Daihatsu Gran Max

Daihatsu Gran Max (S400)
Daihatsu Gran Max (S400)
	2015 Daihatsu Gran Max 1.3 D van (S401RV; pre-facelift, Indonesia)
Overview
Manufacturer	Daihatsu
Also called	Toyota TownAce/LiteAce; Mazda Bongo (Japan, 2020–present);
Production	October 2007 – present
Assembly	Indonesia: Sunter, North Jakarta (ADM); Taiwan: Guanyin (Kuozui Motors, Town Ace only);
Designer	Toshiaki Okamoto and Kenyuu Uehata
Body and chassis
Class	Light commercial vehicle
Body style	5-door van/panel van; 2-door pickup;
Layout	Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive; Front mid-engine, four-wheel-drive (Japan);
Related	Daihatsu Luxio
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol:; 1298 cc K3-DE I4 (S401); 1495 cc 3SZ-VE I4 (S402/S412); 1496 cc 2NR-VE I4 (S403/S413);
Power output	65 kW (87 hp; 88 PS) (K3-DE); 71 kW (95 hp; 97 PS) (3SZ-VE/2NR-VE);
Transmission	5-speed manual; 4-speed automatic (Japan/Malaysia/Taiwan);
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,650 mm (104.3 in)
Length	4,045–4,065 mm (159.3–160.0 in) (Cargo/Van); 4,195–4,295 mm (165.2–169.1 in) (Truck/Pickup);
Width	1,665 mm (65.6 in) (Cargo/Van); 1,665–1,675 mm (65.6–65.9 in) (Truck/Pickup);
Height	1,900–1,930 mm (74.8–76.0 in) (Cargo/Van); 1,850–2,070 mm (72.8–81.5 in) (Truck/Pickup);
Kerb weight	1,270–1,350 kg (2,800–2,976 lb) (Cargo/Van); 1,160–1,230 kg (2,557–2,712 lb) (Truck/Pickup);
Chronology
Predecessor	Daihatsu Zebra (Indonesia); Daihatsu Hijet Grancargo/Extol (van, indirect); Toyota TownAce/LiteAce (R40/R50) (TownAce/LiteAce); Mazda Bongo (SK/SL) (Bongo); Perodua Rusa (Malaysia);

The Daihatsu Gran Max (Japanese: ダイハツ・グランマックス, Hepburn: Daihatsu Guranmakkusu) is a series of light commercial vehicles (vans and pickup trucks) produced and sold by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu since November 2007.^[3] It is similar to the tenth-generation Hijet Cargo by its "semi-cab" configuration (front wheels located forward of the door) for both the van and pickup models. It is powered by 1,298 cc (K3-DE EFI), 1,495 cc (3SZ-VE VVT-i) and 1,496 cc (2NR-VE Dual VVT-i, since 2020) petrol engines and is both wider and longer than the kei car-based Hijet. It replaced the previous Indonesian-market Zebra of similar size. It is also replaced the Perodua Rusa in Malaysia.^[4]

Since February 2008, the Gran Max has been exported to Japan where it was firstly sold as the Toyota TownAce/LiteAce. With the facelifted model released in 2020, the LiteAce-badged model was discontinued due to integration of Japanese Toyota dealers, which made the Gran Max indirectly filled its position, making it the first captive import product in the Japanese Daihatsu lineup.^[5]^[6]^[7] It is also exported under Mazda brand as the Bongo, which replaces the previous Mazda-built models. These models are offered with optional collision avoidance system marketed as Smart Assist.

The Town Ace pickup is also introduced in Taiwan in November 2021, and has been assembled locally by Kuozui Motors in Guanyin since 2022. The top trim is available with collision avoidance system marketed as Toyota Safety Sense.^[8]

In the Philippines, the Lite Ace was launched on 15 July 2022. It comes in the Pickup, Panel van, FX and Cargo models with the Aluminum van, Utility van variants coming by September 2022.^[9]^[10]