What we have not verified
What this vehicle carries
- Passengers
- Six or eight, on Toyota Australia's specification. The six-seat car with captain's chairs in the second and third rows is the one that makes sense to hire; the eight-seat version gives up the thing you are paying for.
- Luggage
- Toyota publishes no boot volume for the Granvia in any market, so we print no case count. In the six-seat layout there is real space behind the third row; in the eight-seat there is much less.
Luggage is stated in cases rather than litres, because that is the figure that decides whether a party fits. If you are near the limit, tell us the number of bags rather than the number of people.
Why people choose it
The Granvia is the most comfortable seat in this catalogue and the least practical for a crowd, and both facts follow from the same decision: in its usual configuration it gives six people the room that other vans give eleven. It is the vehicle for a chairman's airport transfer, a small delegation moving between meetings in Islamabad, or a couple and their parents arriving at a wedding. Nobody sits in a middle seat and nobody has a bag on their lap. Supplied with a vetted driver, and on airport journeys the driver meets you at arrivals.
What to know before you book it
Questions about this vehicle
How many people does the Toyota Granvia seat?
Six or eight on Toyota Australia's specification, and the six-seat car — captain's chairs in the second and third rows — is the one worth hiring. Toyota does not sell the Granvia in Pakistan and publishes no Pakistani figure, so every one here is an import and the layout follows whichever market it came from. We confirm the layout of the actual van with you before quoting.
Why are Granvia specifications so hard to pin down here?
Because it is not an official Pakistani model. There is no local specification to quote, only whatever each importer brought in. That is not a problem for your journey; it is the reason we confirm the actual vehicle in writing first, instead of publishing a number that might not match the van standing at your door.
How much luggage does a Granvia take?
Toyota publishes no boot volume for the Granvia in any market we could read, so we print no case count. In the six-seat layout there is real space behind the third row; in the eight-seat there is much less. Tell us the party and the cases and we confirm what genuinely fits before you commit.
What is the Granvia best suited to?
Executive city and motorway work, and sealed roads up to Murree. It is what people ask for when the passengers are clients, or family visiting from abroad, and the priority is arriving comfortably rather than moving a crowd. For a large group with heavy luggage, a Hiace or a larger van is the more sensible vehicle.
Can a Granvia be used for the northern areas?
On sealed roads only, which in practice means motorway work and the run up to Murree. It is a road vehicle, not a mountain tool. If your itinerary includes broken surfaces, jeep sections or winter conditions, ask us for a 4x4 and we will price the route on the right vehicle instead of this one.
Is the Granvia good for airport collections?
Yes, and it is a common request for arriving guests. On airport journeys we meet you at arrivals rather than leaving you outside with the trolleys. Because we do not publish its Pakistani seating, give us the passenger and bag numbers when you enquire so the variant is confirmed before the day rather than on it.
Can I hire a Granvia without a driver?
We quote it as a chauffeured vehicle rather than a self-drive one, with a vetted driver whose photo and registration are confirmed before allocation. On an imported vehicle checked variant by variant, that is also how we know the van arriving is the one described to you. Ask about self-drive and we will answer in writing.
Is the Granvia comfortable over long motorway distances?
It is a comfortable vehicle to be a passenger in over distance, which is rather the point of it. The caveat is the one above: since we do not publish Pakistani seating, we confirm the variant, the seat layout and what luggage fits before a long trip, and you get that in writing with your quote.
iDrive publishes a vehicle CLASS, and supplies this model or a similar approved vehicle in the same class. That is how the whole trade works here; we would rather say so than imply a specific registration is reserved for you.