Toyota [cencored]

conan · Post by **conan** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 17:14

Toyota Motor Corporation announced yesterday the nationwide launch of the new medium-class minivan [cencored]*1 at Ã¢â‚¬Å“ToyotaÃ¢â‚¬Â dealers (Ã¢â‚¬Å“Osaka ToyopetÃ¢â‚¬Â dealers in the Osaka region).

The new [cencored] is a vehicle that seeks true innovation in terms of ease of access and space in a minivan. It is characterized by superior utility that was developed under the theme "flexibility and space" in the pursuit of an automobile that offers exceptional comfort to passengers while providing a space that can be used in any number of ways.

The new [cencored] pursues maximum utility from the perspective of the concept of universal design. The wide opening created by the Panorama Open Door (on the passenger side with a built-in center pillar) and a variety of seat arrangements provide for excellent ease of ingress and egress, more convenient loading and unloading, and a flexible interior space that can be used for a wide variety of applications. In addition, the stylish design, which has true character, and the use of cutting-edge technologies to provide both a comfortable and safe ride, make the new [cencored] an expression of the ideal minivan.

The passenger side features a Panorama Open Door consisting of a front door and a rear sliding door. When the front and rear doors are both opened, a passageway 1,890mm wide is created, achieving dramatic improvements in ease of ingress and egress and loading and unloading in a minivan.

Versatile seat arrangements emphasize user-friendliness. The passenger seat has a one-touch tumble feature, while the second row of seats is equipped with a seat tip-up function and the third row of seats features under-floor storage. This creates a flexible interior space that can be used for a wide variety of applications.

The cabin accommodates seven adults comfortably, and all seats in each of the three rows provide ample head clearance and legroom.
Based on the Toyota design theme "vibrant clarity" the new [cencored] was developed around the concept of a solid and modern vehicle design. It features a strong shape with simple lines and surfaces to create a stylish minivan form with a character suitable for a new century.

The high-performance 2.0-liter VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing-intelligent) D-4 (Direct Injection 4 Stroke Gasoline Engine) engine or the 1.8-liter engine with VVT-i and the Super CVT-i (Continuously Variable Transmission-intelligent) with NAVI-AI (Artificial Intelligence) SHIFT control (on models with the 2.0-liter engine) as well as a high-rigidity body give the new [cencored] superior maneuverability and cruising stability and an extremely comfortable ride.

Particular attention has been paid to making driving as easy as possible as seen in the world's first*2 steering-guided clearance sonar, which warns the driver when there is a risk of contact with an obstacle based on the direction of travel.

Panorama Open Door and Versatile Seat Functions Provide Revolutionary Utility

Excellent ease of ingress and egress, more convenient loading and unloading
The passenger side Panorama Open Door with a built-in center pillar creates an opening width of 1,890mm, making for revolutionary improvements in a minivan in ease of ingress and egress and in convenience of loading and unloading.

Sliding doors on both sides facilitate ingress and egress.

The sliding doors can be opened and closed electrically with a single touch of a button.

The easy-closing mechanism on the sliding doors ensures that the doors are fully and securely closed.

The Smart Door Lock system allows doors to be locked or unlocked by simply having the key on one's person.

Comfortable and flexible interior space
The interior can comfortably accommodate seven adults.

Versatile seat arrangements include a passenger seat with a one-touch tumble feature, a second row of seats equipped with a seat tip-up function, and a third row of seats with under-floor storage. This creates a flexible interior space that can be used for a wide variety of applications.

A Stylish Design with True Character

Solid and Modern Exterior
A dignified cabin suggestive of a modern building and a lower body that evokes a sense of presence combine to create a form with abundant character and strength.

The low center of gravity and sharp hood shape produce a stylish front end.

Inspiring and Geometric Interior
The asymmetrical instrument panel expresses a sense of being invited in from the Panorama Open Door, while the door trim creates a feeling of continuity, producing an interior that is comfortable and relaxing.

The modern form and high-quality materials create an interior with character.

A PLATANA grade is offered that uses specially designed aerodynamic parts to highlight the stylish design.

Advanced Technologies Provide Comfortable and Safe Driving

The 2.0-liter D-4 engine with VVT-i and the 1.8-liter engine with VVT-i achieve both superior performance and excellent fuel efficiency.

A Super CVT-i (on models with the 2.0-liter engine) provides excellent fuel efficiency and a quiet and highly responsive ride.

Traction control enhances the responsiveness of accelerator operation.

