New China-market Toyota Yaris debuts in Shanghai

Toyota Yaris

The wraps have come off the new China-spec Toyota Yaris at the ongoing Auto Shanghai. Measuring 4.113 metres long, 1.7 metres wide and 1.440 metres tall, with a wheelbase of 2.55 metres, the hatchback is a smidgen shorter both in length and height than the third-gen Toyota Vios sedan on which it’s based.

This Toyota Yaris has been designed specifically for China, and so differs from the current iterations of Japan’s Vitz and Europe’s Yaris – although these two may receive an aesthetic update along the same lines in time, since they’re now approaching three and two years of age in their respective markets.

Besides the obvious bodystyle and roofline differences between the Yaris and Vios, the hatchback gains a ‘handlebar moustache’ on the front grille that can be colour-contrasted with the body, different-shaped headlamps and a bigger front bumper cutout for the fog lamps.

The Yaris’ bonnet shut lines are different from the Vios’ too, and check out those C-shaped tail lamps! Blacked-out pillars help to create the ‘floating roof’ effect, while the interior seems to remain status quo where the Vios is concerned, at least from the pictures we have.

Details and specifications are scarce at the moment, but Toyota says the China-market Yaris and Vios are slated to enter production by the end of this year.

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • Not to be racist or insulting but that silver lining down the side really looks like the moustache of a wise or high ranking medieval Chinese man. The overall design IMO, with the black-out c-pillar looks alright, not hopelessly ugly like the previous Yaris.
    But the huge disadvantage of this car is that badge in that market place.

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    • frenzyaustin on Apr 26, 2013 at 5:42 pm

      In China, they kill any Japanese things even Japanese breed dog which grown in China.

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      • Sam Loo on Apr 26, 2013 at 6:07 pm

        Chinaman from China cannot be trusted at all. They will eat the Japanese dog anytime. But I am shocked at my own company Toyota at how they carry the balls of the China people. The Yaris should be launched globally for everyone and not just the Chinaman. Anyway, let me remind all you people in Malaysia, Toyota got good RV!

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      • The scar of 7 years under the Japanese rule is too damn hard to recover. It’s acceptable that most of them are angry, what worries me that there’s no sign of progress in inter-relation.

        In Japan’s case is the government refusal to acknowledge their past brutality and deliver some form of formal apology or compensation.

        In China’s case is that their citizen refusal to forget about it, kids below 10 yrs old are already brainwash to hate anything Nippon, A Chinese teen once say that if you buy Japanese products, the chances of Japanese tanks rolling down Beijing street is even higher[funny because Japanese Chi-Ha tanks were used by the PLA after WW2].

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    • DonkeyKong on Apr 26, 2013 at 6:22 pm

      The green one looks like the Swamp Thing with the two pieces of stuff running down the side of the nose towards the mouth..

      http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/8/82745/1524137-swampthingpostbig.jpg

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    • chronozome on Apr 27, 2013 at 4:58 pm

      oh look…
      http://bit.ly/17oiAo8

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  • rear lights follow the pug 208 boomerang design

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  • kingston on Apr 26, 2013 at 5:20 pm

    This is not bad!

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  • Peugeot 208?

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  • frenzyaustin on Apr 26, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    The China Yaris looks quite good actually, compare to worldwide Yaris. And don’t know why the Ah Beng Vios looks kinda sporty actually.

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    • kentji on Apr 26, 2013 at 6:09 pm

      it is, as long as the owner didnt maintain the stock look

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    • james on Feb 26, 2014 at 4:17 pm

      yeah, the china market version of the Yaris do look way better than the rest-of-the-world version Yaris.

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  • Simon on Apr 26, 2013 at 5:55 pm

    I see 208 tail. Hopeless for Toyota designers

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  • alpha0201 on Apr 26, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    That looks like kung fu panda shifu.

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  • Wa Caya Sama Loo on Apr 26, 2013 at 6:09 pm

    Car with moustache…hahahaha

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  • Samloowho on Apr 26, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    I like proton preve

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  • tHe^CuLpRit on Apr 26, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    at first glance I thought some China carmaker had made a bad copy of the Ford Focus. Oh Toyota…

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  • Kyoshooo on Apr 26, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    OMG this fugly!

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  • presna on Apr 27, 2013 at 12:12 am

    well the “mustache” look could be nice….. if only Toyota extends the two tone look for the rest of the car…. a little bit of highlighting the curves and lines of the car should make it sporty looking….IMO…

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  • ghost on Apr 27, 2013 at 1:07 am

    Toyota Misai lol

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  • atoyot on Apr 27, 2013 at 1:35 am

    funny la toyota…but people still buy

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  • sevendogz on Apr 27, 2013 at 10:16 am

    I see focus/fiesta front and pug 208 back, what happened to you Toyota?

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  • Kogul on Apr 27, 2013 at 10:48 am

    That silver lining.. Reminds me of Hulk Hogan’s moustache..

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  • droll on Apr 27, 2013 at 2:10 pm

    not bad leh the design although the moustache is a bit too prominent. the rear does look like the older toyota blade.

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  • motorhead on Apr 27, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    front design is so lancer look alike. pft

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  • pak jabit on Apr 28, 2013 at 12:28 am

    toyota yaris Justice Bao version…exclusively for china market!

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  • The Yaris unveiled in China might also be sold in ASEAN. I read an article about a source from Toyota Motor Philippines saying that the Philippines will be getting the Yaris next year minus the silver colored “moustache” front trim. Perhaps it will be black like the one on some of the photos.

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  • gOOsh on Apr 29, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    frankly speaking, brader T design is dated compare with kimchis competitors… harap kat RV jer larr…

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  • Johnny on Apr 29, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    What the..the rear light of the new Yaris looks like a Peugeot 208. Any collaboration between the two?

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