Toyota has launched the third generation of its Toyota Vitz in Japan. The new Vitz is larger now, with a 50mm longer wheelbase, now at 2,510mm compared to the last generation Vitz’s 2,450mm wheelbase, though still shorter than its sedan counterpart Vios 2,550mm wheelbase. As a result, interior space is now longer by about 35mm. Length is up by 100mm but the car has a lower stance of 20mm, and width remains the same at 1,695mm.
The Vitz styling looks much more unisex as compared to the last generation’s slightly feminine looks. It actually reminds me somewhat of the Opel/Vauxhall Astra at the front end. In Japan, the Vitz will probably be Toyota’s more aggressive ‘masculine’ hatchback while other models like the Passo tackles the female market that prefers a different body styling as well as shape (high roofline etc).
Engine choices consist of a smaller 69 PS 1KR-FE 1.0 litre DOHC engine with 92Nm of torque at 3,600rpm and a larger 1.33 litre 1NR-FE making 95 PS and 121Nm of torque at 4,000rpm. The 1NR-FE can be had in either 2WD or 4WD drivetrains. All models come with a Super CVT-i transmission. There’s also a SMART STOP auto start-stop system available on the 1.3 litre models. There will also be a “Vitz RS” model with a 109 PS 1.5 litre engine.
Look after the jump for a full gallery of the new Vitz/Yaris.
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4wd??? but why?????? 92ps with 4wd???!!!
last time they put the meter console in the middle of the dashboard, they mentioned that it’s better for ergonomics. now revert back to the driver side? i wonder what’s the reason this time…
still, for every 1 Honda City sold, Toyota sells 4 units Vios. When Vios reached 100,000 units mark 2 years ago, Honda recorded around 26,000 units of City sold since 1996.
maybe Toyota dont want to sell too many Vios.
cabouuttt!!
The new Toyota Vitz/Yaris is 26.5km/liter, best-in-class mileage subcompact car – beated Honda Jazz/Fit and Nissan March (just a little bit better… haha… Nissan may want to come out the number with precision up to 1 or 2 decimal place later :D)
If it comes to Malaysia as next generation Yaris or Vios, hope government here can subsidy this green car, save money save earth… please… ;)
Why the logo looks like Perodua logo???
Normally Toyota cars launched in Japan have their unique logo on the front side, and a standard Toyota logo at the back side.
Toyota has tons of dealers back in it’s home country and they had to break it down to 4 main channels :-
1. “Toyota” dealers
2. “Toyopet” dealers
3. “Toyota Corolla” dealers
4. “Netz Toyota” dealers
The badge shown above is the official badge for the “Netz Toyota” dealers
http://netz.jp/top.html
Toyota has tons of dealers back in it’s home country. In order to maintain these dealers efficiently, they are segregated to 4 channels :-
1. “Toyota” dealers
2. “Toyopet” dealers
3. “Toyota Corolla” dealers
4 “Netz Toyota” dealers
The badge shown in the pictures are the official badge for the “Netz Toyota” dealerships.
http://netz.jp/top.html
Most likely because of snow/ice + twisty mountain road.
If you visit toyota.jp before and check out the JDM Toyotas you’ll know most of their models come in 4wd drive train, usually not with the stop spec engine as well as the mid/low spec engine gets it.
So it’s not for performance at all, more likely for safety.
might give some clue bout new vios
front face like saga FL…anyway nice design…
I love the design too
so HONDA lookalike..
MAzda 2 or this?
The red one…dugong with lipstick..hehe…just kidding…cheers…..
haha the new myvi in a few years time!
the pink color’s is just like myvi
THis one looks alot better than the dull looking new Polo ! the dashboard is so refreshing !!
looks alot better than world car of the year? something wrong with your eyes
the dashboard could appear in the next vios sometime 2011/12…! nice looking.
Looks could be very subjective, but VW is not selling the polo by only the looks.
Which also indicates that the REAL ALL NEW VIOS is about to debut….. Dugong is evolving and not unfortunately not for the better :(
finally a better looking Yaris…
cute…………………..
Bring this to Msia- Toyota or P2 and
Proton will have sleepless nights ! ;)
this is toyota la.. dunno how to read?
Nice design.. will compete with the H – Jazz…
not to forget, the VW polo and also Honda Insight, being less than 100K.
I won’t buy this…for sure.
Yaris car is OP in malaysia, thats why u hardly see them on the road.. i dont think it gonna do well with newer model coz the price gonna be much higher than current model.
