Best car I've ever bought | Long Term Owners Review of the Daihatsu Sirion Rally 2 | Beards n Cars

Its wild to think that I've had my Daihatsu Rally II for a year already, and in that time it has served me better than any other car I've ever bought or owned. 7000 miles of virtually flawless driving, cheap 'repairs', superb economy, big smiles and performance which surprises any small hot hatch (and sometimes even larger vehicle) which strays across its path. So let's look back over the year that I've been using it to give my overall verdict on the cheap, rare and superb Daihatsu Sirion/Storia Rally 2! The Sirion isn't exactly synonymous with most people's idea of a performance car, but as any who know my taste in super obscure fast cars in the sphere of Gran Turismo will know - I legitimately love the Daihatsu Storia X4. A rally-ready monster which absolutely dominated the sub 1000 cc class in Japanese rally events. This incarnation is a 2003 Daihatsu Sirion Rally 2, and although not quite as quick or as rabid as the X4, it is a shockingly impressive little machine, especially given how completely under the radar it looks, and how bottom of the bargain bin their used prices are. Because underneath the old folks home exterior lies a 1.3 litre twin cam driving the front wheels, and thanks to its 110 bhp output in an 850 kg frame it can absolutely decimate the likes of a Fiat Panda 100HP or Suzuki Swift Sport in the 0-60 rush, at 7.8 seconds. All the while delivering Japanese reliability, cheap parts prices, upwards of 50 mpg fuel economy with ease, and corners like its on fly paper. All of this combined with the absolute sleeper factor of being a Daihatsu and you've got yourself a performance cult classic in the making... __________ #DaihatsuSirion #BEARDSnCARS #HSGAutomotive #Sirion #Storia #DaihatsuStoria #StoriaX4 #SirionRally #SirionRally2 #DaihatsuRally #Rally #Panda100HP #SwiftSport #HotHatch #Supermini #CarReview #CarReviews #DaihatsuSirionRally #beardsandcars #SirionGTVi #LongTermReview #LongTermTest __________ For more automotive content, as well as product unboxing and reviews, model car collecting and building, and automobile racing games, check out my main channel - ''HSG Automotive'' HERE: youtube.com/hsgautomotive

Added 14 Jun 2026