Sliding front and rear doors, three rows of seats, and rugged design make this the perfect adventure vehicle
The overwhelming popularity of SUVs means that automakers are looking to borrow their rugged design cues to sell vans and minivans, too. Toyota is no exception, and late last year, it blew the covers off the X-Van Gear Concept at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, a study whose design has now been patented, raising hopes for a production model.
Read: Toyota’s New Van Concepts Are Wild, Weird, And Futuristic Inside, it offers three rows of seats that were mounted on rails in the floor, which allows them to be slid around and reorganized. Together with the B-pillarless doors, it makes for a wide open space that could be used a lounge or a dining room for campers.
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