You can see more Yaris on the road, if you tell the thousands of Vios owners to change their nameplate to Yaris. Hey, they sell the Vios as a Yaris in Australia & America what…
In America it is known as Scion, and very popular there among learner drivers, youngsters and such.
other name if not mistaken is Toyota Echo.
SCION is ‘luxury’ nameplate for Toyota. Scion sits below Lexus but offers only sub-compact cars (below 2.4l) were badged as Toyota/Daihatsu in Japan. The brand name not offered in Japan yet.
This normal dashboard Yaris is good mileage car and Government should assess the roadtax and taxes based on KM/l rather than cc or whatever. At the end of the day, fewer carbon footprint or emission and fuel saving is main concern.
Yaris car is OP in malaysia. Thats why u hardly see them on the road. I dont think this new model gonna do well too as the price is definitely higher than current model.
trying to look like a peugeot from behind?
believe me the next vios facelift the modern-head dugong will look like this….
so this is how vios will look like in a future….
Yeah! Another Rm100k car for ppl in boleh land?
P2 plz rebadge/copy/touch-up/CKD/tukar bumper n lampu this vitz instead of that girlish passo
which translates into new vios to continue its ugly legacy……
So, new Vios facelift will be like this??? why use Perodua logo…. =.=”
Another nice works done by TRD workshop however can UMW really bring it to us with a reasonable price? I guess I don’t think so…
Nice works done by TRD team however can UMW bring it to Malaysian market with reasonable price?!
New generation=price increased giler2!
Looks some what similar with slight changes to Honda Jazz…or previous yaris…Is it facelift or replacement?
its an all new Yaris 3rd generation, the last one lasted for 5 and 1/2 years and made platform for the current vios.
this yaris looks and interior could inspire the next vios.
hell yeah, this is nice one, but sadly when came to malaysia..it will overprice.. thanks to 1malaysia, thanks to gomen..
IS that a new Toyota emblem? Looks like Perodua emblem…who copy who?
many toyota models have their own emblem such as Harrier from the 90s and Wish. its nothing new.
It is Netz logo… Netz is Toyota official distributor for Toyota Vitz, Toyota Rav4, Toyota Wish etc…
its a scion logo actually..a toyota subsidiary for producing cars for youngers generation.
Don’t simply talk… Scion logo is totally different from this logo… I recently went to Tokyo and get to know this is Netz logo, an official distributor of Toyota for certain models…
How different is the Yaris from the Passo/Myvi or is it just cosmetic only? Drivetrains seem exactly the same>
the entire body of Yaris and passo are diffferent but both are in the same category which began as Vitz / Echo and Daihatsu Sirion some 12-13 years ago.
just like Proton Waja and Proton Persona. both 1.6 litre, both 4 door sedan, both similar weight of 1.2 tonne and both have same wheelbase of 2,600mm.
asalkan ada T kat grill depan, mesti org akan beli punye..
are you sure? i defeintely will not buy Tata even with T logo in front.
This looks nice. Hopefully, the all-new Vios will be based on this and looks proportionately.
I rather have Ford Fiesta than this over rated T car :x
seems you over rate Fiesta. cabouutttt!!!
is this means new vios will look similar from the front??
what is Super CVT-i transmission n how does it differs from the regular cvt?
interior look so Jazzy.. but im really interested in how da front wiper works. it may works like those on mercedes w126!
Yep…u r right…look carefull at the picture again and u can swe some wiper mark
the next Vios design might be based on this which I think will be out on 2012.,,,given that the 2nd gen was lauched in 2007
the front fascia looks like the new corolla altis…. not a bad thing for me compare to previous design cue.
and the dashboard….getting rid of the centre meter panel, looking more stylish and upmarket….about time they realized its hideous and practical with the meter at the centre
Toyota rules forever…
this might new headlamp for d54t a.k.a myvi 1.5..
Haha…if new Myvi can look like this, yet again can become most sellable car in Malaysia….
So next generation vios gonna look like this too? yaris sedan
centre meter is gone…. it is about time…..
u guys can say what ever, lousy ugly fugly etc. But the facts is it gonna sell more than 3000 units every month. THank you Malaysia. Toyota motors loves Malaysian very much. Even it cost more than RM120K, they will still buy them.
Better look than before. Way better than the Honda Jazz and City.
Hi I am looking to buy airbags,dash skin for 3rd generation vitz