As far as new cars go, surely few are as eagerly anticipated as this. The 2013 Toyota Vios entered the Thai market in March, not long after which we brought you a live gallery from the Bangkok show.
UPDATE: 2013 Toyota Vios now launched in Malaysia – click here for launch report
And now it seems our turn is nigh – our sister classifieds site oto.my has yielded a listing for the popular B-segment sedan that suggests a Malaysian launch in October.
Apart from stating that G and TRD versions will come with leather seats and push start, the ad doesn’t offer any other details of the equipment or trim levels that will be available here. An indicative price of RM80,313 is mentioned – but this has yet to go official, of course.
As you know by now, the 2013 Toyota Vios gets a new exterior and interior as well as projector headlamps (G and S grade only). At 4.41 metres long, 1.7 metres wide (including wing mirrors) and 1.475 metres tall, it’s slightly bigger than the outgoing car.
The familiar 109 PS/141 Nm 1.5 litre 1NZ-FE motor soldiers on, as does the four-speed auto ‘box. J, E, G and S grade variants are available in Thailand. Click here for full information and Thai pricing and specs, or here to go to the oto.my ad.
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This thing is gonna flood our Malaysian roads in no time.
yeah, you’re spot on this!! at my office several people already said the new vios is the car that they are dream of…
I believe Malaysian car buyer now smarter.
80K plus with old engine + 4 speed auto, better buy Jazz at 72K, at least 5 speeder, more practical too..
ur being very polite regarding the ‘smart’ part…!
vios is an overpriced saga
I wouldn’t really say smart, demand for safety features is still very low, majority looks for brand and design ahead of everything else, engine, handling and safety are generally ignored. Heck, even Proton Preve offer got less air bags compared to oversea versions.
my officemate says he gonna trade in his persona with this “new” vios…. this i’ll just wait n see!!
Not too bad la moving from P1 to Toyota..
Huh…dream of vios…
That’s is because the majority of car buyers still have quality in mind
The final nail in the coffin for the stupid korean cars. Charge us 100k for the Cerato. We are not all earning RM3k+ a month la. Puuiiiii!!!!!
You mean if earn RM3k+ can afford that 100k Cerato?
He meant monthly 3k for d car. We all take car loan maximum 3 years only what…
yes……provided you have no existing financial commitments except credit card (0 outstanding balance). if you have life insurance premium to pay every month, it won’t be counted because it’s not considered “commitment”. you must also not be under AKPK.
just get a CCRIS report for yourself before you even apply. if everything’s good, then proceed to apply for the RM 100k ++ car with a RM3k++ salary if you so wish.
things like existing salary and financial commitments, payment record and profession type all play a big part in determining whether your application is approved. some may earn a lot more but still default on payment, thus getting their application rejected.it’s not how much you earn but how manage what you earn.
I earn more than 3K and still think that the Cerato is too expensive
me too but for me its expensive for this Vios while the segment is just the same with Saga
Saga? You really believe in the prowness of saga. Hahaha
It’s not that he believes that the Saga is “good” as the Vios, he’s saying that the Vios is as lousy as a Saga, dumbass
saga is anytime more comfortable than vios
Saga is nowhere match anything except Proton’s crap.
Even saga got better and newer tech than this dinosaur re-skin old junk.
When i was earning 3k, I was driving an old Proton Wira which is 10 years old.
Now got 3k want to buy 100k car?
and kid complaining cannot afford to buy house…
I earn almost 8k but still driving kelisa..
Back then when I was earning 3k+,only can afford Myvi.Kids nowdays earn 3k die die also want to buy Vios.Aiyoo..
Vios is the king! Long live vios!!!!!!!
I Have BMW, CRV, Mazda Gen2 Nissan from my comparison BMW and Gen2 top speed up to 200km/h and it save petrol on the high way but costly in town but for the Japanese car it pick up in town and save petrol but on highway with full blast it consume too much petrol and the top speed is low for car like wish, harrier, Estima, Latio, and many more Japanese car and please don’t deny it if you do it must be you never try your Japanese car at 170 to 200 km/h for 2 to 4 hours continuously. Thank you
especially show off colleger.
