Super TestCar reviews - Toyota - Tarago - V6 people-mover rangeToyota modelsResearch Toyota OverviewToyota blesses its four-cylinder Tarago with 202kW of V6 power for the first time9 Feb 2007 By CHRIS HARRIS PEOPLE-MOVERS are just big vans, right? Wrong. The Toyota Tarago proves you can have good looks as well as the practicality that allows you to haul around a big family and their luggage. At launch almost 12 months ago, the fourth-generation Tarago offered a 2.4-litre VVT-i four-cylinder. It is competent but acceleration is modest to say the least and overtaking manoeuvres must be well-planned if this MPV is loaded to the gunnels. But a 202kW/340Nm 3.5-litre V6 - the first six-cylinder engine to power Tarago - answers these criticisms. It’s smooth, responsive and still offers good fuel economy – 10.3L/100km combined in Ultima guise. Model release date: 1 February 2007 to 1 June 2012 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelThere was never a V6 offering locally in the Tarago, and the four-cylinder continues alongside the latest V6 offering in GLi and GLX guises. The 125kW/224Nm 2.4-litre VVT-i engine, although competent, can feel the load with passengers and luggage on the highway, but is reasonably competent around town. |
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