Toyota has just unveiled Alphard and
Vellfire special editions for the Japan market, giving the luxury MPV duo a
touch of added gold and slightly different interior trim. What if some still
find the exterior a little wanting? Enter the Modellista body kits, for both
the Alphard Type Gold and Vellfire Golden Eyes special editions.
The Modellista exterior kit for the
Alphard and Vellfire essentially augments the look with similar visual
elements, employing smoked chrome plating elements on the front bumper spoiler
extension, side skirts and rear styling kit comprised of rear bumper extension
and exhaust tips. Additional styling options include the signature blade corner
DRLs, upper front grille cover and headlamp garnish.
In the case of the Vellfire Golden Eyes,
this gets signature blade DRLs in a cool blue instead of white on the Alphard,
in addition to the existing LED elements and gold headlamp trim on the Vellfire
it is based on. Both the Alphard Type Gold and Vellfire Golden Eyes also get a
20-inch two-tone, machined face aluminium wheel-and-tyre set equipped with
locking wheel nuts, mounted with Yokohama BluEarth RV-02 tyres.
The Alphard Type Gold and the Vellfire
Golden Eyes special editions which the more extroverted body kits are fitted to
can be specified in both conventional petrol as well as petrol-electric hybrid
versions. The former is powered by a 2AR-FE 2.5 litre petrol engine that is
paired to a continuously variable transmission in both 2WD and AWD forms, while
the 2.5 litre 2AR-FXE hybrid features E-Four electric all-wheel-drive.
