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Toyota Sienna
2nd-gen Toyota Sienna LE
Manufacturer Toyota
Production 1998–present
Predecessor Toyota Previa
Class Minivan
Related Toyota Camry Solara
Lexus ES/Toyota Windom
Lexus RX
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Avalon
Similar Chevrolet Uplander
Honda Odyssey
Nissan Quest
First generation
2001-2003 Toyota Sienna
Production 1998–2003
Assembly Georgetown, Kentucky
Body style(s) 3-door minivan
4-door minivan
Layout FF layout
Engine(s) 3.0L 210 hp V6
Transmission(s) 4-speed automatic
Wheelbase 114.2 in
Length 194.2 in
Width 73.4 in
Height 67.3 in
Second generation
2006 Toyota Sienna XLE Limited
Production 2004– Present
Assembly Princeton, Indiana
Body style(s) 4-door minivan
Layout Front-engine, front-wheel drive/Four-wheel drive
Engine(s) 3.3L DOHC 24-valve VVT-i V6 3.5 liter DOHC 24-valve Dual VVT-i V6
Transmission(s) 5-speed automatic
Wheelbase 119.3 in
Length 200 in
Width 77.4 in
Height 68.9 in
Pre-facelift 1st-gen Toyota Sienna
Pre-facelift 1st-gen Toyota Sienna

The Toyota Sienna is a minivan built in the United States for the North American market, and shares its platform and engine with the Toyota Camry. It replaced the Previa in 1998 as a more conventional front wheel drive van, and was updated for 2004 with a larger model.
Contents
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* 1 First generation (1998-2003)
* 2 Second generation (2004-present)
* 3 Awards
* 4 Models
* 5 2007 specifications
* 6 Extra features (2nd generation)
* 7 Future
* 8 In the media
* 9 External links

[edit] First generation (1998-2003)

In late 1997, Toyota replaced its unconventional mid-engined Toyota Previa minivan with the larger front wheel drive 1998 Toyota Sienna in the North American market (the Previa design is still available to the rest of the world as the Toyota Estima). The Toyota Sienna had a 3.0 L V6 engine rated at 145 kW and 284 Nm of torque. Built on an extended Toyota Camry platform, the Sienna was marketed as the "Camry of minivans".

Fuel economy was 18 mpg city and 24 mpg highway. It was built in Georgetown, Kentucky. In 2001, the Sienna got a very minor makeover, changing the rear tail lights to the newer trend of only showing red and white, and adding a VVT-i equipped engine, with 210 horsepower.

[edit] Second generation (2004-present)

In January 2003, the second generation Sienna was shown at the Detroit Auto Show. Production shifted to Princeton, Indiana, and the Georgetown plant was retooled to build the second generation Camry Solara. The new Sienna had a 3.3 L engine from the Camry. The new Sienna offered features such as a fold-flat 60/40 third-row seat, eight passenger seating, backup sensors, rear view camera, kid view mirror, available all wheel drive, a navigation system, and a more luxurious XLE Limited model. Fuel economy is 19 mpg city and 26 mpg highway.

In July 2005, changes for the 2006 model year were announced. The front fascia, side molding, and rear taillights were redesigned. The measurements for horsepower and torque were changed to the SAE's new specifications (to 215 hp and 222 ft·lbf.). Optitron gauges were added to LE, XLE, and Limited trims. The "XLE" prefix in "XLE Limited" was cut off. Power driver's seat memory option was also added to XLE and Limited trims. Bluetooth capability and power-folding third row seats were also added as options. Side and curtain air bags were changed to standard for all models. The optional rear seat audio system has been discontinued. For 2007, new wheel designs, as well as a new standard 3.5 liter V6 putting out 266 hp became available. Full list of changes are available at SiennaClub.org[1].

[edit] Awards

2004:

* Car and Driver's Five Best Trucks Van Award
* Edmunds Editor's Most Wanted Van and Edmund Consumer's Most Wanted Van
* Rated "Double Best Pick" by IIHS PDF

[edit] Models

The 2006 Toyota Sienna is available in:

* CE ($23,775 USD MSRP)
* LE ($25,280 USD MSRP)
* LE AWD ($28,895 USD MSRP)
* XLE ($29,725 USD MSRP)
* XLE AWD ($32,930 USD MSRP)
* Limited ($36,180 USD MSRP)
* Limited AWD ($38,380 USD MSRP)

(Prices are for 7-passenger models only).