NAVI-AI-Shift control improves acceleration control while cornering based on navigation information.

A seven-speed Sports Sequential Shiftmatic gives the feeling of a manual transmission car and enhances gear-shifting enjoyment.

A Super ECT (on models with the 1.8-liter engine) provides smooth acceleration and excellent fuel efficiency.

A high-rigidity body and suspension support a comfortable and safe ride.

Steering-guided clearance sonar (a world first)
A warning is provided to the driver when there is a risk of contact with an obstacle based on the steering wheel angle and data from dual sensors.

Safety

Collision safety features include a GOA (Global Outstanding Assessment) collision-safety body that incorporates the concept of omni-directional compatibility, and a pedestrian-injury-lessening body structure.

In conjunction with the use of the Panorama Open Doors, door locks have been placed on the upper and lower part of the passenger side door, and the space in between has been reinforced. The area around the door opening has also been strengthened using reinforcing materials, thus ensuring a strength and rigidity equivalent to the center pillar used on the driver's side.

Environmental features

All vehicles achieve emission levels 50% lower than 2005 standards under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Approval System for Low-emission Vehicles, and fuel efficiency that exceeds by five percent the level called for by Japanese 2010 fuel efficiency standards (fuel efficiency standards specified by the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy). All vehicles qualify for incentives under the Japanese government's Green Taxation System.

LCA (life-cycle assessment) has been implemented and emissions of CO2 and other atmospheric pollutants have been reduced, not just during the use stage but also over the entire life cycle of the vehicle, from manufacture through to disposal.

In order to increase the efficiency of dismantling of major components, improved dismantling labeling is used and the concept of design for recyclability (DFR), which incorporates an easy to dismantle structure, is adopted for body parts.

conan · Post by **conan** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 17:19

A couple more pics.............

'msm · Post by **'msm** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:18

Waduh keren ya Bung Conan nih mobil.
Kira kira masuk Indonesia nggak ya?
Dashboardnya yang aku paling suka.
Cuman lampu belakangnya kok kurang keren ya?
Lebih keren Grandis punya.
Lampu depan ok, tipikal mobil sekarang.
Thanks buat postingnya.

Herry · Post by **Herry** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:31

Ini pengganti toyota Previa bukan ya?

conan · Post by **conan** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:11

Bukan pengganti Previa, [cencored] ini mesinnya lebih kecil. Pasti akan masuk Indo via importir umum

observer · Post by **observer** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:17

Toyota [cencored], Porte, Passo, Honda Edix, Mazda 5, Nissan Murano, etc, etc. Jangankan konsumen, IU aja juga bingung kali mau masukin produk apa???!

pinoh_boy · Post by **pinoh_boy** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:45

Ga usah bingung-bingung om! Yang penting punya duit, semuanya bisa dimasukin kok!!! kekekeke

WP · Post by WP » Sat Oct 02, 2004 12:14

Gile juga nih Toyota, mereka benar2 punya 'sejuta' model. buat MPV aja ada berapa coba? ayo coba hitung:
1.Alphard,
2.Granvia,
3.Sienna,
4.Previa,
5.Avensis Verso (Ipsum/Picnic),
6.Gaia,
7.Voxy,
8.Noah,
9.Nadia,
10.Corolla Verso,
11.Kijang Innova,
12.Wish,
13.Raum,
14.Opa,
15.Yaris Verso,
16.Avanza,
17.Matrix,
dll.
Sekarang ditambah [cencored]????

BTW, Gedean mana sama Kijang Innova? kalau harga keduanya ga gitu jauh mending pilih [cencored] (via Importir umum)...

Chalupa · Post by **Chalupa** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 12:24

WP wrote:
Gile juga nih Toyota, mereka benar2 punya 'sejuta' model. buat MPV aja ada berapa coba? ayo coba hitung:
..............
17.Matrix

Matrix itu sebenarnya adalah compact crossover vehicle, bahkan di official website Toyota saja, sebenarnya Matrix itu bukan dikategorikan sbg. MPV, melainkan sebagai compact sedan.

Di website ini juga ditulis dengan jelas-jelas bahwa Matrix itu adalah compact sedan:
http://www.womanmotorist.com/index.php/ ... event=view

The Stream X · Post by **The Stream X** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 15:54

Toyota Spacio mana? Kok nggak nongol?

