For both the Alphard and the Vellfire, a new double wishbone suspension is used for the rear.
Both vehicles also have improved sound and vibration dampening and an aerodynamic wind-noise reducing body shape for a quiet ride at all speeds.
Powertrain options include a 2.5-litre Atkinson-cycle combustion engine is combined with six-speed Sequential Shiftmatic and E-Four (electric four-wheel drive system) for a hybrid system.
Redesigned Toyota Alphard for 2015.
There is also a new 2.5-litre engine that is used with a seven-speed Sports Sequential Shiftmatic, and Super CVT-i and the optional Stop & Start System to provide fuel efficiency of 12.8km per litre.
Meanwhile, the 2GR-FE V6, 3.5-litre engine is combined with six-speed Sequential Shiftmatic with 6 Super ECT to provide fuel efficiency of 9.5km per litre.
A large, 148-liter cargo area under the third row seat sliding mechanism provides a world-first under-floor storage of such a size.
The deck board folds into three sections to provide both a sliding third row and under-floor storage.
The world-first Smart Entry & Push Start System (with new Welcome Power Slide Door & Reservation Lock function) automatically opens the sliding door as the user approaches the vehicle after previously setting a reservation.
Redesigned Toyota Alphard for 2015.
Also new is a reservation lock function that automatically locks the door after it closes.
The new models also feature world-first Panoramic View Monitor (with left and right visibility support and See-through View function) that gives a driver's-perspective view of the vehicle's surroundings as if the vehicle itself were transparent.
Pressing a button allows the driver to flip between the Moving View―which displays a top-down view of the vehicle and its surroundings―and the See-through View.
Redesigned Toyota Vellfire for 2015.
Another world-first is the Intelligent Parking Assist 2, which uses ultrasonic sensors and a camera to detect parking spaces.
By working in tandem with the Intelligent Clearance Sonar, the system uses automatic braking to avoid collisions and mitigate collision damage.
Parking has been made significantly easier through the addition of a new multi-point turn support function that automatically operates the steering wheel, and a parallel parking departure support function that supports steering wheel operation when leaving a tight parallel parking space.
