TOYOTA'S ALL-NEW 1998 SIENNA:
THE "CAMRY OF MINIVANS"

The all-new Toyota Sienna will immediately establish a new benchmark in the minivan class when it debuts this fall. Designed to be the most sedan-like of any minivan on the market, Sienna blends best-in-class handling, engine performance and occupant safety into a just-right-sized package...priced to target the core of the minivan segment. Sienna rides on a stretched and modified Camry platform with a wheelbase of 114.2-inches, compared to the Camry's 105.2. It is front-wheel drive and features Camry's powerful 3.0 liter V-6 engine and four-speed automatic transmission. It will be built exclusively at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky in Georgetown, Ky., right alongside the Camry. Engineered specifically for the American market, Sienna was developed to take full advantage of Toyota's growing base of North American suppliers, as well as its U.S.-based research and development group, the Toyota Technical Center. It will be the third Toyota vehicle built at TMMK and the fifth model built in North America. By the end of its first model year, Toyota expects to sell approximateiy 70,000 Siennas, contributing significantly to the large and growing percentage of Toyota's U.S. sales accounted for by North American production. Offered in CE, LE and XLE trim levels, the Sienna will appeal to a variety of buyers and introduce a wide array of major new standard features.

POWER AND PERFORMANCE - Buy The Sienna Here

The Sienna delivers class-leading performance with its efficient twin-cam 24-valve all-aluminum V6 engine. Producing 194 horsepower and 209 pound-feet of torque, the Sienna provides quick acceleration and nimble handling for an extremely smooth, quiet and refined ride. Sienna's silky performance is attributed to its independent MacPherson strut suspension with an L-shaped lower arm in the front and torsion beam in the rear. The chassis is controlled by power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering. CE and LE models equipped with standard full-wheel covers ride on 205/70R15 all-season radial tires and XLE models equipped with aluminum alloy wheels feature 215/65R15 tires. For safe, sure stopping, ventilated front-disc and rear-drum brakes are teamed with a standard anti-lock braking system (ABS).

COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE - Buy The Sienna Here

Sienna was designed to offer optimum interior roominess in a compact, easy-to-manuever package. It's a versatile vehicle that handles like a sedan and is as easy to park in town as it is willing to haul family and cargo on a weekend outing. To accomodate the space requirements of a front-drive/V6, the Sienna's overall length is 193.5-inches, more than six inches longer than the mid-engine, rear-drive Previa. While its overall height is nearly three inches lower than the Previa, its interior head, leg and shoulder room are nearly identical in all three seating areas when compared to the Previa, with significantly improved ingress/egress and a convenient walk-through feature between the front and second-row seats. Sienna's spacious interior is a versatile and inviting place for passengers and precious cargo. Sienna features a height adjustable driver's seat on CE and LE grades and mult-adjustable power seats on XLE grades. Equipped with bench or middle row captain's chairs, all grades receive separate second- and third-row seat headrests. Rear passenger seatbacks also fold flat exposing table-like trays for telecommuting or meals on the run, while up to 14 cupholders and two bottle holders are placed throughout the cabin, depending on seat and door configurations.

PLENTY OF ROOM - Buy The Sienna Here

Flexible, removable modular seating allows for custom configurations to accommodate a variety of cargo requirements. Second-row bench seats or captain's chairs and third-row seats can be folded or easily removed to accommodate bulkier cargo items. Third-row seats also add a 50/50 split-folding and tumble feature for additional cargo space. Rear compartment passengers don't take a back seat when it comes to comfort. Sienna's rear powerport, available captain's chairs and dual air conditioner with rear heating controls provide a high level of convenience to all passengers. The instrument panel offers a driver-oriented cockpit, with easy-to-read speedometer, available tachometer, fuel and temperature analog gauges, an LCD combination odometer with dual trip meters and a digital clock. Added to gauges are low washer fluid and low tire-pressure warning lights. User-friendly controls are logically placed on the front console according to usage. Audio and rotary-type ventilation controls are located within easy reach, making the most frequently used systems more accessible. And for extra comfort, three center ventilation ducts are positioned to allow the two outer ducts to be directed to front seat occupants and the middle duct to the rear. At the bottom of the center console is an other electronic equipment.

AUDIO SYSTEM - Buy The Sienna Here

The Sienna features two different standard audio systems and adds three optional systems for superior sound quality. A high-powered Deluxe electronically tuned AM/FM radio (ETR) and cassette with four-speakers is standard on CE, LE and XLE grades. Optional on CE and LE grades is a Deluxe ETR/CD. XLE models offer a Premium 3-in-1 ETR/Cassette/CD player with six speakers. Thoughtful storage features abound in the Sienna's cabin, including fabric sunvisors, covered vanity mirrors, center console compartment, cupholders, a one-liter bottle holder, door pockets and a pull-out storage drawer beneath the front passenger seat of all four-door models. Located in the front overhead area of the cabin is a convenient storage area that can be customized to hold either a garage door opener or sunglasses.

