Toyota introduces new-look Proace and Proace City vans

Toyota has launched the 2024 Proace medium-duty van and its Proace City compact sibling in the UK.

Arriving alongside the Proace Max – Toyota’s first large commercial van – the revamped models receive a host of updates also seen on their Stellantis siblings and enhancing design and equipment.

The roll-out of the new 2024 Proace range starts with the diesel-powered Proace medium-duty van, which introduces a bolder face for the Proace family and is priced from £29,921.

It’s available to order now as medium and long wheelbase vans, a crew cab with an extra row of seats and a platform cab as the basis for bespoke and specialist conversions.

Load-carrying capabilities include a maximum volume of 6.6m3, up to a 1,400kg payload and 2,500kg towing capacity.

A compact 1.9m height means Proace can enter standard car parks, while medium/L1-length models have a 12.4m turning circle.

Engine line-up includes the established 120hp 1.5-litre diesel and a more powerful 145hp 2.0-litre diesel, both with six-speed manual transmission. Sport models get a 177hp unit (badged 180), with eight-speed automatic transmission.

Four grades are on offer. The lead-in Active trim comes with a 10-inch multimedia touchscreen, digital driver’s instrument display, automatic headlights and windscreen wipers, rear parking sensors and a plylining in the load space. Advanced driver assistance features bring lane keep assist, driver attention assist, automatic high beam and automatic emergency braking with forward collision warning.

Jump up to Icon specification and you get the Smart Cargo load space extension system, satellite navigation, a wireless phone charger and 16-inch wheels with full wheel caps.

Icon Premium adds automatic air con and 17-inch alloy wheels.

At the top, the new Sport grade delivers 17-inch black alloys, black door handles and body-coloured bumpers, plus keyless entry and LED front fog lights.

Order books are also open for the 2024 Proace City, which again gets the new family Proace frontal design. Priced from £23,496, it’s available in two versions – medium or long body lengths – with respective load volumes of 3.8 and 4,4m3 and a one-tonne payload.

For 2024, all Proace City are equipped with Toyota’s Smart Cargo system. Based on the space-extending feature found in the larger Proace models, this uses a folding outer passenger seat and a hatch in the bulkhead to extend load length by 1.3m so longer items such as ladders and piping can be carried. The passenger seatback next to the driver can also be folded to form a desktop.

In addition to its interior capacity, Proace City can tow braked loads of up to 1.2 tonnes.

Powertrains include a 102hp 1.5-litre diesel (badged 100hp) with six-speed manual transmission while the new Sport versions use a 130hp version of the same engine (badged 130hp) with either six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission.

The entry-level Active grade is available exclusively in the medium body length and comes with a 10-inch multimedia touchscreen and digital driver’s instrument cluster. Safety and assistance features include automatic emergency braking with forward collision warning, lane keep assist, road sign assist, automatic high beam and driver attention monitoring. An electric parking brake and rear parking sensors are also part of the standard package. The cargo area comes with a plylining as standard – this can be removed if preferred.

The Icon models (medium and long) introduce a navigation system, front fog lights, 16-inch wheels with full covers, rain-sensing windscreen wipers, power-folding mirrors with piano black casings, one-touch power windows, front parking sensors and a rear camera.

The Sport versions add extra styling details to the Icon specification, including body-coloured door handles, bumpers, side mouldings and sliding door rail, plus 16-inch alloy wheels.

Customer deliveries of both new models are scheduled for delivery from April/May.

Toyota Proace ranges and prices

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In common with all new Toyota professional light commercial vehicles, the new Proace and Proace City come with five years’ roadside assistance and up to 10 years or 100,000 miles of warranty cover.