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Tuesday, 12 July 2011

TOYOTA INNOVA

Toyota Innova

   Overall

Toyota Innova Picture is the most popular MUV (Multi Utility Vehicle) in the Indian market which belongs to a breed of cars that is hardly seen in the auto market. Toyota Innova is the 5th generation of the Toyota Kijang, while its outgoing model and Toyota Qualis is two generations behind. Toyota Innova wishes to combine features like space and ruggedness associated with MUV's along with comfort and handling that is normally seen in high segment cars. Toyota Innova is an ambitious project, considering the fact that Toyota Innova is here to replace Qualis. Toyota Innova is car that showed Indian manufacturers quality work in a segment where most of the cars sold, are used as taxis. Toyota Innova can be an owners pride for its design, comfort, safety and innovative features. It features virtually the same dimensions as the previous model, but offers an all-new body with a lean, stylish shape that offers more interior and luggage room, engines that are more powerful yet more fuel-efficient and an all-new chassis and suspension.

The contemporary design of Toyota Innova emphasizes the fact that it is designed to cater to the world market. Innova offers excellent handling and drive quality with its elegant interiors, additional advanced features and generous cabin space. Toyota Innova has an excellent shape. Its wheel arches are flared and it is high enough to do away with any number speed bumps that it might encounter. Toyota Innova equipped with double wishbones with coil springs up the front suspension. On the other hand the rear suspension uses a non-independent suspension, with four links and a lateral rod with coil springs.



Toyota Innova PictureThe petrol version of Toyota Innova comes with a 1998cc, 16-Valve DOHC WTi petrol engine that produces 132PS power at 5600rpm and 181NM torque at 4000rpm while the diesel version of Toyota Innova comes with a 2494cc, 16-Valve DOHC diesel engine that produces 102PS power at 3600rpm and 200NM torque at 1400-3400rpm. The petrol variant of Toyota Innova is compatible with CNG. The CNG variant of Innova has a manual selector switch that enables the driver to easily switch from gasoline to CNG and vice versa. The CNG Innova has an on-board cylinder that has a capacity of approximately 12kg. The running cost on CNG for the Innova is estimated to be around Rs 1.6/km or less depending on the driving situation.


Toyota Innova Models

Toyota Innova 2.0 G Petrol 8-seater It is a base petrol variant of Toyota Innova that comes without few standard features like Airbags, Trip Computer, Power Windows, Power ORVMs, Rear Aircon, Central Locking, Remote Locking, etc.
Toyota Innova 2.0 GX Petrol 8-seater Some of the additional features that this variant offers are Driver Seat Height Adjustment, Rear Wiper, Rear AC Vents, etc.
Toyota Innova 2.0 VX Petrol 8-seater It is a top end petrol variant of Toyota Innova. Some of the additional features that this variant offers are Alloy Wheels, Fog Lamps, Chrome Outside Rear view Mirror, MID (Multi Information Display), Optitron Combimeter with Illumination Control, Wooden Panels, Automatic Climate Control AC, 2 DIN AM/FM 1CD (With MP3) with Six Speakers, ABS, Airbags and many more features.
Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel MS 8-seater It is the base diesel variant of Toyota Innova that comes without few standard features like Clock, Tachometer, Cigarette Lighter, Power Outlet, Audio System, ABS, airbags, etc.
Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel MS 7-seater All the features are similar to that of Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel MS 8-seater excepth the Power Steering, seven passenger seating capacity and rear seat slide.
Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel PS 8-Seater All features are similar like Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel MS 8-seater, only two difference are Power Steering, eight passenger seating capacity and rear bench seat.
Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel PS 7-Seater All features are similar like Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel MS 8-seater, only two difference are Power Steering, seven passenger seating capacity and rear seat slide.
Toyota Innova 2.5 G1 Diesel 8-seater Some of the additional features that this variant offers are Clock, Tachometer, Driver Seat belt Warning, Cigarette Lighter, Power Outlet, Sunvisor Passenger, Power Windows, Power Door Locks, Immobilizer, etc.
Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 7-seater Some of the additional features that this variant offers are Rear Wiper, Electrically Controlled Body Colored ORVMs, Front Map Lamp, Height Adjustable Driver Seat, Fabric Seats, Rear AC Vents, etc.
Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 8-seater All features are similar like Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 7-seater, only two difference are Power Steering, eight passenger seating capacity and rear bench seat.
Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 7-seater It is a top end variant of Toyota Innova. Some of the additional features of this variant are Alloy Wheels, Fog Lamps, Electrically Controlled Chrome ORVMs, MID (Multi Information Display), Optitron Combimeter With Illumination Control, Driver + Passenger Seat Belt Warning, Wooden Finished Panels, Automatic Climate Control Air Conditioner, 2 DIN AM/FM 1CD (With MP3) with Six Speakers, etc.
Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 8-seater All features are similar to that of Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 7-seater, except the Power Steering, eight passenger seating capacity and rear bench seat.

