Car Review - Toyota Mildly Refreshes Alphard Luxury Mpv Features & Specifications

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Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) placed roughly other plume on its cap past times launching a nipper refresh of its superb Alphard luxury minivan amidst the busy vacation shopping flavour at the Bonifacio High Street inward Taguig City.

Already deemed the best Premium Van too MPV of the Year at the 2010-2011 Car of the Year – Philippines (CoTY – P), the novel Alphard does non mess amongst the tried too tested formula of blending luxury too spaciousness. Instead, it forthwith gains to a greater extent than agency amongst a novel forepart grille amongst iv prominent chrome slats, projector-type headlamps amongst washers, alloy bicycle pattern too re-shaped bumpers.

Named later a star inward the constellation Hydra, the Alphard has been a vivid too shining star inside the Toyota line-up, selling to a greater extent than than 280 units since its launch. Following the pattern motif of “majestic flagship”, the Alphard boasts of a alternative betwixt 2 powerful notwithstanding fuel-efficient engines: the 2AZ-FE 2.4-liter 4-cylinder 16-valve too the 2GR-FE 3.5-liter 6-cylinder 24-valve. Equipped amongst Toyota’s VVT-i technology, these engines force out 167 PS too 275 PS respectively patch coming together strict Euro 4 emission standards. The 4-cylinder variant is mated to a 4-speed automatic patch the 6-cylinder version has a 6-speed automatic.

Inside, the Alphard comfortably seats seven people cheers to its generous dimensions (LxWxH: 4,850 mm x 1,830 mm x 1,905 mm) too wheelbase (2,950 mm). The forepart too second-row seats characteristic powered actuation amongst a luxurious ottoman configuration for those sitting on the mo row. Natural leather covers all rows patch generous woods paneling gives a spacious too homey feel. Dual Luna roofs that bridge the entire length of the cabin also come upward equally criterion equally create powered opening/closing sliding doors too tailgate too tri-zone climate control. For long drives, the Alphard serves high-fidelity amusement through its 10-speaker system. The 4-cylinder variant has a 6-disc in-dash CD/MP3 changer amongst an auxiliary well jack too Bluetooth hands-free telephone vociferation upward functions. Meanwhile, the 6-cylinder has a to a greater extent than sophisticated well organisation featuring a NXT navigation organisation along amongst DVD too USB playback.

In the security front, the all Alphard variants come upward amongst an array of both active too passive security features. The projector-type headlamps characteristic active swiveling High-Intensity Discharge (HID) depression beams amongst automatic low-cal control. The wipers also characteristic rain-sensing technology. The Alphard also has seven airbags, anti-lock brakes (ABS) amongst electrical brake forcefulness distribution (EBD). And to maneuver through tight spaces, clearance too reversing sensors on both forepart too back.

As of press time, the Alphard’s listing cost remains unchanged: P 2.790-million for the 2.4-liter A/T too P 2.980-million for the 3.5-liter A/T (additional P 15,000 for the White Pearl coloring for both variants).

The Toyota Alphard, similar its namesake, is a constant reminder of Toyota Motor Philippines’s rigid presence inward the automotive market. So appropriately, TMP has also announced roughly milestones from their 2011 operations.

Despite having its render chain hampered because of the Great East Nippon Earthquake inward March too the recent floods inward Thailand, operations at the Sta. Rosa found has forthwith been normalized. In fact, production has resumed its two-shift functioning since Nov 28. TMP has also achieved several milestones during the mo semester. They accept achieved 700,000 units of accumulated sales terminal September, its largest single-month sales of 5,895 units terminal Oct too record-breaking commercial vehicle sales of 4,293 units terminal November. All inward all, they are on rails to internet notwithstanding roughly other Triple Crown achievement—the 10th consecutive yr it has done so.

As Toyota Motor Philippines winded downwardly a challenging 2011, it is looking at 2012 amongst bold ambitions. Starting amongst the refreshed Alphard, TMP volition hold out offering a slew of novel too refreshed vehicles inside the year. Indeed, something to await frontward to inward the Year of the Dragon.