Daihatsu Luxio

The Daihatsu Luxio is a minivan designed by Daihatsu and manufactured by Astra Daihatsu Motor in Indonesia. It was launched on 26 February 2009. Based on the Gran Max, Luxio was intended to be the upmarket passenger version of it. It has a slightly wider body, and is taller and cosmetically different from the Gran Max. The Luxio received its facelift on 19 February 2014.

The Luxio is offered in D (base), M (mid-level) and X (top-of-the-line) trim levels. The M trim was discontinued with the facelifted Luxio.

Exterior 
The facelift model differs from the pre-facelift with a different design front bumper and different design front grille, different design alloy wheels and different design rear spoiler.

For both the pre-facelift and facelift models, Icy White, Midnight Black Metallic, Sonic Blue Metallic and Classic Silver Metallic have been available. Noble Grey Metallic and Sand Gold Metallic were only available for the pre-facelift models. Rock Grey Metallic are only available for the facelift models.

Interior 
The Luxio features a dual tone dashboard and seats 8 people. For the pre-facelift model, it uses 1 DIN head unit with CD player and auxiliary cable slot from Pioneer (DEH-3087ZY model, for D and M trims) or 2 DIN head unit with CD and cassette player from Panasonic (for X trim, similar to the 2006-2010 Terios/Toyota Rush and 2006-2011 Toyota Avanza 1.5 S), both with AM/FM radio. For the facelifted model, the head unit was changed to 1 DIN head unit with CD player, USB and auxiliary cable slots (for D trim, similar to the Ayla and Sigra D and M trims) or 2 DIN touchscreen monitor head unit with DVD and CD player, USB and auxiliary cable slots from Kenwood (DDX3035 or DDX4033 model, for X trim, similar to the 2013-2014 Honda Jazz RS trim and 2014-2015 Honda Mobilio Prestige and RS trims, later changed to DDX3015 model, and then DDX4019BT model with Bluetooth connectivity and Spotify), both with AM/FM radio. The pre-facelift Luxio has a four-spoke steering wheel, while the facelifted Luxio has a three-spoke steering wheel design that is similar to the second generation Xenia.

Powertrain  
The Luxio is powered by a 1.5 L 3SZ-VE I4 petrol engine that produces  at 6,000 rpm and  of torque at 4,400 rpm. The engine is paired with either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission.

Safety 
The two front passengers, outer two passengers for both the middle and third row seats gets a 3-point seatbelt while the centre passengers for both the middle-row and last-row only features a 2-point seatbelt. The Luxio lacks airbags, but optional ABS was offered for the pre-facelift model M and X trims, but later abolished after facelift due lack of demands of the optional feature.

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