Among all production cars at the 2016 Bangkok Motor Show, the 2016 Toyota Vios is among the least attention grabbing, but the plain Jane sedan’s changes for 2016 run deep. Take into account the Vios’ popularity throughout the region and this refreshed car is of huge significance.
The Thai market gets a 2016 Vios with a new engine and new gearbox. The same-same body hides a new 2NR-FBE 1.5 litre Dual VVT-i engine capable of running on E85 biofuel.
The Thai Vios produces the same power as our current 1NZ-FE Vios, and is actually slightly down in torque – output is 108 hp at 6,000 rpm and 140 Nm (down 1 Nm) at 4,200 rpm. Expect other markets to receive the regular 2NR-FE Dual VVT-i without E85 capability, as seen on the Avanza facelift.
The new engine should provide better drivability and fuel economy though, especially now that the four-speed automatic gearbox has been replaced by a CVT auto with a seven-speed stepped-ratio mode. The five-speed manual has been dropped from the Thai line-up.
Safety kit has also been given an upgrade. While the airbag count stays at two, the 2016 update adds Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) on top of the standard ABS with EBD and brake assist. All the above – the new engine, CVT and VSC – are standard across the board in Thailand, from the 599,000 baht (RM68,476) J spec to the new Exclusive variant, which is priced at 719,000 baht (RM82,194)
The range topping Exclusive adds on a new bodykit with integrated LED daytime running lights, black leather seats, grey dashboard and door trim, piano black steering wheel and gearlever trim as well as a T-Connect infotainment system with a seven-inch touchscreen and Bluetooth connectivity.
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does the cvt is torque converter? if yes should be good vs honda city 2015 cvt
Last time Toyota salesman laughed at Honda’s CVT. See where they going to put their face now.
Salesman were slave to the UMW, now sales drop the management start to upgrade the spec… hoping UMW(AP crony) not finding excuses to increase the price ever higher !
Dual lebih la! Tambah satu VVT-i tapi korang power lagi???
dia ckp pasal gear cvt bukan psl vvt la dol!
they did a good job with altis cvt.
Finally….
Bila mau datang Malaysia? Saya mau tengok saja.
Sy tak nk masuk show room
Thank you ASEAN NCAP!
Finally they improve on safety features… wait, will UMW adopt the same?
Vios didn’t sent to test
hahaha
This I like. Toyota is a good choice
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Actual unit in Malaysia will differ.
UMW can give keyless entry for all variants. Should be no problem for VSC, right?
guess the price gonna hike in malaysia if they gonna launch the same spec as in thailand.
and this makes me even more wonder on the upcoming Perodua engine, since they gonna make NR engine in their engine plant, will it be dual VVT? or they take out the exhaust vvt to become single vvt unit, or no vvt at all like toyota etios and axia did.
Dual VVti but drop in power. what kinda junk is this?
nowadays 1.5 engines develop about 115-120hp.
Vsc? Vios?, must have been borrowed from Honda
Priced around the same vs Honda E spec, then I’m sold.
and you don’t want 6 airbags, apparently.
What is the Asean Ncap result?
Oh my word! that gear lever!!!
Wow, the prices there are just as high as over here, and they don’t have a national car company to blame. So, what should low-IQ thais do and who should they bash? Should they ask their entire car industry to shut down so that they can get “cheap imported car” with “no taxes”?
Every ah beng’ s ultimate driving machine (cannot afford real thing)..even vsc cannot save them
nah..come buy vios..throw city out
We want proper temperature gauge not blue and red thermometer icons ( idiots lights). Very annoying. How much money can you save by omitting the temp gauge? Dumb head engineer who design the idiot lights.
then cabut your engine check light..replace with whole engine sensor monitor
Still 2 airbags only? Puii….Preve better
Saga body, City price