Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled the redesigned Mark X luxury sedan. The rear wheel drive Mark X is motivated by a new 314 horsepower 2GR-FSE 3.5 litre V6 powerplant that joins the 200 horsepower 4GR-FSE 2.5 litre V6. For the latter, buyers can also opt for an all wheel drive option. Both engines are offered with a 6-speed Super ECT automatic transmission. Fuel consumption is rated at 13.0km/l (10-15 test cycle) for the 2.5 litre V6 (two wheel drive) and 10.2km/l for the 3.5 litre V6.
The new Mark X is 1,435 mm high and both the width and track figures have been increased by 20 mm to help give the car a lower centre of gravity. It is treated to a three-lamp linear layout for the headlights while the rear also features a three-lamp layout with lights built into the trunk lid.
Inside, there is a leather-covered steering wheel, improved seat comfort, driver’s seat with motorized lumbar support function that shifts the seatback forward or back to improve back comfort during driving, a multi-information display, fully automatic independent temperature controls for the driver and passenger sides as well as a Plasmacluster Ions technology that helps combat bacteria.
Furthermore there is a HDD navigation system, Intelligent Parking Assist system and a terrestrial digital TV tuner and gear-shifting functions that are built into the navigation system (for range topping models). According to Toyota, the gear-shifting functions support the driver “in merging and exiting and at intersections.” Also as standard is an Eco Driving Indicator that lights up to signify fuel-efficient operation and an Eco Zone Indicator that shows throttle use.
The auto maker also revealed that the shoulder portion of the door trim for the front and rear seats has been pushed outward by 25 mm (total for left and right) while the distance between the front seats has been increased by 20 mm. The Mark X also has Sport, Snow and Eco driving modes, Variable Gear Ratio Steering system (with electric power steering) which controls the angle of the front wheels according to vehicle speed, Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management and an Adaptive Variable Suspension for models kitted with the sports package.
The Japanese auto maker also improved the safety features of the Mark X. All models come with seven airbags including SRS side airbags, SRS curtain shield airbags and a driver’s seat knee airbag, VSC (Vehicle Stability Control), TRC (Traction Control) and Active Headrests up front to reduce stress on the neck in a rear-end collision.
The sedan is also offered with a Pre-Crash Brake Assist system, a Pre-Crash Brake system and Pre-Crash Seatbelts, Intelligent AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System), Radar Cruise Control system equipped with a brake-control function and a Hill-start Assist Control function.
The Sports type Mark X (250G S package, 250G S package Relax Selection, 350S) features tinting for the headlights and combination taillights, spoilers on front and rear bumpers and trunk lid, black-themed interior and steering-mounted paddle shifters.
The Premium type Mark X on the other hand comes with special plating on the front grille, rocker moldings and its own front bumper design, steering wheel and shift knob ornamentation with wood-grain finish, heated front seats, Power Easy Access System (slides driver’s seat back and tilts steering wheel upward and forward) as well as velour-moquette seat covers that are treated with mite-suppressing agent that also prevents static electricity – for those of you who tend to get static electricity. In Japan, pricing for the Mark X starts from 2,380,000 yen (just under RM89,000) and tops out at 3,800,000 yen (about RM142,000).
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the rear light look likes the slyphy..btw, looks good to me.
i tink its made for US and middle east markets…
those rear integrated exhausts are gone..
Toyota copying Mazda's flared arch? Hmm… I'm waiting for some harsh word about it.
Copycat..like new Hyundai Sonata model..hahahaha
I feel this Mark X's design is stuck in the past.
omg…stunning…
i was thinking how on earth can the successor be more beautiful when the current one is already superb…and yet its better except they should have kept the typical lexus ls exhaust
new hyundai sonata! who copy who?
Damn. They just killed Mark X.
the rear light really remind me the Hyundai Elantra..
wow, i thought i saw a kamri…
mazda 6 anytime, babe
errr….those mazda fenders just don't really work on the car.
I'm with Paul, the new Mark X is a victim of its own predecessor. NIce car but move on already.
@narrowband
dont worry..
upcoming years.. they will kill Imprezza too!
i prefer the old one…
yay previous mark x will become cheaper!!
rear lights really resemble those on other models seen. i think the cruze.
and the way the front bonnet flows down…a bit out of shape.
can it drift
boring~~~
not that sporty
looks korean haha aiyah now people copy one another one mahhh
oh god!!no!!the current gen Mark X is sportier!!now it looks like a fuddy-duddy daddy's car!!!Mark X are famous coz of it's sporty looks!!now it's more like a Camry or such!!Better get the old Mark X!!and don't mention the fugly Mark X Zio!!
btw,according to wiki,Mark X is a full-size sedan that uses Lexus IS chassis.and it's bigger than both Camry/Aurion(mid-size) and IS(compact luxury).Camry buyers,buy Mark X instead!!the current gen i mean.
this has lexus IS front.