Mileage, Average and Fuel Economy

Toyota Innova is available with both petrol and diesel engine option. The CNG variant of Toyota Innova is available with company fitted CNG kit but for this you have to pay some extra amount for the same. The three variants of Toyota Innova come with a petrol engine option which is powered by 2.0L, 1998cc, 1TR-FE, Gasoline, 4 Inline Cylinder petrol engine with EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) that offers high engine performance. The EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) technology makes Toyota Innova highly fuel efficient and offers a mileage of 8.3kmpl in city and 12.5kmpl on the highway.

The diesel variants of Toyota Innova are powered by 2.5L, 2494cc, 2KD-FTV, Diesel With Turbocharger, 4 Inline Cylinder and with Common-Rail Direct Injection fuel supply system. This engine, too, delivers high engine performance with excellent fuel efficiency. The mileage of the diesel variants of Toyota Innova at urban roads is 10.2kmpl while on highway it gives 13.5kmpl mileage.


Power

Toyota Innova Engine PictureAs we have already mentioned earlier that Toyota Innova is available with both petrol and diesel engine option that offer different levels of power and performance. Toyota Innova is available with twelve variants out of which its three variants are equipped with the petrol engine. These petrol models of Toyota Innova are powered by the 2.0L, 1998cc, 1TR-FE, Gasoline, 4 Inline Cylinder petrol engine with EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection). This engine delivers high engine performance and produces 132 PS of maximum power at 5600rpm with 181 Nm of maximum torque at 4000rpm.

The remaining nine variants of Toyota Innova are equipped with 2.5L, 2494cc, 2KD-FTV, Diesel With Turbocharger, 4 Inline Cylinder and with Common-Rail Direct Injection fuel supply system. This engine delivers higher engine performance with excellent acceleration and lower level of NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness). This diesel engine produces 102 PS of maximum power at 3600rpm and 200 Nm of maximum torque at 1400~3400rpm.


Colors

Toyota Innova is available with seven exciting colors that are Dark Red Mica Metallic, Champagne Mica Metallic, Grey Mica Metallic, Silver Mica Metallic, Light Blue Metallic, White and Super White. However the Champaign Mica Metallic color can only be availed by paying some price.

Dark Red Mica Metallic Available with Toyota Innova 2.0 G4 Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 8-seater.
Champagne Mica Metallic Available with Toyota Innova 2.0 G1 Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G1 Diesel 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.0 G4 Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.0 V Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 8-seater.
Grey Mica Metallic Available with Toyota Innova 2.0 G1 Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G1 Diesel 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.0 G4 Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.0 V Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 8-seater.
Silver Mica Metallic Available with all variants.
Light Blue Metallic Available with Toyota Innova 2.0 G4 Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 V Diesel 8-seater.
White Available with Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel MS 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel MS 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel PS 8-Seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 E Diesel PS 7-Seater.
Super White Available with Toyota Innova 2.0 G1 Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G1 Diesel 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.0 G4 Petrol 8-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 7-seater, Toyota Innova 2.5 G4 Diesel 8-seater.