WP · Post by WP » Sat Oct 02, 2004 16:17

Chalupa wrote:
WP wrote:
Gile juga nih Toyota, mereka benar2 punya 'sejuta' model. buat MPV aja ada berapa coba? ayo coba hitung:
..............
17.Matrix
Matrix itu sebenarnya adalah compact crossover vehicle, bahkan di official website Toyota saja, sebenarnya Matrix itu bukan dikategorikan sbg. MPV, melainkan sebagai compact sedan.

Di website ini juga ditulis dengan jelas-jelas bahwa Matrix itu adalah compact sedan:
http://www.womanmotorist.com/index.php/ ... event=view

Oh, ya saya ralat reply saya. Setelah saya cek lagi ternyata menurut Auto Katalog yg merupakan produk majalah Auto Motor und Sport dari Jerman, Matrix masuk dalam kategori KOMBI (station wagon)...
Kalo masih membingungkan, mungkin Matrix sebaiknya masuk kategori "Tipe Lain", he.he..he... ya udah saya ganti aja dgn Sparky trus saya tampahin Suceed.
BTW, Thanx atas attention-nya bung Chalupa!

WP · Post by WP » Sat Oct 02, 2004 16:22

The Stream X wrote:Toyota Spacio mana? Kok nggak nongol?

Saya lagi cari info bahwa Toyota Corolla Spacio sama dgn Corolla Verso (yg termasuk dalam reply saya) apa tidak..
Kalau rekan lain ada yg tahu?

The Stream X · Post by **The Stream X** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 16:24

Bukannya kalau Toyota Spacio itu 5 seater dan Toyota Corolla Verso itu 7 seater? Beda kan? Mungkin Bung Caldina tau?

DigitALL · Post by **DigitALL** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 17:26

Ga usah bingung-bingung om! Yang penting punya duit, semuanya bisa dimasukin kok!!! kekekeke

Pintar kamu nak ! Hehehe ...

DigitALL · Post by **DigitALL** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 17:30

Gile nih line-up nya TOYOTA ! Ternyata [cencored] bagus juga ya. Apa ya yang ngga bagus dari TOYOTA itu ? Rasanya setiap komentar yang keluar hampir semuanya bagus2 nih ...

Chalupa · Post by **Chalupa** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 18:03

WP wrote:Oh, ya saya ralat reply saya. Setelah saya cek lagi ternyata menurut Auto Katalog yg merupakan produk majalah Auto Motor und Sport dari Jerman, Matrix masuk dalam kategori KOMBI (station wagon)...

Matrix itu adalah mobil crossover (dalam hal designnya), jadi dilihat sekilas memang kaya sport wagon gitu, tapi Matrix itu sebenarnya bukan sport wagon.
Di official website Toyota, oleh Toyota sendiri masih dimasukkin ke kategori sedan, dan majalah-majalah di Amerika masih memasukkan Matrix ke kategori compact sedan.
Daripada kita pusing-pusing disini, silakan di-check kembali ke official website-nya Toyota, click bagian "Vehicles", disana kita bisa lihat Matrix itu dimasukkan ke kategori mana.
http://www.toyota.com

Salah paham terhadap Prius juga pernah terjadi (oleh kalangan orang Indonesia), Prius dikirain MPV karena bentuknya yg hatchback dan kembung begitu, padahal sebenarnya Prius pun adalah midsize sedan.

conan · Post by **conan** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:08

Sekarang ini memang lebih sulit daripada dulu untuk mengkategorikan model2 mobil, dan diperparah lagi oleh pabrikan2 yang suka meng-claim bahwa model barunya adalah 'crossover' (padahal sebenarnya masih berupa MPV/SUV), untuk menarik minat consumer.

Maka jangan langsung terpengaruh oleh kategorisasi yang berasal dari pabrikan, karena belum tentu tepat (demi kepentingan marketing)..
Contohnya, Mercedes A-class sebenarnya adalah sebuah 5-door hatchback, tapi di websitenya Mercedes memasukkan A-class dalam section 'saloon' (bersama C, E dan S) karena untuk menjaga image, Mercedes tidak mau mengakui mereka telah membuat sebuah small hatchback yang kelasnya di bawah saloon, padahal mereka ingin mendapat bagian dari pasar yang selama ini dinikmati oleh VW dengan Golf-nya.

