Toyota Isis

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Toyota Isis (AM10)
2004 Toyota Isis (pre-facelift)
Overview
ManufacturerKanto Auto Works[1]
Production2004–2017
AssemblyJapan: Susono, Shizuoka (Higashi Fuji plant)[2]
DesignerHiroshi Okamoto[3]
Body and chassis
ClassMinivan
Body style5-door minivan
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
PlatformToyota MC platform
Powertrain
Engine1.8 L 1ZZ-FE I4 (gasoline 2004 - 2009)
1.8 L 2ZR-FAE I4 (gasoline 2009 - 2017)
2.0 L 1AZ-FSE I4 (gasoline 2004 - 2009)
2.0 L 3ZR-FAE I4 (gasoline 2009 - 2017)
Transmission4-speed automatic (1.8L 2004 - 2009)
CVT (2.0L 2004 - 2017, 1.8L 2009 - 2017)
Dimensions
Length4,640 mm (182.7 in)
Width1,710 mm (67.3 in)
Height1,670 mm (65.7 in)
Curb weight1,560 kg (3,439.2 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorToyota Gaia
SuccessorToyota Noah (R80)

The Toyota Isis is a seven-seat large MPV manufactured by Kanto Auto Works under contract for Japanese automaker Toyota. It is sold in Japan and was launched in September 2004. It features sliding doors and is available with either front- or four-wheel drive and straight-4 1.8- and 2.0-liter gasoline engines. It competed in Japan with the Honda Stream and the Nissan Lafesta.

The Isis used a unique approach to the sliding doors in that the front passenger door and the rear passenger sliding door interlock when closed, instead of having a doorjamb that the doors attach to. This door system is used only on the passenger side. The doors on the driver's side attach with a conventional doorjamb. The front passenger seat can be folded flat upon itself and then tilted forward to further provide passenger access. The doors also interlock with the top and bottom door openings so that both doors can be opened independently of each other. This door feature was first used by Toyota on the Toyota Raum. This type of door was first used on the Nissan Prairie in 1981, and was also used on the Ford B-Max.

For model year 2007 on Japanese models only, G-BOOK, a subscription telematics service was offered as an option.

When the terrorist group ISIS emerged in 2014, Toyota was criticized for inadvertently supplying the militant group with trucks, and was urged to change the name of the MPV, which had become unfortunate by then. The Isis was discontinued in Japan on 11 December 2017.[4][5]

Trim levels (Japan)[edit]

2000 cc

  • Platana (2WD, 4WD)
  • G U-Selection (2WD, 4WD)
  • G (2WD, 4WD)
  • L (2WD, 4WD)
  • L X-Selection (2WD, 4WD)
  • Navi Special
  • Navi Selection Blanc
  • Navi Selection Noir

1800 cc

  • Platana (2WD)
  • L (2WD)
  • L X-Selection (2WD)
  • Navi Special
  • Navi Selection Blanc
  • Navi Selection Noir

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kanto Auto Works, Ltd". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  2. ^ "Affiliates (Toyota wholly-owned subsidiaries)-Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc". Toyota. 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ 岡本浩志 [Okamoto Hiroshi] (in Japanese). Chiba University. 2006. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  4. ^ "【トヨタ】「アイシス」のDNAは次期"エスティマ"へ!14年の歴史に幕を閉じた理由とは?". CARNNYマガジン (in Japanese). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ CORPORATION., TOYOTA MOTOR. "トヨタ ラインナップ | 現在販売していないクルマ | アイシス | トヨタ自動車WEBサイト". toyota.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2018.