We caught a view of the 2013 Toyota Vios out in the open today in Petaling Jaya, where the car was making a scheduled stop at its designated hotspot, as part of the Vios Spot & Snap Cruisers programme.
UPDATE: 2013 Toyota Vios now launched in Malaysia – click here for the launch report
Our man Hafriz was in Uptown earlier in the afternoon, and snapped photos of the Grade E variant of the car. He didn’t manage to get a look at the interior though, as only exterior shots were allowed by the people running the ‘preview’.
The new Vios is set to be officially launched in Malaysia next month. The order books opened in mid-August for the car, with estimated pricing revealed, and earlier, we pretty much ran through the impending arrival’s specifications and equipment list from a brochure, so the car is very much a known entity.
The chance to view the Vios goes on – until September 22, the car will be showing up at hotspots around Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru. You can check Toyota Malaysia’s Facebook page for the date, time and location as to when the Vios will be nearest to you, and if you’re diligent enough to take a pix of it and upload it to your Facebook timeline, seems there’s a gift in store for doing that.
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Bye bye Suprima and Kimchi! Vios is coming!
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new vios looking good :)
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cannot understand why MT version is always under J spec. UMWT, u think manual buyers can’t afford to pay for the smlj sportivo? wake up laa….
You want to buy one? Call me, I have high discount for proton basher like you
wow, u made me feel so sinful….
they make cars, according to demand based on history.
do you know previously there were altis and camry manual as well? but when demand is very low (something like 1 in every 1,000 units), umw decided not to offer manual anymore.
similarly the same goes to honda, or vw, or merc and almost all car brands in malaysia.
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OMG…Nice design…but ugly spec…With lame man thinking, still will sell like hot cake…I think the sales can beat suprima / even Preve.
Kimchis are long gone oledi in the new car market. So happen to still have some residue sorhai around that makes my kimchi used car business do well
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Bye bye Proton…nobody gonna buy Suprima with 9.1L / 100km fuel mileage anymore…RM80K bagus beli Vios lah…HA HA HA!!!
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Keep that for proton management. People just want to get more value for their money
mcm la vios international rated.
you retard man? everybody knows toyota offer better safety & equipment internationally except for malaysia that is…like what they do internationally than go away from this country…
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Is not always your way of driving, sometimes it’s other’s that makes the mistake and fatally hit you.
Retards,
Toyota Int specs & Toyota Malaysia specs lots of differences, its not d same.u must lives in jungle.
You mean anyone with right mind actually consider that suprima? siao a lu
Why only proton??? this car will kill ALmera, City as well, but why you only mention proton??? u butthurt??
prrrthhhh
Almera, city are at same level. Only proton yang tak malu thinking they are in the competition. Using a so called c-segment to fight with b-segment. And the best part sales is still losing to smaller cars despite selling at cheaper price.
if proton sells cheap you complain, if expensive also complain, all proton’s doing is wrong, sigh.
what car you drive? i think you have a car that sips fuel like hybrid, can ferry 10 people, fast as aventador.
oh and you get it free! lol
Of course we are complaining. We are subsidising this ailing company. This company should just die. Die please.
If those car same level.. Means vios will kill city n almera.. Those are same level with liw spec n lees safety features.. Prffthh
Proton never compare suprima with thise low class asean car.. How come 6 airbags car to be compared with max 2 airbags n no esc??
Yea so high class yet so little sales. People are willing to forgo that 6 airbags because it is Proton. You understand? It’s all because Proton, the brand name. Anything that Proton touches turns into rubbish.
It is the GOVERNMENT POLICY make the car so expensive, not UMW/Toyota.
For those who complain car expensive, blame the government.
For those who complain outdated spcs, look at Proton engines and so called Lotus handling bla bla bla. So many patterns and yet so fuel hungry and poor durability. Outdated specs give you durability, free of hasle and also good resale value. Rolex mechanism also outdated, but it is still expensive, simple fact: IT IS RELIABLE!
Suprima fuel consume only 9.1L/100km for combine city and highway. For consistent highway driving is 6.8L/100Km. Still worth to buy Suprima due to big cabin compare to Vios.
I need a Samsung Galaxy Gear to capture the interior shot without alerting the staffs.
Get off from here, you bloody Korean.
