Talk:Toyota HiAce

Competition

As the Nissan Urvan is only available in certain countries, it is not fair to say that it is the Hi-Ace's main competition; this would only be the case in certain countries. For now, I will remove this pending a more finite decision

The English in this article is particularly poor and much of it doesn't make sense (the last few sentences of the 4th gen, and 5th gen sections). I can only assume these were written by someone in a non-English speaking country. Could someone 'clean it up' a little please? Davez621 10:49, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Donuts?

Doing donuts while going 100 km/h? What is doing a donut? Doesn't sound very encyclopediatic

The African Factor

This section title doesn't seem right. It sounds like it was punched into a translator. Maybe it should be retitled with something like "Hiace in Africa"

Regius vs Granvia

Can someone tell me the difference between a Regius and a Granvia ? I read somewhere that the Regius is smaller and narrower, but both look like a European Hiace to me. Is it true?

Hiace in Europe

"The European Hiace van was introduced in 1995" Hiace vans have been sold in Ireland (possibly the UK too) since at least the late 1970s, if not earlier. I have definately seen second generation Hiace vans (similar to the picture on the Japanese page) in this country. --Zilog Jones 22:52, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Spelling

Which is correct--"Hiace" or "Hi-Ace"? Both appear in the article ("Hi-Ace" in the discussion of taxis in Africa). 207.69.137.23 01:01, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

According to Toyota South Africa the spelling in that country is Hi-Ace. Alan Liefting 21:59, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I believe both to be correct. My van is Badged Hi-Ace but the documents all state Hiace.

Granvia Hi-Ace picture

The picture of the Hi-Ace van in the "Granvia / European Hiace" section is not a picture of a Granvia Hi-Ace. This picture should be moved or replaced to avoid confusion.

Pictures

The picture of the "82-85" and the "85-89" Hiace are actually of the same generation, but the latter are of a shorter "luxury" passenger model. My father used to own a 1987 hiace, and it had the same front as the "82-85".PerDaniel (talk) 09:39, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Toyota Hi-ace 8 seater van-Model KD-KZH100G-JRMET-Frame KZH100-0034594

Would you please advise if this vehicle has permanently tinted anti-glare glass, or has there been a filmed placed over the glass.

I am in need of a rear tailgate glass with heater element and tinted glass and I am told there is only plain glass that has to have film bonded on to it.

MJB —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.210.153 (talk) 06:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

An urgent response would be much appreciated. Because this is still apparently Yahoo answers. I need automotive advice, guys! Shucks.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.183.190.216 (talk) 31 July 2013 (UTC)

How urgent was this request after 5 years? The purpose of this talk page is for improvement of the article, not for general advice on your car. If you want automotive advice then you should ask questions in a forum, not here. However, if you want to improve the article (by adding more information or asking for more information to be added) then please feel free. Remember that we are volunteers (ie not paid) and do not have the full factory manuals of every model but we do the best we can.  Stepho  talk  22:54, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: page moved per discussion. - GTBacchus^(talk) 15:11, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

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Toyota Hiace → Toyota HiAce — The "a" in "ace" should be capiltalised, per Toyota MasterAce and Toyota TownAce. OSX (talk • contributions) 01:44, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Toyota Australia calls it the 'HiAce', Toyota India calls it the 'HI ACE', Toyota Japan calls it the 'HIACE' and I'm sure I have seen brochures in the past calling it 'Hiace' and 'Hi-Ace'. Third party websites recommending second hand vehicles mostly seem to call it the 'Hiace'. Since there is very little consistency and WP treats different capitalisation as unique article names, I'd recomend staying with the simplest name 'Hiace'.  Stepho  (talk) 04:36, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

I was unable to find your Toyota India example, but Toyota Japan capitalises all their models regardless of whether they are acronyms or not (COROLLA, CAMRY, RAV4, VITZ). If we have Toyota MasterAce/Toyota TownAce and Toyota Hiace/Toyota Townace there is inconsistency. Shouldn't we have a uniform style?

I have seen Toyota use "HiAce", "Hi Ace" and "Hi-Ace", but never "Hiace" (same with the other Aces). "Hiace", as you said seems to have been invented by third party sources. OSX (talk • contributions) 00:30, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• Support making them all consistent (HiAce, LiteAce, etc.) This should be done in conjunction with the other request at Talk:Toyota Liteace.--Kotniski (talk) 15:07, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

2RZ-E Engine link under 4th generation HiAce

The link from 2RZ-E under the 4th Generation heading (Granvia XH-10 sub-heading)takes readers to the 2RZ-FE page, which describes a 2.4L inline 4 cylinder engine with DOHC & 4 valves per cylinder. Whilst I cannot speak with authority on the Toyota Granvia, I note the independent page under that title does suggest a 2.7L inline 4 engine option, but does refer to a 2.4L engine. I do own a 1999 (4th generation) 2RZ-E powered HiAce. Someone please call the police! - someone has stolen a camshaft and half the valves! These are NOT the same engine - the 2RZ-E is a SOHC inline 4 with 2 valves per cylinder. As this is the only linked reference to any specific engine under the 4th generation HiAce heading, it should at least link to the correct engine. 122.148.209.251 (talk) 15:01, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Doors

