Toyota's New 7-Seater - 'Passo Sette'

**drey** · January 11th, 2009 07:13 PM

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) announce today the nationwide launch of a seven-seater compact vehicle with three rows of seats that will be sold in Japan under the Toyota brand as the “Passo Sette”*1 and under the Daihatsu brand as the “Boon Luminas”*2. The roomy, user-friendly and stylish compacts are small enough to make handling easy and big enough to accommodate seven people. Featuring the driving-assistance features and comforts often favored by female drivers, the Passo Sette and Boon Luminas offer added flexibility for mothers with young children and help support active and exciting lifestyles.

For the Passo Sette and Boon Luminas, TMC and Daihatsu combined their product-planning know-how, with Daihatsu putting to use its extensive experience in compact vehicles to be in charge of development and production. Daihatsu will supply the Passo Sette to TMC on an original equipment manufacturer basis. *1 Sette: Means seven in Italian, and refers to the seven seats in the Passo Sette *2 Luminas: A coinage drawing on the English words roomy and luminous. The name is intended to evoke the image of a vehicle that provides new splendor to its occupants.

A Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system, which monitors lateral traction on slippery road surfaces and automatically controls engine output and distribution of braking force, combines with Traction Control (TRC) that controls wheel spin when starting or accelerating on slippery road surfaces to maintain forward motion and vehicle stability (available as a manufacturer’s option on two-wheel drive Passo Sette models under the name “VSC & TRC”; available as a manufacturer’s option on two-wheel drive Boon Luminas models).

A six-airbag system features Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) curtain shield airbags that cover all three rows of seats (the SRS side air bags for the driver’s and front-passenger’s seat and SRS curtain shield airbags are standard on all models except for the Passo Sette X* and available as a manufacturer’s option on all Boon Luminas models).

Headrests for the driver’s seat and front-passenger seat reduce the risk of whiplash from a rear-end collision (standard on all Passo Sette models under the name Active Headrest; available as a manufacturer’s option on all Boon Luminas models under the name Dynamic Support Headrest).

The vehicle body incorporates the omni-directional compatibility (collision safety) concept and meets the requirements of both Toyota’s GOA (Global Outstanding Assessment) and Daihatsu’s TAF (Total Advanced Function).

The body has been designed to reduce pedestrian head injuries in the unfortunate event of a collision with a pedestrian.

The 1.5-liter 3SZ-VE engine and a four-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with a lockup mechanism provide excellent acceleration performance.

Priced at. 1 490 000 Japanese yen = 757 929.013 Philippine pesos (Japan taxes included)

Avanza replacement? ehehehe..

**alwayz_yummy** · January 11th, 2009 08:02 PM

yaris/echo/vitz/vios on avanza platform!

see??? para na-photoshop...

**Gerbo** · January 11th, 2009 08:42 PM

This would have been appropriate to go head-to-head with the Grand Livina.

But I bet the Philippine market WILL NOT see it in the local Toyota dealerships in the near future.

As I see it we will just have to be contented with the more pedestrian Third World-compatible Innovas and Avanzas.

**legend2destiny** · January 11th, 2009 08:42 PM

Hmn just looks like an extended version of Avanza

But at least looks a way better than Avanza , could this be an Avanza's big brother? hehe

**Horsepower** · January 11th, 2009 08:46 PM

looks nice.

**eggman** · January 11th, 2009 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Gerbo

This would have been appropriate to go head-to-head with the Grand Livina.

But I bet the Philippine market WILL NOT see it in the local Toyota dealerships in the near future.

As I see it we will just have to be contented with the more pedestrian Third World-compatible Innovas and Avanzas.

Malabo yan talaga rito,mayroon nang Innova at Avanza..