Good looking car, at last an attractive Vios to see. I believ this car will give likes of Proton, Nissan and the rest a real run for their money. Toyota will be hard to beat
hate admitting this, but actually it goes to the top of the class on looks. shame camry is so boring
Okay, I’m neither Vios’ nor City’s fan, but:
1. This gives me the feeling it’s trying to catch up to City’s sportier looks but still not quite there.
2. Proton’s designer might actually be doing a better job than we give them credit for because we’re very picky and always complain.
Yup have to agree with you…in term of design proton is heading in the right direction…only that as a complete package a lot of improvemen need to be considered…such as built quality etc….
why does the front and back looked markedly different? Its like having 2 totally separate teams designing the car and dont talk to each other at all. the front is great, the back? well back to dugong…
daebak!!! nice exterior but dinosaur gear & engine
that rear looks only for my dad bro.. :(
Is it just me or toyota designer was in fact inspired by CATFISH for car front…
makes sense. the previous vios they were inspired by the dugong
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hmm..it doesnt look “small” even beside the nissan teana…toyota hv got the design rite this time..
…and so it begins………
You don’t need that campaign though.
I think Mirian/Limbangian/KKian will win this because they saw these type of vios from Brunei.
School teachers nationwide rejoice!!
Where the hell is the projector lens? Been stolen by UMW?
Man, pity the Forte and Elantra owners.
Many C-Segment kimchi owners trading in the cabbages for a B-Segment real car that does not attract embaressment when seen in public
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Noooo. Vios is already same with Golf GTI standard. TRD is same with Golf R. Woowwww.
Nope. Vios is better than Bently! The best car in the World!
Can’t compare Reliable and Durable Japs with sui kwan Euros
To be honest & I am not rude or mean to hurting anyone, survey vios before discover that the shock absorber are really easily spoil. Especially the back. Even my uncle who drive slowly & careful also face the same problem. Problem solve if change to aftermarket shock absorbers. Second, ‘crank’ sound when start engine also 1 problem. These problem turn me away from vios & bought mazda.
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I encourage more sorhais to buy new kimchis, coz these fellas make my biz grow faster in the used cabbage market
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The truth hurts, especially for sorhais that are stuck with a rotten cabbage
Now this will get all the aunties and uncles so excited beyond words!
Quite like the looks. Disappointed with the same drivetrain but it’s one of those cars you can use day in day out with no fuss.
There will be people disliking this, some will but it’s really just a plain and simple car, over priced of course thanks to our pricing structure imposed jointly by the government and selected stakeholders in this country.
The country which this vios made oso overprice..its natural if coming here even more overprice
True maa….the cheapest variant is almost RM60k for thai market….
One word: greediness
should have been equipped with stability control, as in the case of honda city. Just too bad.
new vios really beautiful and also very sporty look. suitable for young people.
Until they noticed that Vios just went through plastic surgery only, still same old stuff under the bone.
I’d rather get powerful engine under hood rather than empry specs T badge car
it is a fairly good looking car, with lousy spec and expensive price.
i really hate this car, coz it is going to top the sale in this segment, and prove to the world that malaysian car buyer are brainless.
really speechless.
Saw this alot in Thailand.
More than 85% is japanese car here (i current in thailand).
So syiok they use camry as taxi, and they not look like using as luxry car.
In BKK, most Taxis are Corollas.
In Taipei, most Taxis and Wish and Corolla and Camry
How come kimchis and sui kwan euros are not used?
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Only in Shanghai, most cabs are VW, you obviously is only a frog in a well
Because kimchi quality good for few months but not for few years.
Kimchis good for a few weeks or months only.
I have so many ppl asking to sell off in less than 6 months of ownership
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the same engine use in Vios more than 10years! WTH?! 10year many thing can be happen, government keep rising the price but why Malaysia toyota still remain the in same stage? what’s wrong?
It is true that old engine and 4 speeder is a turn off for this car, especially most other maker use 5 or 6 speeder gearbox.
My car got 8 speed
My BMX has 15 speed
anyway will not on my list if want to get a car because for me safety stuff is my main concern.
vios and city are for those who cannot afford T & H global car
Preve better…
Preve rubbish.
POOR car with poor fuel consumtion with poor quality with poot interior design with poor price + poor service.
Wow! There are 6 poors in 1 sentence!
and for poor people.
I dont dare use poor people this word.
Blind bashing is everywhere, sigh.
