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Daihatsu Hijet S700

2021 – present · Japan

The Daihatsu Hijet is a cab-over microvan and kei truck manufactured by Daihatsu, a Japanese automaker, since 1960. Despite any potential confusion with Toyota's naming scheme, which includes trucks and vans like HiAce and Hilux, the Hijet has been associated with Daihatsu's kei trucks and microvans for over two decades before Toyota's influence. The name "Hijet" is similar to "Midget" when transliterated into Japanese, another mini-truck by Daihatsu. Daihatsu explains that the name "Hijet" was chosen to suggest that the vehicle provides superior performance compared to the Midget model. Key Points: 1. The Daihatsu Hijet is a cab-over microvan and kei truck produced by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu since 1960. 2. The name "Hijet" has been associated with Daihatsu's kei trucks and microvans since 1960, before Toyota's influence. 3. "Hijet" closely resembles "Midget" when transliterated into Japanese, with the name implying higher performance than the Midget model. 4. The Hijet competes in Japan with other kei trucks and microvans such as the Honda Acty, Mitsubishi Minicab, Nissan Clipper, Subaru Sambar, and Suzuki Carry. 5. Despite similarities in naming conventions with Toyota, the Daihatsu Hijet maintains its unique

Also sold as the Daihatsu Atrai S320G and Daihatsu Atrai S700VSame car, different badge. Posts tagged to either name show here.