3k per month only can afford a viva + small apartment to live..this is MALAYSIA
you expect a bigger , better spec and greater safety car should sell cheaper than Vios? Cerato should compare to Altis or Civic, not Vios and City. You are comparing apple to orange.
And 1 more thing, earning 3k+ afford to buy a 100k car? I am earning 4k+ (basic exclude commission) and just enough for me to pay a 86k Forte.
Cerato C segment la… for a C segment car still affordable. The Rio, which is in the same segment as the Vios is only around 75k… and that is a much safer, more modern and better equipped car (though you lose the boot).
You should Puuiiiii!!!!! the Gomen for the expensive car price. Korean cars are not stupid as they are now one of the biggest car manufacturer in the World.
I will thank those that are willing to take the change buying kimchis news.
They will only make used car dealers like myself well off
I tot i saw an octopus in the first pic lolx
And I watched enough hentai to see where this is going…
First!
anyway new Vios not bad at all, for the price, i think its still overprice
The largest improvement is they finally managed to placed the dial in the correct position.
saw somebody put air freshener (the bulky one) on that dial since it is a stupid idea anyway
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thanks to make me laugh…
First got no RV
me tooo…ahahaha..
After 5 long years they can’t produce a new improved engine?
Toyota Engine’s driving Experience @ City is still the best :
1. Very fuel saving at 15km/L city mode.
2. Good pickup at city driving.
this engine is still better then Kia Rio and Pug 208 so called “latest engine”
Majority buy car, based on the result produced, not how good on paper it looks.
oh really? no wonder i saw so many proton saga on the road, i think ur theory is ‘correct’.
I hate to say this.. but the 1NZ-FE engine is a good engine.. buy using the same engine for 3 generations might be too much..
do u know that there’s a make that uses a shitty engine for almost all its models…
Here’s a hint, it starts with P.
wrong, it’s T
Seriosly.. I think you should try i-VTEC engine… especially in accelerating..
I assume u take i-VTEC car like Honda City compare with this Vios with VVT-i. Seriously you should try both on straight line. Vios would smoke City in acceleration anytime. Not only that, for fuel consumption Vios is still far better than City(i-VTEC engine equiped like you mention) :)
on paper, city have more power. but in real world driving..most ppl prefer vios engine.
i agree with you, vios can smoke city in no time when it comes to acceleration. For fuel consumption, vios undoubtedly won in city drive but when it comes to highway driving surprisingly city are more fuel efficient.
Put time put place… I would like to try with your vios.. Fyi, I win a vios in highway twice.. 0-40 no doubt vios is lighter.. After 40-165, the vios is 3 car behind me.. don’t believe.. try!
Why you want so fast for what? Haven’t kena AES camera and want to deposit your hard earn salary to the cronies kah? Fuel consumption good then end of story already.
To Rainbow.
Ricer like you please stay away from the public road and bring your mighty city to a race track.
I’m saying that vios acceleration is very good for city driving and good fuel comsumption both together.
Okay i do sometimes travel around and i speed sometimes when i’m in hurry.
40-165 3 cars behind? Joke of the year. Guess you never really try both car from standstill before. Let me tell you the fact.
1st, both almost similar output, almost similar weight. And 3 cars behind? Unless your car had been modded or turbocharged
2nd, ya i admit i lose to a car from a standstill to top speed with a lower displacement car. Polo tsi 1.2. Turbocharge and dsg 7 speed gearbox. I achieve a top speed of 190km/h and i’m about 3 cars behind him.
3rd, you have a paddle shifter and a ‘S’ sign on the gear lever doesnt mean city is a sport car with sport mode. The ‘S’ sign is not sport mode like vw had. It is shiftronic mode which allow you to hold gear and manually shifting.
Please admit the fact that vios is faster in terms of acceleration compare to city. We all know that. :)
Actually reading about people “racing” with Honda City’s and Vios, lol
Wrong, majority buy car based on badges. Stick Toyota badge on Preve, Preve sells like hot cake.
Stick Proton badge to a Golf, no one wants to buy.