The H100 section says there were 2-door and 4-door variants. WP counts the rear hatch/gate as a door, so the 2-door should probably be 3-door (unless it has just a driver's door and the rear door). Not sure how many doors the 4-door should be (driver, front passenger, left+right side cargo doors and the rear door for 5-door?)  Stepho  talk  08:40, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

High-Impact African Culling Equipment

The section under Cultural Reference about the Hiace being a High-Impact African Culling Equipment describes the reference as being "somewhat heartless". To me it seems derogatory and tasteless, and it is also uncited. Does it really belong here? Djapa Owen (talk) 14:28, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

 Done It seems to be a "derogatory joke" so I've removed it. →Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 16:35, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Merger proposal

The Toyota RegiusAce is the HiAce with nicer equipment sold at Toyota NETZ (Regushee (talk) 20:24, 23 December 2013 (UTC))

• Support - The Toyota RegiusAce article is small and would be a natural fit in the Hiace article.  Stepho  talk  22:40, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

• Support - both articles would fit perfect here I think :) - →Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 11:59, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

• Support - as per previous voices.  Mr.choppers | ✎  04:40, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

• Support - as per others. OSX (talk • contributions) 05:46, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

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Grandia vs Grandvia

An anon Ip editor queried whether the H100 Grandia name should have been Granvia. I did a quick look around the web and found some used car sites with both names. Is this a regional thing or perhaps a generational thing?  Stepho  talk  02:43, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

HiMedic

It seems obvious from the commons gallery that the HiMedic is an ambulance variation of the HiAce, but I don't see any info on it. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 21:11, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

I added that image to the H100 gallery. Not much to say except that it is an ambulance with a high roofline and a 1UZ-FE V8.  Stepho  talk  03:39, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Chinese clones

There is a lot of vague info about Chinese clones. I suspect the majority of these are unlicensed clones, often with clones of engines from other manufacturers. Any unlicensed clone is not really a HiAce, therefore it should be removed from this article. I'd like to remove them completely except for those that someone can find references to show that they are licensed from Toyota.  Stepho  talk  09:42, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

A good suggestion. I suggest there should be separate articles for those clones like the Jinbei Haise.U1Quattro (talk) 14:57, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

I support your idea. Good choice, these unnecessary images are creating misery. Lets do that then. Well done U1Quattro and Merry Xmas --EurovisionNim (talk to me)(see my edits) 02:31, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

HiAce pronunciation?

A question on how the HiAce is pronounced? 70.45.129.81 (talk) 06:42, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

In Australia we have always pronounced it as "High Ace".  Stepho  talk  19:15, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Davey's reverts

Hi, The HiAce had two facelifts from 2010 onwards, therefore the two examples were really useful. Could you please explain why you had to remove them? I didn't see the images causing such harm to the article. It might be lower quality, however Davey2010 reverted these. These images were an essential component to the article. Why was there a need to remove them? I found that these images were extremely useful and therefore should stay. Also images do not have to have substantial shots. I do not mind if you want to replace the vehicle, however based off this there were indeed two facelifts. Its essential that we show all the examples where possible. I do not believe there was a need to remove these examples. I think we could have removed the Ambulance example, as it doesn't really contribute much to the article.

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  Pre-facelift (2004-2010)
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  First facelift (2010-2014)
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  Second facelift (2014-2018)

I am proposing we add back the two examples. Maybe the first facelift wasn't "substantially different" from the rest, however I could say the same thing about the Honda Civic (Asian version). Remember, these are very important examples. I am not upset or anything, but we want to 'build' Wikipedia as opposed to cutting out images which could be essential. If anyone can find a better picture of the first facelift HiAce in natural condition, such as mine, feel free to replace it.

Also to add, Davey did another ridiculous revert. He reverted my edit, and accused me of edit warring, when in fact I did replace it. He has gone off his mind, if he was to add a vehicle with an aftermarket bar, what's next? He reverts a medicore quality image with the proper factory condition to a better image with non-factory rims, hood scoops and other aftermarket accessories which ruins the quality of the actual image. Just think, why would anyone want to look at an image of a vehicle with aftermarket equipment. Davey should know I do not edit war, I may push my edits. Its not going to be useful, because he wants to reduce images down, where these examples are essential. Best --EurovisionNim (talk to me)(see my edits) 12:57, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

