Toyota Rush for sale in the Philippines March 2019

The 7 Seater MPV from Toyota

Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation is the largest automotive company in the country. It has the widest vehicle line-up of models. Its unique body type stole the spotlight in the Philippine automotive scene. The seating capacity does not sacrifice much of the ground clearance. It looks like an SUV, but more affordable, and more compact.

The Toyota Rush resembles the Fortuner and it is the newest entry level of SUV from Toyota. It was launched just recently in May 2018. It is one of the notable additions in the Philippines auto industry for 2018 with its very competitively priced. The vehicle is pretty high on the safety features as it gets six airbags as a standard fitment along with ABS and electronic brakeforce distribution. The vehicles immobilizer, stability control, and electronic door locks are also added to the package.

A Bold Looking Toyota Rush

It has that high-riding, bold-looking subcompact MPV segment. The Toyota Rush comes in two variants: the 5-seater 1.5 E and 7-seater 1.5 G variants. The Toyota Rush sits in between the fortresses of Toyota Innova and Toyota Avanza. The two are considered two giant nameplates in the segment. The Toyota Rush looks bolder, this is because of its more robust fascia, an edgier shape of the head and taillights, muscular clamshell hood, defined character lines, underneath cladding, and sleeker profile that give the Toyota Rush an SUV-like appeal.

The Toyota Rush is bigger than the Toyota Avanza in overall dimensions. It measures at 4,435 mm long, 1,695 mm wide, 1,705 high, and has 2,685 wheelbases. It also sits on machine-surfaced alloy wheels. It has a 17-inch for the G variant; and a 16-inch for the E variant. As its high points, It stands with a 220-mm ground clearance which is higher than the Toyota Avanza by 20-mm. The Toyota Rush is considered to be flood-proof because of its 600-mm water wading capacity. The Toyota Rush comes with upswept LED headlamps and a four-slat grille, a style observed in the current trend of modern vehicle design. It has a shark's fin antenna, rear spoiler, chrome-embellished fog lamps, rubber underneath cladding, and front/rear skid plates. The interiors of the Toyota Rush seems to follow the layout from the Toyota Avanza. It has the white polyurethane trims with faux-stitches and circular air conditioning vents are found on the dashboard.

All Toyota Rush variants are push start ignition system, it has a good-looking 7-inch LCD display head unit located in the middle with amazing features included like USB, Aux-in, Bluetooth, and Weblink connection. It has the fabric seats, 13 bottle holders, and audio control buttons on the steering wheel. The Toyota Rush G variant has 8 speakers, leather-trimmed steering wheel and shift knobs. It also includes an automatic climate control, which is not available in the other variant. The Toyota Rush E basically is a lower variant which has 6 speakers, polyurethane materials, and manual A/C. The Toyota Rush has an impressive seating capacity. The Toyota Rush G variant seats seven, while the Toyota Rush E variants house a five-seat configuration. This is a whole lot different from its rivals in the segment – the Mitsubishi Xpander and Honda BR-V, which are both seven for all variants. Under the Toyota Rush's hood is a 1.5L 2NR-VE Dual VVT-i DOHC gasoline engine which exactly the same with Toyota Avanza. The output figures are also the same, it has 102 hp and 136 Nm of torque, with the four-speed automatic transmission with the five-speed manual choice available for the Toyota Rush E variant that sends the power to the rear wheels. The mechanical specs are also similar, like front McPherson Strut and rear four-link suspensions, and the front disc and rear drum brakes. Overall, the Toyota Rush stand out with its safety and convenient features.

Surely, this will give you peace of mind while driving or even as a passenger because of its six airbags. It also includes an anti-lock braking system with electronic brake-force distribution. It has a good stability control, hill-assist control, and traction control. It also has a rear parking sensor and camera only available in the Toyota Rush G variant. The 2018 Toyota Rush has a competitive Priceline. It is priced at Php 1,070,000 for a G variant Automatic transmission, The Toyota Rush Evariant in the automatic transmission is at Php 988,000 and only Php 948,000 for manual transmission. Greatly, this Toyota Rush has a wide variety of colors to choose from. It is available in colors White, Dark Red Mica Metallic, Bronze Mica Metallic, Silver Mica Metallic, and Black Metallic. For the Toyota Rush G variant, it has exclusive Bordeaux Mica colorway. You can also accessorize your 2018 Toyota Rush to give it more a unique stylish personal look.

Is it Worth Buying a Toyota Rush?

PROS

• It has good space for a 7 seater vehicle
• Its ground clearance is in the league of bigger SUVs
• It has a wide range of color choices

CONS

• It is more expensive
• Interior quality is not impressive
• Low in power