Stick Proton badge on anything, no one wants to buy. it
People will buy it, but later remove the bagde
except government of Malaysia who will buy rebadged Accord as Perdana, somemore using outgoing 2012 model..Proton is a cash cow for foreign car companies dumping old technology, it was Mitsubishi followed by Citroen then now Honda.
It’s not that old, at least much better than using decades old Toyota engine and 4 gears.
existing vios got lighter body weight than others, of coz FC is better la
they should pair it with cvt box.
15km/L city mode is wrong. Take a look at fuelly. Take the most number of fuel ups AND city driving AND auto trans – only 13km/l. It’s not impressive. Try pushing the car on highway 120km/h with full load, it cannot do the same.
y u guy talk oni engine?…main priority is safety rite? is it safety last?
top of the range vios thai ver oni get 2 airbag…
The speedometer is not at the centre anymore. Yeay!
Wow..will kill city with this price definitely
Now let’s see what the T fan will says….it’s still 4 speed autobox. So, is it sucks, shitty, stupid T or they are just like ifags, queue up to buy even if they just stick some old engine and old gearbox ?
they just redesign d outlook which use lesser R&D cost then can earn back faster.tat y no new engine o gearbox for this.
At least launch a hybrid version and shared the power plant with yaris hybrid.
Can’t wait to see this in metal..
“The familiar 109 PS/141 Nm 1.5 litre 1NZ-FE motor soldiers on, as does the four-speed auto ‘box.”
Like for those buying dinosaur tech with new skin
Dislike for RIP toyota
I guess some still unable to catch the big T business concept… OVER-DESIGN a car and use it for up to 3 model changes, therefore ripping as much profit as possible from reducing devp and capital cost as volume and period increase. Buyers would love them for their bulletproof reliability and RVs.
The front bumper is too thick. Doesnt look nice to me.
Finally they upgrade the tyre from 175 to 185.
Vios have been using 185..
U must been only observing J specs Model.
I’m telling my mum not to worry bout her 2003 vios spare part cause the 3rd generation is still using the same engine and gear box…
LOL
I just told my pokcik & mokcik the same thing too. :-P
Vios is one of the nicest car I have driven at that price range.This new one will definately be better.It will sell like hot cakes once again! And it will destroy almost everyone else around that price range!
Expect to see huge price cuts & discounts for the Cerato in no time! Good riddance to those Korean junk…
I’ve seen it here in the Philippines (it was launched earlier this month), the dashboard is now soft touch, not hard like the old one. Overall it looks more upscale than the old Vios and this was just the mid-level E trim that I saw.
Not surprise lah, Dude! Now salesman said clearance old vios at 8k discount with whole Malaysia left unit at only 500 number.
Toyota just launched the new Vios in the Philippine market with local assembly at its Sta. Rosa, Laguna plant. This will be a sure success as with the previous generation, it’s aimed at the taxi/corporate fleet market.
Yahooo bye bye Preve hatch bye bye this new Vios is the sign of my success above RM3K salary no BR1M to depend on ha ha ha only winners drive Vios and chick magnet too!
No wonder Bank Negara is tightening lending rules.
even with 3+k salary some ppl only drive saga blm.
sadly but true, dats me!
BTW, you mean you considered that crappy P1 car before?
Will the manual transmission come to Malaysia?
no more dugung look alike… a little bit nissan almari in the back and skyline nose,does they kidnap nissan designer…
although it using same engine and gearbox, but it’s proven to be fuel efficient and durable, still ok.
draw back is the high price.
Aiya, change the shell only!
Why no Dual VVT-i, no 7 speed CVT?
Don’t fix if it ain’t broke?
Bro 7 speed gear is not needed for a 1.5 car…even if comes u wont even realise that much a difference…y do people still complain…u wan 7 speed okla then umw will increase the price also then u start la complain
7 speed is only virtual gear. but with current engine and cvt..vios will give better fc. unless u’r talking about 6 speed conventional auto, then it’s wasteful for 1.5 engine.
Well, The war just begin to kick start.
With Honda Jazz at 74K and Nissan almera at RM 68K. The T vois will need to be competitive to maintain the no: 1 spot.
vios already hit badly by almera. unless they can undercut it a bit.
not a big issue since almera also is basic. modern EFI engine with 4 speed AT
If centre metre cluster looks so horrible why Vios is the best selling non national vehicle? Why Alza is the best selling MPV? There are so many choices out there!