Acceleration and Pick Up

Toyota Innova SpeedometerThe petrol variants of Toyota Innova which are powered by the 2.0L, 1998cc, 1TR-FE, 4-Inline Cylinder petrol engine with EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) produce maximum power of 132PS at 5600rpm with maximum torque of 181Nm at 4000rpm. This engine delivers higher engine performance with great acceleration which facilitates Toyota Innova to cross the 100kmph mark in just 12.8 seconds and touch the top speed mark of 179kmph.

On the other hand, the diesel variants of Toyota Innova are equipped with higher capacity engine but deliver lesser engine performance in comparison to petrol variants of Toyota Innova in terms of power and acceleration. These diesel variants are equipped with the 2.5L, 2494cc, 2KD-FTV, Diesel with Turbocharger, 4 Inline Cylinder and with Common-Rail Direct Injection fuel supply system. Diesel engine makes Toyota Innova able to cross 100kmph mark in just 17.4 seconds to touch the top speed mark of 149kmph.


Toyota Innova Exteriors

Exterior Appearance

Toyota Innova ExteriorToyota Innova is a stylish MUV (Multi Utility Vehicle) with aggressive front, stylish side foot steps and head and tail lamps. Toyota Innova front is very aggressive with its large three dimensional front grille, clear lens headlamps and fog lamps that are placed next to the grille. From the side Toyota Innova appears to be macho car with a muscular body, stylish side steps, rear view mirrors and swanky alloy wheels. Other features that make Toyota Innova exterior, a stylish one are its three dimensional front grille, Alloy Wheels, Intermittent and Mist Wiper, Rear Wiper, Front Fog Lamps, electrically Controlled Outside Rear View Mirror, Superior Multi Reflector Headlamps, Side Protection Molding, Distinct Rear Combination Lamp, Grip type Body colored Door Handles, Large Chrome Emblem in Front, Towering Height, Smart Design, Better Visibility etc.

Exterior Measurements

Toyota Innova Exterior PictureToyota Innova is a stylish MUV which is available with both seven and eight seater variants with spacious passenger room. The exterior dimensions of Toyota Innova are – its length is 4,580mm, width is 1,770mm, height is 1,755mm, wheelbase is 2750mm, minimum ground clearance is 176mm with the minimum turning radius of 5.4 meter.


Toyota Innova Interiors

Interior Appearance

Toyota Innova Interior PicturesThe elegantly designed interiors of Toyota Innova are much more impressive in comparison to any other vehicle in its segment in the Indian market. Bearing stylish interiors, Toyota Innova is packed with dual tone beige interiors, dual tone dashboard with advanced graphic instrument panel, leather covered steering wheel and gear knob and other leather upholstery. Some other features that make Toyota Innova interiors appealing are Ergonomically designed Instrument Panel, High Quality Seats, Dual Tone Elegant Interior, Wooden Finished Panels, Multi Information Display, Optitron Combimeter with Illumination Control, Tachometer, Tripmeter, Front Map Lamp (With Overhead Storage Console), Glove Box, etc.

Interior Comfort

Toyota Innova InteriorToyota Innova is a luxurious MUV (Multi Utility Vehicle) model that offers comfort with great driving experience. The other exciting interior features that make Toyota Innova much luxurious and a comfortable vehicle are its Climate Control Air Conditioner with Heater, Rear Air Conditioner Ceiling Vents (For 2nd & 3rd Rows), Tilt Steering Column, Power Steering, Power Windows (With Driver Side Auto Down), Power Door Lock, Audio System (2 DIN AM/FM CD Player with MP3), Integrated Speakers, Audio Control & Mid Switch On Steering Wheel, Keyless Entry, Parking Sensor, Driver Seat Height Adjustment Reclining Seats, Cigarette Lighter, Glove Box, Captain Seat, Power Outlet, Electrically Controlled Outside Rear View Mirror, etc.

Interior Measurements

Toyota Innova Interior PictureToyota Innova is an ultra spacious luxurious MUV (Multi Utility Vehicle) model that has a seating capacity of seven to eight passengers (depending on variants). Toyota Innova offers generous headroom of 980mm (Front) and 940mm (Rear) with the generous legroom of 1170mm (max.) and 970mm (min) with the rear knee room of 950mm (max.) and 615mm (min.) and with the shoulder room of 1430mm which is enough even for a six feet tall person. The boot capacity of Toyota Innova is 620 liters.


