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These are the first official pics of the third generation European spec Toyota Yaris, which will be launched in the UK this summer. No surprise in how it looks – we’ve already seen the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) Toyota Vitz that was revealed last December. The Yaris name is used for international markets, including ASEAN.
Developed from an original concept of “compact outside, spacious inside,” the new Yaris is claimed to “further improve the clever packaging” seen in the current car, although rival Honda Jazz is hard to beat in this department.
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Toyota also says that Yaris marks a segment breakthrough for affordable multimedia connectivity with Toyota Touch & Go, which features a 6.1-inch touch screen display. New Perodua Myvi Elegance owners, you have one of those too!
Manufactured at Toyota’s Valenciennes factory in France, the new European Yaris won’t have an easy time as a foreigner in the homeland of the supermini, but Toyota hopes that “highest possible build quality”, high quality materials and surface finishes and a more driver-focused cockpit will help the cause. Three powertrains will be available: 1.0-litre VVT-i and 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i petrols and a 1.4-litre D-4D diesel.
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thankfully the center meter is back where it should be….looks nice
this car look nice, would it be the next generation vios?
there is some rumous that the Msia will replace the next generation vious with etios, dunno is true or not…. ???
oh,please…the Etios is freaking ugly!
the current vios shares the same platform with yaris as model code shows, this should be the next vios scheduled to arrive in 2012 (the logical end of showroom life)
Vios NCP93
Yaris NCP91
the next vios?
looks like vw polo
This news will mark the beginning of low resale value for current dugong vios.
Even worst, dugong was so popular, making the resale value even lower as there will be ‘too many’ 2nd hand dugong in the market.
Its well known that ‘not so beautiful cars’ resale value were not that good in Malaysia.
1st gen Vios is excluded as its quite handsome.
At the later stage, our car market will eventually get matured and nobody can boast of their so call ‘resale value’.
Nice…. So P2 better rebadge this yaris than those boring myvi…….
Izit me or the front looks like saga FL?
The front looks like Saga FL…especially the headlights….Every one love to copy Proton nowadays,,,kekeke…
You sure about that ? Isn’t Saga copied VW Polo’s headlamp or thinking they produce a VW Polo wannabe ? Purrr
The front passenger door panel totally reminds me of the Proton Saga BLM and FL.
In fact the new yaris design was introduced long before the saga FL was launched..So, it’s probably Proton who has “borrowed” the desigh from Toyota..
The dashboard look more european la this time.not bad eh.
Centre console and arm rest, still japs.
quote from the statement :
“highest possible build quality”, high quality materials and surface finishes”
I have a chance to ride on a 1.3 Yaris during my time in England. The Yaris come with 6 airbags.
will ASEAN spec same with Euro spec?
Its a little behind la, what is so impressive about six airbags when Nissan March is launched in Malaysia with10 airbags and keyless entry push start button back in 2005?
I think not. The European marked has always been the one with most safety features as standard. I would like to see a better automatic-option tough – the semiauto we had until no isn’t good, all tough 9/10 probably go with stick anyways.
It is completely unthinkable for a car manufacturer to sell a car without airbags here. The previous Yaris had also ESP/VSC as standard – a little to over responsive (especially the tractioncontrol-feature) here in winter and snow driving conditions – but better safe than sorry.
@TFazuin:
I depends on if you count the curtain airbag as one or to – it goes over both seat rows.
The European Yaris even have a knee airbag to protect the drivers knees from fractures. A total of 9 airbags. The Micra/March isn’t nearby as safe, as EuroNCAP shows.
You can’t compare a car designed in 2002-2003 which was the Nissan March to a yet to be launched Yaris which is designed in 2009-2010. Seven years has passed and some of the benchmarks doesn’t even exist, such as predestrain friendly crumple zones. Do you know the number of airbags contained in a car actually ugrades the safety rating, so hypothetically, if you develop a technology to put an airbag at the front to be deployed when hitting a pedestrain, if he suffers no injury, the car can be awarded 5 star probably + 1,
What I mean to say is that, they could have done better rather than just having what is already too common in the market. Airbags does saves lives but its already be sold more as a marketing gimmick and a way for the manufacturer to ask more for repair costs. The number of airbags gives the illusion of safety to the buyers. Its been done to death. In the event of an accident one if more likely to suffocate if he has asthma by the number or airbags deployed, the amount of talcum powder that gets blown in the air during deployment (the old ones used talcum powder). There are more asmathic people now, more than ever.