Just to comment about Toyota conventional gearbox, why do Toyota have to change something that is already perfect?
Try to compare this with your Ford or VW DSG gearbox, no doubt it has 7 speed and performs much better but how many times you have to change your gearbox a year?
About CVT gear, do you know how terrible the gears sounds? Like pulling a rubber band. Try put big exhaust and listen to the sound.
Vios has no flaws for “Toyota Vios” fanboy.
But 4 speed is so 90’s. Toyota has a reliable 6 speed conventional auto in their garage but they refused to use it.
it is not a big issue as long as it still has 1st gear and 4th gear which is an overdrive and good enough to deliver optimum fuel economy.
unlike Honda City 5 speed gearbox which may excel on constant medium to high speed drive, in city driving the gearbox often found wonder and hunting for gears (especially 2nd and 3rd) which jeopardises overall fuel consumption.
6 speed gearbox does not work well for an engine with 110bhp +-. Besides, how often does one count now the my car is in 4th gear.
and now… in 5th gear.
and now 6th. ooppss.. now drop to err 4th gear, err NO 3rd gear actually.
coz no idiot stupid enough to do so. ordinary drivers just dont bother.
but the price is still butt hurt.. although old engine and BG design.. should lower than city
Oh I don’t know… the PRICE MAYBE? AND LACK OF A BETTER CHOICE?
the meter look like kia forte!
If u want the BEST hanling car with High technology one and BEST design of all ..can anytime choose TOYOTA …TOYOTA is the most reliable engine and gearbox..u buy europe car today..tomorrow oredi drop 50% value…u choose TOYOTA..even 2-3 years..the resale value maintain one!..Thats why TOYOTA is world best and most prestigious maa..u guys need to google and read more!..than u guys can understand!.
Choose value ….thats why we chinese choose TOYOTA maa…and one more things, you want cheap cars?..vote DAP!
wahh dari bukit mana you datang.. bukit bendera ke?
“thats why we chinese choose TOYOTA maa”
Mind to share you statistic with us???
Toyota best handling…high tech…best design..most .prestigious car….world best ???????you’re joking ka?????
No need to bring racism into this and here is definitely not the place to fish for votes. If you have not noticed, most people did not condemn Toyota for being unreliable or lousily built. Its just that Toyota tend to sell the most expensive model in its class yet still comes with old technology and minimal standard equipments. Does upgrading from 4AT to a newer 5AT or CVT that will improve performance and fuel consumption really gonna cost that much and ‘affect’ reliability like Toyota supporters (read: traditionalists) always mentioned?
Well said!
Here come the believer of Sam Loo.
Therefore, your grand grand children will be still enjoying the same 1NZ-FE Vios engine and the antique 4AT. The forever young Vios……..
which cave do you come from ? :\
Nthg great…to toyota fans sry to say this…but the new vios dashboard looks similar to the new myvi…
With the omission of important safety feature like VSC … not worth it.
Better get the Honda Jazz.
Just like the new Camry , initially also came without VSC. To boost sales they later add in the VSC.
Finally someone mention this. Malaysians generally think themselves as immortals.
jazz or vios?
i feel those rnd folks should try to increase the torque & hp of vios…at least it would look more nicer and appreciated and i feel the design at the rear is too lousy.
As usual this is for just graduated owner, and to those who want to run from Proton/Perodua. Cheap solution i guess.
Nowdays all car resale value are very much lower than we expect, either you buy japanese car korean car or european continental car all about the same. So dont talk about second hand value.
So much better than the dugongs, but for me the rear looks a bit awkward. The engine might be old but the 1NZ-FE is inarguably one of the best engines with minimal noise, great performance and
finally!! this is the next big thing.. im gonna buy 3 units of this
finally…the dugong era will end soon…lets welcome the new catfish era….
I earn 4k/month and drive persona also feel like cant afford it, how come kids nowadays earn 2k already can afford Vios??
that means u should buy vios, persona is not suitable 4 u
its all depends on ur finance management..salary is not the full indicator to see wht car u afford to buy..thee r so many things like ur living place, where u staying, how much u eat, entertainment, n so on. i hv seen ppl with salary 2k+ using almera n ppl with 10K++ using old saga..
