We saw first photos of the next generation Toyota Alphard last Friday. Today we can show you how its sportier sibling the Toyota Vellfire will look like.
The Toyota Vellfire made its debut with the second generation Toyota Alphard. It is essentially the same car but with different styling. The Alphard has a more grand look, while the Vellfire is sportier.
The next generation looks like it follows the same formula, with the Vellfire differentiated by its trademark vertically-split headlamps and clear tail lamps. They even have their own badges.
We previously showed you how the new interior looks like in beige trim. Today we can show you how it looks like in black. It’s likely that both the Alphard and Vellfire will be available in either beige or black just like the current model where neither colour is exclusive to each nameplate.
The Alphard and Vellfire duo should continue to be offered with either a four-cylinder engine mated to a CVT, or a 3.5 litre V6 paired with a six-speed automatic. Like the new Camry, the 2.4 litre from the outgoing model will be replaced by a new 2.5 litre engine. There will also be a hybrid variant powered by a Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive system based on a 2.5 litre Atkinson cycle engine.
Reports have also shared that the new MPVs will be 60 mm longer and 20 mm wider than the current one, while height will be lower by 10 mm. Finally, word is that wheelbase will be up 50 mm to 3,000 mm.
Thanks to reader Fairul for the tip!
alphard grillle is a little too extreme…..but you can no longer say toyota are boring (except 70% of the junk umw sam loo sells)
Toyotas are no longer boring, they are getting more and more eye wateringly ugly, which is no better.
This car is so affordable. I am going to buy it when it is launched soon.
I hope the Government maintain our car prices and fuel prices and not reduce it. I have had enough of people in Malaysia, especially PKR complaining about high car prices and high petrol prices.
I say to you all. If you cannot afford car prices and fuel prices in Malaysia, it means you are lazy and have not worked hard enough. If you work hard, you can easily afford a RM150k car like myself. I work hard and not lazy like the complainers here.
Work hard and you too can afford an Alphard.
u worked hard to buy a alphard? y?
Hah, if i have to work hard to drive an Alphard then i would rather stop working and take the public transport the rest of my life than to be seen in an ugly obnoxious piece of SHETbox like that.
only stupid people work hard. be like me, crony, and i sit in maybach. alphard for my maid.
you my friend, must have negative IQ.
you work so hard, not spending time with your family, work day and night only to be able to afford this large, modern mpv to ferry your family around.
when it’s not really super expensive without all those taxes and duties and protection money.
they are depriving other malaysian from safe, modern cars so that some special selected fews are protected and rich.
your big big boss got called you bangang no? now screencapture your post and go claim your salary from your war room.
Hmm Innova you are not alone :’D they are your new born babies even thought they are a little bit expensive but ugly lolx
Juz say to it is ugly lah…talk about extreme for what?
As long as its not a kimchi, it will have RV
Oh really? How about Saab, Mahindra, Chery, Alfa Romeo? Huh? Wise guy?
please sell a kimchi to me.. just one only
kia sportage 2011.. RM30,000 cash.. no RV right?
As long as it is not Proton, it will have build quality.
Want both RV and build quality? Sushi cars still your best choice.
do you have a used 2014 hyundai santa fe? i can take it off your kimchi used car lot for RM100k. serious buyer
Sold one RM85 last week. The car was in parking lot for soooo long since March, hardly anyone interested.
tell us lah where is your shop, or what your shop name on lelong and mudah? i want to buy 1 Hyundai i40 wagon, 1 Hyundai Santa Fe (new gen), 1 Kia Cerato K3, and don’t forget to give me free 1 Mazda 3… I mau angkat 3 lorhhh… serious buyer.. apa kata org Korea, jjinjayo!!!
Kimchi have better RV than Alphard because those own Alphard sure dead in accident.
Actually it is either 2.5L or 3.5L, with hybrid option as well. More information can be seen here:
minkara.carview.co.jp/smart/userid/888515/car/792670/4122568/photo.aspx
So ugly! especially the grill and the centre console. The only thing looks good to me is the door trim. For me the best design was the 1st gen, 2002-2007 model. Looks very glamorous and grand….
I hate Toyota design now…
seriously
Nobody cares what you think!
Youngsters don’t care about Toyota, they more prefer BMW, AUDI, MERCEDES BENZ, HONDA, HYUNDAI
veilfire looks fine….
alphard…. get rid of that grill please
Feels like driving optimus prime.. boo yah
This 3rd generation is ugly– so disappointing (esp seeing the lexus nx100 design). The front looks so unbalance/ crude- more like copycat cars and the side curve lines unnecessary. Maybe Toyota don’t know how to improve on the 2nd gen design. But as a Toyota I know it will be more efficient, quieter, more equipment etc. ( I owned a first gen 3.0 and a Harrier)
Same old shit from Toyota. Boring products. As usual, they only change the body and that is what a new model is all about. Engine and gearbox are all out dated goods. Both their 2.4 and 2.5 litre engines are antiques which deserves to be displayed in a museum.
What about the engine in the Polo Sedan?
More and more manufacturers are doing this, chassis and engine change are no longer done at one go when a new models is launched.
Dangerous vehicle. Can’t find any crash tests or ratings. This car killed Karpal!
i dont give a shit abt toyota
Alphard design out….trying too hard to be Optimus Prime but the Vellfire looks good. I also like the one piece side window.
they are trying so hard with the alphard design..anyway, i rather see it in flesh then only judge.
