Matrix = Caldina in Japan

[TRDragoon]

well guys, i researched a lil for you guys, if interested.

I recently found out they do not have Matrix over sea in the mother land of Japan. they are called Caldena
Caldina







also the specs and grades are really different from whati have expected.

2wd come with 1ZZ-FE or 1AZ-SFE 2.0
4wd come with 1AZ-SFE or 3S-GTE

1AZ-SFE = 152 HP/6000RPM

http://www.toyota.co.jp/Showroom/All...ina/index.html
this is the option for your deck, and the warning system....
i knownot many of you can read japanese, butthese are reallyneat features

I've been talking to ppl in Japan and when i showed them our Meet pix, they really loved the Matirx

[TRDragoon]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!

sorry guys....Caldena is not the Japanese Matrix.....its actually called Corolla RUNX



1ZZ-FE comes in 2wd,4wd Auto only
2ZZ-FE comes only in 2wd and 6spd or 4spd auto

they also have 1.5litre 1NZ-FE 109hp/6000rpm in 2wd or 4wd auto only


sorry about the whole mix up....really hard to tell just by pix

The whole 3SGTE in the Matrix got me excited :o :o

but it'll be nice if Toyota did come out with something fimiliar with the Caldena

[mistamatrix]

You are sooo wrong on BOTH posts! :p

The Matrix in Japan is the Voltz. But it's too bad it has the Vibe's body...

[Dredd2099]

heh, similar designs
easy to mix up


3S-GTE!

[TRDragoon]

Originally posted by mistamatrix
You are sooo wrong on BOTH posts! :p

The Matrix in Japan is the Voltz. But it's too bad it has the Vibe's body...

OHHHH me sooo sorry :o

checked it out and it was in the SUV class instead of wagons

[jhbhatia]

all you guys chuckle me up!

[mistamatrix]

Yeah. We get that a lot.

[Razo-E]

i've seen two GT-4 Caldinas around here...



yes, i know i'm nowhere near Japan, but i know what i saw..!


both were RHD....

one white, and one in a broze/gold color...

[jhbhatia]

Originally posted by Razo-E
i've seen two GT-4 Caldinas around here...



yes, i know i'm nowhere near Japan, but i know what i saw..!


both were RHD....

one white, and one in a broze/gold color...

The bronze gold color was most prob NOT a GT4, it was a regular caldina, the white one is new to me....but a few have made it to states, yes...how? shush......

[TRDragoon]

in the US already!?....how come we canadians get nothing......unfair!

[Warped]

Whoa whoa whoa...

1AZ-SFE = 152 HP/6000RPM

Wtf is a "SFE"?

[jhbhatia]

The golden bronze was prob this:



That one is equiped with 1AZ-FSE ( Here are the various engine spec's )

That's been to a few carson meets in June! (and yeah, its not a GT4 - since its not equiped with a 3s motor!!)

[TRDcrazy]

the caldina GT-4 N is supposed to come to america in 2005 as the scion ccX different body but itll have the 3sgte engine making 260 hp

[Bernd]

Originally Posted by Warped

Whoa whoa whoa...


Wtf is a "SFE"?

Direct fuel injection VVT-i engine with catalog data of 20% + better mileage over an 11-year old 3S-FE -whoa.

But WTF is what I said when test driving a few in Japan. Even coupled with a CVT the 2 Liter 1AZ-FSE engine rated 155 HP pulls disappointingly meek in a 1460kg Toyota ISIS 7-seater minivan, compared to my 11 year old 2 Liter 3S-FE engine with 140 HP with 4-spd AT in the 1250 kg Caldina 5-seater wagon. We wanted to buy a new Isis and thought that particular car was sour, so the dealer got another one - same result. The 1AZ-FSE with CVT pulls marginally better in the 1520 kg NOAH 8-seater minivan,

The power-to weight ratio of Isis vs Caldina calculates to some 3% difference only, but the accelerative force of the FSE feels more like a bus. I attribute it to the electric throttle and the CVT programming in the name of economy nd ecology. Before the Caldina, we had a Nissan March (Micra) 1.3 liter with CVT, that one also pulled vigorously like the Caldina we are now selling.

[xrs22]

yeah, the GT-4 is like 267hp or so. I'm wanna try and get some of the badges off the caldina though but i don't know where to look that even gives any type of info. that i can order some.