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Over in Japan, Toyota Motor just launched the Pixis Space, the automaker's first-ever passenger minivehicle sold with a Toyota badge and the microvan will soon arrive at more than 200 Toyota dealerships nationwide.



Toyota says the Pixis Space, a rebadged Daihatsu Move Conte, has been designed to meet the diversified needs of buyers in Japan. The microvan features "sophisticated square styling," and comes in two distinct variations - the basic L and X (pictured) models and the more stylish Custom X, Custom G and Custom RS versions.



Equipped with Toyota's eco-IDLE2 - a fuel-saving stop-start system - select versions of the Pixis Space return a class-leading fuel economy rating of 25.5 kilometers per liter (60 mpg U.S.) on Japan's generous 10-15 test cycle.



All versions of the Pixis Space use a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and come equipped with a 660-cc gasoline engine. Up-level versions of the front-wheel-drive Space get turbocharged. A four-wheel-drive setup is available on turbo'd Custom RS versions of the Space.



Pricing for the Pixis Space starts at 1,120,000 yen ($14,661 U.S. at today's exchange rate) and top out at 1,611,000 yen ($21,083 U.S.).

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