Toyota has launched a couple of compact minivans for the Japanese market – the Roomy and the Tank, as they are called, are manufactured by Daihatsu for Toyota at the former’s Ikeda plant.
Two three-cylinder 1.0 litre engines are available for the minivans, and these are a naturally-aspirated 1KR-FE or a turbocharged 1KR-VET, both mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) sending drive to the front wheels.
Output numbers for the 1KR-FE here isn’t mentioned, but in many other application the mill offers 67 PS at 6,000 rpm and 91 Nm at 4,800 rpm. As for the 1KR-VET, it has 72 PS at 6,000 rpm and 140 Nm from 2,400 to 4,000 rpm.
Highlights of the Roomy/Tank duo include spaciousness as well as convenience and manoeuvrability; its turning radius is rated at 4.6 m, while inside, a maximum distance of 1,105 mm can be had between the front and rear passengers. For convenience, both sides of the Roomy and the Tank feature one-touch, electrically-powered sliding doors with a programmable locking function.
Interior conveniences includes a five litre removable trash bin, a rotating cup holder that can also hold cartons, large assist grips (with child grips) to support children as well as adults in getting into the vehicle smoothly and a rear-seat step-up light that turns on when the power slide door is operated, for safe entry and exit even at night and in dark locations.
Flexibility of accommodation is the trump card played by the Roomy/Tank duo, with seat mechanisms that allow occupants to move about within the cabin. Walk-through front seats allow the driver and front passenger to access the rest of the vehicle’s cabin from within.
The rear seats, meanwhile, can either be slid forward by up to 240 mm to fit up to four carry-on sized suitcases with five occupants seated, or alternatively the rear seats can be reclined by up to 70 degrees to provide a sleeping space in the cabin.
Alternatively, if even more space is required, a dive-in mechanism can fold the rear seats forward to make a completely flat cargo floor, which offers a cargo space that is 1,500 mm long.
Both the Roomy and Tank are equipped with a Smart Assist II collision avoidance assist system, which has five functions: a collision warning function for vehicles and pedestrians, a collision avoidance brake assist function for vehicles, an accidental-start control function for forward and backward starts, a line deviation warning function as well as a function that notifies the driver that the vehicle ahead has started moving forward.
Four face designs are available between the Roomy and the Tank, while a total of 14 exterior colours – comprising nine single-tone colours and five two-tone colours for custom colouring – are available, in addition to three exclusive body colours, called Laser Blue Crystal Shine, Imperial Gold Crystal Metallic and Brilliant Copper Crystal Mica.
Pricing for the Roomy and Tank start from 1,463,400 Yen (RM59,971) for the front-wheel-drive X variant, topping out at 2,008,800 Yen (RM82,330) for the 4WD, Custom G “S” variant.
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Looks roomy enuff to do Jepunis Animal Videos.
Nice very roomy indeed…will compete with hrv and odyssey combined…honda be afraid be very afraid…
jepunis overlords never lack of ideas..
Mini Alphard, will be selling good in Malaysia. And why Toyota CBU so damn expensive here? Ask your beloved government and Proton. Someone has to pay that RM1.5b angpow money to Proton!
again brain bugs talking. blaming here and there. If you dont like , go live else where.
Wish in Malaysia we had such choices. But MITI will never allow these cars in cause they are cheaper than Alphard. then all their own AP cronies cannot sell their Alphards and go bust.
It is time to abolish these AP cronies. Because of them we will never see many cars brought in
Please mind your own business at your own country. Don’t come here stir anger only. Shall worry more on the water supply from malaysia to your country.
I’m not jepunis cars fan but this fridge design is so 2000’s
It time the ap system open to all malaysian instead of the current system used..maybe limit it to 1 person own 1 or 2 ap licence..so we all can buy car from these country under the ap system
Guan eng can buy anytime…under market value..just ask him how…but first enter into a marriage with the seller…
Have you tried import one? Talk is easy la
its not MITI , its UMW TOYOTA gonna decide they want to import it or not ? am I right ?
Its business, why would people buy this that cost RM60k-80k, its still expensive for a 1 litre engine with uncomfortable upright rear seat like Bezza
Do u see any of those model sold in ASEAN?
A noble direction but weird reason given.
This is like saying Nissan Venette affect the sales of Alphard or Axia affect the sales of MINI.
Nice to know, but it is not coming here. So what.
Yes. The main question is.. will it reach the Malaysian shores?
Inspired from proton juara, maybe replace proton juara hahahahah
Future fridge on wheels Hmm kenari
Wow! I think a replacement for p2 kenari is awesome. P2 please consider this for Msian market.
Great looking vehicle. Below 40k would be good:)
Proton should take legal action on Toyota for copying our very own Proton Juara. lol
This would be suitable to replace black taxi in UK.
1KR-VET???? 72ps and 140nm of torque??? That’s something… I wonder how does the torque feels like when it overtakes a car…. kudos, it looks like we will see these engines in our Axia and bezza 1.0 engine swap in the mere future…
Looks like a nice car to be on local roads with a perodua badge
The rim looks similar to the one found in Iriz 1.6
look at the amazing low and flat floors!
this type of car is not about design of the outlook… it’s all about the use of it…
design like proton juara.. Toyota no more idea to design .. but still sell hot cake .. maybe people still blur to look old design
Toyota has launched a couple of compact minivans for the Japanese market….
Sapa lah bodoh piak tanye lagi masuk msia or not these models
The BEST replacement for Perodua KENARI.