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Lucida

1992 – 1999

The Estima Lucida is a narrower Japanese version of the first-generation Toyota Estima minivan, built to fit a lower tax band. It was sold through Toyota Corolla Store dealerships and used a 2.2-litre turbo-diesel among its engines.

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34years
3trims
99–133hp range

The Story

Why the Lucida matters

The Estima Lucida launched on 13 January 1992 together with the Estima Emina, as a smaller variant of the first-generation Estima. Each was about 110 mm narrower and 70 mm shorter than the standard wide-body Estima. Japanese vehicle tax depends on a car's length multiplied by its width, so the smaller size placed the cars in a lower tax band. The Lucida was sold through Toyota Corolla Store dealerships, while the Emina was sold only through Toyota Store dealerships. Both could be ordered with the 2.2-litre 3C-T and 3C-TE turbo-diesel four-cylinder engines. They received a minor facelift in 1995 and another in 1996. The standard wide-body Estima continued alongside them. The first-generation Estima line ended in December 1999, and outside the United States it was replaced by the second generation in January 2000.

Trims

3 trims · 1992–1999

110 mm narrower and 70 mm shorter than the wide Estima, for Japanese tax class; facelifts 1995 and 1996.

All versions of the Lucida (3)