Toyota Wish facelift launched in Japan

While UMW Toyota busied themselves satisfying the niche clientèle in Malaysia, the more practical but never-arrived-in-Malaysia 2nd generation Toyota Wish has received its first mid-life cycle updates. The most prominent design change is the new front bumper design with distinctive darken central fascia together with a slimmer radiator grille that make do without the drooping central section like the current Toyota Wish. However, the two model model make do with the current Wish front bumper (the X and G grade).

At the back, while the changes are very minimal, they do lend a dramatic shift in the look of the newly updated Wish. The previously clean elegant design of rear light graphic has been replaced with after-market-look-alike item with clear lens with a lot of chromed internals with more visible LED, while the chrome garnish has been widened to cover the whole width of the tailgate instead of residing only at the top of license plate depressed section like the pre-facelifted model. The side mirror has been updated with the new design that incorporated LED repeater.

There are no design change to the interior. However, the color scheme and the panel trimmings have been refreshed to increase the appeal of the cabin as well as to differentiate the grades between models. As common with JDM model, there are a million of grade to choose from. For this particular updates, there are 4 specs of the 1.8L model beginning with the cheapest 1.8X before moving to 1.8A, 1.8S and 1.8G. There is only one variant for the 2.0L version namely the Z trim. The details of each variant is describe after the jump.

Toyota Wish "Monotone" 1.8S

Toyota Japan has launched a special edition of Toyota Wish 1.8S. The never-yet-arrived model in Malaysia gets a host of cosmetic enhancement to bring up the aesthetic exclusiveness of this family MPV.  The MPV comes only either black or white, and each color gets its own exclusive interior trimmings.

The "Monotone" special edition comes with smoked headlamps, dark chromed front grille and rear license plate garnish, darker shade on alloy wheels and door outside handle with chrome strips. The Monotone interior is characterized by special fabric and trimmings on the console. The interior trims are different between white and black Wish Monotone. 

Mechanically, the car is unchanged. With the ever-increasing popularity of recond Toyota Wish in our market, perhaps in a year or two, some of this special edition model will found its way to Malaysia. 

Below is the "Black" Monotone special garnish and trim:

 Smoked-plated front grille

Toyota Wish Unreg/Recond - buying guide

The first generation of Toyota Wish (ZNE10G) is very popular to Malaysian market for the last few years. Even when the second generation already been launched, there are still plenty of "old" Wishes running around with new registration plate.

There are many different specifications of this car available, as usual for JDM cars. Plenty of options are available too. It is very hard to find a consolidated information as details of this cars are scattered around the sites, forums and directory with various languages. Hence, the purpose of this entry is as a one-stop centre for potential Wish buyer who want to know the detail of their potential ride. I will cover the details of specification, engine option and equipment level for each variants.

More details after the jump.