Mercedes A-class tidak mungkin dikategorikan sebagai sebuah sedan/saloon, karena berbentuk 1-box design sedangkan saloon berciri khas berbentuk 3-box (bonnet, cabin and boot/trunk). Apalagi A-class memiliki pintu ke-5 (atau ke-3) di belakang yang dinamakan 'hatch', makanya mobil sejenis itu lalu disebut 'hatchback' (seperti Honda Estilo untuk contoh 3-door dan old Mazda 626 Hatchback untuk contoh 5-door ukuran besar).

Adapun ciri2 sebuah saloon antara lain, berbentuk 3-box design (bonnet, cabin + boot), posisi duduk rendah, hanya 2 baris jok dan biasanya transmission tunnel berada di tengah2 memanjang, ditandai oleh posisi gear knob yang berada di bawah antara jok depan dan adanya 'gundukan' transmission tunnel di baris jok belakang). Mengapa posisi transmission tunnel ini merupakan ciri khas saloon? Karena memberikan more balanced weight distribution ( umumnya dikatakan mengemudikannya 'mantap') yang merupakan ciri handling sedan/saloon dibandingkan dengan MPV yang lebih limbung.

Sedangkan station wagon/Estate memiliki basis saloon ditambah more space seperti sebuah MPV, makanya model ini populer di Eropa dengan ciri jalanannya yang membuat orang yang hobi mengemudi tapi membutuhkan ruang lebih, lebih prefer sebuah station wagon/estate daripada sebuah MPV yang walaupun memberikan ruang lebih lega tapi tidak bisa memberikan handling sebuah sedan/saloon.

Contohnya Honda Accord (sedan) vs Accord Tourer (Estate/Station wagon) vs Odyssey (MPV). Ciri MPV pada Odyssey adalah posisi gear knobnya yang mounted on dash (walaupun tidak semua MPV memiliki ciri ini). Walaupun banyak orang mengatakan Odyssey pantas disebut station wagon karena posisi duduknya yang rendah tidak seperti MPV lain, tapi handlingnya tetap tidak bisa menandingi sebuah Accord atau Accord Tourer (saloon dan station wagon asli). New Odyssey ini dapat juga dikatakan sebagai sebuah crossover antara station wagon dan MPV.

Untuk Toyota Matrix, sebenarnya adalah sebuah MPV berbasis Corolla. Karena karakternya yang lebih sporty daripada MPV biasa, disebut crossover dari sedan dan MPV. Tapi Matrix lebih pantas dikategorikan MPV daripada sebuah sedan.

Istilah 'crossover' ini banyak digunakan pabrikan tapi baru sedikit sekali model2 yang benar2 dapat dikatakan 'crossover', contohnya varian2 Audi Allroad adalah 'crossover' dari sebuah sedan/station wagon dengan kemampuan off road sebuah SUV. Yang paling menarik untuk dikatakan sebuah 'crossover' misalnya mobil concept Audi 'Steppenwolf' yang merupakan perpaduan sports car berbentuk coupe dengan SUV (lihat di http://www.serayamotor.com/diskusi/viewtopic.php?t=1148)

DigitALL · Post by **DigitALL** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 17:45

Jadi crossover itu adalah penggabungan 2 jenis segmen dalam 1 boil ya ? Audi All Road terus Volvo apa tuh gw lupa namanya ...

edward · Post by **edward** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 13:52

Menurutku kalo naik toyota [cencored] ini kita bener2 akan "[cencored]"(bhs jawa=seger krn ketiup angin sepoi2....)

Liat aja sliding doornya yg cukup lebar untuk keluar masuk bahkan sampai ke bangku belakang...

[cencored] tenan rasanya rek.......

conan · Post by **conan** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:34

More pics..I just noticed that this Toyota [cencored] is B-pillarless on one side (passenger side)..interesting..

conan · Post by **conan** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:37

More pics of the exterior...

conan · Post by **conan** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:58

More details of the interior...
Btw, I think [cencored] is what Innova should have been.

conan · Post by **conan** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:08

Look at these pictures below.. I bet the Innova's designer is neighbors with [cencored]' designer...hohoho!

Again, [cencored] = Innova Should have been like thIS!

edward · Post by **edward** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 14:24

I think conan is one of those smart guy we have in SM

Nice pics and nice abreviation also....

DigitALL · Post by **DigitALL** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 17:25

Dilihat dari keseluruhan (interior, eksterior, mesin) Toyota [cencored] ini kelasnya berada di atas Toyota Wish ya. Kira2 kalau masuk ke sini via IU akan dijual berapa tuh ?

Mungkin ngga ya akan melawan Odyssey ?