The all-new 2022 Toyota Avanza and its sportier Veloz variant will likely be making its debut in Indonesia on November 10, Toyota Astra Motor has informed native media. In the meantime, the Avanza’s Daihatsu Xenia twin will likely be launching a day later, on November 11.
Each new Low MPVs are anticipated to fulfill the general public for the primary time on the 2021 Gaikindo Indonesia Worldwide Auto Present (GIIAS), which is able to open to the press on November 11. The organisers’ original plan was to have the show in August, however higher late than by no means. We’ve lined GIIAS at BSD Metropolis dwell yearly since its inception, however that run was halted in 2020 and we’ll have to sit down this one out as effectively. Quickly, maybe.
Immediately’s second-generation Avanza has been round for a decade now, having made its debut in Indonesia method again in 2011. In that decade, rivals have come and gone – for example, the original Honda BR-V debut in 2015, and a new one will be joining the Avanza at GIIAS. Lengthy overdue is understating it.
For such a protracted wait, it’s truthful to count on a complete change, and it seems to be just like the Avanza is unrecognisable. We’ve seen shots of the seven-seater Veloz in a showroom last month, however the lead pic above exhibits a clearer view of the brand new MPV’s rear in white, taken in Karawang, West Java the place it’s made.
The brand new Avanza sports activities full-width taillights damaged up by the Toyota emblem. A horizontal LED strip is stylish now – as seen on the new Toyota Harrier and Lexus UX SUVs – however we’ll see how a lot of that is mild and the way a lot of it its ornamental trim. The Avanza’s back lights have all the time been vertical, so this can be a massive departure that additionally highlights the substantial width of the brand new automotive.
Under the sculpted back lights are faux vents with a reflector – these remind me of the sideways-T trim on the G20 BMW 3 Series. Elsewhere, there’s a large skid plate-style trim in silver, Veloz branding on the quantity plate garnish, and a Q badge denoting the Indonesian trim degree.
We get a very good view of the brand new Avanza’s sides on the white automotive, which wears the identical two-tone alloys because the showroom unit – they’re somewhat generously sized. Additionally, the broader angle image of the white automotive offers us a greater take a look at the brand new Avanza’s strains – a sculpted belt line flows from lamp to lamp, in straight trend “spearing” via the door handles.
The outlines for the wheel arches are drawn somewhat excessive up from the precise arches – no SUV-style black plastic right here however there are (probably mock) roof rails. There’s additionally a chrome trim that connects the daylight opening to the rear glass, separating the center part of the physique from the D pillars.
We’ve previously had a look at the new Avanza’s bold face, which is dominated by a big trapezoidal grille. In Veloz type, the grille is crammed by a Y-pattern mesh and flanked by slim LED headlights with a DRL strip under. There’s a chrome strip on the highest of the grille, which flows into the headlamps and continues on the entrance wings to the home windows. From there, it joins the D-pillar trim talked about above.
The inside can be an enormous departure, a clear sheet design sporting sharp strains and a excessive centre console. There’s an enormous freestanding touchscreen head unit, a brand new design steering wheel with two spokes of buttons, push begin and what seems to be like ambient lighting strips across the gear lever. Behind stated lever is an digital parking brake swap, on an Avanza! The format and sharp angles remind me of the Ativa/Rocky/Raize dashboard, however barely much less funky, flatter and rendered in two-tone.
The shot of the passenger part exhibits an enormous roof-mounted display, a single pop-out cupholder, USB charging ports and sliding seats. Curiously, the entrance seat backs have organising slots above the same old decrease pocket. There’s one large slot (most likely adequate for a pill) and a smaller one that appears good for a telephone. A easy however helpful function for a household wagon.
Quantum leap stuff, in the event you keep in mind how the outgoing Avanza is like. No official particulars but, however we’re anticipating a radical change below the pores and skin too, particularly a swap to the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) that additionally underpins the Ativa/Rocky/Raize. If that’s the case, the Avanza will likely be transferring from ladder body to monocoque development and rear-wheel drive to FWD.
Will the Avanza stick with it with 1.5L NA energy – like the brand new BR-V and Mitsubishi Xpander – or will it share the 1.0L three-cylinder turbo and 1.2L three-pot NA choices from the Indonesian-market Rocky/Raize? What’s sure is that lively security and driver help options will make its debut on the mannequin, branded as Toyota Security Sense – observe the Perodua-style stereo cameras on the high of the windscreen.
When you’re questioning what all this has obtained to do with the Perodua Alza, right here’s a recap. Based mostly on the now defunct Daihatsu Boon Luminas a.okay.a. Toyota Passo Sette, the present Alza was distinctive in our area by being based mostly on a JDM mannequin. It’s 12 years old now, and a alternative is due. Merging it with the Toyota/Daihatsu funds MPV for the area – the Avanza/Xenia – is sensible for economies of scale.
DNGA for the subsequent Alza/Avanza matches properly into the Perodua image as effectively – the Rawang-based carmaker has invested closely into DNGA manufacturing for the Ativa, which is able to certainly not be a one-off, however a begin of a brand new period. Like Daihatsu in Indonesia, Perodua produces certain T-badged models, and the NR engine it manufactures is provided to Toyota as effectively. All inside the household.
As for the timeline, in Could, Sapura, a Perodua vendor, stated that the new Alza, codenamed D27A, is expected to surface by the end of this year. “We’re presently within the improvement part of components awarded for the Alza alternative mannequin (D27A) anticipated to be launched by finish 2021. Now we have additionally been awarded the provision of Case Differential Meeting by Akashi Kikai Industry Malaysia, a Tier-1 vendor for Perodua’s transmission module, forecasted for mass manufacturing in December 2021,” Sapura stated in its 2021 annual report.
In fact, that is perhaps the preliminary timeline and the goal given by P2 to suppliers, and issues might need been delayed as a result of Covid-19, however we all know that the D27A Alza is coming very quickly, even when it’s not in 2021. Perodua’s focus now could be on the 2022 Myvi facelift, which has been noticed on a industrial shoot.
For now, what do you consider the Avanza’s main reboot? Right here’s the new second-gen Honda BR-V for comparability.
