The Toyota Probox is a 5-door, 2 or 4-seater passenger car (Probox Wagon) and
light commercial van (Probox Van) produced by the Japanese automaker
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
since July 2002. It replaced the
Corolla/
Sprinter van
[ and served as a slightly shorter version of the now-discontinued ]Toyota Succeed
The Toyota Succeed is a now-discontinued station wagon/ van sold by Toyota in Japan as passenger car and commercial van.
First generation (XP50)
The first Succeed was introduced in July 2002 as the successor of Toyota Caldina Van. A more b ...
.
The Probox has been a commercial success that has ensured stable sales for 20 years despite using the same model since 2002.
First generation (XP50/XP160; 2002)
The Toyota Probox was created as a new type of commercial van in July 2002.
2014 facelift
The Probox received a redesign, which was published on August 6, 2014, and the sales began on September 1 of the same year. The redesign was announced alongside the redesign of the Succeed. The new version is powered by a 1NR-FE engine.
Starting in 2018, a rebadged
In the automotive industry, rebadging is a form of market segmentation used by automobile manufacturers around the world. To allow for product differentiation without designing or engineering a new model or brand (at high cost or risk), a man ...
version of the Probox has been offered in Japan as the Mazda Familia Van.
Although the Succeed was discontinued in 2020, the Probox continued stable sales, selling 48,000 units in 2021.
Foreign use
The Probox is used with a left-hand drive
Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side or to the right side of the road, respectively. They are fundamental to traffic flow, and are sometimes referred to ...
conversion extensively as a taxi
A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choic ...
in Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
and Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
, flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
. It remains in the JDM right-hand drive orientation for Jamaica. Right-hand-drive Proboxes are used in Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
despite the country's traffic being oriented on the right.
Gallery
;Toyota Probox
File:Toyota Probox Van DX rear.jpg, Toyota Probox Van DX (NCP51V)
File:Toyota Probox GL NCP160V.jpg, Toyota Probox Van GL (NCP160V)
File:Toyota Probox GL NCP160V rear.jpg, Toyota Probox Van GL (NCP160V)
File:Toyota Probox GL NCP160V interior.jpg, Interior (NCP160V)
;Mazda Familia Van
File:The frontview of Mazda FAMILIA VAN DX (DBE-NCP160M).jpg, Mazda Familia Van DX (NCP160M)
File:The rearview of Mazda FAMILIA VAN DX (DBE-NCP160M).jpg, Mazda Familia Van DX (NCP160M)
References
External links
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* (Mazda Familia Van)
Modifications
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{{Mazda vehicles
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Cars introduced in 2002
2010s cars
Station wagons