Many youngters inherit hand me down car from parent. Trade in for new Vios with lower loan, sure can afford.
Different people has different ways to value money. Some may think earning a 10k can afford to drive an european car but some with the same salary will just drive a saga blm and spend most of his salary for 3 housing loan. Never judged a person by what car they drive.
now everyone can dream to own TOYOTA but only a few can drive this prestigious brand maa..work hard..sure u can buy one.
vios TRD is oredi best in handling..this one sure the bestest maa…TOYOTA = engineered for perfection…and resale value oso very very gud one. u guys can google or visit mudah.my.
wow you mean handling like Golf GTI correct?
i’m speechless
Perhaps he means Vios Gti. Syiok sendiri aje…
Nothing is engineered to perfection, unless you are Rolls Royce.
Everything else is engineered to a PRICE. Especially an entry level budget car, trying to pretend to be a “premium”.
This guy want to be second Sam Loo
Hi guys,
Tell me which of the car sell in Malaysia is not overprice?…
Below is the lowest specs which I assume
Cerato = RM 100K and Elantra = RM 90K
Current Vios = RM 76K and Honda City = RM85K
Inspira = RM79K and MyVi = RM48K
Pls tell me which of the cars is not OVERPRICE, even MyVi?
Let’s thanks to our Malaysia Government. The increasing of our Inflation is higher than our salary increment. Don’t say about car, our house is terrible crazy, do you think a RM3K/mth salary is afford to buy a house in KL. Let say a condo, nowdays atleast 500K and above..
Please don’t complain, just we need to face it as we have such a GOOD Govn’t.
Rakyat didahulukan, pencapaian diutamakan….
haiyaah, next coming election make sure u vote DAP maa…for sure one car will have no tax anymore..come come..remember aa next election..then u can own your dream TOYOTA.
TOYOTA = everyone dream to own one..FACT
Celako or Vios is nothing, i noticed many youngsters like to show off like road bullies with their vios or kia, but their pokets empty one hahahaha…show off only
Youngsters drive vios are rich, uncles drive proton are poor
don’t be ridiculous, ozie! half the youngsters driving these cars don’t even own the cars. their parents bought the cars for them.
life is easy when you have rich parents to support you until your 40. i have no respect for a youngster, be it one with/without tertiary qualifications, who drives a nice car ‘given’ to him by his/her parents and more so when he/she shows off, not realising there’s nothing for him/her to show. i have more respect for the fresh grad driving a viva which he/she bought on her own instead.
And they cant even corner properly, my 20 year old wira 1.5 cc auto beats these ah bengs vios easily
I see who is the “ah bengs” here. In fact, your 20 years old 1.5 wira is a no match to vios. Still imagine you are driving “wiralution” with all the evo 3 bodykit. LOLOL evowanabe
you still drive that unreliable problematic car ahh?..iayaa..20 years summore..pity. dont have money to buy meh?..dun worry after next election u vote DAP..for sure can own ur dream car..TOYOTA..remember..TOYOTA resale value is very very high…vios sama level with ford focus..when u drive TOYOTA..everyone will respect u more maa…sucessfull in life..if u drive Camry..for sure people think u as CEO, camry = BMW 5 series..but BMW resale value no got..drop kaw kaw.
another newly born d*mbass in Paultan’s forum..
i sense sarcasm, hope im right ;p
Vios = B segment car, Ford Focus = C segment car.Vios same level with Ford Focus?Camry = D segment car, BMW 5 series = E segment car. Camry = BMW 5 series?Who told you all these things?Pls check your facts.
Halo, 5 sili is D Segment lar. Only 7 sili/S-class range is E Segment
Manual belive la but ur junk auto boleh ke?
kid nowadays spend more money on car.. they forget that buying car is asset depreciation..
if i were them, 1st year work i keep the money for downpayment of apartment/landed.. nowadays developers give u chance buying property with minimum cash out, with basic salary 2.5k permonth u should be able to have 10k saving with 1 year ++..
use that money get 1 unit landed double storey in nilai which worth 300k.. next 5 years u easily can sell it back 500k for easy money..
why spend more money on car.. buy proton preve u get all what u need.. pay less every month and save up to RM400…
while u don’t tied to any bank commitment, grab property 1st..or else u’ll be regret..
