Toyota brings a new feature in Sienna minivan for parents to yell at their kids in the backseat without straining their throat.
Toyota is trying to make minivans more appealing to consumers. The car maker added a new feature called "Driver Easy Speak" to its latest Sienna minivan that can amplify a driver's voice through speakers at the back seats. The new feature will help parents yell at their kids in the back seat without shouting on top of their voices.
Toyota's new feature in Sienna works only one way. This means kids cannot talk back, at least not by using Driver Easy Speak. The built-in microphone amplifies the driver's voice through speakers for the passengers sitting at the back seats, ABC Newsreports. The latest addition comes as a part of Toyota's redesign for the 2015 Sienna, which aims at rejuvenating the love for minivans.
Toyota unveiled the all-new 2015 Sienna Thursday on the social media, explaining the modified interior, improved handling and its new family-focused smart technology. In addition to the Driver Easy Speak, Toyota also offers optional pull-down conversation mirror to help drivers check up on kids without turning around.
"Today's parents are embracing their life stage and those relatable family moments that make us laugh and feel connected," Jack Hollis, vice president of Toyota Division marketing at Toyota Motor Sales, said in a press release, Thursday. "The 2015 Toyota Sienna seizes that same spirit of fun, everyday experiences with family and fits into the modern family dynamic. That is why Toyota chose to introduce the newest 'Swagger Wagon' to the world through a creative lens."
The 2015 Toyota Sienna also features LED daytime running lights and headlights that add to the car's redesigned front grille. Other smart features include a 4.2-inch info display for turn-by-turn navigation, an optional 7-inch touchscreen, which can be customized to place important features on the home screen such as music, navigation or Driver Easy Speak.
The Driver Easy Speak feature will come equipped with Toyota's Entune premium audio systems. The pricing details and fuel economy estimates were not immediately available but the car will make its first appearance at Artscape in Baltimore this weekend.
