Luxury MPV War, Who Wins?

Large MPV cars and luxury began to appear in the homeland. The newest is the Mercedes Viano and Nissan Elgrand which will be launched in 2011.

The cars will compete in the market with luxury MPV has long been entrenched in the homeland such as the Toyota Alphard.
Which car detikOto reader favorites? In a poll that was held since October 21, 2010 to 22 November 2010, Alphard still unshakable.

From the results of the survey with a total of 875 incoming sound. Alphard lead with 44.23 percent (387 votes ), followed by Nissan Elgrand as much as 40.69 percent.

Mercedes Viano are third with 15.09 percent of votes ( 132 votes ).

Alphard is a luxury MPV Toyota's output which has a 2400 cc engine options up to 3500 cc. Initially Toyota Alphard only has 3500 cc engine, but to accommodate its users, presenting Toyota Alphard G 2.4 are considered compact that has a more competitive price, and targeted to low- level segmentation. Both have prices start from U.S. Rp. 900 million to Rp. 1.1 billion.

Mercedes Viano also have engine capacity of 3500 cc and 2200 cc engine. Viano more relieved than previous versions as well as exterior design is more captivating than the previous Viano.

Viano apply captain seats so that passengers can move freely from the back to the middle bench seat, which certainly will meet the needs of Indonesian families. Just as Alphard, Viano Mercedes sells around Rp 1 billion.

While Nissan Elgrand is a luxury MPV will go on sale next year with the official price is very competitive price that is below Rp. 900 million.

Nissan will bring the New Elgrand Highway Star Premium in the form of intact CBU ( Completely Built Up ) from Japan.

This variant is strengthened capacity of 3.5-liter VQ35DE engine which has a maximum power reaches 206kW ( 280PS ) at 6400 rpm while maximum torque reaches 344 Nm ( 35.1kgfm ) at 4400 rpm. (detik oto)