Toyota, please bring this to the US!

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by slortz, Jun 23, 2005.

  1. slortz

    slortz New Member

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    I starting a topic a last year about the desire for a Toyota hybrid minivan for the US market. Well, the Alphard (the name has gotta change for the US market :pukeright: ) has been in Japan for some time now. It's their top-of-the-line minivan.
    Check this out:
    http://www.toyota.com.hk/showroom/alphard/gallery.html

    With that V-Package Aero kit it is the absolute coolest looking minivan I have ever laid eyes on! I would buy this in a heartbeat if they made a left-hand drive version.
    Right now, I'm unanxiously in the market for a minivan. Wife and I are considering having a third child so more room may be necessary. I would wait to purchase the hybrid version of this minivan if Toyota was planning on making a left-hand version. I would go so far as ordering from another country if it was out there.

    I would get a none-hybrid minivan before I would ever buy a hybrid SUV but alas it seems like that's what the auto manufacturers are going for.
    The Alphard is EXACTLY what I want! Don't make me rough you up, Toyota! :cussing: Bring this to the State!


    Please... :cry:
     
    #1 slortz, Jun 23, 2005
  2. efusco

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    I've been saying that for 2 years. Get a minivan in the US. Sell this technology to Soccer Moms and it's going to just explode.
     
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  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    I'd like to see a small mpv vehicle like the Mazda5 =)
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco\";p=\"100913)</div>
    i second that idea
     
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    and WHAT is WITH that low clearance?? Japan must have smoother/better roads than we have here - at least in the south.

    of course it does look like its just a "panel" that might get messed up - I'm assuming the bottom of the car is higher than it looks?

    All the soccer moms I know drive SUVs
     
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  7. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    hee hee hee...

    I like the wheels though. Sporty!
     
    #7 Tideland Prius, Jun 23, 2005
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    I like the air bags on that model... (or are they saline?)
     
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    I'd be in line for an economy minded mini-van to replace our '02 somewhere down the future (if my wife gets her way to expand the family any further).
     
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  10. paprius4030

    paprius4030 My first Prius

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    I agree, we need that mini-van here in the US pronto!
     
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    I'm #2 for a hybrid Sienna at Boulder Toyota. It could be a while.

    Nate
     
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  13. Tideland Prius

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    Japanese market only. That's the HK page. I don't think they sell the Alphard Hybrid in HK.
     
    #13 Tideland Prius, Jun 23, 2005
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    http://toyota.jp/alphardhybrid/index.html

    here it is


    Edit:
    the 3rd link on the left with the character that looks like an I is for the exterior. The one below is the interior. The 8th link is the specs.

    Also, that is the coolest speedo ever! it looks like a microbe :p
     
    #14 Tideland Prius, Jun 23, 2005
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