All New Toyota Alphard & Vellfire Revealed (Updated)

For the first time since its introduction, the all new Toyota Alphard will be available in two different series. Launched in Japan yesterday (Monday), the massive MPV now comes in the famous “Alphard” series which emphasizes elegance and refinement and Toyota’s new offering, the “Vellfire” that highlights power and innovation. This bold move has created two vehicles with their own distinctive traits.
As if the MPV was not big enough already, Toyota has increased the cabin size and it now boasts a list of equipment that includes second row power seats, LED interior lighting, rear wipers that fold away into the roof spoiler (neat) and sliding door speakers, trust that list to include a lot more creature comfort gadgets.

The Alphard and Vellfire both get a new 3.5-liter Dual VVT-i V6 engine that is mated to a 6 Super ECT while the legendary 2.4-liter VVT-i engine now features increased output, with Super CVT-i that provides a powerful driving performance. A six-speed Sequential Shiftmatic transmission on the 3.5-liter models and a seven-speed Sports Sequential Shiftmatic transmission on 2.4-liter models allows the driver to enjoy a manual like transmission.

Source: Terato