Can get 300k house this time around ma? Buying car to go to work everyday just to make money. Monthly installment for Saga just RM400. Plus, no downpayment. Buying house RM300k installment RM1500k already. Downpayment already at RM30k. If we can pay around RM700-RM800 per month for house can lah. Got or not? Use your brain.
who said cannot get? cheaper than that also have, either u look for it or not..
who said buying house must have 10% discount? look for major developer, they offer u 10% rebate, so u juz pay for booking, again its either u look for it or not..
who said u cannot pay house loan 700 or 800 per month? if u think u afford for that price, than u should buy medium cost apartment. infact u could pay much more cheaper if u buy flat.
who said only with car u can go to work? how about motorbike? city train(lrt,putra,ktm commuter)? or bus? its either u consider or not..
now, u tell me, whose brain is not been use?
You look at where? Bukit Beruntung? Not every place are connected with train meh. Motorbike prone to hazard, moreover if you got family. Use your brain.
Dear Azrai,
keep your denial to your self, do what u like to do, use ur hard earn money for what u enjoy most.
when property become more n more expensive, i hope u not going to blame non-malay as speculator just becoz they are the biggest investor in property..
up to u how to use ur brain..
best regards,
Dato Jack.
+1 agree 100% with you, alot of people never actually ask the developers for rebates, waivers etc and just moan and groan.
the interior looks fugly… wonders how the navigator looks like on top of the air cond.. moving backwards design it seems..
nevertheless, it will still sell like hot cakes in Boleh land.. that’s for sure..
I being tax about 10K per annually but i still driving 1995 1.3 manual proton saga. Every time i ride on it i feel i am a loser but no choice still tahan until 20 December 2013 (road tax end) because i booked CKD jazz petrol and the only car i can affordable.
VIOS = DESIRABLE!!! Both generations served my family well, can’t complain about reliability. Forget about power, acceleration etc…it’s a 1.5, perfect for city driving. The 3rd generation looks way better. At least the new model is more spacious.
Btw vios is well known as the best acceleration pickup, best fuel economy and good reliability in his class (1.5 N/A) for the past 10 years. On paper, yes i admit it loses to others competitors, but you got to drive vios in real life. You can feel quite strong torque in low to mid end rpm. Thats more than enough for city driving. Well to me 4 speeder is still acceptable for me as the engine can cope with the boxes to deliver both good and smooth acceleration without jerk hunting for gears and fuel economy. At the end of the day it is still your choice.
saga is better, with it you save money for petrol
saga minyak kuat bro!
Almost all comment say good about vios engine. NO doubt! Just the design need improve and better material use compare to city.if this round the car is more solid and comfortable, it consider improvement. city not fuel efficient. Bout price,all car price is increase. Jazz decrease also because remove a lot gadget inside.
4 gear vios more fuel efficient than 5 gear city. Who should improve?
city is fuel efficient too, where you get the fact?
I bet if Toyota is same with proton,malaysia will be flooded with Toyota..lol
That true.
I earn RM6000 a month. I’m very happy to drive a Persona.
I like persona too.
im earning 5k but still driving SAGA BLM :)
I olso earn RM6000 a month. tired riding my fz150i but cannot imagine nightmare of driving from kajang to klcc everyday.
I oso get RM6000 but ride kapchai to work
like or not, Toyota is well love by all people. other rubbish car is just like a rubbish, nothing else. everyone will trade in their car for Toyota.
My mom just bought a vios last year. I had told her new vios is coming out but they bought it bcos of toyota year end clearance promotion. At first, I hate it bcos it looks very ulgy but very practical for city driving. I guess my mom juz need a simple and durable car, not a piece of crap with high end tech but lousy engine and built quality. Before that, my parent bought an korean car and now they regret cos bad engine, high fc, always breakdown and low rv! Dont be a victim of korean car anymore! At least for my family…
what car is that? newer korean cars are not that bad, teh RV also is not bad as older ones
forte 2nd hand value very cheap bro!