Anyway to each their own. I rather have the bare minimum but better designed chassis since supercars like R8 seem to survive better on less airbags than what Nissan March, Yaris, 407 or BMW has.
My comparison was of course not the new yet to come Yaris – but the Yaris II from 2005 onwards.
The EuroNCAP does not reward airbags just for being there – but they reward their effectivness.
This Yaris generation is even safer then the newly relased Ford Fiesta. Go to www.euroncap.com (http://www.euroncap.com/tests/toyota_yaris_2005/246.aspx) and see for yourself :)
Toyota’s Global Outstanding Assessment is designed to be better than any crash test in the world. it can be euro ncap, america and even japan.
the result is apparent here.
fuuuu.. the headlamp…
wah…this one look more nice than previous version…
Hahahahaa, it looks great and it’s all thanks to that Saga FL-esque front!
The headlamp looked like a combination of Saga FL’s and old Myvi’s :D
P2 should gives Malaysian the “1.33-litre Dual VVT-i petrols Engine” instead of old K3VE engine….
ya….
10 years later?
myvi can managed 13-14 km/liter in any situation, federal jam or oldklang road jam.
not enough?
you want 17-18km/liter like in honda insight? spend 99800 to save petrol?
Myvi only 13-14km/l? The larger Santa Fe Diesel can do almost 15km/l and more powerful (200hp & 440nm torque)
Yup, Insight is good but if want insight like FC but more torque & power, try the Focus TDCI…17km/l with 320nm of torque
Toyota, why don’t u bring the 1.4D4D….don’t just limit yr D4D for Fortuner & Hilux only here.
Dear Toyota,
The market competitors are offiering turbo petrol engines, where’s yours?
not every ppl want a turbo…. prefer save fuel & comfort…
Not ALL turbos have high FC… :)
turbos usually save fuel, especially the factory fitted ones
and much lower maintenance fee! ;)
Nowadays car manufacturers are opt for turbo-charged engines where tuning for low emission and fuel consumption are easier to achieve compared to NA (natural aspiration) engines.
Turbo ? Is it suitable for our hot and humid and dirty environment ?
Where have u been? Some far away island??? Polo, Golf, Volvo,Hilux..etc ..all turbo diesel/petrol
i know this sounds funny, but the front is really like a replica of saga FL.. hahaha…
at first glance i thought it was a Saga FL
still vvti? Come on toyota..
vvti – toyota cash cow
What’s wrong about VVTi ? You think turbo is the only way to go for good FC ?
the dugong has matured! :D a much proper design and not too soft :D
So this mean a new gen Vios soo to come.
Another good and smart move product from Toyota. Well done once again.
1. nice integrated speaker (or tweeter) at A-pillar.but not as neat as latio.
2. seat belt height adjuster no more?
fack so close with saga FL design!
New Yaris try to looks handsome but fail miserably, dashboard looks messy .. The good thing got MT.
My choice will be: Swift, Fiesta, Jazz or Forte.
all previous Yaris has MT specs, from the 1st gen in 98/99.
This is Yaris 3rd gen. please do more reading.
This upcoming car model by Toyota was so fantastic! Riding on it feels like a dream come true. This car is so awesome, it has a complete stuff that there no need to look for more. It looks is very sophisticated. I like it very much!
looks like the ‘new’ myvi..
very nice looking indeed. hope umw will bring it to our shores and pit it against mazda2/fiesta/swift in terms of pricing.
bet the new vios will not even look as similar as this when it launches anytime next year…
Why do u say so?isnt the vios normally a sedan version of yaris?