The Daihatsu cuore is a car from the 90’s so it doesn’t feel like a modern car at all. It was built to be basic and cheap and it sure is basic, but cheap…I don’t think so.
Even the engineers at the daihatsu dealership admit that this car has some design faults which can’t be fixed especially some clutch related issues. Apart from that it is very reliable and easy to maintain and it’s always welcome in the second hand car market.
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Score |
Remarks |
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Performance |
7/10 |
Lack of weight covers up well for the lack of power |
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Grip & handling |
4/10 |
Not great |
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Comfort |
4/10 |
Poor |
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Reliability |
8/10 |
Very good |
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Fuel economy |
6/10 |
Let down by its prehistoric fuel injection system |
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Maintenance |
8/10 |
Easy to maintain |
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Resale |
9/10 |
Anytime |
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Price |
4/10 |
Too expensive |
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Equipment |
4/10 |
Bare minimum |
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MODEL |
PRICE |
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CUORE CL |
569,000 |
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CUORE CL CNG |
609,000 |
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CUORE CX |
619,000 |
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CUORE CX MET |
625,000 |
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CUORE CX CNG |
664,000 |
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CUORE CX CNG MET |
669,000 |
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CUORE CX A/T |
649,000 |
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CUORE CX A/T MET |
654,000 |
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CUORE ECOMATIC |
704,000 |
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CUORE ECOMATIC MET |
709,000 |
Source: Toyota-indus.com
Rivals:
Toyota Vitz/Platz
Suzuki Alto
Chevrolet Joy
Chery QQ
Suzuki Mehran
Verdict:
Cuore is not a bad car but you can get a much better car in the same budget.
I got this great little car for my father because I believed that due to its smaller size and automatic transmission, this car would be easier for him to drive than his Khyber, In 2004, it was priced at 465,000 but still seemed overpriced to me (current figure of 649,000 seems absolutely preposterous to me). But I chose this car because of its better than Mehran workmanship and the fact that none other car in this segment offered automatic transmission at that time.
To include Vitz/Platz among Cuore’s rivals is not right. Vitz/Platz may be replaced with Santro in the list above.
@BTB
you are right, there weren’t any good options other than cuore a few years back that’s why i’ve got one
but i’m trying to make a point here by placing vitz, joy and alto in the rivals because I want people to know that they can buy a much better car than cuore in the same budget range.
A very well-composed post!
And a person I know is getting a new coure from the bank, he won’t agree to anything you’ve said except perhaps the price
I am using Coure since 2005. I love my car. Brilliant performance on CNG. I visited Islamabad / Murree number of time. I among my 3 friends used to go murree on CNG. Just want to say that pick up on CNG is awesome. And on petrol it is remarkable giving me average of 17 km. Netshell is I am very much satisfied with this Car.
yes this is good car for local rutes but not so good for long rutes.Coure is good becoz of its A/c Fuel consumption and smaller size forther more there is no new car in this proce range.
yes this is good car for local rutes but not so good for long rutes.Coure is good becoz of its A/c Fuel consumption and smaller size forther more there is no new car in this proce range.