Buy car for sell? Buy car for enjoy! for drive!
RV is only a dream for kimchi owners
If you think Japanese is good think again because until today they still using American processor why not producing their own like they producing their car. It because Japanese still don’t have the technology. That the level of their thinking and technology.
Guys….lets wait and see when new Vios come, then comment. Lets test drive it and feel it first, see how good it is for Malaysian version of Vios.
Preve way to go… only the blind will say VIOS better than PREVE.
I want to use Vios 1.5 to beat Elantra 1.6
110ps vs 130ps
I sleep with u if you win
i will let you win if you will sleep with me….
I jus support him only not race with him.He is my hero! U r noting!!
enough of the stupid Preve. syok sendiri..
frankly preve is really hopeless, tried the manual, the clutch is useless… too low, the cvt is just as bad, the brake.. if all or you have noticed, is just too low… salesman told me brand new car brake need to bleed, is proton really selling with air in the brake….
I earn RM10000.00 a month. I’m very happy to drive a Tiara.
hope malaysia version not Kosong-kosong one…
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Its not in the same category brother.. anyway, when u have luggage and people who wants to tumpang ur ride, at that point you can sense a dissapointment
haiz…a new version of tin milo..cosmetic change only…inside still old one…some more jack up higher price…haha..
Vios is just a Japanese version of “SAGA”.
spot on! the front of the new Vios, especially the lights looks like Saga flx while the bottom part of the front looks like Lancer and the back looks like Accord. very original from Toyota…….NOT!
honestly, this car is only worth considering if you’re upgrading from a Malaysian car but if you’re already driving a Vios or City then buying this won’t be much of an upgrade. unless it comes with ESP, it can and will be considered overpriced. you might as well go for Almera high spec with a few optional accessories like bodykit and it still won’t cost as much as Vios high spec (google for expected price of the new Vios). at the same time, since Nissan is also Japanese, at least you won’t have to worry about resale value or spare part availability.
there are conflicting reports on whether the new Vios comes with ESP and some ads online claim it does come with ESP……….very misleading.
I’d strongly advise prospective buyers to wait for the launch, test drive the car and see exactly what specs and optional accessories are available and compare that to existing rivals and then decide whether it’s worth the price they’re asking for.
It’s already for taxi at Jakarta 19 Juni 2013
http://autos.okezone.com/read/2013/06/19/52/824400/ini-wujud-all-new-vios-taksi
memang lah bro, you want to know why? because Vios is durable and less fuel consumption. Do you know Wayank, Dubai are using Ferrari for their Police Car.
why all the fuss, for those who like vios, go ahead buy it, dont listen to all the others idots,
those who dont like it, keep your money and use it for better use… go ahead and buy the car of your dream
I also earn 6k,but still not change my gen2.Proton is terrible car.It had been repair so many time for every parts.I intended to buy vios or almera but when I look at property,not afford to buy new house apartment at 300k and car at 80k. Becoz we need to consider our meal also nowaday bcome so expensive
My experience tell me buy Toyota Car save money in term of maintenance, 2nd hand value and reliability.
I owned a Proton Satria b4 (UK spec),after 3 years – I need to pay at least 1K++ per year to fix the problems here n there so I go n buy a Toyota 2nd hand Corolla 16SEG RM69K used 8 years sell RM38K and seldom give me problem except for those regular maintenance.
My income is 5 figure now but I still prefer Toyota it never fail me. I’m not saying other Non national car no good but I trust Toyota now. I believed many Toyota Car owner have the same experiences.
kosong car of the year
my salary just 3k.. leave at shah alam.. before this i own a persona.. owhhh my God.. sell it already. now i use new vios.. bcoz my chinese Bos use vios for 7 years, last km i saw was 150k++ km. better FC, better pickup, less problem, start n run, he treat his car like crap, like shit slave, sometime 2 month never send to car wash.. he use that vios to go to work, always bring me to outstation from shah alam to penang almost every month.. never use compeny car.. for me, Vios is a good investment for a guy like me.. atlist 7 years no problem, mean machine, high durability.. engine problem will make me like crazy..