Wow, you guys did some digging to bump up a thread this old.

Even after 10 years, though, I still have to agree on the Sienna. Its sales over the years have been so good that it probably doesn't need a Lexus version.

 

I for one would LOVE to see a Premium Van from Lexus

 

for once, somebody did a search and posted to it rather than creating a new thread.

 

This is what Rich folks get driven in (chauffeured)

Toyota Innova Van





TATA Aria

 

It already covers the whole spectrum, from the no-tint, cloth interior version available for mid-$20s (and even a 4 cyl up til last year) to a Limited AWD loaded with Lexus-like stuff that with all options (Premium Pkg) can push $50k. Not sure what Lexus could really add in order to make it worth what would have to be a price premium over that.....what else would a van have to be worth $60k+?

 

No they will not..

And yes a loaded Sienna is over 50k!

 

Really? I just bought my wife a loaded Toyato Vellfire for about $80K US dollars (Depending on the exchange rate) to haul the kids around. I can tell you it beats the interior of the IS-F by a long shot. I have never owned a GS, but from what I have seen, they look very similar. Not up to the standards of the LS, leather quality, options etc.





Edit: Just saw the age of the thread.

 

^^^Congrats on the purchase.

Indeed, you can't go wrong with JDM Minivans

Alphard/Vellfire + Previa/Estima >>> Sienna

 

Yep, old thread.
For the sake of car chat, I'll add.That will never happen.

Minivans are not widely accepted here vs. an suv.
It's all about the image.

Well, you guys are not from the U.S. where minivans are looked down upon when shopping against an suv

That vellfire is awesome though

 

dave i am very jealous of you i want either the vellfire / alphard here so bad...

 

if they produce that in Japan why not the US??

 

just like why a lot of cool options are missing from the cars available in the US

 

Thanks. I don't drive it much, but it is on bags and rides really smooth. Very nice car that does not even behave like the mini-vans I was driven in when I was a kid.

 

Always love a good 10 year thread bump LOL

I think this is really the issue, a minivan isn't compatible with the image conscious buyer that would be swayed by a luxury brand. That buyer buys a crossover.

If I were going to spend $60k+ (as a few others have said, these things are close to $50k loaded as Toyotas/Hondas/etc) lots of things I'd buy before a Lexus minivan, a Mercedes GL comes to mind. A Range Rover Sport. A Lexus GX, an Infiniti QX60 loaded to the gills...