Toyota Voxy SZ (FF / CVT)[Test drive]Achievement of Japanese minivan –webCG

Overcome two weaknesses

It’s been a long time since SUVs have changed from trends to mainstream. As the number increased, the variations expanded. There are full-scale off-roaders, and there are also completely urban models that do not assume bad roads. Recently, SUVs with three rows of seats are increasing. It can accommodate 7 to 8 people and can be used as a family car. When I try to ride it, it is quite easy to use because there are various ideas. I thought I couldn’t even think of a minivan, but apparently it was a misunderstanding.

The new 4th generation Toyota Voxy has a finish beyond imagination, showing that it is a solid existence. Toyota’s “Noah” and Voxy are bestsellers commonly known as “Noah Voxy”. In the so-called 5 number minivan genre, he has reigned as an absolute champion. The new model has exceeded the 5 number size, but the concept remains the same. The “Esquire” added in the previous generation was dropped from the lineup and returned to the same two-model system of sibling cars as when it debuted in 2001.

The conventional model had an easy-to-understand weakness. The version of advanced safety equipment was old and adaptive cruise control (ACC) could not be used. And the other is that the third row seats were not easy to use. It sounds like a big problem, but the fact that it still maintained good sales probably means that it had a considerable advantage in other respects. The new model completely overcomes these two weaknesses. The rivals must be frightened by the war.

Voxy has gasoline engine cars and hybrid cars, FF and 4WD, and 7-seater and 8-seater. The test drive was a 7-seater FF model equipped with a 2-liter gasoline engine. It is a fully equipped “SZ” grade.

The box-shaped minivan “Noah / Voxy” that Toyota has lined up. In the past, the Corolla store had Noah and the Netz store had Voxy, and each dealer had a different model, but nowadays all stores can buy Noah and Voxy.

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Around the instrument panel, the image has been renewed from the conventional model. There are two types of display audio, a standard specification and a full-featured “plus” specification, and the test drive was equipped with the latter.

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This test drive is a vehicle equipped with a FF 2-liter gasoline engine. The maximum output is 170PS, the maximum torque is 202Nm, and the fuel consumption is 15.0km / liter (WLTC mode) for FF vehicles, which is better in output and environmental performance than the conventional model.

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There are two grades, the basic “SG” and the advanced specification “SZ”. Both are set for both gasoline and hybrid vehicles, but only SG is available for eight-seater.

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