Toyota Forum
07-22-2008, 06:00 PM
Filed under: Spy Photos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/), Minivans/MPVs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/), Crossovers/CUVs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/category/toyota/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/02_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_450op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939515/)
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota Mark X Zio.
Toyota's JDM Mark X Zio has been caught testing in the arid climes of Death Valley, and while a Japanese-only vehicle running on U.S. soil is nothing new this time of year, the pseudo-crossover has made the switch from right-hand to left-hand-drive.
Despite its size, the Mark X Zio is actually capable of seating four, six or seven passengers by using a flexible seating layout that can accommodate either a 2-2-2 or a 2-3-2 arrangement. Essentially, it's a glorified minivan/crossover wearing wagon sheetmetal, and has the potential to slot in between the Toyota Venza and the tanking Highlander.
For consumers downsizing their SUVs, the Mark X Zio has the potential to fill a niche between niches, and with a LHD arrangement, we could see the Zio on U.S. shores before the close of the decade.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Toyota Mark X Zio LHD (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/01_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939514/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/02_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939515/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/03_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939516/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/04_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939519/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/05_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939517/)
[Source: KGP Photography]
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Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota Mark X Zio.
Toyota's JDM Mark X Zio has been caught testing in the arid climes of Death Valley, and while a Japanese-only vehicle running on U.S. soil is nothing new this time of year, the pseudo-crossover has made the switch from right-hand to left-hand-drive.
Despite its size, the Mark X Zio is actually capable of seating four, six or seven passengers by using a flexible seating layout that can accommodate either a 2-2-2 or a 2-3-2 arrangement. Essentially, it's a glorified minivan/crossover wearing wagon sheetmetal, and has the potential to slot in between the Toyota Venza and the tanking Highlander.
For consumers downsizing their SUVs, the Mark X Zio has the potential to fill a niche between niches, and with a LHD arrangement, we could see the Zio on U.S. shores before the close of the decade.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Toyota Mark X Zio LHD (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/01_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939514/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/02_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939515/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/03_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939516/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/04_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939519/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/05_toy_mark_x_zio_spy_kpg_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-toyota-mark-x-zio-lhd/939517/)
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