Toyota Motor Thailand has released a new teaser for the facelifted Toyota Vios – the B-segment sedan, having received a new engine and transmission just last year, is set to be given a nip and tuck which will be revealed on the company’s Youtube page later today at 11:30 am.
What’s more, the sole headlamp image shown – a new projector unit with black bezels and integrated eyebrow-shaped LED positioning lights – confirms that the car will essentially mirror the facelifted Chinese-market model already revealed last year.
Along with the aforementioned headlights, that vehicle also features a new T-shaped upper grille, as well as a gaping lower grille that is reminiscent of the new American-market Camry (with the fog lights now inset into the grille), flanked by a set of vertical LED daytime running lights.
Moving to the rear, the tail lights now have revised internal graphics, joined by a thinner chrome bootlid bar than before. The bumper has also been reprofiled for a sleeker, more fluid look. Inside, changes are limited to a redesigned centre console, complete with new centre air vents.
Since the Vios has just been a recipient of an entire new powertrain, expect no changes in that department for our market – a 1NR-FE 1.5 litre Dual VVT-i four-cylinder engine should be retained, sending 107 PS at 6,000 rpm and 140 Nm at 4,200 rpm to the front wheels via either a five-speed manual gearbox or a CVT.
GALLERY: Chinese-market Toyota Vios facelift
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Facelift just after another facelift?! And that on a model facelift (keli) on top of another model facelift (dugong) on top of the ori car?
Toyota/P2 facelift dulu, skarang, & selamanya.
Malaysians now boycott Toyota la. Every Malaysian including Toyota fans now know that for 20 years, Toyota refused to give VSC in Malaysian cars whilst the same cars globally had VSC and more than 6 airbags.
End of 2016, UMW had no choice but to give VSC in all their cars cause sales was super bad.
This shows what a dishonest and irresponsible company UMW is.
Malaysian government announced already if cars had VSC, 45% of all accidents and deaths can be prevented.]
Since Toyota was No 1 non national car for over 10 years, imagive the hundreds of thousands of lives we could have saved if UMW had given us VSC 15 yrs ago.
u r ignorant. and perhaps, stupid. toyota the first to introduce VSC in its cars. first Corolla Altis in year 2001, the 1.8G has it. second the 2nd gen Camry ACV4# 2.4V also has VSC as standard equipment. toyota also one of the earliest to introduce dual airbags in corolla and altis. not the first Japanese brand though, that goes to Ford Laser Lynx in 1995.
karam singh, the best part of this comment here is john & Kunta are Both in the same page.
They just proved the old adage “The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend”.
U are spot on regarding Altis has VSC on it’s 2001 model. Expecting “dislike” on the way for supporting your correct statement. Cheers anyway for speaking without Fear or Favor.
since when vios got facelift before? since 2013 only include pair of drl. the rest only skirting option.
Last year. When they change engine & add DRL. If this tomyam vios comes here (most likely), then its ANOTHER facelift after current facelift.
Wow this Vios is the best look ever.It’s better than City.This year Toyota will make proton and perodua and Honda suffer.Mark my word
Toyota need this facelift Vios to boost sales or they will Tapau/close shop bcos Honda City will beat them to the non national sales champion again.
Facelift can’t help. Nothing is really special or stand out regarding any facelift Vios or Altis.
City V already slap the Vios left right up down.
Civic slap the Altis left right up down front back.
They need to add:
– push-start and reverse camera across all range (done?)
– rear aircon vent
– cruise control
– blind spot detection like those in camry hybrid.
However UMW can relax on Sienta because BRV spec are like nothing as well.
Not sure why the daytime running light is still on the bumper instead of embedding it inside the headlight after so many iteration of the current generation. It looks like Xmas tree decoration light!
Because Vios was designed to be cheaply-made and expensively-sold for ripping off buyers. They didn’t think City would just win like that.
The cheapest way to have DRL is to put onto bumper. And while they are at doing bumper cosmetic, might as well add rear fog lamp. lol
Please include 7 air-bags, Traction Control and Electronic Stability Control as standard please. We are so behind in passive safety in new vehicles. Many other countries even includes AEB, Blind Spot Monitoring, rear cross traffic alert in their new vehicles as standard passive safety features.
The problem is, the “many other countries” r in EU. But when we start boycott them like toyota in 2016…
what to pay more..why not.
Looks like the new Camry 2018 from the front side which is nice..but the back still urm not so cantik
City > Vios
Vios is for ahbeng!
The Vios front facelift looks like the current Australian Toyota Camry. Check it out.
First vios owners kena tipu with no VSC, then they dropped the price and now there’s a facelift version, all in a space of six months. There goes your vios resale value.
6 months later new gen Vios with the same thing hoping the ‘new’ word could attract buyer.
Then will have .5 gen refresh to add blind spot detection and integrated DRL lol.
standard la..other brand also sometime ‘tipu’ what…
The amount of Botox already used. How much more face lift? LOL
I am still waiting for Myvi Facelift.
Definitely better than Vios facelift
a NA engine for 1.5 should develop no less than 115hp and 148Nm of torque to be at par with the current power delivery.
oooo im in love with this facelift version
I doubt it will release in Msia, sales not that good.
107 ps? Ha ha ha ha