Toyota Sienta for Indonesia – early details revealed?

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The Toyota Sienta will be launched in Indonesia come April, according to internal sources at Toyota. The Yaris-based Sienta will fit in between the Toyota Avanza and Kijang Innova in the Indonesian market, reports AutoNetMagz.

Further details have been disclosed regarding the Indonesian variant. For one, the B-segment MPV is said to be available with both power-sliding and manually-operable doors. In addition to that, the Sienta will feature a double blower (not available in Japan) for rear passengers, and a different set of seats.

As for the engine, the Sienta is said to be coming with the same mill currently found in the Toyota Yaris, which is a 1NZ-FE 1.5 litre unit with 109 PS and 141 Nm. That said, the Sienta hybrid will not be available there, due to taxes.

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In another report, the Toyota Sienta will be built at PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia’s new Factory II in Karawang, West Java. Production capacity of the Sienta will amount to about 25,000 units. Out of that number, 80% will be for the domestic market, while the rest will be exported.

Indonesia will reportedly be the second production base for the Sienta after Japan. With that, there’s a possibility that the Toyota Sienta could make its way over to our shores as well. So guys, if it ever makes its way here, would this unique-looking MPV interest you?

GALLERY: Toyota Sienta Cross and Sienta Hearts, 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

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Having spent a number of years as a journalist for a local paper, a marketing executive for a popular German automotive brand and a copywriter, Graham, a true-blue Sarawakian, knew he had to take the leap back into the motoring scene - and so he did. To him, nothing’s better than cruising for hours along a scenic route, in a car that’s designed and built for that purpose.

 

Comments

  • TheDuh on Feb 16, 2016 at 6:45 pm

    You mean if brought in by that piece of shit, UMW?
    No, thanks.

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  • Power window cause fire solved?

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  • Hmm... Much Hmm... on Feb 16, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    I’m quite suprised that they still use the air-cond knobs and gear. Since the tech for steering column gear has been with us for decades (older MPV’s) and the air-cond could easily be integrated into the center console. It would have cut a lot of cost while increasing interior space.

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  • mr tom on Feb 16, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    This remind me of the Honda Freed no rear aircond….hope if come to Malaysia can sell well pitty Freed now not available anymore but only now people looking for it at Honda Showroom…i think Sienta will fill up the gap…

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    • thepolygonal on Feb 17, 2016 at 9:25 am

      I was looking for the Honda Freed at one time… after they stopped selling :(
      The reason was the power sliding door giving easy access to both old and young and the headroom is good.
      The problem was the dashboard a bit… err.. errr… you know.

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  • Pakcik on Feb 16, 2016 at 8:20 pm

    Are they really serious to put 1NZ engine for Sienta?
    JDM spec fits same 2NR like new Avanza here.

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  • THe face like alza thou..
    Really look like alzaa..omg

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  • Brian on Feb 16, 2016 at 8:35 pm

    Please Please come with rear aircond. Toyota is surely rushing Sienta to compete with Honda BR-V! Interesting.

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  • nazreen kanaruddin on Feb 16, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    alza replacement

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  • This car cannot come Malaysia la…if come proton go bankrupt right away

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  • camtakpro on Feb 16, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    1NZ-FXE is for hybrid, but there mention no hybrid.

    Fix please.

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    • I beg to defer. There are 2 variant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_NZ_engine

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  • Looks like the demon lovechild between vios keli, alza & freed.

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  • Albert on Feb 16, 2016 at 11:26 pm

    Toyota is coming out with new models.No rebadge and celup.
    Prootong is coming out with a new model called Proton SS( Syiok Sendiri.)

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    • Toyota just celup-ped Mazda 2 for USA market. Topkek basher seems to ignore this.

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      • Vincent Ang on Feb 17, 2016 at 3:37 pm

        That is precisely the point. Toyota ‘celup-ped Maxda 2’ as you put it is not for their domestic market. Our national Ketuanan car program is trying to con MALAYSIANS into buyng so-called ‘celup-ped’ antional cars. The Japanese do no such thing.

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  • Khairuddin on Feb 17, 2016 at 10:56 am

    Great mini MPV & looking forward. Hope the price is affordable for family.

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