2017 Toyota Tarago Ultima REVIEW – Ageing Family-Hauler Gets a Facelift

To an older generation the 2017 Toyota Tarago Ultima would still be synonymous with the people mover genre.

Younger and older folk alike may all be amazed that the Tarago remains on-sale, however, given the current model launched in 2006. No longer is this seven- or eight-seat Toyota the model all fuller families turn to, like it was in the 1980s and 1990s.

For this new SUV-loving world there is no new Tarago in sight, although Toyota has finally at least given its ageing people mover a facelift, complete with a redesigned interior teamed with lower prices.

Vehicle Style: People mover
Price: $65,600 (plus on-road costs)
Engine/trans: 202kW/340Nm 3.5 V6 petrol | six-speed automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 10.3 l/100km | Tested: 10.9 l/100km

OVERVIEW

The flagship V6-engined Tarago Ultima, as tested here, has copped the largest price reduction of the range. It has fallen by $1716 to $65,600 plus on-road costs while still coming kitted out with everything from leather trim to electric-fold third-row seating, a dual-pane sunroof and even a rear DVD player.