Any rich people under our beloved government? yes, the cronies.
Design ok la, proton should copy and paste the design to replace the aging blm like China did to their car.
haha..this new vios (kunun) got vacuum cleaner face. Pity.
Kimchi owners will have the hailat face when they sell
Still can’t beat my mighty Nissan Almera!
still…very ugly，skin deep
The technology gap between Vios and Corolla is far far away…. but the price between vios and corolla not far….
-Fan of Toyota GT86
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I am back from the grave due to all these bad comments.
Regards, Kiichiro Toyoda
With car prices being so high in M’sia, you can’t really blame some people putting RV on top of everything else so as to minimise losses incurred when they want to eventually trade-in their ride.
But when a car is being produced for 11 years and went through 3 generations with the same basic mechanical and safety features yet with ever-increasing price, you really have to think how greedy is UMW.
its the government lah.. PNB owns majority share of UMW.
It’s wayy pass thinking how greedy UMW is. Now’s the time to think how hard they’ll fall.
sorry laa vios … basic expensive car.
Saga FLX SE’s rim
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Wat car u drive then? Sounds like u so proud..
I drive Honda City 2009, downpayment 8000, 7 year loan, monthly 1186, still have 3 years to pay
In Malaysia you can only buy 2 cars – either Vios or City, that’s it.
Others CMI (can’t make it)
My Preve = fullpayment by cash!
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can already picture the duk chak duk chak duk chak , image of the driver
expensive car with basic features…kah3
Even the Japs don’t sell these in their country! That says a lot about this car. At least the Europeans make cars for themselves first and then sell it to the rest of the world.
Don’t make that fact yourself.
It is selling in Japan.
Do your research before speaking.
this guy always talk nonsense.. biasa la, kan macai..
Actually they do. It’s known as Toyota Belta here in Japan.
Thank you Akira.
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Please go ahead and buy the Cerato brand new.
I would love the look on your face 12 months later when you trade it in.
Kia’s command 10% less than Hyundai in the used car trade. If you still insist on being a sorhai, at least be a smarter sorhai and buy the Elantra
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(Meeting between Toyota product development manager for Asean region and his team of product designers): “After the new Vios is out, time to give the Hilux and Fortuner another round of facelift. Nothing fancy, just enough to make it looks a bit different. Oh, changing any mechanical part and adding any equipment is a big no-no because uh, you know to keep prices ahem, down.
And, this time the day offs after finishing this assignment is only 2 months. Don’t give me that look. You guys enjoyed enough holidays already for the Vios project, didn’t you?”
Suprima design lagi cun dari vios. front grill copy paste mitsu lancer lah.
This car no VSC, max 4 star rating in ASEAN NCAP.
Toyota, u think Malaysian is sorhai?
Malaysians will make it top-seller, no doubt.
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Ha Ha, I see so many kimchi owners within this blog that are already panicky about the RV of the rotten cabbage.
Well, all I can say is Terima Kasih, coz you will have the ultimate Hailat feeling when you sell the Korean Car. And I will be financially happier
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I encourage you to buy another few kimchis then. Make sure that its brand new.
Just waiting for the time u beg me to buy. I will have my 4th Hulux by then.
If you do not know the synonym of Hilux, as a Conto speaking Malaysia. They will laugh at you like no tomorrow
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Time to sell my old Vios and upgrade to this
my E Class is much better than this jap econobox
Yea, my Pagani Huayra also much better your E Class.
I cannot concentrate on managing badminton with all these comment on proton . We design cars because we think we are the best and customer should follow us to our standard not like cheap vios 2 air bag mass . Malaysia must learn from us from on how car should be…and ordinary man opinion with out degree in automotive is not acceptable. ..thats why vios is better than the rest…and my gen 2 already jadi hantu
bottom line it’s a vios, meaning it will sell like happy meals with minion toys. i just want vios drivers to stop driving like crazy f**kers if that’s not too much to ask.
All the Ah Bsngs aleady ready their cheque books, or maybe even cash advance from their credit cards to book tis car, which, in their mind, is BMW to them, they drive like F1 racers on the road but most people laugh when see these Ah Bengs showing off on the road
and a shape only Ah Bengs could love…without bodykit Ah Beng think they driving BMW, with bodykit they think they driving Porsche..
