Toyota Alphard And Vellfire Are Now Present In The PHEV Variant, What's The Advantage?

Toyota Vellfire PHEV. (Doc.Toyota Global)

JAKARTA - Toyota Alphard and Vellfire's newest generation launched globally last June by presenting significant changes ranging from the outside to the inside.

These two luxury MPVs are also part of Toyota's electrification vehicle line which is in line with the company's vision of implementing a multi-path' strategy. Now, the manufacturer is expanding it by presenting a Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) version in Japan.

Launching from Toyota's official website, Monday, December 23, this PHEV model offers driving silence so that drivers and passengers feel different comfort.

Because it carries PHEV technology, these two cars have driving modes just like the pure Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) for daily travel. By utilizing a large capacity lithium-ion battery, both Alphard and Vellfire have the ability to run with pure power up to 73 km in one full charge.

The battery can be charged up to 38 percent from 0 to 80 percent using the standard 200V charging cable.

The battery technology is combined with a 2.5 liter PHEV Parallel Series measuring 306 ps combined with an Electric Continuous Variable Transmission (E-CVT) transmission with an E-Four drive developed by Toyota.

According to the manufacturer, PHEV technology in Alphard and Vellfire allows fuel consumption to reach 16.7 km/l.

Selain penggerakan yang berbeda, Alphard dan Vellfire PHEV juga hadir secara khusus dengan pelek aluminis eksklusif 19 inci dengan cat sputtering perak yang menjelaskan kesautan pada keduanya.

In addition, this Japanese manufacturer has a steering wheel with wood nuances and a ceiling covered with Ultraseede so that it creates a high quality Special cabin.

Another interesting thing is that these two premium cars come with the Vehicle-to-Home feature, a system that allows electricity stored in the vehicle battery to be supplied to the house, so that vehicles can be used as reliable storage batteries during power outages and other emergencies.

Alphard and PHEV Vellfire come in the Executive Lounge type with a six-seater configuration and priced at 10,650,000 yen for Alphard (Rp1,102 billion) and 10,850,000 yen (Rp1,123 billion) for Vellfire.

Toyota will start selling Alphard PHEV and Vellfire PHEV starting at the end of January 2025 and will be assembled at the Toyota Auto Body Co. plant, Ltd in Japan.