UMW Toyota currently has its upcoming Toyota Sienta MPV on preview at the My Auto Fest 2016 event at MIECC. We took the opportunity to record a quick walk-around tour of the new compact MPV with sliding doors, fresh from its ASEAN debut at the 2016 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) last month.
The car seen here appears to be a Malaysian-spec model. The equipment on the display car is close to the top-spec Q variant sold in Indonesia, but here it sports the V badge instead. This includes bi-LED projector headlights, fog lights, LED combination tail lights and 16-inch two-tone machine-finish alloy wheels.
On the inside, there’s a black-and-brown interior colour scheme, keyless entry, push-button start, dual electric sliding rear doors, a 4.2-inch TFT LCD multi-info display, automatic air-conditioning with a separate rear blower and a rear in-car entertainment monitor.
Safety-wise, three airbags (including a driver’s knee airbag), all-round disc brakes, ABS with EBD and brake assist, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Hill Start Assist (HSA) are fitted here.
Something to take note of is the interesting way the third row seats can be folded under the second row seats to maximise rear storage height. You’ll be able to watch a demonstration of this in our walk-around video.
The Sienta will come in as a CBU import from PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia’s new Factory II in Karawang, West Java. The sole engine option will be a new 2NR-FE 1.5 litre Dual VVT-i engine from the facelifted Avanza – in Indonesian form it produces 107 PS and 143 Nm, up from 105 PS and 136 Nm on our Avanza. Drive is sent to the front wheels through continuously variable transmission (CVT).
GALLERY: Toyota Sienta previewed at My Auto Fest 2016
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Looking good! A good package IMO..safety specs is acceptable especially against toyota a current lineup..
Received 30++ calls today about this. Price not confirmed yet. Booking not now but very very soon.
Cheaply build. Unless pipu is blind or is really cheap
UMW which is Government owned will price this at RM90k. Don’t worry, they prihatin to the rakyat and will take out the airbags and just keep 2. Also they will take out VSC to untung more.
When peria dupe talking……..
umw toyota is DAP crony lah!
If Toyota is DAP crony, you think your beloved BN will let it operate for so long… little john is having better imagination now lol.
Tell u a secret, it actually belonged to Ironman. lol x1000
Love the seat going under the front row, how did they free up space to allow such a thing?
It is not special at all other mpvs got it too
That idea!! Always a Toyota first! I just knew it
That front DRL looks stunning..wondering why car makers don’t adopt these sort of smooth LED lights instead of those sebijik sebijik type..
Will there be a hybrid variant on sale here?
Si beh cramp. If the price is not competitive. Alza is a better choice being about the same size but not same price. But I do feel Alza is slightly bigger inside.
But Alza don’t have sliding doors.This is a major difference.
Why u need a sliding door for such a tiny winny car?
Sliding door is good when parking in narrow space and also access during raining. And another advantage is the rear aircond blower which is absent in alza. Unless Alza come with a rear blower. But the disadvantage in Sienta is the non sliding 2nd row seat and the narrow leg room in the third row. Actually I dun think any good of hiding the seat under the 2nd row, ppl buy mpv to use primary as ppl mover not goods mover..im a potential buyer to trade in my 7yrs old mini mpv as a weekend car..but After looking at the seating arrangement, im kinda disappointed…really hope that Honda bring in the Mobilio or Proton plz launch a new exora with a 6speed auto with 1.6turbo. There is really limited choice for below Rm90k MPV.
Looks so cramp, reminds me of Toyota Rush.
This is Toyota’s take on the small MPV. Toyota also has Raum MPV, which was introduced in 1997. Of course, it is a JDM only.
For compact MPV Toyota has wish.
For large MPV, Toyota has estima, ipsum
For luxury MPV, Toyota has Alphard and vellfire.
Datuk Karam Singh,
Toyota launching anything now to fight Honda.
Protong,seeing the sales of Exora mampus,is launching a new MPV called Proton Syiok.
They are launching Hondana,Saga,Persona facelifts but consumers want MPV.
So they are coming out with Protong Syiok.
Just check this out.
What so special about this crampy sienta?
easily 80k above.
This is something to replace the discontinued Honda Freed.
However, the 2nd row of seats look so straight and legroom looks tight.
The powered sliding door is very useful for elderly passengers to get in and out of the car.
You have forgotten that Honda has a Freed successor named Mobilio – which I think the third row is seemingly more spacious than what’s inside the Sienta
From what i see, the last row is not meant for adults. Probaly for kids up to primary school. Would serve a young family well
Makes for a very practical town runabout. Love the fold off backseats and the sliding doors. Exterior design a bit on the weird side but still better than the arguably weirder-looking old Freed. If it’s around 80k, I’m not complaining.
Very crampy
The 3rd row hiding the chairs when not needed to 2nd row is just awesome!!!
Nothing to shout about
10 times better than alza…alza is cheapo design fr poor people only
You judge a person’s wealth by the car he drives? That’s the stupidest assumption ever.
Small tyre.Even my Rottweiler can sit & sleep in between the big gap.So many bad comment on new proton gap but suddenly everyone can’t see this in Toyota.Malaysian are funny
Becoz MY pipu dun persoal their foreign overlords?
Minda terjajah
The car was no longer in MIECC today..
Anyone know why the car was not there during the second day, I also cannot find it as the place was replaced with altis or fortuner. Maybe, the car is a bit faulty?
Tak laku issit?
You can’t get wrong when you buy a Toyota.
But but but it is moving coffin, how?
Uncle tepi sikit!
oh wow and I thought Honda “magic seat” was fancy