The range ad the further option of proven Daihatsu 2.8 liter diesel or 2.0 liter petrol engines.īoth engines proved very capable, and were mated to Daihatsu's proven five speed manual transmission which featured a two stage transfer case allowing the Rocky driver access to four wheel drive while on the move. There were plenty of other Rocky variants on offer too, models including a soft top short wheelbase, two hard top short wheelbase models, and two long wheelbase resin top models. The resin-top LWB Rocky also featured standard power steering, a sunroof and panorama windows in the rear - a far cry from the F20!
The top-of-the-line EX long wheel base variant also offered a new three way electroinically adjustable suspension management system.
Upgraded engine options combined with proven transmission and drive train components to ensure that, under the aerodynamic bodyshell, traditional Daihatsu off-road dependability was retained. The Rocky changed all that though, combining rugged construction with advanced styling and high tech engineering. It was none too late either, as the F20 was certainly not an attractive vehicle, and by 1984 Daihatsu had been losing ground to the better looking Sierra for 18 months. Like Suzuki with their evolution from LJ80 to Sierra, so too did Daihatsu evolve the F20 to the Rocky.
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