Toyota Vitz TRD Turbo M

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Toyota Vitz TRD Turbo M

While the European Toyota Yaris TS uses a 1.8 litre Dual VVT-i engine producing 130 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 173Nm of torque at 4,400rpm, its Japanese twin with a different name the Toyota Vitz has gone down the forced induction route with the Toyota Vitz TRD Turbo M. Sporting a similiar engine to the Toyota Vios Turbo sold in Thailand some time ago, the 1.5 litre DOHC VVT-i engine 1NZ-FE in the Toyota Vitz gets a bolt-on turbocharger with intercooler and now produces 150 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 195Nm of torque at 4,800rpm, far more powerful than the Yaris TS.

Nearly 200Nm of torque should prove pretty fun for a car that weighs only 1,060kg, but its a shame that peak torque kicks in at such a high RPM, something unseen of with modern turbocharged engines. We’re used to peak torque kicking in under 2,500rpm in small displacement engines these days, but then again we have to remember that unlike the BMW Price, Fiat T-JET or the Volkswagen TSI engine, this wasn’t designed to be a turbocharged engine to begin with, and is a bolt-on. So the numbers are pretty decent. The Vitz TRD Turbo M rides on a stiffer suspension that also lowers the car by 15mm.

When I was browsing through the Vitz’s microsite, I also found a more powerful normally aspirated variant of the 1NZ-FE that makes 119 PS at 6,000rpm and 147Nm of torque between 4,400rpm and 5,200rpm, compared to the 1NZ-FE in our Toyota Vios which makes the usual 109 PS and 142Nm of torque. We could possibly see this state of tune being made the standard 1NZ-FE tune in the future to counter Honda’s latest series of 1.5 litre engines found in the 2nd generation Fit which already produces 120 PS.

A few photos of the TRD components after the jump.

Toyota Vitz TRD Turbo M

Toyota Vitz TRD Turbo M


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  1. mystvearn says:

    Maybe toyota does not want the car to be used in drag races, but speeding on the road at high speeds. LOL

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  2. naikmotoje says:

    why the logo different ar??

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  3. normaluser says:

    At first glance, I nearly thought this is a Perodua-badged Yaris. Look at the badge. Color the badge red and green, and its a perodua. LOL!

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  4. BW says:

    ughhh not this design again…. So ugly

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  5. mohdjiman says:

    achoom!!!

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  6. raptorclans says:

    I really love the Yaris… it’s so cute but yet cool enuff for the guys~
    Wish they’d have the more powerful version here too, but I guess the market here doesn’t allow for good sales…

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  7. 707 says:

    its the tanaka logo

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  8. king says:

    of all the ugly cars i have seen, this one takes the cake.

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  9. sxe10r says:

    wow ~ it will fly ~ will turbo mode vios avaiable in malaysia ?? thailand got manual with turbo vios …

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  10. mockviper says:

    its a Toyota Modellista badge… just like the one on my bro’s wish. people thought its a new Perodua wish.

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  11. bmpower says:

    1.6 campro cps = 125hp
    this toyota… 1.8 ONLY ONLY ONLY 130 hp? what the f?

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  12. wat the says:

    campro cps is ps lah pls
    not hp
    and peak hp you won’t use it every day
    but maximum torque u use it every day
    so torque is much more real compare to hp
    cps 1.6 150nm is kind of low
    even g.livina do not have any vvt have higher torque then cps

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  13. mukhri88 says:

    Does this mean if you bolt on a turbine booster on Campro CPS, we can beat a world class engine?

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  14. mukhri88 says:

    The 1.5 Vios Turbo produces 150hp. Just maybe, what if 1.6 Campro CPS Turbo can pull 175 horsies…hmm…

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  15. I my says:

    Can the Campro CPS engine internal parts can the force of a turbo add no?? BTW, why P1 didnt make a turbo GTI?

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  16. digiman says:

    is this coming? is this coming?

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  17. mukhri88 says:

    Hell no, we’ll never see the light of day on a CPS Turbo. Rest assured they’ll keep on makin’ it tourqier by the month (spelling right or not?)

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  18. bmpower says:

    wat the said,
    March 6, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
    campro cps is ps lah pls
    ________

    NO! you’re it’s HP no PS lah!..
    Read carefully here..
    http://images.paultan.org/images/Proton_GEN2_Facelift/specl.jpg

    Mengapa? tak percaye ye?
    Or just too obsess with Toyota?
    Even the Campro IAFM 1.3 had 110hp lah!..

    The Torque is another story.. :P

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  19. mukhri88 says:

    Hell no, we’ll never see the light of day on a Campro CPS Turbo. Rest assured there will be more torque..

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  20. bmpower says:

    sorry.. typo : Even the Campro IAFM 1.3 had 110hp lah!..
    should be campro iafm 1.6 .

    Anyway.. i dont like turbo..
    i’m more on supercharge..

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  21. Cyberkayu says:

    perodua new model with turbo??
    xD

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  22. szw says:

    doesn’t look diff

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  23. WreaKing says:

    Yo guys, dream on lah if this car makes it into Malaysia.
    Even if this car comes in by AP, the price will be sky high.
    This model do looks doofy but at least better than the jinjang Mugen Jazz!!

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  24. Roti Naan says:

    Arrrggg!! A Dugong on steriods!!!

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  25. levin says:

    Any turbo kit locally for 1.8 zz-fe engine…??

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  26. Moiz says:

    Plz PLz tell me whre i can buy this car any web site plz tell..

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  27. Moiz says:

    PLzzz tell me where i can buy this car any web site plz do so…

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  28. ADNAN says:

    i have this car and in this car have a dvd system,any body know who i can chang laguage ecause it is in japanes.its dvd modle is NDDN-W57.

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  29. osman says:

    please
    i want to know where can i get a turbo kit for my toyota vitz RS..
    anyone can help me

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  30. Conor Norris says:

    That turbo in the picture does anyone know where i can get one i have cash waiting here i need one of those turbos ASAP so if u know where i can get one please email me thank you

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