Quote Originally Posted by nolicorpuz View Post
Mga Altis owners/sirs, pakienlighten me about the differences among Altis Model Variants. Planning to buy a second hand Altis kasi. My questions are:
1. What differences meron between J, E, G, and V variants of Altis?
2. What is the aevarge FC of Altis Manual and Automatic Trans?
3. What generation Altis could probably be the best in terms of relaibility and durablity?

Thanks mga sirs!
J - wala nang J sa Gen 10 to Gen 10.5 Altis (2008 to 2013)
E - m/t variant lang; no steering wheel controls for the radio mainly
G - a/t and m/t variant; has leather steering wheel w/ radio controls, 60/30 splitting rear seats, and some other minor appointments
V - 16"rims, beige interior, rear visor, electroluminescent gauges, etc. a/t only.

One big difference of the Gen 10.5 (2011 to 2013 model) versus the Gen 10 (2008 to 2011) is the engine. The 10.5 has a newer ZR series engine (nice smooth, with a much more consistent power band versus the previous engine model).

FC of the m/t 1.6L gen 10.5 i have is 8-10km/L in the city (depending on traffic conditions), while highway driving gets me anywhere from 12km/L to 14km/L. Mix city-highway is 10.5 to 11.5km/L. FC went down slightly when i changed to OEM Toyota 17 inch rims and wider tyres (but the aesthetic and performance gain is well worth it).

In terms of reliability and durability, pareho lang lahat (i have a Gen 9.5 and Gen 10.5); it all boils down to how the previous owner used and maintained it. The main complaint i had with my unit was the intermittent clicking or creaking brake caliper (?) related noise a year or two ago.

What model are you looking for? We might be putting ours up for sale in the coming months, in case you're looking for a m/t gen 10.5 variant. Guaranteed walang himalang nangyari sa loob ng kotseng yan.