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Car Of The Day: May 19, 2018; Tomica '15 Toyota Vellfire
Topic Started: May 19 2018, 02:45 AM (118 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day comes from jedimario's collection, and is Tomica's 2015 Toyota Vellfire.


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The Toyota Alphard is a full-size luxury Van produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota since 2002. Toyota also makes a sportier version of the Alphard, called the Vellfire which is exclusive to "NETZ Store" Japanese dealerships. It is available as a seven- or eight-seater with a 2.4 and 3.5 litre gasoline engine in 3 different model lines - Alphard G, Alphard V, and the Alphard Hybrid, which uses the 2.4 litre engine along with an electrical motor and batteries. Toyota released the third generation Alphard on 26 January 2015 with a new look and new features such as a new 2.5-litre petrol engine, 2.5-litre petrol hybrid engine. A new top-of-the-line Executive Lounge grade was added for both Alphard and Vellfire. Third generation Alphard is currently available in Japan and some Asian markets with Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong are being the first markets outside Japan to receive this all-new model and recently the all-new Alphard was introduced in Russia, the model's primary and so far only European market, but only with the 3.5 L V6 engine.



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This week's COTD cars are courtesy of jedimario. Here is the sportier Vellfire variation to the Alphard shown on Sunday. While parts of the Tomica are shared between the two castings, the main body of the casting is unique to each van.


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Toyota released the third generation Alphard on 26 January 2015 with a new look and new features such as a new 2.5-litre petrol engine, 2.5-litre petrol hybrid engine. A new top-of-the-line Executive Lounge grade was added for both Alphard and Vellfire. The newest generation features a very large grille similar to the current model Toyota Crown. The length has grown longer by 60 mm, the width by 20 mm and the wheelbase has grown longer by 50 mm but the height is shorter by 10 mm compared to the previous generation. The Alphard faces competition from big MPV's such as the Nissan Elgrand and the fifth generation Honda Odyssey (JDM and Asian model). Large audio manufacturers like Alpine Electronics and JBL, also manufacture navigation and audio/visual accessories specifically for the Alphard. The facelifted third generation Alphard and second generation Vellfire were unveiled on 25 December 2017 and released on 8 January 2018. With updated styling, an updated engine for the 3.5 V6 model as well as the debut of the second generation Toyota Safety Sense system.



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pjedsel
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Another mini van... :o but what can I say as I drive one too, though mine will never show up in small scale - at least I can't picture anyone making a Hyundai Entourage. :D Like other Tomica models and mini vans in general this is a nicely detailed model - like the opening rear hatch and the extra effort Tomica does to make each of these distinctive.
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I was wondering: Is the way the hatch is hinged prototypically correct? It's pretty cool how it lifts the hatch out of the way. That would be convenient for us taller guys who tend to hit our heads on things like that otherwise (I once had a '73 Chevelle Laguna wagon and an '84 Buick Century wagon, and I hit my head on those hatches more times than I 'd like to remember). The only hatch that does that that I can think of was on the 2000's Dodge Magnum wagon. It wasn't hinged like this - the hatch carried over a foot into the roof to get it out of the way better. I always thought that was a nice touch.
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this one does nothing for me.
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