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MOTORING

TOYOTA QUANTUM VX PREMIUM

By Alan Rosenmeyer

or large families, corporate use and front seats are a pair of individual seats that enormous luggage capacity. The alternative
corporate shuttles, there are very few wouldn't look out of place in the first-class is to make use of a trailer when carrying
Fchoices on the SA market. Unfortunately cabin of a Boeing 747. They offer powered luggage.
for Toyota, the Quantum is immediately adjustment to the footrests, backrests and
identified and associated with the taxi fore and aft movement so you can decide The familiar 2.8 GD-6 4-cylinder diesel engine
industry. how much legroom you need. is rated at 115kW and 420Nm through the
rear wheels. On paper this may not sound
Well, this is the Quantum with a difference. Behind are another two individual seats more like too much but it is deceptive on the road.
Starting with the defined front grille with like the driver’s pew and then, finally, three Cruising all day at 120km/h is this vehicle’s
lots of chrome and LED headlights, this bus ‘cheap seats’ right at the back. Moving from forte. The 6-speed automatic transmission is
deserves a closer look. It’s also the LONG the powered side doors past the executive smooth and unflustered, again contributing
wheelbase version which does make it a seats does require a bit of twisting and to the overall smoothness.
touch unwieldy in shopping centre parking contortion but once ensconced, all nine
areas. passengers are provided with plenty of air- Our fuel consumption for a full week was
con vents for comfort. 9.8l/100km, perfectly acceptable for a big
The VX provides a true luxury experience vehicle of this sort.
- from the cream-coloured quilted leather Typical of all similar vehicles, boot space is
on the seats, active cruise control and lane non-existent when all the seats are in use. As tested, the current price is R966 300 and
departure warning to the special seats as you But if you remove the rearmost three seats, this includes the Toyota first nine services/
move into the rear. Immediately behind the this becomes an ultra-luxury six seater with 90 000km service plan. BV

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