With SUV sales through the roof in the United States, it’s easy to forget that the country remains the last bastion of the MPV, and Toyota is throwing everything at its disposal at the all new 2021 Sienna (not to be confused with the much smaller Sienta, of course) with a whole host of new technologies and features.
It’s been revealed alongside the new Venza, a rebadged Harrier, and shares many of the same design cues. At the front, that means that the Sienna has a slim, blanked off upper grille, framed by V-shaped chrome trim and striking L-shaped headlights. The creases around the fascia, which is said to be inspired by Japan’s shinkansen bullet trains, form an X shape that emphasises the massive lower grille.
This grille is flanked by a pair of slim fog lights that are pushed to the far corners, helping to visually enhance the car’s width. While the boxy profile has been retained for maximum space, Toyota has added a bit of dynamism here with a fast D-pillar rake and prominent rear fender bulges – the latter is a styling detail you’d recognise from the Alphard and Vellfire.
Around the back, the arrow-shaped tail lights bear a striking resemblance to the aforementioned Sienta and come with the same black fins that are also claimed to improve aerodynamics. The deeply sculpted tailgate with its integrated spoiler has been manufactured using a moulded resin process. Those looking for a sportier look can opt for the XSE, which comes with an even more aggressive honeycomb lower grille, front corner air intakes and a fake vent in the rear bumper insert, plus 20-inch gunmetal split-spoke alloy wheels.
The revolution continues on the inside, with a layered horizontal dashboard design and wraparound cabin that also borrows freely from other recent Toyota models. By far the most radical feature is what the company calls a Bridge Console, a tall centre console that splits the driver and passenger environment and hides a large amount of open storage space underneath – perfect for purses and bags.
A freestanding nine-inch touchscreen sits atop the dashboard and comes as standard as part of the Toyota Audio infotainment system, which also offers Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, Amazon Alexa compatibility, SiriusXM digital radio, six speakers and Toyota Connected Services with Safety Connect. Toyota Audio Plus on the XLE adds two speakers, HD radio and WiFi connectivity.
Stepping up to the XSE nets you the Toyota Premium Audio with Dynamic Navigation, whilst the Limited and Platinum models throw in 12-speaker, 1,200-watt JBL sound system. Options include Qi wireless smartphone charging, a digital rear-view mirror (also lifted from the Alphard and Vellfire), a rear 11.6-inch entertainment display with HDMI input and twin wireless headphones and the Platinum’s 10-inch colour head-up display.
The Sienna is still a people carrier, of course, and the latest model is more practical and luxurious than ever before. The standard configuration is with eight seats and a removable centre second-row seat, but the XSE, Limited and Platinum come with seven seats and second-row captain’s chairs that can slide 25 inches; the top two trim levels add ottomans to these Super Long Slide (their words, not mine) seats.
There are plenty of other features, including handsfree sliding doors and tailgate, a 1,500-watt inverter with a 120-volt AC socket, an onboard vacuum cleaner and even a refrigerator at the rear of the centre console. Parents can also use the Driver Easy Speak function to broadcast their voice across the entire cabin and quell any quarrelling kids.
Safety-wise, the Sienna comes as standard with Toyota Safety Sense 2.0, featuring autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection and nighttime functionality, full-speed adaptive cruise control, lane departure alert, lane keeping assist, lane centring assist, traffic sign recognition, blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert and auto high beam.
One important new safety feature is the Rear Seat Reminder, which detects rear occupants through the sequence of doors opening and closing, prompting the driver upon exit. Ten airbags are fitted as standard, including a front passenger cushion airbag to prevent submarining.
The Sienna shares the Camry‘s K variant of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA-K), with increased body rigidity and optimised sound insulation and body sealant to keep noise out. The chassis features optimised geometry and trailing arm multi-link rear suspension to provide what Toyota says is a more natural and intuitive driving experience, while towing capacity stands at an impressive 3,500 pounds (1,590 kg).
Every Sienna is powered by a hybrid powertrain, which consists of a 2.5 litre Dynamic Force naturally-aspirated VVT-iE four-cylinder engine and an electric motor, delivering a total system output of 243 hp and a combined fuel consumption figure of 7.1 litres per 100 km. All-wheel drive is available as an option, utilising a second electric motor on the rear axle.
The car comes with EV, Normal, Eco and Sport drive modes, and the driver is able to “downshift” using a sequential shifting feature, which simulates the engine braking of actual gears. There’s also a Predictive Efficient Drive (PED) feature that analyses driving habits and memorised road and traffic conditions to provide driving guidance, helping to reduce fuel and energy consumption.
