Daihatsu Copen 2002–2012 car dimensions: 3395 mm long, 1475 mm wide and 1245 mm high. Unladen weight is 830 kg. Boot space with the seats up is 210 litres.
The two-seater cabin has sports seats with strong hold and a tilt-telescopic steering wheel for a good driving position. Manual air conditioning, power windows and central locking are standard. Dual front airbags plus ABS with EBD and brake assist cover basic safety. Leather pack options add heated seats and a MOMO wheel. No cameras, sensors or advanced aids appear in the equipment lists.
Boot space is 210 litres with the roof closed, enough for shopping bags or one small suitcase. With the roof open and stowed the space drops to 14 litres, limited to soft bags only.
This is a pure two-seat roadster built for personal fun driving. Payload sits near 200 kg. No towing figures are published for the Japan-market model. A sports pack option adds stiffer suspension and braces for sharper handling but the car is not set up for work or heavy loads.
The cabin is a tight two-seater with black fabric seats that hold well and a simple instrument panel with lit triple gauges. Tilt and telescopic steering is standard for a good driving position. Manual air conditioning and power windows come as standard. Optional leather pack adds heated sports seats and a MOMO leather wheel. The Active Top hardtop opens electrically in about 20 seconds for open-air driving.
Regular unleaded petrol, 40-litre tank.
10-15 mode fuel economy 18.0 km/L with 5MT or 15.2 km/L with 4AT.
Dual SRS airbags standard.
ABS with EBD and brake assist standard.
Pretensioner and force-limiter seatbelts standard.
Collision safety body clears domestic front, side and rear standards.
It runs on regular unleaded petrol from a 40-litre tank. Catalogue 10-15 mode figures are 18.0 km/L for the five-speed manual and 15.2 km/L for the four-speed automatic Active Top.
Standard safety kit includes dual front SRS airbags, high-power pretensioner and force-limiter ELR belts, four-wheel ABS with EBD and brake assist, side impact beams and pads, plus an impact-sensing system that unlocks doors, flashes hazards, lights the cabin and cuts fuel.
The body is a lightweight high-rigidity structure that meets Japanese collision standards with margin and includes rollover testing. No star ratings appear in the maker materials.
The electric Active Top needs the parking brake on and the boot partition set before it will cycle. Keep the hydraulic system and microswitches in good order for reliable roof use. Parts for the JB-DET turbo and chassis remain available through normal channels.
Length 3395 mm, Width 1475 mm, Height 1245 mm, Wheelbase 2230 mm (Copen 2002–2012)
Sources: manufacturer data, Daihatsu Copen Active Top major-specifications table, Daihatsu’s 19 June 2002 launch release.