Japan keeps sweating the small stuff — and this time it's not just about the cabin. Daihatsu has kicked off sales of the updated Move Canbus and Move on the domestic market, and the headline upgrade could genuinely save lives.
But let's start with design. The new Interior Selection trims let buyers mix and match: the exterior styling of one Move Canbus variant with the cabin of another. The two-tone Stripes version now comes with a surprisingly restrained brown-and-blue Theory interior. The single-tone Theory, in turn, gets the brighter Stripes cabin — a neat little swap. The upcharge is almost an afterthought: 22,000 yen for Stripes and 11,000 yen for Theory, roughly $150 and $75.
Special editions start at 1.815 million yen (about $12,500). The range-topping all-wheel-drive Move Canbus G Turbo Interior Selection tops out at 2.0845 million yen — around $14,300. Insurance, registration fees and some taxes aren't included, as usual.
Now for the part that actually matters. The Smart Assist suite has been taught to see more than before. It now detects cyclists, oncoming cars during right turns, and pedestrians crossing the vehicle's path at intersections. Sounds minor, but intersections are where a huge share of urban crashes happen. The top speed for pedestrian detection has been raised from 60 to 80 km/h (37 to 50 mph) — below that threshold before, the system simply wouldn't have seen them. Daihatsu also promises smoother adaptive cruise control and less wandering when lane-keeping is active.
Both the Move and Move Canbus now get a seven-inch TFT display with a digital speedometer. The Canbus adds new body colors, while Urban Grace Style and Retro Pop Style aren't separate trims at all — they're accessory packages.
The standard Daihatsu Move now starts at 1.3695 million yen and tops out at 2.0735 million yen in Japan.
Route Six recently unveiled the Conffy II POP camper conversion based on the Daihatsu Atrai.
