The Toyota Gaia is a Japanese market
MPV that competed with the
Nissan Prairie
The is an automobile manufactured and marketed by Nissan from 1981 to 2004. Considered a mini MPV or a compact MPV. It was also marketed as the Multi in Canada and the Stanza Wagon in the United States. In Japan, it was exclusive to '' Nissan Blu ...
,
Mitsubishi Chariot
The Mitsubishi Chariot is an automobile manufactured and marketed by Mitsubishi from 1983 to 2003. It is a small multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). Based on the SSW concept car first exhibited at the 23rd Tokyo Motor Show in 1979, the MPV derives its ...
and the
Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey can refer to three motor vehicles manufactured by Honda:
* Honda Odyssey (ATV), an all-terrain vehicle (1977—1989)
* Honda Odyssey (minivan), a brand of two different Honda minivan models for different markets
** Honda Odyssey (inte ...
. It was replaced by the
Toyota Isis. The Gaia shares a platform with the
Toyota Ipsum
The Toyota Ipsum, Picnic, SportsVan or Avensis Verso is a car produced by the Japanese carmaker Toyota from 1995 to 2010. It is a compact MPV with standard three-row seating. The Ipsum, like many Toyota products, was shared as a trio of the Toyo ...
(sister car) and
Toyota Caldina
The is an automobile manufactured by Toyota for the Japanese market from 1992 to 2007. It replaced the Corona and Carina wagons, and was sold at ''Toyota Store'' and ''Toyopet Store'' locations in Japan. While the Caldina has never been official ...
(platform sharing). It was manufactured from May 1998 until September 2004 for the Japanese market. The Gaia was sold only at Japanese dealerships called ''
Toyopet Store
Toyota vehicles in Japan are distributed to numerous dealership chains throughout the country. Up to May 2020, each dealership chain had a different product offering, with some models restricted to one chain to maintain exclusivity. Since May 2020, ...
'' next to the
Corona
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* Stellar corona, the outer atmosphere of the Sun or another star
* Corona (beer), a Mexican beer
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.
April 2001 saw DVD based navigation, a precursor to Toyota's
G-Book navigation system added as an option, and the
3S-FE engine was upgraded to the
1AZ-FSE with
AWD. The 1AZ-FSE features Toyota's D-4
direct injection system.
The vehicle was named for
Gaia; the primal
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
goddess personifying the
Earth
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.
File:Toyota GAIA G Package (GF-SXM10G) rear (cropped).jpg, Toyota Gaia G Package (pre-facelift)
File:2001 Toyota Gaia 01 (cropped).jpg, 2001 Toyota Gaia (facelift)
File:Toyota GAIA S-Edition.JPG, Toyota Gaia S-Edition (facelift)
External links
Gaia specs at amayama.comGAZOO.com Toyota Gaia (Japanese)
2000s cars
All-wheel-drive vehicles
Cars introduced in 1998
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
Minivans
Gaia
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