The Daihatsu Terios is a mini SUV, first released in 1997 by the Japanese car manufacturer Daihatsu. The engines are a modified Daihatsu Charade 1.3 litre or kei car 660 cc unit, with constant four wheel drive (4WD) or two wheel drive (2WD), respectively. It has a five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic transmission. The width of the first generation Terios is less than 1500 mm, to fulfil the kei car regulations.