The new Toyota Yaris hatchback has just been launched in Thailand, and surprise, surprise, it’s the Chinese-market five-door compact hatch of the same name, not the third-generation Yaris that’s sold in the rest of the world. It’s basically a hatchback version of the 2013 Toyota Vios that we’ve covered from top to bottom, and more.
It sits on the same 2,550 mm wheelbase of the new (and old) Vios sedan, though the hatchback is marginally shorter both in length and height. Specs aside, you wouldn’t be able to tell that the two are related, as the Thai Yaris gets its own set of clothes. The rear especially, features C-shaped rear lamps that make it unique within Toyota’s global range.
Inside, though, it’s all Vios. The dashboard appears like for like to that of the sedan it’s based on, bar minor detailing and spec differences. Without a protruding rear end, boot space takes a dip from 506 litres in the Vios to just 326 litres, though there’s a lot more vertical room to play with in the hatchback.
It’s what’s under the hood that distances the Yaris from its sedan sibling. There’s a new 3NR-FE 1.2 litre four-cylinder petrol engine with DOHC and Dual VVT-i that’s developed exclusively for the Thai market. It makes 86 hp at 6,000 rpm and 108 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm, which is transferred to the front wheels via a Super CVT-i transmission.
Manual or traditional automatic transmissions are not available, as the more efficient CVT gearbox is required to exceed an average fuel economy of 20 km per litre, which is the mandated minimum figure under Thailand’s eco-car tax incentives scheme. The 4,115 mm-long Yaris is the largest hatchback to qualify for the programme.
Four variants are available in Thailand: Yaris 1.2 J ECO, 1.2 J, 1.2 E and 1.2 G. With the model’s Eco-Car status, the Thai-built Yaris commands relatively low prices that range from 469,000 baht (RM48k) for the base 1.2 J ECO to 599,000 baht (RM61k) for the range-topping 1.2 G model. To put it into perspective, the Thai Vios range starts at 559,000 baht (RM57k) and goes up to 734,000 baht (RM75k).
Standard safety equipment across the range includes dual airbags, ABS, EBD, BA and seatbelts with pre-tensioner and force-limiter. The rest of the specifications mirror that of the Vios, with projector headlamps, keyless entry and push start button, steering-wheel mounted audio controls and acoustic windshield reserved for the most expensive variant.
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What a joke from Toyota.
uglier, lower engine displacement, only twin airbag and yet still no VSC!
please explain vsc (no wiki/google) according to your knowledge.
why no wiki/google? Learning is a process to become better and better. Of coz VSC is not invent for junk,it helps to diminish the risk of the car being out of control. It is virtue especially in malaysia as the road condition is malaysia is well known BAD. We do have the human right to obtain better product, Toyota should include our human right in their CSR so that we can get a better and safer car with low price!
Please save your complain to Proton and Perodua then. When there is VSC, then you will say the boot space, ugly lar, too expensive all kind of reason.
If you can’t afford it, don’t complain it. If you can afford more expensive, no point to complain the cheaper car.
Welcome to Malaysian comments. We complain it all!
You still don’t know what we want?
Fast like Ferrari
Save fuel like Tesla
Big like a bus
Beautiful like Aventador
Don’t forget, it must be cheap like a kapcai
To me it looks nice. Its very subjective anyway. So whats wrong wif lower engine displacement?
Looks good!
The colour reminds me of the Hyundai Veloster
y don just call it vios hatchback?
Probably want to follow Suprima S’ footsteps
muka pun dah tak sama dengan vios
because vios hatchback is too mainstream :P
anyone notice toyota n honda alway left out the auto temperature for Msia model even thou u pay for higher spec? is it too expensive to incorporated it? i really hate d 3 button located in d middle of d console
Kia Ceed headlights, BMW headlights join together with the grille style, Lancer front bumper, Peugeot 2008 tail lights, Toyota dated performance and technology = Toyota Yaris!
Kia = Keep It Away
Most of all Toyota will have great RV
camry already ugly, altis also ugly, so this yaris has to be ugly to preserve toyota’s design language.
very agree, dunno what happen with TOYOTA nowday.
all CRAP.
please leave from Korean. they improve a lot.
Welcome above 20km/L car!
awesome RM60k to RM73k car when arrive.
front: lancer wannabe
back: peug 208 wannabe
huh..uglie..
lmao the back is so damn hideous, it looks like somebody asked a 5 year old to describe how the back of a 208 looks like.
I tot they use Ford Focus tail lamp for that. Ugly fugly Yaris.
