Toyota Granvia

Toyota Granvia (1997)

The Toyota Granvia was a great van that was manufactured by Japanese automaker Toyota. It gave him a seven- or eight- seater. Sales of the Granvia started in Japan in 1995, in Australia as Hiace SBV. When driving a 2.7 L petrol engine or a 3.0 L diesel engine with 5-speed manual or 4 - speed automatic transmission was used. From Granvia also a panel van and minibus was developed which was offered in addition to other markets from 1996 in Europe as a Toyota Hiace. As of 1997, there was the Granvia four-wheel drive which has now offered alongside other equipment as Toyota Regius. Simultaneously, a 3.4L V6 petrol engine came into the offer. In August 1999, the Nissan Elgrand launched and became a bestseller. This was Toyota in distress, and the interiors of the Granvia / Regius has been completely revamped and made of high-quality. The front and the design of the rear lights and aluminum wheels has been changed. In addition, both sides were now sliding doors on both sides as standard. The 3.4 L petrol engine was a revised electronic control and the 3.0L Turbo - Diesel an intercooler for more power and lower fuel consumption, respectively. At the same time was feverishly working on a successor to the Toyota Alphard appeared as in May 2002, whereby the production of the Granvia / Regius was now set.

In Britain, the import of the Granvia as a used car is very popular. Also in New Zealand are sought from Japan imported used cars and especially popular is the version with 3.0 liter turbo diesel engine, as this has a high torque at moderate power, which seems particularly suitable for mountainous areas, especially in New Zealand, a general speed limit of 100 km / h is. Many of these vehicles are used for commercial passenger transport.