The front reminds me of James Bond’s villain Claw. Anyway hey they copied Perodua (well actually it was the previous generation C-class). Two different faces, standard Axia and Axia SE; different face, bunpers and smoked tail lamps. Toyota why not make a Vellfire Extreme?
People with money & power don’t mind forking out RM 300k+ because they know they can afford it no matter what. Too bad I am not in that league!
And the champion for the bread lookalike competition is…
this.
Thanks to weaker ringit I’m sure the price will be exorbitant.
weaker ringgit with USD only, Yen is VERY low vs Ringgit if you check, or you are working in UMW to try to justify high price?
Seriously what the hell was those JDM Toyota designers thinking when they designed this Alphard? Prob they have watched too much Japs porn before submitting the design…
Sigh… the Japs really lost the styling plot big time . Just look at what the Koreans can do to their MPV… See how nice the Kia Sedona is?
The Alphard looks downright hideous
Kia Sedona = Kia Carnival = Naza Ria
You can get a 2010 Ria for RM2k nowadays
Well Sam, I feel so sorry for you holding yourself up in your Toyota showroom everyday waiting for some customers who hardly knows cars but somehow have tons of cash to splurge on.
Please try to see out from your wide showroom windows and see what the Koreans can offer thse days…
http://www.kia.com/worldwide/vehicles/carnival/
Koreans offer cars with low RV. Period
Really sam? the one parked under tree also not sell below 2k..
This car shape is not that interesting and not that safe because of its height, Innova and Avanza as well.
Would prefer the new Estima or Wish.
This car represents how UGLY represent in pictorial.
I smell Waffle Face…anyone???
I prefer Nissan Elgrand than this ‘aquarium’..
whether u guys love it or hate it or don’t even give a shit… this van will again dominate the roads all over the country… majority of people will still buy it and drive it with pride!
People own this shit sure going to kill himself. You better go to stop them
Sorhais that gets the Ria/Carnival will be proud of it for 30 seconds after driving it from the showroom.
The remorse and hailat feeling comes in within 1 minute
Nothing about an Alphard should ever be called ‘sporty’. its a box on wheels. Please do not ever mention words like ‘sporty’ ‘performance’ in relation with an Alphard.
We already have too many psychos on the road who think just because it has a 2.4/3.5 engine they can bully others out of the way……
….well right up until the road changes from arrow straight to to a hint of a curve ..then you see a barely in control box in your mirror trying to to pass you after you have given way and failing because the road is now is anything but arrow straight and u see a frustrated figure behind the wheel….im sure many of u guys have seen this sight ..lol
Moral of the story, it’s a designed to move people in comfort..thats all it’s designed to do..
Exterior, Vellfire is the winner, sideview like an angry lion running ahear.
Interior: cream colour is more cantiq.
I wished the Europeans will learn something from this Alphard and build proper luxurious people movers. Mercedes Vito Malaysia seems to be more interested in commercial customers rather than private buyers (the R-class is just the kawan of Q7, not interested in interior space). Hope things will improve with the new V-class.
Whats the point of building one when no Europeans will buy such an ugly looking box with handling like sampan? Only malaysians syok sendiri in this premium hiace coffin box
I Want to buy new Honda Oddysey….try you compare between Alphard/Vellfire. If spec can challenge the Oddysey..I change my mind.
your dilemma was same with me last time…oddysey is a driver car(i really like honda oddysey)..i think in term of ride and handling it is better than alphard/vellfire…but if we compare in term of space and comfort..alphard/vellfire is better(it is just my personal preference)..so in the end i chose vellfire because my wife and kids prefer a bigger space and they likes the 2nd row seat arrangment in the vellfire. for me..if u own alphard/vellfire, u couldn’t fully enjoy if u drive it but when u are a passenger, there is a different story.
Odyssey size compare with Estima/Previa/Tarago
Alphard size compare with Elysion
Toyotas design is getting out of tune nowadays. I like koreans mpv but the thing is, the name is what i really really don’t like.
KIA – killed in action
Get a Starex (2012) unit for around RM25k only
Better still. Get a 1 year old camry 2.5 at 90k only. Don’t believe check mudah
i get perodua rusa for rm 3k only….also carry the same amount of people
looks like a loaf of bread to me…..
If I’m Toyota CEO the first I gonna do is to fire all these crappy toyota designers.
Ppl that drive Alphards are just so so middle class but act snobbish like multi millionaire tycoons. Mostly 99% on the road are recond units going for 120k-180k. That is just the price of an accord or optima. Can’t even buy entry level A class or 316i. Ptuiii!!
Well! Man has six pack, this Alphard has wow! amazing packs :)
nissan elgrand look nice than alphard
from Ah Za to many other AP holders, still a lot of old stock in their yard of many Alphard models…
5 years old car like 2009 still selling…
UMW purposely support cronies for these Alphards and Estimas..
Price are crazy as sky high as compared with neighbour countries..
I used to own a Vellfire 2.4, gave worse consumption figures than my Cayenne Turbo. These vans look nice and have ample power, but be aware they can be very dangerous, as it does not have a monocoque construction, essentially a tin can stuck on a chassis. Toyota is making a ton of money selling a cheaply constructed van with luxury trim to camouflage the poorly constructed van. Remember our dear friend Karpal Singh?