Toyota HiAce van

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Toyota has revised its diesel-powered HiAce range to improve fuel economy in the city while achieving stricter emissions standards.

Recalibration of the HiAce 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine to meet Euro 5 emissions levels has delivered fuel-economy improvements of up to 4.6% on the official urban cycle. The upgrade to the 3.0-litre 1KD-FTV engine includes a diesel particulate filter with manual as well as automatic regeneration.

The biggest fuel-economy gains around town — where HiAce performs most of its duties — are for the Long Wheel Base (LWB) crew van and Super Long Wheel Base (SLWB) van with the five-speed manual gearbox. These variants also deliver a city-cycle improvement of 3.5% with the optional six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission. Combined-cycle economy is either unchanged or rises marginally.

Petrol vans were upgraded to Euro 5 early last year. Since then, every new HiAce has been equipped with the safety of electronic vehicle stability control, brake assist for greater stopping power in an emergency, hill-start assist control and an emergency stopping signal.

The local range includes four body styles: LWB van, five-seat LWB crew van, SLWB van and commuter bus. Crew van and bus are turbo-diesel only; the other models offer either the diesel or Toyota’s 2.7-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. All grades are trimmed with a dark grey interior.

Other standard HiAce features include driver and front passenger airbags, daytime running lamps, a reversing camera with three-inch monitor in the electro-chromatic interior mirror and anti-skid brakes, air conditioning, power steering, steering-wheel audio controls, clean-air filter, power mirrors, remote central locking, power front windows, cruise control and a multi-information display.