Toyota · 1998–2004
Toyota Gaia
The Toyota Gaia is a Japanese-market MPV produced from May 1998 until September 2004. It competed with the Nissan Prairie, Mitsubishi Chariot, and Honda Odyssey, and was later replaced by the Isis. The Gaia is a sister model to the Ipsum and Nadia and shares a platform with the Corona Premio and Caldina. It was sold only at Toyopet Store dealerships. The vehicle was named for Gaia, the Greek goddess personifying the Earth.
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Successor: Toyota Isis
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Overview
Sales of the Gaia began on May 29, 1998. At launch, it was available with optional four-wheel drive and a choice of the 3S-FE gasoline engine or the 3C-TE diesel engine, the latter only being available with front-wheel drive. All powertrain options used a column-shifted 4-speed automatic transmission. An April 13, 2001 facelift replaced the 3S-FE in FWD models with the direct-injected 1AZ-FSE. In October of 2001, the "Limited Navi Special" trim was launched, featuring a DVD-based navigation system (a precursor to Toyota's G-Book). On August 9, 2002, the 1AZ-FSE replaced the 3S-FE in 4WD models, and an "S-Edition" trim became available. Production ended in August 2004, and sales ended the following month.
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Specifications
- name
- Toyota Gaia (XM10)
- Manufacturer
- Toyota
- Production
- May 1998 – September 2004
- Assembly
- Japan: Toyota City, Aichi (Motomachi plant); Kariya, Aichi (Toyota Auto Body)
- Class
- Compact MPV
- Body style
- 5-door station wagon
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
- Related
- Toyota Ipsum (XM10), Toyota Nadia
- Engine
- 2.0 L DOHC 3S-FE I4, 2.0 L DOHC 1AZ-FSE I4, 2.2 L SOHC 3C-TE turbo-diesel I4
- Transmission
- 4-speed automatic
- Wheelbase
- 2735 mm
- Length
- 4620 mm
- Width
- 1695 mm
- Height
- 1640 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1250 kg
- Successor
- Toyota Isis
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1240506CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_GaiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1369771837 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toyota_Gaia_1998.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Kuha455405 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.