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Welcome to the 2013 Toyota Sienna Wheelchair Accessible by VMI Sneak Peek. We're here with
the 2013 Toyota Sienna and I'm joined by DJ Todd, product specialist with VMI, Vantage
Mobility. VMI has really optimized this Northstar conversion
for ease of use, especially for wheelchair users. That shows up in the dimensions. First
of all, we got a full 30-inch wide ramp. That's pretty rare, very few other conversions of
full 30-inch wide ramp in the vehicle. Next stop is the height of the door. This height
is 57 inches which is the tallest in the industry which allows wheelchair users to sit up higher
in their chair or wheelchair users that have very large power chairs and get in and out
easily without having to slouch or having to do some other kind of adjustment to try
to get in and out of their van. Inside the vehicle, depending on what trim
level you have in Toyota Sienna, your headroom can be as high as 62 inches on the interior
and then in terms of floor length and width, we've also optimized that as well. Our floor
length is nine inches longer that it's comfortable in a Sienna conversion to come in. As I mentioned
before, VMI optimizes its conversions for ease of use and that's not just for wheelchair
users, it's for anyone who uses the vehicle. We've equipped all of our Sienna conversions
with a standard step flare with a micro spike texture that gives it a lot of grip under
any kind of weather conditions. They're in both sides of the vehicle at all
type of conversions and then, also, a lot of our customers are concerned about ease
of use in terms of drivability and usually question about ground clearance. In fact,
about half of the customers I talked to asked me about the ground clearance of the vehicle
so we make sure that we keep plenty of ground clearance on a Toyota Sienna conversion as
you see here. The lowest point of the flare is 6.25 inches off of the ground and the lowest
point anywhere in the vehicle is 5.5 inches. That's considerably more ground clearance
that you get on other Toyota Sienna conversions. There you have it, the 2013 Toyota Sienna
made accessible by VMI. Thank you, DJ, for giving us your input on this wonderful vehicle.
Thank you for having me.