Toyota introduces 47MPG minivan

SEXAY!!!! HAHA

Not 87.

Youre right rupert. This is the next gen Previa.

I hope you guys took your meds this morning....minivan? sexy? really?

It's a minivan. They're all the same except for the outside. Five doors, foling seats, and soccer moms in them.

You would be surprised at how much German is in there.
You should feel lucky MB has always been generous with their safety innovations. They could easily have made a fortune by patenting all their safety features, but they decided to share it.

Next time you get into an accident and survive you should write a thank you later to MB for all their hard work.

They wil probally bring this to the U.S. as the new Sienna... but I thinl it's UGLY!

Wow another Hybrid...whoopee. I have yet to see a Prius or any hybrid live up to its MPG claims. I am surprised they are able to get away with it. Everyone I know with a prius gets approx 38-45MPG, no where near the 60MPG advertised. Granted not bad at all, but not nearly close. I guess you can get 60MPG driving downhill...lol.

I would never call a minivan Sexy and I can assume it will not get anywhere near the 47MPG it claims.

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Just ask yourself why does my car have the following:

ABS, Crumple Zones, Air bags, ETRs, Brake assist, Electronic Stability, Xenons, Presafe (not yet, but you should have it soon), etc.

You should thank MB that you're not driving around in a death trap.

U r right about it's availibility in Australlia.

Plus it's also available in the middle east with the badge "PREVIA" THE ALL NEW 2006 TOYOTA PREVIA
It got only 1 variant a 2.4 litre VVT-i engine.
It's avialable in both 7 & 8 seats

And i have already tested it in my recent tour of DUBAI.

What else should i say best design,best interiors,quality,fuel economy...etc
Desfinately the best MINI-VAN in the world.


JUGNU----->THE CARMAN

U r right about it's availibility in Australlia.

Plus it's also available in the middle east with the badge "PREVIA" THE ALL NEW 2006 TOYOTA PREVIA
It got only 1 variant a 2.4 litre VVT-i engine.
It's avialable in both 7 & 8 seats

And i have already tested it in my recent tour of DUBAI.

What else should i say best design,best interiors,quality,fuel economy...etc
Desfinately the best MINI-VAN in the world.


JUGNU----->THE CARMAN

Just responding to huuhuu's German battery comment.

Which companies? Name one company that brought as much to the table as MB. Toyota? Last time I checked nothing ever came from Toyota that other manufacturers adapted.

Everything that I listed is being used in one form or another by other manufacturers.

Unappealing new designs? How did you come to that conclusion? From a photochop? I can understand that everybody has different tastes, but the majority of people will disagree with you.
Name one company that is doing a better job in the design department?

Keep the biased comments coming.

It's very lonely being on the top.

You need to get your eyes checked if you think the picture of the CL is 100% real. The car definitely had some parts photoshoped (FYI photochop is a slang).

BMW design revolution? Spare me please. They somehow managed to mess up every single model in their lineup.

BTW, if you are talking about the Bangle ass you might want to do some research on the Maybach. Early sketches of the Maybach have been published back in 96-97. Way before any Bangle ass.
How many times do I have to repeat this? THE NEW S TRUNK IS A MAYBACH TRUNK. IT HAS NOTHING IN COMMON WITH THE UGLY OUT OF PLACE BANGLE TRUNK.

Guess who just sold more flagship models in Germany than both BMW and Audi combined?

Audi made MB put all wheel drive in every car? Where do you come up with this stuff? It's not like Audi invented AWD. Last time I checked MB has been making AWD cars since the 80s, same as Audi. Just because the US never gets them doesn't mean they don't exist.

Cadillac set the stage? Ok whatever, so we should all thank Cadillac for being the first luxury car in the US?

Half assed interiors? I can see you've never seen the inside of a CL, CLS, New S, Maybach, etc.

If it is anything like the pirus it will be lucky to achieve 30mpg.Although the Honda minivan is the best on gas and toy close behind without hibird teck.What are the blogs above ranting about?We are talking about this Toy?Not bimmers...

Isn't the point really that some companies are trying to push the edge around fuel economy like Honda and Toyota, and are the first at introducing some spectacular advances. When you make piles of $$$$ and you're selling what the market is attracted to, you have the opportunity to boost spending on R&D and push the edge in the marketplace a little.

Problem is that DCX, GM and Ford haven't been making many $$$$ in recent years. Their R&D budgets and new product development programs have been messed around with, to save $$$$.

With with the exception of the new S-Class, DCX GM and Ford haven't brought much innovation to the global market for many years. Please note I didn't write "any innovation", I just said "much innovation".

Still most of the fools on this website would rather discuss whether they like the lines of the Toyota minivan or not. Who cares - looks are subjective - afterall Billy Joel and David Spade have dated models!

BMW530i answered most of the stuff, but I do have to comment on this quote:

"If it was not for BMW's design revolution, with more passionate designs and curves, Mercedes-Benz would still produce boxy sedans and all the Audis would look like TTs. The S-Class wouldn't be nearly as striking, and the CLS wouldn't be around.

Maybach is not a Mercedes-Benz, but I think it has an ugly, over-buttoned interior. Rolls and Bentley are much nicer, more simple and yet more elegant.

The 7 Series came out before the Maybach was introduced."

Hmmmm....I was under the assumption that MB's design revolution started with the 96 E class.

It doesn't matter which car went into production first. The fact is I can provide pictures of a Maybach dating back to 96-97.

The imges shown above are of the "regular" Estima (Previa/Tarago), the hybrid version differs in some details like grille, clear tail-lights, etc. You can find pictures here:

Estima Hybrid
[url]http://toyota.jp/estimahybrid/exterior/garally/index.html[/url]

Estima (regular)
[url]http://toyota.jp/estima/exterior/garally/index.html[/url]

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BTW, yes, Toyota has invented technologies adopted industry-wide. The most notable is common-rail diesel injection system. And in the market innovatios side, it was the first to come out with car-based crossovers (RAV4 in '94) and luxury crossovers (RX300 in '97); first mass-produced hybrids (Prius '97)... and so on.

Toyota invented common rail? How do you guys come up with this stuff? I thought common rail was invented in Switzerland during the 50s or 60s.

I just checked in Wikipedia and, in fact, common rail was a Swiss invention, Toyota credits in having its affiliate Denso produce the first commercially used system. A Hino Raising Ranger truck (also sold as Toyota Dyna) was the first on the market; later R. bosch made the applications for cars.<br><br><br><br>
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More here:<br><br><br><br>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_rail_Diesel<br><br><br><br>