features windows that curve upward into the 'roof' section of the vehicle. The rear hatch is constructed of a single piece of glass without a supporting steel frame. This, in combination with a steeply sloping front windscreen and glass upper-door/roof panels (a total of six separate glass pieces overall), gives the Sera its distinctive canopy and provides expansive visibility, although the thick B-pillar create a significant blind spot, especially on the driver's side. To deal with its high solar load, air-conditioning and twin removable interior roof panels are standard. Interior Front bucket seats feature three point seatbelts and can tilt and slide forward to give access to the rear. The rear bench seat features a fixed central arm rest and either two or three point seatbelts. In its normal interior configuration (with the back seats up and the parcel shelf in place) the rear cargo area does have a noticeably small opening (52 cm by 82 cm) and an elevated lip necessitating the lifting of luggage quite high before it can be placed inside. However the boot (trunk) is relatively deep and spacious. In addition the rear seats fold down and both the parcel shelf and the rear divider panel (usually in place behind the back seats) can be completely removed, in essence turning the entire rear half of the car into a cargo area. As such the Toyota Sera has a large amount of available storage space for its size. The space-saving spare tire and changing kit are contained in a small compartment below the boot floor. Other features The Sera/EXY-10 was one of the first cars to feature projector headlights (though the 1988 AXV-II concept model featured conventional headlights). Importation As the Sera was only released in the Japanese domestic market, all vehicles are right-hand drive and the speedometer and odometer units are metric. This makes the vehicle readily importable into countries with similar standards and requires only minimal changes for ones such as the United Kingdom (where the vehicles are also right-hand drive but the instruments are in imperial units). However, major alterations may be necessary before the Sera is legal for general use in, or even importation, into other states and countries. In Australia, most Seras will be required to have three-point seatbelts and side impact beams to be fitted for compliance. As such, it may be beneficial to import a later model Phase III to