A mini MPV, the Toyota Avanza is designed and manufactured in Indonesia and also in produced in Malaysia. Both the Avanza and Xenia are based on similar platform. The vehicle was first revealed at the 2003 Gaikindo Auto Expo. On its debut year, about 100,000 units were sold. The term ‘Avanza’ is derived from the [...]
Toyota WISH is a compact MPV introduced for the first time by the Toyota Motor Corporation in 2003. Toyota WISH is offered both as a six- and seven-seater and available with two engine variants, i.e. a 1.8-L and 2.0-L gasoline engines. Comparing to the other MPVs in the lineup, it is ranked just above the [...]
Lexus ES is a series of mid-sized luxury sedans developed and marketed by Lexus. Since its first appearance in 1989, it has now been in its fifth generation and is based on Toyota Camry platform throughout the four generations. It is offered with V6 engine, automatic transmission and front-wheel platform. Before the launch of the [...]
Toyota WiLL series is a series with three individual cars having unique designs. The mechanicals used in these cars were based on other Toyota models. The purpose of designing these vehicles was to target the market other than Toyota’s mainstream models and to figure out how much practicable these unusual and unique designs in the [...]
The Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation launched the 3- and 5-door hatchback subcompact vehicle called the Toyota Vitz in 1998. Toyota Vitz is in its third generation and the name Toyota Vitz has consistently been used in Japanese market since its first appearance. However, in some of the regions outside Japan, it is sold Toyota [...]
In 1982, Toyota launched its compact car named the Toyota Vista. The reason behind using the name Vista was perhaps to attach it with the Toyota’s Vista dealership network and both the dealership and the vehicle made debut almost at the same time. Contrary to the Camry that was offered with the V6 engine since [...]
Toyota designed and developed the subcompact, 4-door sedan specifically for the Southeast Asian, Chinese and Taiwan markets. The Vios was first launched in 2003 as a replacement model for the Toyota Tercel commonly known as Toyota Soluna in Thailand and Indonesia. The Vios was offered with a 1.5-L engine in Asian subcompact market and fall [...]
Toyota Versossa, a typical sedan produced primarily for the Japanese domestic market by the Toyota Motor Corporation in 2001. The car offered by Toyota met all the terms set by the Japanese government regarding the external dimensions and engine displacement. Toyota Verossa was offered with a front-engine, rear wheel drive platform. The Toyota Camry produced [...]
The mid-sized crossover wagon manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation was revealed by the company at the Detroit North American International Auto Show in 2008. The Toyota Venza was based on the Toyota FT-SX concept car revealed by Toyota at the North American International Show in 2005. The engineering work of Venza was mainly done [...]
In 2000, the Toyota Motor Corporation came up with its new full-sized pickup truck named Toyota Tundra. Tundra was regarded as the first full-sized import-brand truck assembled and manufactured with a hint of American styling and look. It was powered by V8 engine. The popularity of Tundra can be seen from the fact that it [...]
