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The big Toyota is all about carrying people in comfort and does it well. You get seven comfortable seats some versions even have eight but they don’t fold into the floor.
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However, you can slide the five rearmost chairs backwards and forwards to share out the legroom. There's not much luggage space if you leave all the seats in place, but you can remove them to leave a stadium-like 2,929 litres of cargo space. Also impressive is the way the Previa drives. The handling is tidy, the steering beefs up nicely as speeds rise, and the ride, which is a little firm in town, is composed and smooth. The Previa makes a good long-distance motor, too stable on the motorway, refined and quiet. It's all topped off with a reasonable driving position (although tall drivers will want more legroom) and good visibility.
Running Costs
Official UK cars aren’t cheap to buy imports can be more affordable. But, once you’ve bitten the bullet, any Previa should hold its value well, which means you can recoup some of the premium when you flog it on later. You can also reckon on finding a buyer without too much hassle, especially if you’ve got the turbodiesel. Fuel economy is another reason why the 2.0 D-4D is in more demand. You can get nearly 40mpg so long as you don’t cane it or trundle around all day in town. The 2.4 petrol will sting you for mid-20s to the gallon most of the time and you’ll be doing well to nudge it into the 30s, even on a motorway run. Insurance costs are reasonable group 12 for the petrol models and a modest group 11 for the diesels. Service costs are comparable with most other seven-seaters’, too.