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vios is designed specifically for third world countries, that’s how the japs value your (vios owner)worth
Let’s face the fact. Vios is all times favourite in Malaysia leaving Korean cars behind. The figure doesnt lie no matter how much we argue. Bitter to swallow. Generally Toyota engine n gear box are highly durable and last long enough even 10 years unlike other brands. Go n ask any workshops in general. Not to forget their high resale value. Only Honda city could give vios a run , the rest i see no way. So this is why toyota leads in most countries.
Don’t just condemn old this and old that.
Proton’s campro engine isn’t new anyway!
now cfe/campro turbo already. this is still the same old one.
Nice car with good rv. Just booked yesterday. Sam loo I think you are never wrong with Toyota. I follow you. Sorry no kimchi or dim sum for me. Potong can be ignored without discussions. Thanks Toyota.
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poor ah beng buy UMW toyota products… rich ah beng buy Real Global Toyota Alphard, estima, lexus from NAZA showroom
Smart fellas buy Alphard/Estimas.
Sorhais will buy Starex
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Actually, a 2012 Elantra is now trading in for RM55k. I can sell u one at RM60k.
Mileage less than 25,000kms. very dai mai
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How many airbag?? got ESC ?? Safety rating???
nowadays ppl talk about SAFETY.. safety first RV later..
we love our life n beloved’s life
when this car launched n ppl go to showroom n asking about safety features and rating…can’t wait how sam loo and UMW salesman answer this
Saw the car in flesh 2 days back.Damn it looks really good in real life.Much better than in pictures!
This car is so gonna destroy Cerato and Elantra. Yeayea,different category but so what when the Vios drives way better than those 2 Korean junk.
The way i see it, I can foresee that Korean cars will have big discounts soon .
I have driven both the Elantra and the new Cerato and both give me a worst driving feeling than a Proton. I am serious! Even the Preve feels way better than those Korean crap. So I dont see how in the world the Koreans are going to topple the Japanese.
The koreans have a long long long way to go if they are to catchup with the Japs. Not only in loading up their car with kit because any TDH can do that.Its about the refinement and the driving pleasure that counts.
At the moment,the Koreans have none of the above.
Used kimchis are coming into my yard and I have instructed my team to lower the trade in by 15%.
Really pity kimchi owners, but what to do. They have been told that the RV of their cabbages will be hailat, and yet they still buy.
Dai Sei lor, but I am happy, coz their silliness makes my biz grow
How about Toyota/Honda hybrid RV??
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Its true,If you talk about ride and handling proton with the help of lotus handles better than not only korean but japanese too.
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please compare it with B segment cars
Another candidate for indonesia taxis
The reason why ppl keep on buying Toyotas cause of their past history.Beside the reliable engine I dont see anything fancy about the cars.Im dealing with cars and motorcycle parts for a living.Wanna full quality jdm cars then go for Corolla axio/allion, Honda Civic 2.0 jdm and you will notice the fittings and workmanship is totally diff
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Hi Hyundai/Kia salesman,
Your point is well taken.
The ‘unbiasness’ of your comment really shows how twisted your mind is. The fact that Korean car has the worst resales value is well documented in Malaysia and throughout the world. In fact, a used rubbish truck have better resale value than any Korean car that comes out.
Fact.
I know depressing sales figure of korean cars is hitting u hard to make such desperate statement, but keep in mind most malaysians are still smart and they know what are the brands to look out for, like the Vios, who offers the best technology, safety and resales value in its class.
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Hello.:) I agree, toyota is really a durable car. Topseller here in the Philippines with it being a very good family car. Is also very good selling in canada and us, says a family member from there. Honda is second. Plus parts are always available, with good prices. Hyundai and kia are also rising stars here. Very affordable. Here there are more variants of the vios though. Peace, guys. :)
U mean you deliberately click like/dislike multiple time to give a fake rating?
That goes to show how dishonest Korean Car owners are
DISCLAIMER : No dugongs are harmed in the production of this product…
Smart people will choose this vios, because,
1. 1.5cc engine only
2. Save fuel
3. Low maintenance
4. City use car
5. Great resale value
6. 15inch rim (cheaper tyre)
7. Old engine (easy to maintain)
Plz dont compare with cerato or suprima.. Those car can’t beat these item i just said..
strong after sales network counts too.
