The Daihatsu Hijet is a cab-over microvan and kei truck produced by Daihatsu since 1960. The name "Hijet" has been used for Daihatsu's kei trucks and microvans for over two decades, preceding Toyota's naming scheme. The transliterated version of "Hijet" is similar to Daihatsu's other mini-truck, the "Midget". Daihatsu mentions that the name "Hijet" was chosen to suggest higher performance than the Midget model.
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1. The Daihatsu Hijet is a cab-over microvan and kei truck produced by Daihatsu since 1960.
2. The name "Hijet" has been in use for Daihatsu's kei trucks and microvans since 1960.
3. The name "Hijet" predated Toyota's naming scheme, which includes models like the HiAce and Hilux.
4. The transliterated version of "Hijet" is similar to Daihatsu's other mini-truck, the "Midget".
5. Daihatsu's choice of the name "Hijet" was to suggest that the vehicle offers higher performance than the Midget.
6. The Hijet competes in the kei truck and microvan segment in Japan against rivals such as the Honda Acty, Mitsubishi Minicab, Nissan Clipper, Subaru Sambar, and
Also sold as the Daihatsu Atrai, Daihatsu Extol, Daihatsu Hijet, Daihatsu Hijet Caddie, Kia Towner and Toyota Pixis VanSame car, different badge. Posts tagged to either name show here.
