Toyota's That The US Does Not Have

[JustAnotherAsian]

well for some of those, the u.s. definitely has some extremely close relatives. some are as close to simple rebadge and lighting changes.

^change the front-end a little, add some lexus badges, and you've got a gx470.

^change front bumper, headlightslights, rear bumper, tails, and you've got a camry. interior and everything between the a and c pillars are carbon copies of the camry xle w/ diferent head units. interesting note- the jdm camry is a lot closer to the usdm camry. same bumpers and lights. i find it an amazing feat- how toyota positions the "camry" nameplate at so many different levels to suit so many countries. it is safe to say that the u.s. has the "poorest" camry. considering philippine peso conversion rate, their baller camry costs upwards of $50,000.

and just to confirm bredayaris's post:

^scion indeed rebrands the urban cruiser as a scion xd in the states with slightly different trim.

as for the avensis=venza, that is wrong. they share nothing aside from shape, and are two completely different derivatives of their original platform. the avensis is a much lower vehicle (even in estate configuration as posted), and is a derivative of the caldina platform, not the camry platform that the venza is derived from. in fact, to get a general idea of the shape, think of a stretched scion tC (hence the tC's chopped rear end). the tC and avensis share chassis. it's like how some people say that the hilux and taco are relatives, when in reality, they only share engines. two unrelated truck platforms that split up in the late 80's.

[Bredayaris]

Originally Posted by kustom play

we have The Avensis, its the venza here

The Venza is a totally different car.

The Avensis has a different design, no V6, there's a sedan and stationwagon, petrol and diesel engines etc.

[LEGATO``]

ahh yesss
i remember seeing so many of these cars when i went to the philippines a couple months back
the fortuner reminded me of a smaller sequoia, and the hilux reminded me of a tacoma

i still love the fact that the taxi's that i saw in the philippines were mainly either a yaris sedan or a corolla ha

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by thebarber

a friend of mine bought a TTE compressor kit for a corolla t sport compressor to put on his matrix xrs....he'll be installing that mofo in a couple months. last i heard, he's waiting for a baffled oil pain from japan...

So the Corolla T-Sport uses the 2ZZ-GE as well? That's cool.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Bredayaris

You guys in the USA have great Toyota's that EU does not have ;-)

We got the Auris/ Corolla hatchback if you like.

We all know the iQ(is coming to the US right? and Aygo:

Nope, don't think we'll be getting the Aygo here. That means no car soccer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIeu7...om=PL&index=36

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Yeah, most car companies just change out the headlights and the taillights and call it a new model. Take, for example, Honda. The Civic is the same thing as the Acura EL. hahaha.

The Urban Cruiser is awd unlike our xD's.

Ah, the Caldina. I liked using that and the Stagea in Gran Turismo. LOL.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by LEGATO``

ahh yesss
i remember seeing so many of these cars when i went to the philippines a couple months back
the fortuner reminded me of a smaller sequoia, and the hilux reminded me of a tacoma

i still love the fact that the taxi's that i saw in the philippines were mainly either a yaris sedan or a corolla ha

haha, for those who watch TFC/GMA, look at all the taxi cars and police cars. They're Vios's. hahaha.

[JustAnotherAsian]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

The Urban Cruiser is awd unlike our xD's.

^yup. that awesome feature was carried over from the ist.

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

haha, for those who watch TFC/GMA, look at all the taxi cars and police cars. They're Vios's. hahaha.

^shyea! lol.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherAsian

^yup. that awesome feature was carried over from the ist.


^shyea! lol.

I don't get why we don't get the awd Netz models.

[LEGATO``]

sorry to ask such an off topic question, but ive been wondering
what exactly is netz to toyota?

[Kioshi]

Its like how Scion is the fashionable side of Toyota cars..in that same sense (according to the commercials i saw in Japan), Netz is fashionable cars from Toyota.... ie. Vitz, Rav 4, etc...for some reason the Belta is labeled as a regular Toyota there..lol

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Pretty much what Kioshi said. hahahaha.

[highwaypass]

Avanza is very popular in my country.It has 1.3l vvti engine RWD 90hp(K3-VE engine)
or
1.5l vvti RWD 106hp
there are three trim levels here: E(base models),G(upper),and S(luxury trim).They're lack of safety features,only the S trim that comes with an ABS(no models are equipped with an airbag) *Maybe that's the reason why toyota didn't take avanza to U.S.

Innova also popular here. In 2004,toyota launched innova(medium sized 7 seater MPV),or well known here as "kijang"(deer) innova.It has 2.0 1TR-FE vvti 136hp or 2.5 2KD-FTV diesel D4-D 100 hp engines.
Basically,there are only three trims here.But,as goes with customers demand,the Toyota Astra Motors(Sole agent of Toyota in Indonesia)offers plenty of option.
Trim levels are:
E(basic)

G(Grand):
G Luxury (with 2nd row captain seat)
G Cruiser (with striping and "cruiser" embossed logo on grill)
G (non captain seat)
V(Extra)
V Limited 2.7 vvti engine
V Luxury Captain Seat
V Luxury
V equipped with climate control air conditioner,MID,"optitron" combination meters and ABS.No airbag except for V Limited 2.7l

[TinyGiant]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Couldn't agree with you more. European countries got those, right? Even the PI didn't have a Corolla hatch, at least I've never seen any on tv. hahaha.

i would dump the yaris in an instant for that hb corolla

[BluYrs]

Originally Posted by TinyGiant

i would dump the yaris in an instant for that hb corolla

The predecessor to the outgone Corolla hatch is called the Auris and I think it looks great... in a bulky Toyota-ish kind of way.





Especially as the 3-door model (yeah I'm a nut for 3D hatches).

[TinyGiant]

thats nice. when we were looking for a new car i asked if there was a hb corolla. 3D ftw.

maybe they will bring it to the states someday :)

[Malaya1221]

my favorite of them all...the alphard!









tamaraw

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by TinyGiant

thats nice. when we were looking for a new car i asked if there was a hb corolla. 3D ftw.

maybe they will bring it to the states someday :)

+1, and make it rwd.