Toyota City, Japan, August 23, 2022―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces today that it has commenced sales of its completely redesigned Sienta minivan in Japan on August 23.

The Sienta was launched in September 2003 as a vehicle that combines the convenience of a minivan, with a spacious cabin and seating for seven passengers, into a compact body size. Each generation of the Sienta has provided solid support for family life by remaining consistently close to Japanese families and carrying a deep understanding of changing customer values from the very first generation. This consideration in design has earned driver loyalty and passenger admiration.

The development team once again considered customer feedback and tried to uncover their real hopes for the Sienta in developing this new model. The conclusion they reached was preserving the vehicle's easy-to-manage length, latest safety and security features, fuel economy, and affordable price while further refining the user-friendly cabin space preserved from the first generation. The team has ensured a cabin space that seven adults can ride in without changing the length and width, making it a better companion that matches customer lifestyles. The second-row seats, where most passengers sit, have been re-designed to provide more spacious rear seat space for both legroom and head clearance. In addition, the new Sienta adopts a revamped powertrain that achieves both fuel economy and driving performance through TNGA, as well as the latest safety and security features in support of family drives. The consideration that has been added to the new Sienta will bring smiles to the faces of the whole family.

Details of the new third-generation Sienta are as follows.

Toyota Safety Sense, the latest active safety package with advanced and improved functionality, is equipped as standard on all models. The range of accidents that can be responded to has been expanded to support safe driving further.

The all-new Sienta is also offered via the KINTO ONE*1 car subscription service. KINTO ONE includes automobile insurance and other car-related expenses that tend to burden younger customers with monthly fees. Customers can sign up either online or at Toyota dealers, making it easy to get started. The G grade, which has dual power sliding doors, blind spot monitor, and other features equipped as standard, is available from just 24,640 yen per month (including tax)*2.

For details, please visit https://kinto-jp.com/lp/sienta/

Miyagi Ohira Plant, Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.

This model is equipped with a gentle ramp (slope angle 9.5°) with air suspension on the rear wheels and a manual ramp with a forward-tilt function, features that were well received in previous models. The seat layout allows caregivers to ride next to the wheelchair user and the wheelchair user to travel with peace of mind.

This model is equipped primarily for children using wheelchairs. It allows wheelchair users to be positioned 1.5 rows back within reach of the driver's seat by folding down the passenger seat. It also allows ingress and egress on a stretcher.

This model is newly designed primarily for corporate customers. When the rear hatch door is opened, a short ramp is deployed at the same time as the vehicle height is lowered, enabling entry and exit in tight spaces. The simple operation shortens the time required for getting in and out of the vehicle and minimizes the outflow of warm and cold air.

When taking off and at low speeds, the steering operation force is reduced to about half that of the base model, allowing wheelchair users to drive the vehicle themselves. Driving assist devices can be retrofitted to meet customer needs.

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