[edit] 2007 specifications

* Engine: 3.5 L DOHC 24-valve dual VVT-i V6 - 2GR-FE
* Output: 266 hp (200 kW) at 6200 RPM and 248 ft·lbf (336 N·m) at 4700 RPM (SAE Net)
* Transmission: 5-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission
* Drivetrain: Front wheel drive, all wheel drive available on LE, XLE, XLE Limited (CE in Canada)
* Turning Diameter: 36.8 ft (11.2 m)
* Brakes: Power-assisted ventilated front disc, rear drum with anti-lock braking system (ABS), with 4-wheel disc brakes on XLE Limited, all wheel drive models or with available Vehicle Stability Control system and Brake Assist

[edit] Extra features (2nd generation)

* If the gas filler door is open, the sliding door on that side will not open all the way. This feature prevents the slider from hitting the gas door.
* If the window on a sliding door is open, the door is prevented from opening fully. This prevents a possible pinch situation if an occupant has an arm out the window, etc.

* All trim levels and package options are capable of daytime running lamps (DRL). With the installation of an ordinary USD $0.25 fuse, vehicles can enable the DRL feature.
* The rear wiper will not pull out and remain out the way unless you remove the plastic cap covering the drive end of the pivot arm. A long running standard feature of Japanese vehicles, it allowed for easy washing and drying of the window. However, the feature is present on the front wipers where no poking hazard exists.
* The Navigation display doubles as an entertainment display, if the parking brake is engaged and the vehicle is not in motion. It can view the same video programs as the rear entertainment display.

[edit] Future

The Sienna will be redesigned for the 2010 model year. There have also been rumors of a Hybrid Synergy Drive version.

[edit] In the media

* A yellow Toyota Sienna taxi is featured in the game show Cash Cab.

* A blue 2005 Toyota Sienna is the family minivan in the movie "The Pacifier".

* You can also steal a 2004/2005 Toyota Sienna in True Crime: New York City

[edit] External links

* Toyota USA Sienna site
* YahooAutos-2006 Toyota Sienna
* AutomobileMagazine-2005 Toyota Sienna (review)
* Toyota Canada Sienna site (English)
* Toyota Canada Sienna site (French)
* SiennaClub.org


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Chick flick

Chick flick - 專演給女生看的電影
The term chick flick is slang for a movie that appeals mainly to women or young girls, either by design or popular consensus. The term is relatively new – dating back to that bumper crop of women's movies in the 1980s and 90s that included classics like Beaches and Pretty Woman. The concept of movies designed to appeal specifically to women has existed since the early days of cinema and has been known by other colloquial terms, including "women's pictures". However, women's films such as Brief Encounter, Gone with the Wind and many classic 50s melodramas such as Now Voyager and several directed by Douglas Sirk, it might be argued, are sufficiently different in tone and content to be seen as a sub-genre of women's film.

Film critic and chick Molly Haskell suggested that chick flicks are very different from the women's films of the 40s and 50s in that they now "sing a different tune". She feels that they are "more defiant and upbeat, post-modern and post-feminist".

One key element of chick flicks is a respectable female lead struggling with a romantic predicament. Another prevalent theme centers on the close relationships among female friends. Due to the focus on romance or relationships, chick flicks are typically categorized as romances or romantic comedies.

Several chick flicks have been patterned after the story of Cinderella or other fairy tales (e.g. The Princess Diaries, A Cinderella Story, Ever After, Pretty Woman and Roman Holiday), or even Shakespeare in the cases of "She's the Man" and "10 Things I Hate About You"; a large number are adapted from popular novels (e.g. The Devil Wears Prada) and literary classics (e.g. Little Women).

Other examples include: Terms of Endearment and Steel Magnolias.

i carry your heart with me

i carry your heart with me
(i carry it in my heart)
i am never without it
(anywhere i go you go,my dear;
and whatever is done by only me
is your doing,my darling)
i fear no fate
(for you are my fate,my sweet)
i want no world
(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;
which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)


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