of the Toyota Camry and has only been available on the Japanese home market since its market launch in spring 2000. The first and second generation Altis is a rarity and was only built to order. Only ten units were manufactured per month, making the Altis an extreme example of badge engineering .

Daihatsu Altis in is mounted Toyota -Werk Tsutsumi , located in Toyota City is located.

Altis (SXV20, 2000-2001)

1st generation
Daihatsu Altis (2000-2001)
Production period:	03 / 2000-09 / 2001
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 2.5 liters (96 kW)
Length:	4820 mm
Width:	1780 mm
Height:	1405 mm
Wheelbase :	2670 mm
Empty weight :	1480-1530 kg

The first generation (internal: SXV20) of the Altis came on the market in March 2000. The body was largely identical to that of the Toyota Camry .

The interior, on the other hand, has been purposefully redesigned to appeal to bankers, corporate clients, government figures and other high-ranking personalities. The Altis ranks one floor higher than its Toyota sister model. In view of this, Daihatsu decided to only build the Altis to order and not to throw it on the market as a high-volume model. An original idea of ​​offering the Altis worldwide was rejected by Toyota Motor Corporation from the outset.

In the very first Altis-generation 2.5- came liter - petrol engine with an output of 96 kW (131 hp ) from the series SXV20 (5S-FE) are used. This was only built into the Altis. This engine could not be ordered for other models.

After one and a half years of building the first generation, the Altis was replaced by a new generation in September 2001, at the same time as the Camry. Up to then 180 units of the Altis SXV20 had been built.

Altis (SXV30, 2001-2006)

2nd generation
Identical Toyota Camry (2001-2006)
Production period:	09 / 2001–01 / 2006
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 2.4 liters (117–125 kW)
Length:	4805 mm
Width:	1795 mm
Height:	1405 mm
Wheelbase :	2720 ​​mm
Empty weight :	1520-1830 kg

The second generation (internal: SXV30) of the Altis came on the market in September 2001. Here, too, the idea was kept with the Altis above the Toyota Camry. With a newly designed interior, all sorts of extras could now be installed and promised customers even greater comfort.

2AZ-FE engines were used as the engine. Six different engine variants were now available. The standard version only had the 117 kW (159 hp) engine. The next three higher versions could be ordered with two different 118 kW (160 PS) or one 120 kW (163 PS) VVT-i engine. The top version, on the other hand, was available with either a 123 kW (167 PS) or a 125 kW (170 PS) engine.

In July 2004 the Altis underwent minor changes in the interior and exterior. The series until then was finally classified under the code 5-GEN . The units manufactured afterwards, however, run under the code 7-GEN .

A total of 410 units of the Altis SXV30 had been built up to the model change in January 2006.

Altis (SXV40, 2006-2010)

3rd generation
Identical Toyota Camry (2006-2010)
Production period:	01 / 2006-02 / 2010
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 2.4 liters (117–123 kW)
Length:	4815 mm
Width:	1805 mm
Height:	1495 mm
Wheelbase :	2730 mm
Empty weight :	1730-1845 kg

The third generation (internal: SXV40) of the Altis came on the market in January 2006 and was built until 2010. Fundamental changes were only made in the design and in the slight change in dimensions.

Together with some models from the Toyota group, the Daihatsu Altis has undergone a change in its proportions. This ensured that the Altis was now longer, wider and also heavier than its sister model. At the same time, the interior also had to be adapted to this new situation and was once again able to benefit from a slight change in style. This even resulted in a selection of the decor. So the buyer could choose the most suitable for him between gray-beige , silver , red , brown , wood decor (only in the top version ) and even silver display.

In terms of the engine, the selection from the 2AZ-FE series was largely retained. Only in the top model was the version with 125 kW deleted, so that it was only delivered with an output of 123 kW.

Altis (SXV50, 2012-2017)

4th generation
Daihatsu Altis (2012-2017)
Production period:	05 / 2012–07 / 2017
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto hybrid : 2.5 liters (149 kW)
Length:	4825 mm
Width:	1825 mm
Height:	1470 mm
Wheelbase :	2775 mm
Empty weight :	1447-1551 kg

After a break of over two years, there has been a new Altis since May 10, 2012, which in turn is based on the Toyota Camry AVV50. Like the contemporary Japanese Camry model, the Altis is only offered with a hybrid engine. This is made up of a combination of a 2.5 liter four-cylinder and an AC synchronous electric motor. The total output is given as 149 kW (203 hp).

Altis (SXV70, since 2017)

5th generation
Daihatsu Altis (since 2017)
Production period:	since 07/2017
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto hybrid : 2.5 liters (160 kW)
Length:	4885 mm
Width:	1840 mm
Height:	1445 mm
Wheelbase :	2825 mm
Empty weight :	1570 kg

In July 2017, the Altis SXV70 based on the Camry XV70 was presented. Only the 160 kW (218 PS) hybrid version is offered.

Sources and web links

• Official website of the Daihatsu Altis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Press release 75th AUTO-SALON, GENEVA (PDF, page 14) ( Memento of October 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Adrian Padeanu: Toyota Camry Rebadged As Daihatsu Altis, Again. In: motor1.com. July 11, 2017, accessed December 21, 2018 .