The facelifted Toyota Avanza should be in the showrooms soon enough – the UMW Toyota website already teases that it’s “coming soon,” with pricing and all, which we ran a story on earlier in the week.
Now, the brochure on the seven-seater is out; reader Ray picked up a copy in a Penang showroom and has duly scanned the front overview and specs list, offering a view of the MPV with the . Nothing much that our previous story hasn’t covered, but here’s the recap.
Four versions will be available, three 103 PS 1.5 litre auto variants (the S, G and E) and a single 91 PS 1.3 litre manual E grade version. The top-of-the-line S gets a “sports” front/rear bumpers and side skirts as well as a unique radiator grille, and all the 1.5 litre models feature a 2-DIN, six-speaker audio system, while the 1.3 has a four-speaker, single-DIN one.
There’s ABS and EBD on the S and G versions, which also get dual front airbags – the 1.5 E makes do with one (driver’s), while the 1.3 E has none. Pricing, as mentioned in our earlier piece, start from RM63,864 for the 1.3E right up to the RM78,864 for the range-topping 1.5 S.
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Another junk car will be in Malaysia…Pity to Malaysian who bought it paying for high price to get junk.
4 speed automatic?? really?? come on toyota!! enough with those already!!
OMG…T very stingy in term of chassis and engine….Really sad…
Avanza is a good car but the Engina and the performance is very lousy and out of date ! pls improve !
Avanza?
*yawn*
Toyota why u no make monocoque chassis…….?Solid rear axle is so 1900
just noticed that the rear is almost the same with new CRV
cheap and junk car though, hate u avanza.
Masked Ryder gonna say :”you hate is useless, because it will stills sales well than the K & H, because sales is everything for him, he’s a hardworking salesman!”
Ah Hah ! U read my mind.
Why do u think car mfg produce car ? to hang up the wall for deco ? to sale lah !
Anyway back to Avanza i would say not bad, at least Toyota can make a refresh look out of the old frame.
Do forget this is the No. 1 seller in Indonesia, it is still a very practical low cost people carrier.
market still love toyota. no choice
1.6 CVT is the best!!!no more 4 speeds auto.
Ya, i agree with you. better save more and get an Alphard. *smirk*
get the new exora CFE laa….
Alza still the better choice!
How are they going to sell cars without 2 airbags in Malaysia?
Toyota, stop milking from the old Avanza platform already..time for a complete change…
All-new or facelift?
If this is facelift, then it must cost the manufacturer a lot, since most of the panels/glass/body stampings are very different from the current one.
“all-new” like the Myvi it seems :D
same old platform, same old engine, just a tweak here and there and then put up “all-new” in their marketing campaigns
the avanza is all new, apart from the engine and transmission.
headlamp, bonnet, doors, dashboard, seat, wheel design, bumpers, fenders, windows, all new. avanza was designed to meet demand in indonesia, complicates cars are not appreciated there because the nearest service centre can be a thousand km away.
is someone wants high tech toyota MPVSs, there are many on offer like Wish, Estima, Alphard/Veilfire apart from Bb, Noah, Ipsum, Verso and Sienta. to name a few.
Yeah…new design. No wonder i can see a ‘lot’ of difference from old myvi…..go myvi go….
1.3 litre manual E grade version, start from RM63,864 with no air bags??? better get a 1.5L alza Premium…. Sad…
No choice,bcos of P1 and P2, T need to sell this car at higher price with different spec.
Imagine if this car same price&same spec with Alza,who going to buy Alza…
ala…T nk untung lebih, tu yg diorg xletak airbag tuh.
rege malaysia mahal kunun,
cuba compare market toyota, bape luas?
jgn diperdaya..
Proton owner of the recent models like1.3 CVT,1.6CVT,1.6 MPV or soon to come 1.6 Turbo CVT midsize sedan/MPV or even the 1.6 4 speed mid size sedan should thank toyota,because toyota just proven that they have made the brighter choice by choosing Proton…1.6 CVT Turbo will rule the world of MPV in msia and the T fanboy will cry their arse out!!!
but trust me dude ppl will still go for T brand coz its from Japan……
no air bag also no prob, coz its from Japan…
no CVT also no prob, coz its from Japan….
poor RnH also no prob, coz its from Japan……
lol you made me laughing dude
yeah i’ve got your point , jap cars are overrated here even with lesser feature than local or korean cars
even my parents had asked me to go for japanese T & H, until I bought a korea car lately and they start changing their mind of accepting brand other than T & H.
why should we pay such amount of money but in fact we getting lesser feature and simply not worth it. I will not go back to japanese T & H until they have made a significant changes in reasonable price. It is intense market and they must offer a competitive products. Cheers.
From next year onwards need minimum 2 airbags for new car,isn’t it ?
Why still can sell the car without 2 airbags ???
Yes…. This is sad to hear. But never mind. We wiill pressure the Govt to make it compulsory and then all manufacturers have to adhere the ruling to it and we get it install for FREE without adding into the car price itself like thesafety belt ruling for all cars. Isnt it life more beautiful later? :P
the front is nice tough…haha
no airbag for avanza 1.3
what about the compulsory dual airbag ruling that’s supposed to be implemented next year?
is the ruling dead?
Wouldn’t this look nice as a Perodua? :-)
if they are going to sell the spec particularly without airbag, that carry out the meaning this is really a ‘facelift’ because the new rule is applied only for completely new car.. That’s why MyVi lagi best lagi mahal got dual airbag even for the cheapest variant.. do they doing something about their ride and handling which the major down factor for this model?