It’s a shame that they didn’t just bring in the real 3rd gen Yaris. Probably too expensive to produce for the Asian market…
So it is confirmed that the new Vios is actually a 2nd gen Yaris, facelifted and in sedan bodyform?
Yeap, real 3rd gen Yaris is good looking compared to this piece of crap…
Sam loo super happy.
Sam too busy these days working on export licenses for his new biz line.
He will now trade in kimchis more agressively, offering lower trade-in values at larger numbers.
Most of kimchi owners now can’t even get a trade in price and was asked to leave the car there instead
FU MANCHU OMG
Misai master sifu style
Exactly!!
quite impressive on the fuel consumption figures..
admit it. we all prefer fuel saving rather than performance. pfft
New Jazz beat It!!!
Personally thinks dat this toyota looks very nice. Oh btw, the feature vsc seems to b overrated..
VSC is not overrated! Just because you and me can drive doesn’t mean others can. Imagine the amount of people who barely passed the oh-so-simple driving test, as well as the number of people who “forgot how to drive a manual”. You might as well stick all the active safety features into the car to prevent accidents.
My pop use to tell me how he failed his first driving test because he didn’t park perfectly centered in the parking box, saying that we had it easy, that we can pass as long as the car is in the box.
Proton GSC will fight with this car.
Proton need to progress faster and come out with a winner. Beat this TOY…
When was the last time proton became a winner? This loser is losing at a faster rate than before. The last 2 global cars are a joke. Unless the sell this small global car at 30k, else its a joke too.
blind bashing again, sigh. can’t you see the number of airbags + esc + gadgets thrown in
please go out from the cave
Throwing in airbags, esc and expect to be a winner? haha..
Please get out from the COE or Tanjung Malim and see the reception of the junks.
what winner you want? in term of sales? go and count how many RR or ferrari sold
Are you ferrari ? No. You are just proton. An ailing company
Suprima S its still a better car.
What’s your Supreme doing? 10km/l? LOL.
vios 11km/l, lol
How better? Because the workers have ample time to assemble the car due to low sales volume?
very trend.. but still comes with old thing…
reminds me of an old chinese emperor
If they can sell around RM60K I’ll buy this instead of Myvi.
MITI won’t allow that. You can keep dreaming.
mr enthu, please be matured, yup,miti approve the price,but price fixing to protect national is wrong act/offence between asean countries.
why yaris is cheaper even than basic vios manual in thailand is due to yaris has less tax than vios. its bcoz yaris qualify to get tax rebate under thais auto policy but not vios.
when yaris come to malaysia,it doesnt matter coz there is no such rebate,n our tax structure is one of the highest,causing it to be on par with vios.
can jazz thailand beat jazz langkawi price? why miti not fixing the price in langkawi? is it becoz no of car is too small? how about if miti just let every malaysian to know how high is the tax actually,like today price in langkawi,doesnt it create hatred toward G n its a double edge sword.
and in fact,prtn is expensive than the rest in langkawi. why not just protect prtn,n never reveal how much cheaper other makes without tax n miti fix the price? so,it is easier n safe action. since G is so corupt,why dont they do that?
even prtn need miti approval on pricing.
its about rules,regulation n tax policy. not just mere price fixing without any legit mechanism. this auto is one of between countries trading n relationship. u dont want to do stupid act,or u will loose the diplomatic relationship between countries.
and also can mean war.
even if like vios so much n hate prtn and g so much,dont just make assumption. the miti approval just standard operating procedure.
i also dislike g n voting for the other party,but i dont like assumption, hearsay n rumours. if true,just speak the truth. dont spread lies.
R u sure?….how bout other car that price in between p1 n p2?..ur argument is lame
dont spread lies…sometg witout evidence… if we want to change gov we want better gov , better msia
Why don’t it let perodua do rebadge and callled perodua laris or something and its time to replace the 7 year old myvi. Hehehe
Cannot. They need to memperkasa proton.
Ugly ugly ugly!
Mehh..
looks like a master with white beard
looks more like a long ‘old chinese emperor’ mustache than a beard…
IF it is around 60.. definately a wrong opponent for nasional car
Before this ah beng bashed proton for named Preve Hatchback as Suprima. Now take ur word back.. haha
made for 3rd world country ;(
3rd world country model means lower standard of safety, manufacturing and rigidity. You could get broken knuckle easily (as the vios photo https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q71/1378169_10202204951074375_518691853_n.jpg). You are better off with a hilux if you care so much for RV and that is a global model.
Something definitely wrong with the styling.
Catfish lose its tail.
Hmmmm.
