Toyota launched a new minivan called Granvia in China on May 25, 2022, and we couldn’t help noticing it was largely just a rebadged Sienna sold on the same market.
The Granvia is being made at the factory owned by FAW-Toyota joint
stock company, while the older Sienna model is being assembled at GAC-Toyota
JSC. Selling multiple generations of the same car under different name is
common in China: one example would be the Mazda6, which had once existed in
three generations sold side-by-side. Sometimes the same factory handles the
production, other times different factories do it.
So, how is the new Granvia different from
the Sienna? Well, it has a different front grille with a honeycomb pattern,
revised bumpers and no chrome on the door sills. That would be all, though. At
5,175 x 1,995 x 1,785 mm L/W/H with 3,060 mm of wheelbase, it is completely
identical to the Sienna in terms of size.
The powertrain also stays untouched: the
same 2.5-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine gets assistance from an
electric motor to drive the wheels with 249 PS in total. The
transmission has a CVT box, and the drive is on the front axle.