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2024 Toyota HiAce and Granvia pricing and features: Toyota van pair continues to challenge Hyundai Staria, Kia Carnival, and VW Transporter

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2024 pricing tweaks for Toyota's van pair which have opposite fortunes in their respective segments.
2024 pricing tweaks for Toyota's van pair which have opposite fortunes in their respective segments.
Tom White
Senior Journalist
12 Jan 2024
3 min read

Toyota has updated its Granvia for 2024, with tech updates and a corresponding price rise.

The Granvia's before on-roads price has increased by $816 for both the base six- and eight-seat rear-wheel drive versions (now $68,306 and $70,306 respectively), while the higher-grade VX six- and eight-seat variants have jumped just $366 to $77,476, regardless of the seat layout.

Toyota's people mover continues to be powered by a 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine producing 130kW/450Nm, driving the rear wheels via a six-speed torque converter automatic transmission.

The updates in price are said to come with a 'Tech Change' for 2024, although it is unclear what exactly has been updated. Toyota has been approached for comment on the details.

The Granvia continues to be an underperformer for Toyota, selling just 112 units in 2023, trailing the segment-leading Carnival (11,312 units) by a significant margin. Not helping its cause is the rugged diesel-only powertrain, as opposed to its Japanese domestic market Alphard counterpart which is available with a 2.5L petrol hybrid powertrain and is popular amongst private importers.

Last year it was also outsold by the Mercedes-Benz Vito/V-Class (127/377 units), LDV Mifa (452 units), Hyundai Staria (1141 units) and Volkswagen Multivan (711 units).

The Granvia’s before on-roads price has increased by 6 for both the base six- and eight-seat rear-wheel drive versions.
The Granvia’s before on-roads price has increased by 6 for both the base six- and eight-seat rear-wheel drive versions.

The HiAce commercial van on which the Granvia is based receives a similar price-hike for 2024, with the entire eight-variant range up $1766 over last year's before on-road price-tags.

It is unclear whether it will also receive the same 'Tech Change' as its people mover equivalent. See the table below for full pricing information.

In opposite fortunes from the Granvia, the HiAce continues to lead the light-commercial van segment by a comfortable margin (7133 units in 2023), nearly doubling the sales of its low-cost LDV G10 rival which resides in second position (with 3638 units last year).

The HiAce commercial van on which the Granvia is based receives a similar price-hike for 2024.
The HiAce commercial van on which the Granvia is based receives a similar price-hike for 2024.

Meanwhile Toyota's premium arm, Lexus, has launched its first people mover, the LM, although its pricing is comparatively stratospheric, starting from $160,888 before on-road costs.

Despite the LM sharing its platform with the Alphard, Toyota's Australian Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Sean Hanley, told CarsGuide it wasn't in the best interest of the brand to swap the Granvia out for its more premium Japanese alternative.

"It gets down to our fit-for-purpose strategy - we're more focused on our SUV line-up. There's no plans beyond that. The market size [of that segment] also comes into play.

Not helping its cause is the rugged diesel-only powertrain, as opposed to its Japanese domestic market Alphard counterpart which is available with a 2.5L petrol hybrid powertrain and is popular amongst private importers.
Not helping its cause is the rugged diesel-only powertrain, as opposed to its Japanese domestic market Alphard counterpart which is available with a 2.5L petrol hybrid powertrain and is popular amongst private importers.

"Any kind of spike in demand engages us quickly. We look at market segment, size, and right now a people mover is not in our best interest," he said.

Toyota is gearing up for a big 2024 as it seeks to fulfil big pent-up demand for some of its most popular nameplates like the Camry, LandCruiser, HiLux, RAV4, and Corolla Cross.

2024 Toyota Granvia price

 Six-seatEight-seat
Granvia$68,306$70,306
Granvia VX$77,476$77,476

2024 Toyota HiAce price

 2.8-litre diesel manual2.8-litre diesel auto
LWB$48,886$50,886
LWB with barn door--$51,636
LWB four door--$50,886
LWB four door + barn door--$51,636
LWB Crew five-seater--$53,886
SLWB--$59,446
SLWB with barn door--$60,196

 

Tom White
Senior Journalist
Despite studying ancient history and law at university, it makes sense Tom ended up writing about cars, as he spent the majority of his waking hours finding ways to drive as many as possible. His fascination with automobiles was also accompanied by an affinity for technology growing up, and he is just as comfortable tinkering with gadgets as he is behind the wheel. His time at CarsGuide has given him a nose for industry news and developments at the forefront of car technology.
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