Daihatsu Tanto Exe

{{Short description|Kei car model from Daihatsu}}

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Daihatsu Tanto Exe (L455)

| image = Daihatsu Tanto Exe.jpg

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| manufacturer = Daihatsu

| aka = Subaru Lucra

| production = {{unbulleted list

| December 2009 – October 2014 (Tanto Exe)

| April 2010 – May 2015 (Lucra)

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| assembly = Japan: Nakatsu, Ōita (Daihatsu Motor Kyushu){{Cite web|url=https://paultan.org/2013/12/01/perodua-global-manufacturing-mirrors-daihatsu-kyushu-plant/|title=Perodua Global Manufacturing to mirror Daihatsu Kyushu's tech, systems|date=December 2013}}

| designer = {{unbulleted list

| Yuji Kitagawa (all models){{cite web |date=2010-06-15 |title=A00201001042 |url=https://pdki-indonesia.dgip.go.id/detail/A00201001042?type=di&keyword=mobil |website=DGIP.go.id |publisher=Pangkalan Data Kekayaan Intelektual |access-date=2022-06-11}}{{cite web |date=2010-06-15 |title=A00201001043 |url=https://pdki-indonesia.dgip.go.id/detail/A00201001043?type=di&keyword=mobil |website=DGIP.go.id |publisher=Pangkalan Data Kekayaan Intelektual |access-date=2022-06-11}}

| Shun Ohoka and Takahiro Masuda (regular model)

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| class = Kei car

| body_style = 5-door hatchback

| layout = {{unbulleted list

| Front-engine, front-wheel-drive

| Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

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| related = Daihatsu Tanto (L375)

| engine = {{unbulleted list

| Petrol:

| 658 cc KF-VE I3

| 658 cc KF-DET turbo I3

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| powerout = {{unbulleted list

| {{convert|43|kW|hp PS|abbr=on|0}} (KF-VE)

| {{convert|47|kW|hp PS|abbr=on|0}} (KF-DET)

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| transmission = {{unbulleted list

| CVT (FWD)

| 4-speed automatic (4WD)

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| wheelbase = {{convert|2490|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|3395|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1475|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1730|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|870|–|980|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| successor = {{unbulleted list

| Daihatsu Tanto (LA600)

| Subaru Chiffon (LA600) (Lucra)

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| sp = uk

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The {{nihongo|Daihatsu Tanto Exe|ダイハツ・タントエグゼ|Daihatsu Tanto Eguze|lead=yes}} is a kei car manufactured by the Japanese carmaker Daihatsu. The Tanto Exe made its debut at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show and was launched on 24 December 2009. It was also sold by Subaru as the {{nihongo|Subaru Lucra|スバル・ルクラ|Subaru Rukura|lead=yes}}, which was launched on 20 April 2010.

It was based on the L375 series Tanto and designed to compete with models such as the Honda Life, Nissan Moco and Suzuki Wagon R. The Tanto Exe was more comfort-oriented than the standard Tanto which more oriented for a flexible seat arrangement and maximum interior space.{{Cite web|url=http://response.jp/article/2009/11/03/131917.html|title = 【東京モーターショー09】3ナンバーミニバンから乗り換え狙う…ダイハツ タントエグゼ| date=3 November 2009 }} The left sliding door had also been eliminated for a more common side-hinged doors that reduces the weight by {{convert|60|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=http://response.jp/article/2009/10/26/131423.html|title = 【東京モーターショー09ライブラリー】ダイハツ タント エグゼ| date=26 October 2009 }} The Tanto Exe/Lucra Custom, a sports-oriented version of the Tanto Exe/Lucra with sports styling, was also available. The Tanto Exe/Lucra series was available in two engine options: a naturally aspirated 658 cc KF-VE and a turbocharged 658 cc KF-DET three-cylinder petrol units mated to a continuously variable transmission on front-wheel drive models and 4-speed automatic unit on four-wheel drive models.

The Tanto Exe series was discontinued on 2 October 2014, due to declining sales caused by the launch of the LA600 series Tanto a year earlier. The Lucra series followed it into retirement later, on 1 April 2015, due to changing tax consumption rules.{{clarify|Wasn't it just discontinued because the Tanto Exe was?|date=February 2025}}