Toyota Alphard AS Prime Selection

I have read about the Toyota Alphard 2.4L AS Prime Selection in many places but have never really seen once until today. My SA called me today he has one unit just arrived and I quickly grab my camera and drop by this place to take a few photo shots. In this article I will share with you what I have found in a Prime Selection.

It is a 2006 Pearl White 2.4L AS Prime Selection (Prime Selection is the trim for AS-G Alphard G while Premium Selection is the trim for AS-G Alphard V).

As usual I will check the toolbox cover and confirmed that this is a '06 model (July 2006).

This car carry the standard model code for AS which is PRPSK and I think the suffix K is for the Prime Selection.

The engine is the standard 2AZ-FE 2.4L model and surprisingly the engine compartment is very clean even though the exterior is pretty dirty as it has not been washed yet.

From the front or the rear you can't tell the diffrenent between the normal AS and AS Prime Selection. Most of the differences are in the interior.

This AS Prime Selection comes with the following features:

The panels on the dashboard and the doors are orange wood colour. Normal AS have black wood panel.

The seats are Alcantara Suede Leather. Actually they are semi-leather where the middle section of each seat are make of Alcantara materials while the side are make of Suede leather.

The AS Prime Selection comes with beige colour seats compared to the black colour seats on normal AS.

Other interior features are pretty standard as those in the normal AS.

It comes with twin power doors and AFS projector lights.

It has a lane monitoring system and a power boot too. However it doesn't come with adjustable suspension.

It has a standard Optiron meter and the mileage on this car is still pretty low.

The head unit is original but without theatre sound system. It also doesn't come with a roof-mounted LCD.

It has a multi-function steering and come standard with 3 cameras - front, rear and passenger side mirror.

This is the view of the 3rd camera from under the passenger side mirror. This feature is only available in the late 2006 and 2007 model.

Another nice feature that comes with this car is the bicycle rack fitted at the rear of the car. It looks like a factory fitted feature.

On the exterior, it carry the stock factory 17-inch rims but the tires are rather worn. This doesn't reflect the mileage on the car but I guess we can't really tell if this is the original tires that come with this car.

It also comes with keyless entry feature for the driver door only.  I also learned how to use the keyless entry method from my SA. it is interesting to know that little black button on the door handle is not for opening the door. In fact it is designed to lock the door. It is very difficult to describe in words how to open the door using the keyless entry method. Anyway this is the same system used in the 2nd generation Alphard/Vellfire so those owners would know how.

Not sure if this is specific to the Prime Selection but the owner manual booklet bag is also make of Alcantara-like materials which look very classy.

As I explore further I even found a Pre-Delivery Inspection Sheet for this car before it left Japan.

The date on the delivery checklist is Nov 2009 which is very recent and there is no major areas that needs attention of the new owner.

The asking price for this unit is RM215k before negotiation. My SA said this will be come with a local AP.

I think this is a rare model and anyone who buy it will have a one of a kind model around. Not sure who will be the lucky owner of this car.