1.2 dual vvti + CVT + dual airbags, ABS, EBD, BA + 20km/l car.
plus an ‘okaaayy laaa’ look, with right price tag; (40-60k is alright), am sure myvi gonna have a lot of trouble.
it will be great if this one comes with VSC but compare to myvi, this is a better choice.
neh i think theres still a lot of people out there dont really know, or really mind bout VSC.
Yeah, all they care that this is a new TOYOTA model. As long as it is TOYOTA, almost everyone don’t mind getting it, in fact, they feel proud too to own this brand new model.
very economical car. hike of petrol make this a good choice.
what is this? not even turtle..
“It makes 86 hp at 6,000 rpm and 108 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm”
can it move 5 person or not?
old thinking minded fool
can move for sure. but have to push the pedal much harder than torque-rich CFE
Good to buy this for ur kid drive to college. They cant use it for racing. So parent no need to worried.
Better buy proton to college kids. Trashing a junk also wont be so sakit hati.
It’s safety spec is a joke
I had seen this car on the road in miri (brunei plate) design quite nice to me.. just the spec let me down.
How can u see went it just launch in thai? Do u see the global version of yaris?
i just wonder will UMW bring in this car to malaysia market. Pls do UMW
Hell no…this is such a disgrace to our Malaysian auto industry… an eye sore
Most housewife who want to buy Vios will find the front of this Yaris too agressive.
current yaris looks more modern than the new one! same on you, toyota!
well, the tail lamp is almost copy the ford focus hatchback
It looks better than 2013 Vios, if new vios using this Yaris front design will be perfect!!!!
thumbs down for giving us a sub par product again
Ugliest car on the planet after proton juara! Hate the misai
misai fumanchu…haha…
Wow! They are trying hard to mimicking the Ford Focus tailgate. What a joke. Another 3rd grade product for 3rd world country.
3rd grade products would be Hyundai and Kia
so this is a 4th grade product?
tail lamp similar to Peugeot 208. nothing special abt this car. after all i dun think this car is coming to malaysia.
the headlamps look nicer than those on the vios… but what’s up with the busy-looking rear end?
Catfish car! Whatever happened to Japanese design flair?
Hmm… Something’s not quite right about the rear lights…
whoa…the front…what’s with the long grey moustache?
i just saw a GRUMPY car…pls make this car smile or fierce look
The back of this Yaris looks like Peugeot 208. Im not going to get this though.
Toyota Nyaris
Wat is VSC? Very Safety Car?
VSC is toyota’s term for ESP.
I only know ESPN…lol
You could easily google it out.
Do not blame others for self lack of knowledge.
Pua Chu Kang english spotted
Well its a good thing SG market got the REAL Yaris from Europe. Yup its manufactured in France and we got the full, Euro specs with 7 airbags, VSC/traction, hill start assist, 15″ wheels, auto headlamps/wipers, trip computer, factory fitted HU with GPS, dual zone climate control, full button suite on the steering wheel, push button start
And it has a proper 1.33L
See here
http://www.toyotasingapore.com.sg/cars/new_cars/yaris_v/index.aspx?WT.nav=ModelNav
This SE Asia Vios hatchback looks downright cheap and horrible
Not so jealous bout the Yaris but jealous bout the Auris.
It seems like there’s an attack on Toyota here..
Well, Brunei went downward crazy with the Vios despite its hefty price tag(Well, for a B-segment car it is kinda overpriced in Brunei). If you observe properly, B-Segments are the most loved in Brunei, especially the Vios and Rio.
aiyoh, Vios I can understand why ppl can get exited, but kimchi Rio? It’s so blardy inferior
Toyota article. Y no Sam LOOk spotted, though he will promote it? Too busy look after his Hilux mayb. Anyway, better take sedan vios model. Engine cap is lower n vios is bigger, heard rumor from umw salesman say vios will intro new engine for the latest vios but still no news yet. Coz they say altis n camry alrdy long way getting dual vvti so they must be using dual for vios as well.
Sam promotes sorhais buying them new, coz he will buy it of them @50% of price within a year
Itu belum orang bising pasal Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) lagi.. Turns out this function is more important and useful than VSC.. especially for dumbass city drivers who keeps looking at their phones instead of the road during jams.
play candy crush
Another shitty car from toyota if priced more than 60k in malaysia
i like this car,one my member use this car and he said very economy .the design is very aerodynamic.
good effort on front fascia. can improve on shoulder and fender flare. take myvi 1.5 for example, very shitty small wheels but looks ok from far coz they know how to design fender flare (made them fender big bulgy, optical illusion to make it look like car with big wheels)
Look bigger does not make the car feel bigger or spacious. When you go in, it still the same size myvi..