Now Here Comes Vious To Replace Soluna
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Toyota Vious, the successor to Soluna was unveiled yesterday in the presence of large crowds at Toyota showroom in Gadong. The state of the art 1.5 litres VVT-I DOHC engine accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h in 9.8 seconds.

The cabin's console is inspired by space shuttle design with the instrument panel smoothly rounded with white high-contrast metres and located in the centre of the dashboard to minimise head and eye movement. Other handy features include two well-placed storage areas on the centre console and the two front and a rear cup holders.

The massive 400 litres boot fits three golf bags easily. The wide-opening lid and low height means easy loading or unloading of luggage and shopping ease.

Innovative safety features include collapsible steering column in the event of an accident to lessen impact on the drive as well as folded brake pedal, should accident occur to prevent foot injury to the driver. Other common safety features include ABS, EDB brake systems.

The on the road price with full body kits (front and back spoilers, side skirts, alloy wheel) is $24,842 (automatic transmission). Those without body kit costs $21,814. The OTR price for manual is $18,986. (Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin)

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