Toyota Isis
Toyota has launched a middle-class passenger cars in Japan, namely Isis. This car is equipped with additional guidance in the form of sonar tracking driving distance. Sonar is able to provide warning to motorists when there is a threat or possibility of collisions or collisions with stationary objects or other vehicles from the same direction. According to Toyota, this sonar system is the first time in the world.
Sonar warning system is classified as a genius. Have the sonar distance of one meter, this system gives a warning to a special display on the instrument panel when there is a possibility of collision at a distance of 1 m, either with vehicles from the same line and with stationary objects.
Isis itself is a 7 passenger vehicle premium-class in terms of flexibility and breadth of the cabin. For example, the availability of one-touch mechanism to adjust the seat position as desired, because the seat can be folded, rotated, and recline to parallel to the floor of the cabin. The second row seat is equipped with a function up and down. Meanwhile, the third row seats can be stored under the cabin floor.
Isis is also equipped with the `Panorama` Open Door, located on the passenger side and designed a built-in with the main pillars. This feature is more like a side door on the Peugeot 1007. When the front and back doors opened, the entrance width of 1890 mm is also available. This makes it easy and out of the passenger car.
Toyota had indeed made the development of his ideas on the format of passenger cars. Japanese automaker is also confident that Isis has provided a step forward for Toyota in terms of driving, driving, safety, and practicality.
Speaking of kitchen runway, Isis equipped with 2.0-liter gasoline engine, variable valve timing (VVT-i) direct injection. Other versions equipped with a capacity 1.8-liter variable valve-timing system equipped with a continuously variable transmission. 1.998cc 2.0 DOHC engine capacity is capable of producing 155 ps (114 kW) at 6,000 rpm and 19.6 kg-m torque (192 Nm) at 4,000 revs. Meanwhile, 1.8 engine capable of producing power at 132 ps (97 kW) at 6,000 rpm and 17.3 kg-m torque (170 Nm) at 4400 revs.
In Japan, there are three variants of Isis, which Platana, G, and L. Platana has the same wheelbase with other variants, only the wider body, which has dimensions of 4640 x 1710 x 1.640 mm, while the other 4610 x 1695 x 1640 mm. With these dimensions, variant G and L to 60 mm longer and 50 mm higher than the Toyota Wish.
About the price in Japan, passenger cars are priced starting from 1.7 million yen (U.S. $ 15,455) for the 1.8-liter engine variants Isis model L ‘X-Selection’. This variant has a system of electronically controlled automatic transmission 4-speed. Meanwhile, the most expensive price tag pinned on the model variant G Isis ‘U-Selection’, which is 2.73 million yen.