Toyota launched a new generation Sienta Driver in Japan with seating for up to seven passengers, as well as hybrid and all-wheel drive options.
A spokesperson for Toyota Australia confirmed the new Sienta “has no plans to introduce it to the Australian market at this time”.
The third generation Sienta is related to Yarisshare the TNGA GA-B platform with the small hatchback as well as Yaris Cross SUV car.
Measures of Sienta 4260mm Long, 1695mm wide, 1715mm tall, with a 2750mm The standard long.
This makes it the same width as the Yaris hatch, but 320mm longer and 210mm taller, with a 200mm longer wheelbase.
Compared to the second-generation Sienta, the new model is 20mm taller and 80mm longer inside the cabin, which Toyota says improves second-row space.
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2WD . hybrid powertrain
Powering the new Toyota Sienta is a 1.5 liter naturally aspirated three-cylinder engine manufacturing 88kW power and 145Nm of torque. It is mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with 10 artificial steps that reproduce gear shifts.
The Sienta is also available as a hybrid, with an e-CVT, 1.5 liter gasoline engine and two or three electric motors.
The hybrid option with two electric motors is front-wheel drive only and the option with three electric motors is all-wheel drive.
Toyota doesn’t provide total system output for this series parallel hybrid powertrain, but the engine produces 67kW/120Nm, the front electric motor produces 59kW/141Nm and the rear electric motor produces 2.2kW / 44Nm.
All of these powertrains are already available on the Yaris Cross.
Toyota announced non-hybrid engine consume 5.5L / 100km according to WLTC test and hybrid powertrain can consume as little as 3.5L / 100km.
The Sienta is supplied with features such as dual power sliding doors, ceiling air recirculation system, sunshades on sliding doors, fabric seats that are waterproof and oil resistant, and 1500W accessory power outlets, among many other features. other.
It also has automatic emergency braking with daytime pedestrian, cyclist and motorcyclist detection, Active Driving Assist, semi-automatic parking assist, as well as front and rear cams. .
Sienta is also available in special wheelchair variants, called Welcab.
These Sienta Welcab models include modifications such as a ramp with air suspension at the rear wheels, the removal of the rear seats, as well as the option to reduce the force of the steering wheel.
Prices for Sienta start in Japan at 1.95 million ($ A20,649) for the five-seat non-hybrid base model and expandable to 3.11 million ($ A32,912) for the flagship E-Four 7-seater hybrid.
The Toyota Sienta is one of a long list of compact engines not sold here.
People’s momentum has largely fallen in Australia as SUV sales continue to rise.
Previous minor motor offerings in Australia include Kia Rondo, BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, Mercedes-Benz B-ClassRenault Scenic, Holden Zafira, Citroen C4 Picasso and Mazda Premacy.
Of these, only Class B has survived here to this day.
