In South Africa, the vehicle continued to be produced and was sold alongside the H200 Toyota Quantum (introduced in 2005) until the end of 2007 when a Taxi variant of the Quantum was introduced. Air-conditioning was offered as standard equipment on some variants from this generation onwards. While the van and Commuter were redesigned in 1989, the pickup truck was produced until the 1995 model year, and was the last HiAce based pickup truck. The Toyota Mobile Lounge, displayed at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show, is based on the HiAce high-roof Commuter. The pickup trucks are in the 80 and 90-series.
#Mini e revo series#
The van's model number contains various wheelbase specification information: 50 series vans have short wheelbases, 60 series have long, and 70 series have super long. The truck was a completely different model than the van.
The truck's cab design was common to the bigger ToyoAce light truck, though it had different frontal styling. A majority of the second generation models were exported from Europe and Japan to African and Asian countries after production ended and are used as public transport vehicles.Ī new HiAce van was launched in 1982, with the HiAce pickup truck coming in August 1985. For the vans, 20 series vans have short wheelbases, 30 series have long, and 40 series have super long wheelbases.Īfter the third generation was introduced in 1982, certain variants of the second generation continued to be manufactured for several years. The short wheelbase truck initially carried the "H11"-series chassis codes. The Commuter models can seat up to 15 passengers. New for the "20–40 series" HiAce was a double-cab pick-up, super-long-wheelbase van, and a super long, high-roof Commuter. In addition to the petrol engines, a 2.2-litre diesel engine was offered in certain markets. As the second generations dimensions grew, it was joined by a smaller, junior-level cabover van called the Toyota LiteAce to continue to offer dimensions closer to the first generation. The new HiAce of 1977 featured a longer, and more streamlined cab with single headlights. It was introduced in the same year as the much smaller Toyota MiniAce, which was based on the Toyota Publica, a predecessor to the Toyota Corolla.
It was a smaller alternative to the larger Toyota Coaster minibus, and was introduced to Japan after the 1950 Volkswagen Transporter, and the 1961 Chevrolet Greenbrier cabover vans. With this goal in consideration, the HiAce exterior dimensions and engine displacement were in compliance with Japanese government regulations so as to encourage sales, and accommodate the most passengers by utilizing a cabover body style, with the engine installed underneath and between the front passengers. The HiAce was primarily designed as a commuter vehicle, able to transport up to 8 people. The HiAce was available with a heater, considered a luxury item at the time. In 1975, the 1.8-litre 16R engine was added. A few engines of different sizes were available upon introduction, ranging from the 70 PS (51 kW) 1.35 to a 83 PS (61 kW) 1.6-litre version. It was brought to market two years after the introduction of the Nissan Homy, acquired by Nissan when they assumed operations of the Prince Motor Company. It was also called the HiAce Commercial in camper van configuration. Introduced in 1967, the HiAce was offered as a cab over pick-up, delivery van, and a stretched commuter vehicle. In the late 1960s, Toyota Auto Body, a Toyota subcontracting company, led the development of the HiAce as a small van with a one-box design, similar to European ones at the time, but, according to former Toyota senior employee Akira Kawahara, something unseen in the Japanese industry.
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