The Toyota Avanza panel van comes with the convenience and utility of a commercial vehicle together with the comfort and style of a compact MPV. The styling of the Avanza panel van is the same that the rest of the Avanza range received, with a new exterior and interior styling. Toyota are aiming this vehicle directly at medium-sized businesses, with its enlarged cabin and additional changes and enhancements.

Toyota Avanza packed with useful features

The enlarged loading bay comes with the following features: A low-lip and large aperture, which adds to the ease of loading. The loading capacity clocks in at 500kg, there is a cargo barrier net to secure the load and there are rear doors for easy access to the cargo. Lastly the windows of the vehicle have been blacked out, for theft-prevention.

On the comfort side of things, the Toyota Avanza panel van comes with Electric Power Steering, dual front airbags, ABS and electric windows. The suspension has also been reworked and now comprises of a McPherson strut suspension in the front a 5-link coil spring suspension in the rear. The shock absorbers and springs have also received some love and are optimized for comfort.

Under the hood is an enhanced version of the 1.3 lite K3-VW engine which has variable valve timing. The weight of the vehicle has also been addressed and with a 20kg reduction there is improved acceleration, braking and fuel economy. The fuel consumption figures now clock in at 7.7 litres/100km along with a 0-100km/h time of 11.9 seconds. The transmission is a 5-speed manual.

Toyota Avanza – Price

The 1.3 S Toyota Avanza panel van will retail for R161 400 and comes with a 4 year/60 000km ToyotaCare service plan and 3 year/100 000km warranty.