Toyota Hiace Commuter/GL Grandia/Super Grandia Owners & Discussions Thread [Merged]

**jnipenriquez** · December 19th, 2015 01:37 PM

May 3.0 engine upgrade na po ang 2016 Grandia & Commuter models with price increase this week. Ang hindi pa confirm kung CBU Japan or Thailand sabi ng agent. I don't know kung matutuwa ako kasi 3 weeks pa lang GL namin.

**jaggerx3** · December 19th, 2015 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by jnipenriquez

May 3.0 engine upgrade na po ang 2016 Grandia & Commuter models with price increase this week. Ang hindi pa confirm kung CBU Japan or Thailand sabi ng agent. I don't know kung matutuwa ako kasi 3 weeks pa lang GL namin.

Okay lang yan brader. Matipid pa din 2KD-FTV natin

**Ronnie Cubilla** · December 19th, 2015 08:21 PM

Yup for sure matakaw sa diesel yan.... not advisable sa uv

**dct** · December 19th, 2015 08:30 PM

Ok na ok to for super grandia. Pero mas ok sana 2.5 for commuter

**crazy_boy** · December 19th, 2015 08:40 PM

i remember reading somewhere na nagkakaproblem yung 1kd sa hiace cause of the heat build up sa engine bay. hindi ko lang maalala san ko nabasa.

**jnipenriquez** · December 20th, 2015 02:19 AM

Originally Posted by jaggerx3

Okay lang yan brader. Matipid pa din 2KD-FTV natin

yun nga din po ang iniisip ko na mas matipid sa diesel ang 2.5 compare sa 3.0 kaya lang yung extra HP pag punuan pagdating sa mga akyatin like Baguio. First time po kasi namin magkaron ng D4D engine na sasakyan.

**jaggerx3** · December 20th, 2015 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by jnipenriquez

yun nga din po ang iniisip ko na mas matipid sa diesel ang 2.5 compare sa 3.0 kaya lang yung extra HP pag punuan pagdating sa mga akyatin like Baguio. First time po kasi namin magkaron ng D4D engine na sasakyan.

Kayang kaya umakyat yan kahit puno. Basta tama diskarte ng driver. Pero not as powerful as the Grand Starex

**jnipenriquez** · December 20th, 2015 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by jaggerx3

Kayang kaya umakyat yan kahit puno. Basta tama diskarte ng driver. Pero not as powerful as the Grand Starex

kung yung Isuzu 2.5 direct injection pickup 4JA1 engine na gamit ko for almost 20 years na ilang beses ko na nadala ng Baguio na wala ako naging problem what more pa siguro sa more powerful D4D engine na naka turbo na. Sana nga po matipid din sa diesel to cos I prefer po fuel efficiency than the extra HP.

May naka pag try na ba po dito na nag convoy galing QC papuntang Baguio ang SG A/T and GL M/T na nakapag compare ng fuel consumption pagdating doon. My brother and I have almost the same driving style and we plan to do that. Sabi po kasi niya mas matipid ang D4D A/T sa M/T sabi ko hindi.

**jaggerx3** · December 20th, 2015 07:10 PM

I think malakas ang Hiace na A/R dahil 4 speed lang ito. Bettter get the M/T.

**vinj** · December 21st, 2015 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by jnipenriquez

yun nga din po ang iniisip ko na mas matipid sa diesel ang 2.5 compare sa 3.0 kaya lang yung extra HP pag punuan pagdating sa mga akyatin like Baguio. First time po kasi namin magkaron ng D4D engine na sasakyan.

It's not the extra HP that will matter in climbing Baguio but rather, torque and the gearing. ;) Practice lang sa hanging minsan as the 1st gear tends to bog down when going from standstill on a steep incline with load; in my case i just use the handbrake method so not to burn the clutch.