Toyota Picnic – A Superb Van for Big Families

The Toyota Picnic Is Offered As Van 1996-2001 in Europe

Before the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota as part of a reorganization and unification of its model names of the millennium in different series Van versions as the Supplementary Verso introduced, it began to launch its first compact Vans Toyota Picnic on a bukolischere name. The reason: In many languages, the customers were able to easily connect associations with the recreational value of the model. Introduced in 1996 on the market, was the Toyota Picnic after six years previously presented larger Van Toyota Previa the first vehicle marketed in the Japanese International Van of the class. The compact MPV Toyota Picnic but remained only until the change of nomenclature in 2001 in the program. In other export markets, the designer for the new generation of vehicles, however, retained the old name Toyota Picnic in until the end of production in 2009.


Chassis and Body

The Picnic acts as stable as the old Reichstag, complaints about distracting noises are rare. The hard springs are dimensioned for 600 pounds of payload, which is TOYOTA PICNICbasically not so bad for a spacious van. Complete successes are the brakes: Even at full occupancy with parcels and passengers delaying reliably, will wear either on hand or foot brake above average often criticized. No blame from TÜV, fantastic processing and real slave qualities. People especially love the diesel. Damage in the cargo area is mostly here for the entire vehicle condition. A real recommendation is a Picnic in private hands with seamless service book.


Toyota Picnic For Up To Seven Passengers Place

For the construction of its dimensions of 4.53 meters long and just 1.70 meters wide as Kompaktvan applicable Toyota Picnic, the designer used the platform of the Avensis series predecessor Toyota Carina. As standard, the built with a typical high-Van Body Toyota Picnic was delivered as a five-seater. With a wheelbase of 2.73 meters well in luggage compartment but enough space was available to mount as an optional equipment there two additional seats. In this way, could be done from the Picnic a compact MPV for up to seven passengers. Without this option, put the 1.62 meter high Toyota Picnic in the trunk compartment a storage space of up to 580 liters ready.


From the Year 1999, There Is The Toyota Picnic As Diesel

At its market launch in 1996, the manufacturer equipped the first compact MPV Toyota Picnic only with petrol engines in the engine sizes of 1.6 to 2.0 liters, which were also used in the Toyota Carina. In Europe, however, the Picnic was delivered in this time mainly with the strongest 2.0-liter engine. In this version of the Toyota Picnic was up to 94 kW access (128 hp). Two years after the debut of Vans Toyota added the motor program to a diesel. With the 2.2 liter diesel engine of the Toyota Picnic had a maximum output of 66 kW (90 hp).

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