GALLERY: 2021 Toyota Sienna Limited
GALLERY: 2021 Toyota Sienna XSE
GALLERY: 2021 Toyota Sienna Platinum
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This should be here to compete with odc at 260k range! Confirm laku
This MPV design is just mind-blowing! Very Game-Changing indeed. Not only it comes with stunning design, this MPV is also built using TNGA platform. People who drive this car will feel the fun and feel more confident. I hope Proton can learn from this and revolutionize their Exora instead of rebadging the Geely Jiaji
Copy paste: “Yeah too bad Proton prefers to give Game Changing Value For Money cars. So why is that a bad thing?”
While writer remind reader not to get confused with Sienta, himself labeled all the gallery for this car as Sienta.
So classic
This is alien MPV, monster designed like new Toyota Camry. Cool.
Sporty MPV kind of looks higher end, especially more comfortable interior and riding quality than average SUV.
Only Toyota can have so many models at one single time. Add up models in America and the many JDM plus 3rd world country models only like Avanza, it can easily be anything between 60-80 models (including Lexus and Scion and JV models like 86 and Supra).
Brilliant.
You don’t want to think what VW Group have in their showrooms.
Sharp edges for front n back
Big Sportier look!
The front face looks very fierce
A 2.4L engine and hybrid are like oxymorons.
Not for fuel-saving, but for a quieter roll out from home and added torque assist.
Nice Monster MPV ever
More hp but lesser issues
There is small error in this article. It is 2.5L, not 2.4.
Sorry about that. It’s fixed.
Thanks bro, Jonanthan!
Sorry, typo name error. Correct ones is “Thanks bro, Jonathan”.
hnggghhh
very good looking sharp car
definitely top of my list
i rented one when i was in Canada. It feels like an SUV but in minivan form. A bit too harsh for a family vehicle. Interior is decent, comparable to previous gen Alphard. And also it is massive. It is very powerful with the V6 though, can’t imagine it with this 4-pot hybrid. Our alphard and vellfire is still better.
vacuum cleaner, that is pretty handy actually
Nice. Tp quality & design nampak biasa jer. Typical Japanese maker. Cuba tgk Chinese maker. Their new models are all beautiful with fresh design & very high quality. Harga pun x lah tinggi sgt. Not to forget the class leading hybrid & full electric tech. & yet we are still stuck with these Japanese cars… Dlm 2 / 3 tahun lepas president Toyota ckp Toyota kn tgk Hyundai kia sbb quality & technology korean maker dah makin bagus, malah offer produk yg lebih baik dr Japanese maker. Dlm setahun 2 lg, mungkin toyota kn start tgk Chinese maker pula… Hopefully kita boleh dpt pakai kereta2 sebaik x70 dgn harga yg mampu milik. Umw boleh tutup kedai lah. Mahal nk mampus tp quality biasa2 jer.
Not really. Honda quality, design and aftersales services are terrible. When honda owners to take action about service and quality, their management and CEO are all sleeping or maybe they ignore their honda customers. Moreover, people are now paying high cost for servicing their car. Not to forget that, keeping on replacing parts without reducing problems, would cost more too. Especially, most honda models like HR-V are lacking their safety features and giving outdated features. So it is more safer to buy reliability brands like mazda, toyota and proton while no one is cancelling their orders for honda. Soon, honda will close their shop
Sorry, correction “I mean no one is ordering their honda”
The minivan market is almost extinct in north america / europe…more stylish SUV/ crossover have taken over and currently sedan’s segment are also effected. Only in Msia where ppl still buying this vans …all those alpard/hellfire etc
With such big grille, kasi masuk siput besar and install intercooler. Besh!!
if got AWD confirm very very laku….(hint: toyota caldina)
mpv but people drive it like supercar ^^
That’s bcoz Caldina is much closer to a station wagon rather than MPV. Low slung roof, low ground clearance, low profile & pretty wide tyres with big rims, and it’s handling characteristic that mimic a sedan really give off a station wagon impression. It direct competitor was a Honda Odyssey wagon(not the new Odyssey MPV)
The last bastion of minivans from toyota in north america where most ppl are into suv. Quite a surprise that the still keep in in the lineup where most manufacturers hv given up on minivans…elsewhere, in bolehland….ppl are still buying this type of vans wt the huge numbers of vans such as aphard, hellfire, grand carnivals on the road..weird, here ppl still buying this vans in drove but it wont be able to sustain this type of vehicle due to small market….this vans will soon be extinct like the dinosaurs
Don’t exist, yes, it’s Toyota Sienna, it’s not sienta, if you want to tell the shape of the car, you have to do it right, don’t just enter the car picture, it’s clear it’s a Toyota Sienna car
Why no car dealer bring it to Malaysia yet? Now Feb 2022 already.