Toyota Yaris HSD Concept – B-segment hybrid for Geneva

Toyota Yaris HSD Concept – B-segment hybrid for Geneva

Toyota looks like its aiming for a serious push down the hybrid path into Europe’s largest market sector, the B-segment, and will show the precursor to things in the form of the Yaris HSD Concept, which makes its world debut in Geneva next month.

The Japanese automaker hasn’t divulged any details about the upcoming hatch, aside from a teaser shot of its nose and stating that it will have hybrid-specific styling cues and new, forward-looking design elements. It adds that that the car anticipates the company’s hybrid intentions for the segment and represents the next step in its full hybrid roll-out strategy for the continent. More to come in Geneva, then.

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Comments

  • Car Driver on Feb 07, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    NIce.. Nice Nose. Nice Rim .. Nice blue LED lights. Hope the same goes to the rear-end.
    Hope this coming to Local market soon and much cheaper and affordable than Prius….

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    • Mr. Omar on Feb 07, 2011 at 2:52 pm

      yeah it’s extremely gorgeous, strong lining, hope the rear-end not like its predecessor… highly anticipating for launching in Malaysia.

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  • agreed. this is much more nicer than current yaris in our local shore. in our home land, the issue is only how much will the government tax impose once the tax exemption finished for hybrid.

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  • Gajen on Feb 07, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    looks sleek

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  • seancorr on Feb 07, 2011 at 3:17 pm

    Owhhh something that doesn’t look boring from Toyota, I’m impressed!

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  • Frugal Guy on Feb 07, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    How does this fit, so to speak, with the Prius C in the Toyoya line-up?

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  • ‘Serious push’ into Europe?

    Well, we heard that before. But in 2010 Toyotas market share in Europe dropped from 5.2% to 5% only.

    I’m not convinced that the ‘Yaris HSD Concept’ will change that… ;)

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  • arcana on Feb 07, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    now they are considering serious push after losing to Hyundai in europe?
    kinda late for a wake up call though…..but the concept looks great at least.

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  • 1teamlotus on Feb 07, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    ohhhh no… sick of LED lights already… can people stop copying?

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  • jolly_idiot on Feb 08, 2011 at 8:20 am

    Honda Insight contender? Can’t wait to see both compete.

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