Until now, Toyota’s strategy for the Chinese B-segment market was simple. The Vios sedan was built and sold through its joint venture with GAC, while the hatchback counterpart, the Yaris L (the one that is also sold in ASEAN markets), is available via FAW Toyota Motor. Evidently, however, both companies want a slice of each other’s pie, hence the development of the Vios hatch and Yaris L sedan you see here.
Surfacing on the internet via autohome.com.cn, these images show that each one essentially gets the other’s front fascia. On the Vios hatch, there’s the redesigned face first seen on the facelifted sedan at the Beijing Auto Show earlier this year.
Reshaped headlights are linked to a new T-shaped upper grille, while a wider lower grille integrates the front fog lights and are flanked by vertical LED daytime running lights. The rear is unchanged from the facelifted Yaris L, with LED tail lights carrying slimmer indicators, plus a redesigned bumper.
Meanwhile, the Yaris L sedan gains the polarising front end seen on the facelifted hatch, albeit thankfully without the black mask that makes it look like it has a moustache. It’s still not what you’d call handsome, however, thanks to the multitude of contours and grilles. Again, the rear end is unchanged from the revised Vios sedan, with new LED tail lights and reprofiled rear bumper.
Both cars should be powered by the same 99 hp 1.3 litre and 107 hp 1.5 litre Dual VVT-i engines as the Vios sedan and Yaris L hatch, matched to either a five-speed manual or a CVT with a virtual seven-speed mode.
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Mazda2 already dual variable valves long time la
Toyota buat dual VVT-i macam org x tau jer … tech mereka paling ketinggalan zaman pya
Very boring, nobody bring in proton topic now?
Now is good, no nonsence and fake post as well as anger and hates by the basher.
Why no turbo 1.2l?
Bashers sudah takde modal
For sure can sale like hot cake! The sushi brand was very strong perception in Malaysia. Buy Toyota better!
Any Toyota car that gets distributed by UMW will NEVER be cheap.
In fact,apart from Mazda…..it it the highest compared to Tan Chong and Honda malaysia.
Never buy a brand new Toyota NOW unless u dont mind paying thro your nose.
There r lots of fairly good preowned Toyotas and other Japanese marques as well.
REMEMBER,PREMIUM PRICING…do not equate to TOP QUALITY and VALUE FOR MONEY.
Now,with our sick economy….dont get trapped with a 9 year h/p loan.6 months down the road…you may be jobless or your company go bust.You never know.
The time where the buying spree is constant,is OVER.
BE IN CONTROL OF LOANS…NOT LOANS CONTROLLING YOU.
You Only Live Once!
Toyota For Life :))
Yeah live once, if accident once, terus go early afterlife!
the government will never allow UMW to sell Vios at same price as Persona at 55k (direct competition), the Corolla at same price as Preve 70-80k.
that will not happen as long as proton still needs the protection. UMW will be forced to take extra profit (by increasing base car price while G takes extra revenue in customs tax)
in australia the preve sells at abt the same price as mazda 3, honda civic and toyota corolla. the real life.
preve same same kuality wit mazda 3, honda civic and toyota corolla. the real life.
I hate to say this, but yes true our economy is down the drain. Went to find a used car for my friend and guess what, all RM 15k and below cars (wira, iswara, satria, viva) are almost come to none. Why? people are scared to make loans. Might as well they buy car in cash terms rather than regret for it later. The cheapest now is Proton Saga BLM and Myvi. Exclude the slanting H, H, T, or even N. No one will go for those brands unless the make is in 2000 or newer.
That should’ve been the Vios facelift of 2016 Malaysia deserve.
Frankly speaking, UMW Toyota is loosing out to Honda (M) simply bcos Honda has Jazz, a hatchback(HB)/Hybrid while UMW do NOT have a HB/Hybrid as an alternative to a sedan.
Anyone will tell U M’sian like HB judging by the sheer numbers of HB running around. In fact if U were to go to a house, chances are there is a HB in the parkways.
If UMW were to bring in a Yaris/Vios HB, Honda may not be the top non-national car now. Even many Mazda2 HB/Ford Fiesta HB are seen on our roads nowadays.
Lastly, Toyota may be the most valuable car company in the world BUT sad to say, UMW did not live up to its name.
UMW failed becuse of this “complacent”. Yes they feel too complacent just like proton in the 90’s.
UMW has shares in Perodua.
even though sales for Toyota has reduced a lot this year – struggling in fact, but UMW will still earn revenue from Perodua car sales. Same goes to Toyota Motor Corp (TMC) Japan which gets royalties each time Perodua completes a car assembly.
if UMW manage to sell 60K units this year and Perodua sells 220K units enough to make the total 280K – accounting to 50% of Malaysia total car sales.
Think sushi, think RV & quality.
Think sushi, think recalls and defects
Axia big brother. Maybe P2 will use as The Real Original Really All-New Model Myvi
Quote: “The Vios sedan was built and sold through its joint venture with GAC, while the hatchback counterpart, the Yaris L (the one that is also sold in ASEAN markets), is available via FAW Toyota Motor.”
It is actually the other way round. Please correct.
Oit, tiru Persona design
Now sack the designer for illegal copying
Consider a used Elantra. C-Segment and 12 month old unit costs way less than a new Vios
Elantra servis mahal.
It seems like developing uglier designs now seems to be their focus.