UMW Toyota introduced the new Toyota Alphard and Vellfire for the very first time as official imports in Malaysia back in 2016. Previously, these popular luxury MPVs were only available as grey imports previously.
The Toyota Alphard is offered in two variants (3.5 and 3.5 Executive Lounge), while the Toyota Vellfire comes as a sole 2.5 variant. Visually, both have their own distinct designs that separate one from the other, something that we’ll be looking into, here.
The white vehicle in this instance is the Toyota Alphard 3.5, while the other is the Toyota Vellfire 2.5. At the front, the Alphard sports a “Bravely Magnificent” design, featuring a bold, “shield-like” grille, with auto-leveling LED headlamps flanking it.
The headlamps feature J-shaped LED DRLs and a four-LED cluster within. Meanwhile, in the bottom corners, you’ll find the car’s two-diode LED fog lamps in a rectangular-like enclosure. On the other hand, the Vellfire adopts a “Bold and Fearless” design approach instead. The grille features two, thick chrome slats, linked in middle by the Toyota badge.
Auto-leveling LED headlamps are part of the front fascia here, but is a two-part setup instead, with the signal lights occupying the bottom section. Unlike the Alphard, the Vellfire’s upper and lower grille are separate from one another, with the latter having a different fog lamp enclosure design instead.
Along the sides, both the Alphard and Vellfire are identical, sporting the same 18-inch Aero-design wheels and side mirrors. Both also have blacked-out pillars (partially on the B-pillar), to express what Toyota calls “a cabin that flows through, emphasising strength.
As for the rear, both models adopt the same bumper and roof spoiler (with integrated LEDs) design. The only point of difference between the two is seen at the tail lamps, with the Vellfire having clear graphics compared to the Alphard. Additionally, the large chrome piece linking the tail lamps on the Vellfire intrude more as well.
Following Toyota’s concept of “Avant Gorgeous,” the interior design is identical on both models, save for the different colour-coding assigned to them. The Alphard gets a beige colour theme with brown woodgrain trim, whereas the Vellfire has a black colour theme with black woodgrain trim instead.
Both seven-seat MPVs also adopt a 2-2-3 seating layout, with leather upholstery following their corresponding colour palettes. For the second row, there are captain seats, which come with Ottoman leg rests (also found on the front passenger seat). Powered sliding doors provide passengers access into the second and third row.
In terms of equipment, it’s a mutual affair that includes a 7-inch DVD-AVN touchscreen infotainment system with navigation and eight speakers, rear 10.2-inch entertainment screen (with remote control and wireless headphones), triple-zone air-conditioning system (with separate blower and temp controls for the rear), Panasonic nanoe filtration technology, 16-colour ceiling illumination, as well as a four-spoke, leather-wrapped, multifunction steering wheel garnished with brown wood-grain trim.
Under the hood, the Alphard gets a 2GR-FE 3.5 litre V6 engine that provides 271 PS at 6,200 rpm and 340 Nm at 4,700 rpm, driving the front wheels via a six-speed automatic with sequential shifter. The Vellfire comes with a 2AR-FE 2.5 litre Dual VVT-i four-cylinder petrol engine, which outputs 180 PS at 6,000 rpm and 235 Nm at 4,100 rpm, mated to a CVT.
Of course, the Alphard is also offered in a 3.5 Executive Lounge variant (gallery below), which adopts the same powertrain, looks and majority of the Alphard 3.5’s equipment, with a few notable differences.
More feature-packed VIP seats wrapped with premium semi-aniline leather, an 8-inch DVD-AVN infotainment unit, 17-speaker JBL audio system and a rear 9-inch entertainment screen (with Blu-ray playback), are just some of the new kit found on the top-range Alphard.
Toyota Vellfire 2.5
Toyota Alphard 3.5
Toyota Alphard 3.5 Executive Lounge
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How dare u dun support our Party Hard crony…er.. I mean fren & official car supplier! U must be BN lapdog!
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Why u reply to ur own dupe?
we all know u dont support jepunis overlords brands..
tak nak!
No logic pricing. Rm506k for a glorified van? Does the Government think Malaysians have RM500k so easily?
Maybe the big boss can steal RM2.6 billion, for him and his gang of pencuri, RM500k is small money. To most of us, even RM50k is a lot of money.
UMW, being Government owned, is again trying to rip and steal from the Malaysian public. So, in other words, the Government themselves, trying to perah the rakyat maximum for their money. Money which will eventually go into a few pockets.
Check Thailand price lor..cheap or not
Thai price even higher though.. it look more like Toyota problem in pricing. Thai has lower excise tax yet price higher than bolehland which has higher excise tax.
Tax the rich, so no problemo
soccer mum transport!….lots of this boxes can be seen during the daily school run
U r right. Only 3 ppl inside every one of this. The fatty mom, the dum dum maid, and the innocent children. Blocking the ways, park like a motor, and scare off all the German car risk of being scratch. They failed to notice it’s a god dam MPV aka mobile personal van or mini personal van according to the American.
“scare off all the German car risk of being scratch”
Winrar! Lol
the interior is a welcome change..
but the exterior….plssss…can’t they do it better?
i bet the black colour design version will outsell the white colour design version
Cincau stall more laku than soya bean stall. Add more chromes then can get more customers. More chromes and more Ah Beng blue light more ‘mewah’.
Totally an overrated vehicle. Malaysians really lacking of taste also. Empty vessel (or van), cartoon-looking, out of proportion shape at the front, side, and rear, garnished with Ah Pek chromes and voila, it become ‘luxury’.
Pity those who bought at such a high price..what’s worst a ‘recond’ (glorified word of 2nd hand).
Both of these fridge on wheels try to project a bold look but in the end it looks like pathetic looser. Ugly grille, skirting lips, headlamp and oversized Ah Beng tail lamp. What’s more, the dashboard looks so lala.
At least come out with a handsome design like the Carnival. No wonder the Carnivals sells so well in the global market.
Exterior looks Ah Beng, interior looks Ah Piang.
No wonder it only sells well in Malaysia.
Taxi drivers buy them in Bermuda