Vanity Fair

Toyota’s latest offering, the Vellfire, is for those who enjoy a life of opulence and luxury

- Dhruv Saxena

Until about a year ago, if you wanted a luxury MPV, the best you could was the Toyota Innova Crysta. But since you’ve been accustomed to a certain lifestyle as the owner of a multi-crore business or as an actor or as a politician; something like an Innova will feel decidedly utilitarian.

Toyota has decided to dive into this niche space with the Vellfire, which is aimed at customers who are accustomed to a first-class lifestyle. At 4,935mm long, 1,850mm wide and 1,895mm tall and sitting on a 3,000mm wheelbase, the Vellfire is generously proportioned. It is around 200mm longer and just 20mm wider. In fact, the Vellfire is shorter and narrower than both the Kia Carnival and Mercedes-Benz V-Class. It is, however, taller than all three and also, arguably, has far greater road presence. The Vellfire will turn heads thanks in part to that in-your-face nose dripping with chrome. There’s bling all around with chrome finish, or “Hyper Chrome” as Toyota likes to call it, 17-inch alloy wheels, around the DLO and towards the rear.