While I see that majority of Malaysians are still smart, it is good to know that there are still sorhais out there that wants to throw away their hard earned money on a new kimchi.
Good for me though. But would encourage more to buy used cabbage, coz they are at an all time low price now
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Suprima Ass better than this thrifty toyota vios
Suprima ass londeh-londeh and you said better?
my preferences for buying car are(every body is differ)
1. price
2. after sale service (IMOHO, say no to proton)
3. RSV
4. others
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carry or curry?
Hello Fahmiyahya there is no 1.5cc car on planet earth. It is 1.5 Litre or 1,500 cc (cubic centimetre). Looks like you are a Toyota saleman with little technical knowledge.
Hello Fahmiyahya, there is no 1.5cc car on planet earth. It is 1.5 litre or 1,500 cc (cubic centimeter).
Kimseng, What so good about 5/6 speeder when most of the time driving around Town?
Those people buying T.Vios is for:-
1) Bullet proof Engine and gear box. (easily can last up to 300,000km)
2) Plenty of spare part.
3) cheap OEM/half cut spare part.
4) best resale value.
5) less maintanance.(no need to go to service center)
The look of this vios is better than Camry/Prius and also the Nissan Teana parked beside him.
With selling price below RM 79K, Almera/Honda Jazz/city/proton preve/suprima/kia family will be in big troble.
This “baby lion king” will be top again.
from which angle it looks like baby lion king? more like arowana fish..
This baby sushi will still look great after 10 years.
Those rotten cabbages will look cacat after 6 months.
And the looks on the rotten cabbage owners will look so hailat that their mother also cannot recognise them when they sell these 3rd grade cars off to the car yard
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Love the look on your face when you trade in the rotten cabbage.
Make sure you take a photo of before and after (after you shout hailat), then post it on facebook
Those who still insist of buying kimchi brand new, I would encourage you and all your family and friends to buy more.
I need the volume of sorhais to grow my business. When my business grows, UMW will also be happy as they are supplying Hilux for me to display at the most visable areas in my car yard
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I also wonder why ppl compare Preve with Vios. Preve is the top of Proton home made model and Vios is the cheapest model in Toyota.
By comparing it, it is already insult on Proton. Why Proton fans still so proud?
bro.. proton comparing preve/suprima with 308t, fiesta, mazda 3… nobody cares about vios, ..only vios fans comparing preve with thier vios..
how come 6 airbags,CVT, ESC, Multilink sus car to be compared with 4AT, 2 airbags no no ESC car??
What a day, just finished my day at the car yard.
I must say that Sonata is still a better cabbage than K5.
Typically, a 1 year old (plus minus 3months) Sonata fetches RM70k trade in, I can make a net of RM9k-RM11k per unit after expenses.
For K5, even if i approve a trade in price of RM65k, I can’t even get rid of it within 2 weeks. Also net profit less than RM2k.
I will only accept 1 year old K5 for RM50k now. Dem Hailat car
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Adooyaiiii… i’m still confusing to buy either a new Toyota Vios 1.5G or Honda City E+.. Why all comments are negative rather than positive… Ayooooo…
You’d have to be a diehard Toyota fan to choose this new Vios over Almera when it is clearly overpriced compared to the latter, with it’s old engine and absence of VSC. RV, spare part availability and maintenance are also not an issue since both are Japanese. I’d rather wait for the new City before deciding which to buy.
As for Cerato, it has a nice design and specs but alas it’s Korean and where I live (East Msia), it’s a big no no to buy one.
For Malaysian Preve and Suprima fans, be realistic! No one’s going to choose either car over Almera, Vios or City because quality is a major issue with most Malaysian cars. What’s the point of having a car with a lot of features at a bargain price if you’re going to go in and out of the workshop frequently?
People choosing cars in this segment or bracket are ‘price sensitive’ so quality is a major concern rather than features. We want peace of mind when we’re on the road and not worry about whether the power window will work when it rains or whether the central locking will work when we’re stuck in traffic in case some opportunistic “peragut” on motorbike is thinking about opening our car door to rob us while we wait for the traffic light to turn green.
Quality should be our main concern and not whether the car is cheap, has 6 speed, has turbo engine, has paddle shift, has multilink suspension bar, has RDL, has panoramic sunroof etc.
Quality of proton is different all together these days. That’s power window prob has already become history, lol
Finally! A vios that looks good!