What were your/your partner's first impressions of the car?
We loved it! It looked stylish with the sparkly white paint and tinted rear windows - although in retrospect, this made it difficult to see in to the children so not great for a family car. It was smaller than we'd imagined for an mpv, were expecting something more bus sized!
What do the children think of it?
They are only young so happy in anything!
Do the children fit comfortably in it?
Again, they are in car seats so comfy in them.
How easy is it to fit car seats/ adjust seats etc?
This was where we hit a problem! It took hubby nearly half an hour to fit the isofix base for the baby seat. It was difficult to find the anchors, and once he finally located them it was like the base didn't line up with the anchors properly, so took a lot of manouevering to fit it in. And the toddler seat base was too big to fit on the seat properly, despite being a popular Britax. I had to borrow a compatible one off a friend. So i didn't find it very family friendly in this respect.
What's it like to drive?
Lovely to drive, accelerates well and i liked the height i was seated at, nice and high above the road. Bit noisy being a diesel, but the radio drowns that out! The brakes weren't very sensitive though, had to really put my foot down to slow down. The cruise control is a nice feature, but in my car it would continue to get up to speed while you work through the gears, whereas in this one if you change gears while on cruise control, it knocks it out. Also i didn't like the 'SHIFT' instruction.
Is it a comfortable ride?
Yes, really comfortable.
What's the boot space like?
With the extra seats folded down there was LOADS of boot space. Fitted in my huge double pushchair and extra carrycot easily. Then i could also fit in my shopping, and would easily fit in all the stuff we'd need for a week away. With the seats up however the boot space is very limited.
How easy or difficult was it to change the layout of the seats?
The back seats were easy peasy to put up and down, however, the car seats could only be fitted on the middle row, and when fitted the seats couldn't be moved forward due to lack of cabin space. Couldn't move my toddler forward as his feet would be up against the driver's seat, and the same for the baby seat and the passenger seat. This meant that there wasn't a lot of leg room in the very back row, so they would only really be suitable for a child passenger.
Does it have any useful extras - cup holders etc?
Loads of extra features - cup holders everywhere, LOVED the cool box integrated into the glove box. Slide out tray under the passenger seat for storing documents. The tables on the back of the front seats were a great idea for the kids - they had a cup holder too so would be great for a rainy day picnic in the car!
Has testing this car made you more or less likely to buy a Toyota in future?
Didn't have great communication for the dealer to be honest, but i did like the car so may consider Toyota in the future.
Has testing this car changed your perception of Toyota cars at all? If so, how?
Not really, didn't know much about them to begin with.
What one thing do you like best about it?
The ride height - love the view of the road while driving.
What one thing would you change about it?
I didn't like the reversing camera, unecessary if you are a competent driver.