Toyota's Hilux-Based Modern Puv Looks Odd, Precisely Is Affordable

Toyota Motor Philippines has forthwith entered the government’s PUV Modernization plan amongst this Hilux-based 12-seater offering. Admittedly, the proportions are odd, given the depression driver cabin too tall rider compartment, simply at P 998,000, it’s 1 affordably-priced Modern PUV.

Backed past times Toyota’s penchant for making durable too reliable vehicles, it should fast rails the curlicue out of Modern PUVs, peculiarly the Class 1 where this Hilux PUV competes in.

As Class 1 modern PUV, the Toyota Hilux paradigm has smaller dimensions too rider capacity (12-seater maximum), too tin locomote considered equally the ideal PUV type to service inner city, municipality or barangay/secondary routes, which are currently beingness served past times 10-seater multi-cabs.

It should locomote noted that nether the government’s PUVMP, at that spot are truly iii classes of world utility vehicles: Class 1, Class 2, too Class 3:

• Class 1 are nine to 12 seater PUVs, expert for narrow barangay, municipal or provincial roads. Its size too toll gain makes it a ameliorate choice inward areas amongst lower carry demand.
• Class ii too 3 (maximum 23 rider seating capacity) are the electrical current ones beingness eyed equally replacement to the jeepney, except inward seating scheme where Class ii has the regular jeepney seating, simply amongst ceiling pinnacle that volition permit average Filipinos stand upwards inward the middle. Class ii are made for moving people some the metropolis amongst quick to board, quick to leave of absence functions.
• Class 3, on the other hand, are forepart facing variants. These units are the required replacement for all UV Express. Good for point-to-point routes because of its to a greater extent than relaxed seating arrangement. Even though its layout is forepart facing, the vehicles are required to keep an aisle inward the middle too its width is also beingness measured.

Despite its small-scale stature, the Hilux is categorized equally Class 1 too has all the required features of a modern PUV including dashcams, CCTVs, WiFi, too an automated fare collection system. It’s also fully air conditioned, too PWD-friendly. Additionally, it passes the Philippine National Standard (PNS) requirements for minimum stride heights, door widths, spot heights too widths, too ceiling heights, aisle, too gangway widths.

Powered past times a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder turbo diesel fuel engine, the Hilux Class 1 Modern PUV makes a well for yous 147 horsepower too 343 Nm of torque coupled to a 5-speed manual. And amongst an 80-liter fuel tank, it should hateful less fuel stops, too.