Today I would like to share about Hiace Variations there are available in the world. My information might not be correct and it may differ from country to country as most of them do not have all the Specs unlike Japan. But allow me to tell it as I see it. If in any case that my information is not accurate, please inform me so that I may make the proper correction. Here we will only discuss about model YEAR 2005 above.Well....Here goes.
Currently there are 3 Sizes available.
1- Narrow Body
2- Wide body (Known as Ventury in Thailand)
3- Commuter (super long & super wide)
The Narrow Body has 2 variations which is the Low Roof and High Roof.
Each of these variations has different specs available. Each of them may be panel or window.
The Wide Body is somewhat of a special unit. Only comes in Mid roof whereas the Height is only half of the Narrow body's High roof. It is in between Narrow body and Commuter because it shares the same length as the Narrow but has the same Width as the Commuter.
The Commuter has it all. It is Super long and Super wide. I have seen a unit that can fit 2 Super Bike side by side at the rear. Most of these vehicle has been used as Camper Van and also it is the preferred choice for rescue vehicle such as Ambulance due to its Size.
All of the models have 2 specs available:-
"Super GL" or " S-GL" that is the Luxury specs. Most of them have Automatic Transmission and full interior panels. Exterior looks may differ in some variations. This is the most common spec popular among the Japanese for tuning purposes.
DX spec are the most common in availability. Most of them have Manual Transmission and with minimal interior panels. Exterior looks also may differ in some variations. This is the most common choice for service van and cargo transporter.
These Variations may not be available in some countries. In Malaysia, there are ONLY 2 variations which is the low roof panel DX and High roof window DX and both of them are Narrow Body. It is a different case in Thailand where they have the Commuter and Wide body Mid roof (Ventury). But in any cases, each of them has their own speciality. Lets look at some photos and please try to spot the difference in all of them.
Wide body is the Silver colour. Both are S-GL.
Wide body Mid Roof
Narrow Body Window
Wide Body Mid Roof
Narrow Body High Roof Window
Narrow Body Window S-GL with roof rack system
Commuter
Commuter Super Long Super Wide
These are some of the photos that we found on the Internet. We do not claim ownership to these photos, our only intention are for sharing information and nothing more. Thank you very much.