• Reading that link it states for the 2nd image that it featured "remote central locking, a rear door strap was fitted. and that SLWB models had a new radiator grille and re-shaped seats."[1] - Now looking at this diff there is no difference between this model and the previous one - Ofcourse when you click on the image you can then see the grille is changed a bit but It's not noticeably different from the other model .... and although the updated version has central locking, a door strap and reshaped seats I still no reason to include as these 3 things aren't obvious from the outside so the reader would think image is pointless,

As an example if you look at the Transits (here and here) you can see there are clear and obvious changes to the facelifted models .... however when you compare those 2 pages with this page you do kinda realise that this "facelift" is useless including especially as an image, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 13:25, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

OK thats one issued sorted. The next one I have concerns over is that you reverted back to the Granvia with the aftermarket bar. Unfortunately, having a look on Google I found that most of the images do not have the rear bar installed, therefore would be an aftermarket example. The quality of the image is not defined by pixels, however as Vauxford mentioned, there are plenty of other factors, which I have paid attention to now. You could have a Nokia image of a vehicle in original condition, however a DSLR image of a vehicle with the factory specs. Wikipedia seems to be quite feisty over images after images. Its time now we should discuss it here to meet the needs of editors. Plenty of time mate, plenty of time. Merry Xmas everyone --EurovisionNim (talk to me)(see my edits) 13:33, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

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  Aftermarket bar
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  Factory

Ahh right I did actually think these came pre-installed, Well the aftermarket one still looks okay so could we come to a compromise and keep both (but for the steps one put something like "With aftermarket steps added" ?, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 13:38, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

I think we should use the other example. Being that because the 'aftermarket' steps may not comply with image of vehicles standards. This essentially means i can just use this. Ok for this one, we can, but I'm still not too satisfied, but sure sounds g --EurovisionNim (talk to me)(see my edits) 13:41, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Excuse me? Did you say that the ambulance images don't contribute to the article? You should keep in mind that those were variants of the HiAce which makes those images essential to the article. U1Quattro (talk) 14:35, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Yes, and I’m extremely definite that by adding modified images we would be not using factory spec images. Why are we going to waste time over this issue. However I think you two know better than me so I’ll leave you two to it. —EurovisionNim (talk to me)(see my edits) 14:52, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

The factory manufactured the HiAce ambulance called the HiMedic. It had a V8 engine. Perhaps you should research before making assumptions about a topic. Cheers. U1Quattro (talk) 17:24, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Don't know why I get owned all the bloody time 😡!! OK U1Quattro, I guess you win 🤩. Anyway, thanks for your input and we shall keep the edit as is. Well done to everyone and have a Merry Xmas --EurovisionNim (talk to me)(see my edits) 02:58, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

EurovisionNim - It's not about winning Nim, It's about discussing things and coming to an agreement with each other, It may be a better idea if you stayed away from vehicles for a while and start focusing on a new topic, Just a suggestion. –Davey2010^Talk 03:23, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Thats gonna be hard. Also I won't have any other point to do any other articles, such as buildings. I may have memory recollection or maybe not, but that exactly what happened a few years back. I will still upload car images no problem, but I will of course not change images for the sake of it. Thats the only thing I feel like contributing, because cars are the easiest to do, which means I'll have more fun. Sure I could try, but it'd be hard to as I do not travel much nowadays, but I can do WA no problems, but then will be limited. Besides other editors would have better photos, and I've been doing this topic for the last 4 years so it'd be hard to change. But sure, I will be doing discussions on article talkpages more often. --EurovisionNim (talk to me)(see my edits) 03:26, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Remove Chinese Clones

I suggest that the Chinese and other clones of the subsequent generations of the HiAce should be removed from the article except the respective infoboxes because they clog the article with useless photos. This is an article about the Toyota HiAce, not these clones of the HiAce and it should stay that way. U¹ _quattro TALK 13:54, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

Some of the content could be moved to the Jinbei Haise page. Toasted Meter (talk) 21:48, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

Indeed. You may get to that Toasted Meter. U¹ _quattro TALK 00:12, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

Rukmani

Rukmani Devi died in a second generation (LH40) HiAce, as can be clearly seen in pictures of the wreckage. And it is not an official name and as such should be left out of the infoboxes. Feel free to add it to the body text if a source is available - all I can find is largely ill informed people on message boards. Best,  Mr.choppers | ✎  16:01, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

People have added names given to the HiAce due to the death or after a certian circumstance. It only adds more confusion if anything. U¹ _quattro TALK 07:11, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

South Africa Minibus taxi is missing

There's nothing here about the MASSIVE minibus taxi industry. All Toyota Quantums. https://www.businessinsider.co.za/how-big-is-south-african-taxi-industry-2019-5 Locally called "Toyota Ses’Fikile". Can anyone add some information about it? Maybe ask on the SouthAfrica portal (if there is one). Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.159.154.7 (talk) 12:11, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Please feel free to add it yourself. Don't worry about mistakes in WP syntax and conventions, we will help out where needed.  Stepho  talk  14:39, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

