Japanese carmakers Toyota’s latest MPV Avanza has been made exclusively for UAE therefore was launched in its local markets at a reasonable price range of Dhs. 54900. This compact MPV has been designed by Toyota’s sister firm Daihatsu and is manufactured at Indonesia with large enough structure to seat 7 – 8 adults across three rows comfortably. This car is powered by 1.5 liter petrol engine with 4 cylinder mechanism and four speed automatic transmission to produce power of 102 hp. With body size similar to Toyota Yaris the cabin of Avanza has sufficient legroom and shoulder room with split folding second and third row seats.
Toyota Avanza
Cabin is designed with durable plastic with fabric door inserts to enhance their attractiveness and bottle holders on front doors and rear doors. There are cup-holders too on hand rests in front and second rows. The car’s affordable price will increase popularity as a family vehicle as it is fitted with basic safety gadgets like seat belts and air bags for front passengers. Avanza’s structure is like a cross between SUV/MPV with length of 4.14 mm length and 1.66 mm width and cargo capacity of 900 liters. Besides luggage space the car also has 982mm of legroom area in front row while third row has leg space of 799mm. The second row occupants can increase leg room by pushing back their seats by 60mm after folding third row seats.
Its instrument panel is fitted with latest audio system which has facilities of USB/ AUX/ Bluetooth and accessory sockets to charge cellphones. Though it does not have navigational facility Toyota has fitted it with parking sensors and front wheel driving facility. The car is powered with 1.5 liter engine with VVT-I mechanism to provide output of 102 bhp and torque of 400 rpm. For better maneuverability on bad roads the car has been given ground clearance of 20 cm and minimum turning radius of 4.7 meters. To reduce ambient sound from road and vibration the car has been fitted with latest insulation materials and to manage hot summers of the region, A/C vents have been fitted above seat rows so all passengers are equally comfortable.
While the car has been given a light-weight body for maintaining aerodynamics and speed it has also been provided with skid resistant tyres and electrical power steering for better control of car. Toyota has also fitted it with Anti-Lock braking system and electronic brake force distribution system along with side impact beams and engine immobilizer to ensure safety of all passengers. Available in multitude of colors like grey, silver, light blue, metallic beige, steel and white the Avanza has a responsive gearbox and strong suspension of McPherson struts for easy drive on rough roads and speed breakers. The Avanza is already doing great business in Jakarata, Indonesia, Yemen, Kuwait and Qatar therefore Toyota was keen on export it to UAE out of production unit in Indonesia. Toyota is planning to export more than 5000 units to this region annually depending on which it will decide to export other SUV brands like Vios, Astra and Agya hatchback into UAE.
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