The third-generation Toyota Yaris (or Vitz in Japan) was revealed at the end of last year, and there’s a hybrid version of the supermini that will be shown at Geneva, but now we’re looking at the European patent filings of a sporty variant that could be on the way.
The new Yaris, which is now longer and lower, already looks more tough and sporty next to the old car, but this one takes it a step further. There’s a full bodykit with a more aggressive front bumper that has its whole width blackened. The standard V-shaped grille is gone, replaced by a slim letterbox hole, and the headlights get extensions for a sharper look. In addition to foglamps, there are LED strips as well.
At the rear, the taillamps get round insides and there’s a huge diffuser style rear bumper with a central foglamp. After all these, it’s surprising that the hatch spoiler is so subtle.
The shape and front end really does remind me of the current (non RS) Renault Clio, so we’ve stuck both together to see if you agree. More pics after the jump!
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Clio is hotter!
Agreed.. the front view look so weired.. sometime really dunno what’s the direction of the T to design their car..
very nice car…only thing here is the price we’ve got in Malaysia…
Go to Indonesia and see car price. The Yaris hatchback is cheaper than its sedan counterpart (Vios) in Indonesia.
Go to Indonesia and see the disparity in people lives for the sake of cheaper imported car.
are sedans more fuel efficient than hatchbacks? doesn’t make sense at all your comment.
macam punggung myvi cacat jer..hehe
prefer standard variant.. the car itself never meant to be sport, it a town car!! it’s perfect as it is, hate to see ah beng ruin it..
Sporty? Lolwut?
More like an over-moded Myvi ..
maybe it will look better without double triangle front ‘nose’
they should re-design the front bumper
make it more fierce
Needs some performance parts or maybe a turbocharged engine to justify the looks.
Its not sporty…its just plain boring
It also looks like china try to design/copy car
totally agree. doesn’t have refinement in design. all lines that don’t look like they serve any purpose. i initially thought it was a blueprint of a china made car… but then looks are personal and this just my personal take on it.
j losing again to korean.. too much hemtai till lost creativity..
Saw this in Toyota Mega Web Tokyo Japan. It doesn’t look nice at all , but the dashboard looks ok. Now it comes with paddle shifters. Overall Honda Jazz is much better looking and nicer
Will this be a hint to our on-shore Vios design?