Engine Capacity and Performance

As we mentioned earlier, Toyota Innova is available with two different capacity engines that offer different levels of power and performance – first one runs on petrol and other one runs on diesel. The three variants of Toyota Innova are available with petrol engine option and are equipped with 2.0L, 1998cc, 1TR-FE, 4-Inline Cylinder petrol engine with EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection). This engine can produce 132PS of maximum power at 5600rpm with 181Nm of maximum torque at 4000rpm and delivers high engine performance so that the car never vibrate even at high speed of 120kmph.

Second one is the diesel engine which is well known for delivering high engine performance with better fuel efficiency and low running cost. All diesel variants of Toyota Innova are equipped with high capacity engine – 2.5L, 2494cc, 2KD-FTV, diesel engine with Turbocharger, 4-Inline Cylinder and with Common-Rail Direct Injection fuel supply system. This diesel engine produces 102PS of maximum power at 3600rpm and 200Nm of maximum torque at 1400~3400rpm and delivers good engine performance with lower NVH (Noise Vibration and Harshness).


Wheels

As for the wheels, Toyota Innova is available with both steel and alloy wheels. The 16 inch, 6.5J Alloy Wheels of Toyota Innova add to the stylish exterior of the car. Toyota Innova is packed with puncture resistant 205/65 R15 radial tube less tyres that offer great off-roading capability with this vehicle.


Braking and Handling

The front wheels of Toyota Innova are packed with large Ventilated Disc Brakes while its rear wheels are packed with Leading-Trailing Drum Brakes that de-accelerate this MUV very quickly. The other advanced features that make handling of Toyota Innova more convenient are ABS (Antilock Brake System) with EBD (Electronic Brake-Force Distribution) that ensures that vehicle will never skid in case of hard braking at a wet or slippery road.


Handling and Safety

The front suspension of Toyota Innova is Double Wishbone with Stabilizer Type while the rear suspension of this MUV is Coil Spring type with Four Link. This advanced suspension system reduces jerks at rough road and makes handing of Toyota Innova more convenient.

Toyota Innova is packed with a lot of advanced safety features that ensure a safe journey with this car. The safety features that are available with Toyota Innova are Dual Front SRS Airbags, ABS (antilock Brake System), Collapsible Steering Wheel Column, Front Disc Brakes, Anti Submarine Seats, GOA (Global Outstanding Assessment) Body, LSPV (Load Sensing Proportion Valve), High Rigidity Frame, Side Door Impact Beams, Immobilizer with Theft Deterrent System, Child Locks, central Locking, etc.


Stereo and Accessories

Toyota Innova Stereo and ACToyota Innova is packed with a high end music system (2 DIN AM/FM CD Player with MP3) with six integrated speakers that offers best in its class entertainment during journey.

Toyota Innova comes with a powerful climate control dual air conditioning system with HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and AC) with unique AC vents at second and third row, that offer a convenient temperature that driver and passengers required.

Other accessories that are available with Toyota Innova include Leather Seat Covers, Fabric Seat Covers, Four different body graphics – Grasslands, Small, Large, Sunrise. Wooden Panels, Sports Metal Pedals, Rear Reading Lamp, Premium Audio System, Executive Audio System, Alloy Wheels (City), Alloy Wheels (Rugged), Side Visor, side Moulding without Chrome, Mud Flaps, Mud Flaps (Moulded), Car Cover (Silver), Car Cover (Tyvek), Fender Pole, etc.

Toyota Innova Pros :

Excellent reliability, Good fuel economy, Smooth ride.
Space, Comfort, Refined diesel engine, On-road Manners, Supreme Practicality and Versatility.

Toyota Innova Cons :

Awkward driver position, Dated design.
High Running Cost for Petrol Model, High Price for its segment, Size is too large to nimble in the city

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