To beat Nissan's AD Van on cargo space, Toyota hid the Probox's rear shock absorbers under the floor, tilted backwards, an unusual trick for a basic work van.
Lead trim: Probox 1.3 2NZ-FE (NCP50V) · up to 108 hp
Toyota Probox XP50XP50 · 2002–2014
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FactTo beat Nissan's AD Van on cargo space, Toyota hid the Probox's rear shock absorbers under the floor, tilted backwards, an unusual trick for a basic work van.
The Toyota Probox, launched in July 2002 as a new type of commercial van (model code XP50), replaced the Corolla/Sprinter Van, which had been losing market share to Nissan's more cargo-oriented AD Van; Toyota set out to beat the AD Van in every parameter, with ease of use and cost reduction through simplicity as the other goals, and its slightly longer sister the Succeed also had to succeed the larger Caldina Van. To save cost and weight it uses the smaller Vitz/Yaris NBC platform with a bespoke rear half developed to maximise space and stability regardless of load, with the rear shock absorbers placed beneath the floor and tilted backwards. Daihatsu was partly responsible for development and both are built at its Kyoto plant. Most Proboxes are vans, but a more passenger- and comfort-oriented Wagon (with a bigger rear seat and headrests, only with the larger petrol engine) was sold until October 2013. Engines were the 1.3-litre 2NZ-FE and 1.5-litre 1NZ-FE petrols, a CNG 1.5 from April 2003 making 92 PS and 92 lb·ft, and the 1.4-litre 1ND-TV turbodiesel, the last sub-2 litre diesel built in Japan, dropped in September 2007. It sold 70,000 to 90,000 a year (with the Succeed) until 2008 and about 50,000 a year since.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probox 1.3 2NZ-FE (NCP50V) | 2002–2014 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 86 hp | 89 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Probox 1.4 1ND-TV D4D turbodiesel (NLP51V) | 2002–2007 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 71 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Probox 1.5 1NZ-FE (NCP51V / 55V / 58G / 59G) | 2002–2014 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 104 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Probox 1.5 1NZ-FNE CNG (NCP52V; 91 hp) | 2003–2014 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 91 hp | 92 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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Toyota called the XP160 Probox a mere 'facelift' — commercial-vehicle buyers hate change — but Japan's own type-approval system disagreed and classified it as an entirely new generation.
To beat Nissan's AD Van on cargo space, Toyota hid the Probox's rear shock absorbers under the floor, tilted backwards, an unusual trick for a basic work van.
Rivals
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