Daihatsu Charade 3rd generation (G100)

The styling of the third generation, handled by Hiroshi Aoki and Hideyuki Ueda, was highly praised by experts and critics on its debut, and it is said to have earned a certain recognition even in Europe, where Daihatsu's sales network was weak. In Japan, the market that mattered most, however, sales struggled to grow. Besides the rise in class and price, the article names its "too beautiful styling" as the biggest cause of the struggle.

The third generation was a model meant to win not only the regional areas that had been Daihatsu's main battleground, but also urban areas and export markets. The body was made slightly larger and given an aerodynamic shape with a Cd of 0.32. In charge were in-house designers Hiroshi Aoki and Hideyuki Ueda, who used many curved surfaces and tapered the rear, giving it an emotional shape reminiscent of French cars.