HiAces are used as Mini-Bus taxis in my parts of the globe. Its not that notable. U¹ _quattro TALK 08:00, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

H200 production

Someone here has taken this meaning from units of H200 being sold that its still in production and boldly added <nowiki> text in the infobox that any change would be reverted. First of all, there was no source regarding these claims that the H200 was still being sold in the Philippines. Secondly, being sold doesn't mean its still being produced. Dealers keep residual stock of old generation units of a vehicle when that generation ends production and sell it for a part of a year. Its a common practice in the automobile industry. U¹ _quattro TALK 02:10, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

I vaguely remember the no revert warning being added when somebody kept deleting it a few years ago - it was no longer sold in their country, therefore it was no longer made for anybody! No longer relevant, so removing the warning is no problem. Also agree with removing the horde of Chinese clones. Some of them may be legitimate, license productions but many (most?) of them aren't.  Stepho  talk  05:33, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Licensed or not, they have no relation with Toyota in terms of sales to customers and neither they are sold as vehicles with Toyota badges. Including information about them in this article is irrelevant. It makes the infoboxes lengthy and makes the article unnecessarily heavy. Further, if a vehicle is discontinued and is being sold, it doesn't mean it is still in production. Dealers retain residual inventory and such vehicles are sold long after end of production. U¹ _quattro TALK 07:07, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

(I'm not sure if its appropriate to consult on such an old thread instead of making a new one (or just editing the article directly) but i think the hiace is still being produced as they introduced a new cargo variant sometime in may 2020 and is somewhat/probably unique to the Philippine market as it still had Rear air conditioning and glass rear windows even though there are no rear seats unlike international Hiace Cargo Van configurations and Toyota Singapore still lists Commercial variants of the H100 Hiace

https://toyota.com.ph/news/load-carrying-hiace TheBitterNoob (talk) 06:00, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

The H200 is still being sold in Japan too. See https://toyota.jp/pages/contents/hiacewagon/005_p_014/4.0/pdf/spec/hiacewagon_spec_202004.pdf  Stepho  talk  07:14, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, will update the page TheBitterNoob (talk) 19:21, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Jinbei Haise in H100 section

Hi U1Quattro. Regarding this revert of yours today, I do not agree that your comment of "Clones should not be present in the infobox" is justification for removing the link to the Hiase from the Infobox of the H100 section. Cheers, 1292simon (talk) 10:20, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Okay, let's see if others agree with you. U¹ _quattro TALK 11:45, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Unlicensed clones definitely don't belong here. But according to the Jinbei Haise article, it was licensed, originally built from CKD kits supplied by Toyota. Hence it is legit.  Stepho  talk  21:05, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Yes you're right. They were basically CKD Toyota HiAces with different badges for the first generation. U¹ _quattro TALK 04:12, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

• Thank you. 1292simon (talk) 10:16, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Toyota HiMedic

What is your problem 1292simon? How is overlinking and using the same source again is an improvement? You post on my talk page about edit warring yet you're the one engaged in it now. U¹ _quattro TALK 11:35, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

• Hi U1Quattro. If you'd like to edit your message above to remove the hostility and accusations, then I would be happy to participate in a WP:CIVIL discussion about content with you. 1292simon (talk) 11:41, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

There are no accusations in the above message. You did exactly that some hours ago. I'm open to discussion on the content and that's why I have started this discussion. U¹ _quattro TALK 12:02, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

This looks like a minor dispute. Can we all agree that using the same source twice in the same sentence isn't that useful? Best regards, --Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 12:23, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Also, can we all agree that adding redirects to the same page is also not a useful contribution? U¹ _quattro TALK 13:07, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

• Thanks, Johannes Maximilian.

  U1Quattro, which part of the text do you think is a case of overlinking? 1292simon (talk) 22:36, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Linking to Toyota HiMedic which is basically a redirect to this article. U¹ _quattro TALK 02:24, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

• It's not the same page, the Toyota HiMedic is a separate article. 1292simon (talk) 08:23, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Got to know about that today. But using the same reference more than once is not an improvement. But I've seen you have realised your mistake. U¹ _quattro TALK 09:49, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

My original intention with the HiMedic page was to have simple list of the generations and the barest facts for each. Little more than what a disambiguation page would have. If there was only one generation then I would have done a simple redirect. However, Ominae has filled in far more details - for which I thank and support him.  Stepho  talk  12:08, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Stepho-wrs you could've classified it as a Wikimedia list article because it was poorly sourced and written as an article and was a stub. That's why I nominated it for deletion. U¹ _quattro TALK 14:11, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

True. I will do that next time I make a similar page.  Stepho  talk  21:40, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding Stepho-wrs. U¹ _quattro TALK 03:41, 8 July 2020 (UTC)