Mark X Sonata look alike with Mazda front wheel arch/fenders. Japan copycat Hyundai?
woww .. is it me or does the rear looks like the new optima ?? ……..
I don't mind have one if our 1 malaysia government allow us to buy at japan's retail prices. Why help Proton, sacrified us?
Ariff said,
October 19, 2009 @ 10:46 pm
btw,according to wiki,Mark X is a full-size sedan that uses Lexus IS chassis.and it’s bigger than both Camry/Aurion(mid-size) and IS(compact luxury).Camry buyers,buy Mark X instead!!the current gen i mean.
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im pretty sure wiki is wrong…the camry is definately bigger than IS and mark x…camry is a large family sedan…mark x and IS are compact executive…
hyundai sonata the rear lamp
fugly piece of redesigned junk!
rear elanta…the fronts will be nice without the X factor
nice premium car!
89k only in Japan..wonder what d price in Msia..
Design not up to par with its long list of specs.. recent korean designs are pretty impressive compared to this…
the lights just killed it
Afezi said,
October 20, 2009 @ 1:24 am
nice premium car!
89k only in Japan..wonder what d price in Msia..
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must be double.. at least… those importers… haih…
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Poor me said,
October 19, 2009 @ 11:50 pm
I don’t mind have one if our 1 malaysia government allow us to buy at japan’s retail prices. Why help Proton, sacrified us?
becuz, if they help proton, the muney runs in our country, if we allowed to buy japan's car at its retail price… the money will easily go to the foreign country…. and at last, we are the one, that have to struggle to get that money back…
understand?
Afezi said,
October 20, 2009 @ 1:24 am
nice premium car!
89k only in Japan..wonder what d price in Msia..
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must be double.. at least… those importers… haih…
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Poor me said,
October 19, 2009 @ 11:50 pm
I don’t mind have one if our 1 malaysia government allow us to buy at japan’s retail prices. Why help Proton, sacrified us?
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becuz, if they help proton, the muney runs in our country, if we allowed to buy japan’s car at its retail price… the money will easily go to the foreign country…. and at last, we are the one, that have to struggle to get that money back…
understand?
short..
ugly
the window line, kinna shows that, it is a resembles of the current camry…
haih…
Maybe they see how Koreans improved their design, so they took some of the formula and applied onto their cars but failed..
Mark X is a JDM… who bothers…
ya.. Adopting the formulas from Koreans and applies it on their product aren't their expertise..
Buruk gila siot
king, pls stop posting all those shitty comments on every toyota article, u sounded like an immature 12 yr old child, u said that the car is fugly but i dont think u look any better.. so pls grow up and get a real car.. if u know what i mean.. anyway back to the car, i believe we will hardly see 1 in malaysia as it is too expensive once the grey importer bring iit in..
fuyoo … nice ..
Only the side looks nice
Sometimes when looking at real car, you might change your opinion. Picture is 2D, real thing is 3D !
Yup design like Korean. Rear lights like Hyundai Elantra/Avante. But imho, the latest Sonata just can't beat this…wonder when is it coming here…..
oops sorry wrong comment….I meant that the Hew Hyundai Sonata's design can beat this Toyota's conventional design of the Mark X anytime man!…Infinitely yours…oh should i say Drive Your Way rather than Moving Forward…haha
I thought it was a Hynudai. Will not sell that well. On the other hand, this would be a great second hand buy of the year. The VW phaeton expansive new, but dirt cheap second hand, and still no one wants to buy one.
Afezi said,
October 20, 2009 @ 1:24 am
nice premium car!
89k only in Japan..wonder what d price in Msia..
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must be double.. at least… those importers… haih…
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Current Mark-X selling about 200K, this version I think probably 3 times the price in Japan if it ever made it to Malaysia..
ignore king… his a basher for every brand
Micheal said,
October 20, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
ignore king… his a basher for every brand
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yea to him proton is best. proton can beat bugatti in drag race. proton faster than airplane.
i think this car is really sporty and luxurious
Good interior,dull exterior..nothing so impressed frm its precedesor in term of outlooks..
like previous more arh!!!!
i just like the car i have to acquire one, am actually working very hard to get some money……..
we want one…
am in love with that car