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

[IMm29]

Just came from Toyota Makati earlier. Apparently the black Grandia I saw is a limited edition owing to its color. The available colors are white pearl, silver and dark gray.

Anyhow, it is quite big up close. Although the rear is basically one big rectangular slab. No inspiring design there. The inside is huge. For the average Pinoy, head and leg room are plentiful, with the hip room just right. For me, the heavy, of average height Pinoy, head and leg room is great, hip room is a bit wanting. It does feel like a bus on the inside, from the design of the upholstery, to the make of the seats, and the individual a/c vents at the rear. Too bad it comes only with an M/T. I still wonder if the 2.5L D4D will do justice to this Jap behemoth, and if the leaf springs don't make the ride too harsh.

[eggman]

Wala nang Hi Ace GL Grandia sa Toyota Otis at Toyota Pasong Tamo.May nakabili na pero sa Makati at Quezon Avenue ay mayroon pa.1.068.000 na yung Hi Ace Commuter ngayon.Parang gimmick lang yung dual airbags at ABS ng GL Grandia para bumenta.

[nicko]

Seats looks like the old toyota coaster. More like a tourist bus

[darryl_f555]

sana maglabas sila ng 3.0 D4D diesel para mas mabilis sya i-drive hehe

[IMm29]

sana maglabas sila ng 3.0 D4D diesel para mas mabilis sya i-drive hehe

sana magkaroon din ng AT option, for convenience.

the current Commuter version isn't exactly slow. i was running along with it on the Skyway at around 140-150kph. just don't know its load though.

[odell]

so wala bang matic niyan?

anu difference between the commuter and the grandia?

[carlocaraddict]

yung sa commuter, pawis windows, no airbags and abs and bare yung loob. Grandia has twin airbags and abs, powerwindows, mirrors.

[usokpower]

pumunta ako sa showroom and sumakay ako sa hi ace ang luwang talaga ng loob.

[20vanda01]

The older Hi Ace Commuter with 2.4L diesel already fast enough and does accelerate pretty well even with full seating capacity.
With the new Hi Ace GL Grandia with the newer diesel engine tech, I would pressume this would perform better (pulling power and speed) over its predecessor.

But then again this type of vehicle is not meant for racing, but for people hauling.

For family use, I would settle for APV over the Hi Ace GL Grandia.

With the current price tag of the Hi Ace I can buy 1 high end of APV and 1 low end of APV... hahaha

[Pro Staff]

meron na bang tsikoteer na merong bagong hi-ace.

how is it? gas consumption?

[ian_rex]

...truly grand, the grandia though boxy looks spacious. and yes, it seemed safety has been taken in to consideration here. abs and airbags. of course, if one has to drive the grandia, you can bring it up to cruise speed but no abrupt maneuvering it is still a van nonetheless. yes, the abs is a great idea especially when you have your kids in tow, going places.

[ILuvDetailing]

Saw a white HI-Ace yesterday along Roxas Blvd., at first glance I thought it was an American minivan then I saw the "Toyota Manila Bay". It was huge and wide, but the tires are skinny, hehehe.

[IMm29]

yup, the tires are quite small indeed.

[mbt]

as in most toyotas hehehe. toyota just loves tall slab sides that make the wheels look puny

the last corona, altis, innova, hiace,... hehe

[IMm29]

not to mention, the 2001 camry ;)

[ECG]

saw one along the highway.
ang lapad. is it wider than the MB100?

[IMm29]

The Grandia appears to be wider and more massive than the MB100. The Commuter looks to be narrower.

[eggman]

On display ngayon yung GL Grandia sa Toyota show sa WTC

[glntVR]

Yes mas malapad ang Grandia version. If you see one sa road grabe! HUGE talaga ang lapad. kitang kita! hehehe

[IMm29]

Malapad ang Grandia. Makitid tignan ang Commuter. Pero mas maikli nga sila compared to the previous model.

Btw, me Super Grandia na ba?