The 2024 Toyota Alphard is a seven-seater luxury van. Its sole variant in the Philippine market is the HEV 2.5 CVT which is priced at Php 4,980,000.
Size-wise, the Alphard is 5,010mm long, 1,850mm wide, and 1,950mm in height. It also has a wheelbase length of 3,000.
Under the hood of this Toyota van is a 2.5-liter hybrid inline-4 gasoline engine. In total, it can make up to 246 horsepower and 233 Nm of torque. Its combustion engine alone makes 185 horsepower.
Locally, the Alphard rivals the Hyundai Staria, Mercedes-Benz B-Class, Kia Carnival, etc.
Launch
The 2024 Toyota Alphard was quietly launched for the local market on August 2023. Its sole variant, the HEV 2.5 CVT, is then priced at Php 4,980,000.
Toyota Alphard Exterior
On the outside, the next-gen Alphard is kitted out with LED headlamps, LED daytime running lamps, LED turn signal lights, and LED taillights. It also has power-folding, reverse-linked side mirrors, and rain-sensing wipers.
Easy access to this Toyota’s interior is then ensured by power sliding side doors. It then rides on a set of 19-inch wheels, and it gets a moonroof as well.
Toyota Alphard Interior
Inside, the Alphard gets a three-row configuration with captain seats for its second row. The aforementioned second row gets remote power adjustability and power Ottomans. The third row meanwhile gets a 50:50 split-fold function and an armrest.
Other interior niceties found in the Alphard are a push-to-start button, a power-adjustable driver’s seat, a 64-color ambient lighting system, a digital rearview mirror, a total of four bottle holders, and nine cup holders.
Technology & Safety Features
Ensuring safety aboard the Alphard is the Toyota Safety Sense driver-assistive suite. This includes dynamic radar cruise control, pre-collision system, automatic high beams, adaptive high beams, lane trace assist, and lane departure control.
Supporting those active safety features are a total of six airbags, ISOFIX child seat anchors, a panoramic view monitor, parking sensors, a car alarm, an engine immobilizer, anti-lock braking, stability control, etc.
Handling entertainment for this luxury Toyota model is a 14-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. It is linked to a 15-piece JBL speaker system, and it also gets a wireless smartphone charging pad.
The driver is then provided with a 12.3-inch TFT digital gauge cluster.
Toyota Alphard Engine & Drivetrain
The Alphard uses a 2.5-liter hybrid inline-4 gasoline engine. The combustion component alone can make up to 185 horsepower and 233 Nm of torque. Its electric motors, in turn, can produce 179 horsepower. So in total, the Alphard’s output is good for 246 horsepower.
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