STANDARD FEATURES - Buy The Sienna Here

Sienna makes normally optional equipment standard, including washer-linked variable intermittent front wipers, auto-off headlamps and remote fuel-door release. LE models add a host of addtional standard features including power windows, door locks and mirrors, cruise control, rear window defogger, dual-illuminated covered vanity mirrors and auto-dimming interior theater lighting with immediate cutoff following locking of the doors. XLE standard features include second-row captain's chairs, automatic headlight control system, heated mirrors, leather-wrapped steering wheel and an anti-theft device with keyless entry. The interior lighting system on LE and XLE models features a cutoff function that automatically turns off interior lights if they are left on more than 30 minutes, thus preserving the life of the battery.

OPTIONAL - Buy The Sienna Here

The optional driver-sliding door offers greater flexibility to both driver and passengers. An interlock full-open stopper prevents both sliding doors from closing unintentionally by their own weight, such as in situations where the vehicle is parked on a slope. When the sliding doors are locked by this system, the inner or outer door handle releases the lock and enables the door to be closed. A half-door stopper also limits the driver-side sliding door from fully opening when the fuel lid is opened to prevent the door from making contact with the fueling area. The door also adopts child-protection locks for added safety. Optionally available as a mid-year introduction on LE and XLE models is a power-operated passenger-side sliding door. Controlled manually from the passenger-side B-pillar switch, an instrument panel switch or remote keypad, the power door's "smart" design automatically senses when an obstacle is in its path and retracts. Sienna reduces noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) through extensive use of noise-dampening technology. Additional energy and sound-absorbing materials have been strategically placed throughout the passenger compartment for superior cabin isolation. Utilizing a combination of asphalt sheeting, felt material and urethane materials, NVH is reduced and the result is an extraordinarily quiet cabin.

EXTERIOR - Buy The Sienna Here

Sienna's sporty, sleek styling offers a high-level of aerodynamic performance in an attractive package. Exterior features include a high-mount stop lamp which is integrated into the minivan's roof, dual-remote foldable outer mirrors and lower-body exterior cladding. XLE models add a standard roof rack, painted cladding and heated mirrors. LE and XLE models feature windshield and front passenger windows of high solar energy absorbing glass. The glass reflects more of the sun's rays and maintains a more comfortable and insulated cabin, even after hours of exposure outside. LE and XLE models also feature privacy glass, power rear-quarter windows and a rear-window defogger with timer.

SAFE HAVEN - Buy The Sienna Here

Occupant safety is a priority for minivan buyers and the Sienna delivers. Toyota has developed a new passive safety body structure that considers all current and foreseeable crash test criteria in the U.S., Europe and Asia, as well as Toyota's own stringent set of proprietary criteria. Toyota engineers are convinced that third-party crash test results will confirm that Sienna deliver best-in-class crash worthiness. Toyota's goal was achieve an impact-absorbing body crush zone to absorb as much collision energy as possible, while effectively distributing the energy to the entire body frame, thus reducing the collision impact on the occupants. In addition to using underbody and upperbody frame construction that effectively helps absorb and distribute the impact energy, the reinforcements inside the front side members are designed to produce a stronger body construction. The Sienna's rigid, lightweight, reinforced unitized body composition features front and rear crumple zones, and side-impact beams. Designed to fold progressively, the crumple zones absorb harmful energy and transfer it away from the cabin. As a result, the cabin integrity can be maintained to the maximum extent possible in collisions from many directions, allowing occupants to leave the cabin quickly and easily.

SAFETY FEATURES - Buy The Sienna Here

Toyota's Tire Pressure Warning System makes its debut as a standard feature on Sienna. ABS wheel-speed sensors measure each wheel's rotational speed relative to the other wheels, allowing the system to detect low pneumatic pressure in tires. Once underinflation is detected, a visual warning light will alert the driver. Additional standard safety equipment includes dual air bags, anti-lock brakes, five-mph bumpers and front seatbelts with pre-tensioners and force limiters. Height-adjustable ALR/ELR three-point seatbelts are standard for front seat passengers, with single-position ALR/ELR three-point seatbelts for all four outboard rear-seat positions. Available in mid-year 1998 is a built-in child restraint system that utilizes a five-point belt restraint and is fully detachable for easy cleaning.

COLOR AND TRIM - Buy The Sienna Here

Sienna will be offered in nine exterior paint colors including, three new hues for 1998. The new colors, Napa Burgundy Pearl, Sable Pearl and Denim Blue Mica, enlarge the Toyota palette. Sienna XLE models complete the elegant color package with the addition of warm silver painted cladding. Coordinating interiors in gray and oak complement exterior paint colors. Interiors can be finished in a choice of rich, high-density velour fabric or quality soft leather. Fabric seats are standard on the CE model, with premium full-fabric seats or optional leather trim on LE and XLE. A full-fabric seats or optional leather trim on LE and XLE. A full-fabric headliner and dense, high-grade carpet are standard on all models.

LIMITED WARRANTY - Buy The Sienna Here

Toyota's 36-month/36,000-mile basic new-vehicle limited warranty applies to all components other than normal wear and maintenance items. Additional 60-month limited warranties cover powertrain for 60,000 miles and corrosion perforation with no mileage limitation. Toyota dealers have complete details on the limited warranty.

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