Daihatsu's Mini Commercial Vehicle Hijet Truck with Eco Pack Option for a Quiet Ride and Greater Fuel Efficiency

December 22 2014

Daihatsu's Mini Commercial Vehicle Hijet Truck with Eco Pack Option for a Quiet Ride and Greater Fuel Efficiency


Hijet Truck Extra, a vehicle equipped with Eco Pack
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. released the mini commercial vehicle Hijet Truck with the newly added
Eco Pack option on Monday, December 22, 2014 at locations all across Japan.
Eco Pack is an option developed to meet the fuel efficiency needs of builders and transport operators who drive vehicles on expressways or over long distances. This option is also ideal for people who frequently drive vehicles with light loads during their daily commute or while shopping. Eco Pack delivers a quiet ride and greater fuel efficiency.
Unlike standard vehicles, the Hijet Truck uses a relatively high-gear for the rear differential gear, and is equipped with a manual transmission that comes with an added auxiliary transmission (for switching between eco mode and easy-ride mode). These features ensures quiet, sustained, and comfortable acceleration with a fuel efficiency of 21.0km/l*1 for a light cab truck top*2. When carrying heavy loads or driving on mountain roads, drivers can use the transfer lever on the auxiliary transmission to switch to Lo mode*3, which delivers the same level of driving performance as vehicles without Eco Pack.
Eco Pack is available for the following grades of 5MT vehicles: Standard (2WD/4WD), Extra (2WD), High Roof (2WD/4WD) and Jumbo (2WD). The option price is 43,200 yen (including consumption tax).

*1 Fuel efficiency when driving a Standard/Extra 2WD 5MT vehicle in JC08 mode (based on figures released by the Ministry of

Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism).

*2 Base on research by Daihatsu (as of December 2014).

*3 The transfer lever of auxiliary transmission can only be used to switch modes while the vehicle is stopped and the clutch pedal is held down.

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