4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1984–2002
BASE MODELJapan

Rugger / Fourtrak / Rocky F75 and F78 (long, 1984–2002)

The long Rugger: the F75 (and F78 after 1992) on the longer wheelbase with the hard-top wagon, the pick-up and, in Indonesia, the five-door Taft GT, Rocky and Hiline bodies, with the same 2.8 diesels and petrols and the 1992 independent-front-suspension redesign; the Fourtrak Independent and TDX of the British market and the Rocky wagon of Australia.

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Sources & evidence
Rugger / Fourtrak / Rocky F75 and F78 (long, 1984–2002) — A 1995 Rocky SE 2.8 TD wagon, chassis code F78Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
MODEL LINERugger, Fourtrak and Rocky F70BUILT BYDaihatsu, Ikeda, OsakaPRODUCED1984–2002PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 99.6″

The record

The long-wheelbase Rugger carried the family and the towing trade; the 1992 Bertone facelift made the Fourtrak TDX the last of the leaf-sprung-rear Daihatsus’ successors, and Astra Daihatsu’s five-door Indonesian versions kept the F70 series in production to 2007.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1984–2002
ENGINE2.8-litre DL, DL-T and DL-42 diesels; 2.0 and 2.2-litre petrols
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSended 2002 (Japan), 2007 (Indonesia)
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINERugger, Fourtrak and Rocky F70
FAMILYRugger, Fourtrak and Rocky F70
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE99.6″
BODY STYLEHard top / wagon
VARIANTS3

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Beige (Taft / Rugger)

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Sources

  1. 1Daihatsu Rugger ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched