Hatch Heaven

This was the fourth generation (starting in 1993) of the Charade, which was initially introduced in 1977. The 1994 Daihatsu Charade DeTomaso was a Japanese tribute to Alessandro deTomaso and had 124 HP. It came with a special body kit, Recaro seats, Nardi Torino steering wheel, Pirelli tires and a host of other interior decorative bits. (image source: John Lloyd)

The 1996 Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato R hatchback has a 659cc four cylinder engine. Other than a race inspired, and large logo on the side, this is one car and brand I just can’t seem to fully embrace. (image source: John Lloyd)