What kind of ride and handling? This is low cost people’s mover!
Anthony, I am confused. You consistently referred to the model as a “Facelift”. But Toyota claimed it’s “all new!” So what is?
Well, sounds like all-new is stretching it a bit far. New would work, and I suppose you could also safely call it a next-generation Avanza, if you prefer.
We should introduce advertising law that prohibits companies from falsely marketing their products like this….something like the Australian Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (specifically Section 52)
Pls read Akta 87 Perihal dagangan Part II from Section 3 till 8. Its there
What?The transmission still 4 speed?common toyota wake up lah! Also the aircond still cannot for ‘kaki’?
it looks like a mutated bull/cow/pig wtv. Hmmm. the road will be flooded by these :( If I were to buy a MPV in this segment, I would definitely go for the Exora. it’s sad that Toyota are treating us ASEAN with stupid cars like this and few others.
Who cares !!! Such a shit car!!! I really hope umwt can see our comment here.
this is totally new next generation avanza, not the face-lifted one..
It’s not totally new. Just new. Next generation, sure. :)
Marketing Tagline for new Avanza
A new way to Bounce
Bouncelicious
Bouncey Hunter
wait.. that’s not fair.. I’ve not ridden the new avanza.. maybe they improvise it already..
Hold on, wait! where are those “STICKERS” :D UMW models arent complete without “sporty” stickers :)
Why would people buy this when there is Proton Exora Turbo that not only more powerful, but looks much nicer than this hideous monster.
wait! i hear 91ps, haha2. Btw where ajaw huh?
In my opinion, the current Avanza looks better. This one looks a bit like an alien.
people want wish..umw give u avanza
people want dual vvti valvematic with cvt 7 speed..umw give you vvti with 4 at speed…
umw..up todate la skit…serius..agak gampang
people want wish..umw give u avanza
people want dual vvti valvematic with cvt 7 speed..umw give you vvti with 4 at speed…
umw..up todate la skit…serius..umw gampang
Perodua Alza looks nicer than this ‘alien’ looking car and it’s cheaper too.
Got money buy high end MPV lah why complain so much?
Not enough budget then stick with p1 & p2 as simple as that no point to complain…
The tech is old but is reliable as compared to to p1 and p2 so called new tech…
By the way, i own a MYVI 1.5.
I think the specs sheet is wrong…… S grade without aerokit and the others WITH!
==” read again, it’s the optional bodykit. Bodykit comes as standard for S grade, hence no optional bodykit.
oh please guys no matter wat u say….tis car will sell well in malaysia. the sales might reach 1000 monthly and people will continue 2 buy it….they dont care about the specs they only care about the badge and probably proton should start to promote their latest turbo so tat people aware about it and didnt lose their potential customer to toyota
Goodness, why both air-bags and those safety features such as ABS and EBD are not fitted as standard with sky high prices? Seriously.
a very good way to con malaysia buying a car w/out airbag…. in other words.. those who really really really really want to drive japs car only can make do with but NO Airbag.. and UMW dont care if they die faster.. common lah.,
If cannot put an airbag on a 60k car.. then put lah inflatable raft ker.. at least the driver got 1% chances to survive
SOME PEOPLE DONT CARE BOUT AIRBAG ABS EBD TCS ESP ABC DEF GHI JKL BLA BLA BLA…
AS LONG ITS MADE BY TOYOTA…ITS SAFE..THTS ALL..
PITY…
this is the ugliest car i ever seen…its look like a frog…seriously..
SOME PEOPLE DONT CARE BOUT AIRBAG, ABS, EBD, TCS, ESP, VCS, ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, PQR, BLA BLA BLA…
AS LONG ITS MADE BY TOYOTA…ITS SAFE…
PITY….
Well, that’s very common actually.
The majority of the people is stupid and can be conned easily.
T understand this very well.
So do P2.
Both Avanza and Exora same price range, old ancient engine but only major difference in fuel mileage:
Avanza got 14km/Liter
Exora got 10km/Liter
Those with higher IQ brain pick smart choice surely will save lots of money in long-term fuel costs….betol tak???
aiseh bro..
kalu bli kete tgk jimat myk je, mmg susah la.
tgk overall pakej la:
FC
Ride & Handling
Sparepart etc.
kalu aku diberi jumlah $ yg sama, aku amik yg selesa sket..haha
OMG… another product of toyxto to con our money. Same engine and same obsolete 4-speedo AT with cosmetic make over interior and exterior. This is absolutely a junk car to me.
I have totally no idea why they can’t learn from hyundxi, come out with one 6-speed AT and apply to all range in hyundai and kia models. it will definitely save the cost of production. 4-speed AT is absolutely not acceptable in current market.
Lowest range model of Toyota.
No matter how much you hate it, there’ll still be tonnes of people lining up to make a booking.
Toyota -mah!
again, MT buyers’ life is treated like animals’. NO airbags, NO ABS…and OMG, reverse sensor IS an safety item.
the new avanza the spec still same…..why umw toyota not bringing 1.5 manual tranny , even our jiran country thailand also have….come on umw at least bring in 1.5 manual still give a customers more choice rite?
Mostly UMW offer manual tranny for basic spec only. Should be offer for high spec.
My God, fugly as hell. The previous gen was a whole lot better looking.