Toyota Yaris facelift launching in Indonesia next week

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Toyota will launch the Yaris facelift in Indonesia next week, with the event set to happen on February 20 in Jakarta. Kompas reports that the refreshed hatchback has been rolling out from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia’s Karawang factory since January, with deliveries to dealerships ongoing.

Spyshots of the Indonesian-spec Yaris facelift show a front and rear end that’s similar to the Thai-market Yaris facelift, which surfaced in September 2017.

In the Land of Smiles, the Yaris and Yaris Ativ sedan are Thai eco cars with entry level price tags and 1.2 litre engines. No such restrictions in Indonesia, where the Yaris will be positioned higher than the Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota Agya Low Cost Green Car (LCGC) twins, which come with 1.0L and 1.2L engines.

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In Indonesia, the Toyota Yaris will be a relatively premium choice with a 1.5 litre engine. The motor in question is the 2NR unit as found in our Perodua Myvi and Toyota Vios, with DOHC and Dual VVT-i.

The new Daihatsu Sirion – a rebadged Myvi imported CBU from Malaysia – was launched in Indonesia yesterday with the sole engine choice of a 1.3L. The absence of a Sirion equivalent of the fully loaded Myvi 1.5L Advance in Indonesia fits the Toyota-Daihatsu product positioning jigsaw nicely – products wearing the T badge usually occupy a higher rung, reserved for the Yaris 1.5L.

The new Sirion is priced from Rp 182.5 juta (RM52,655) to Rp 193.5 juta (RM55,819), so the Yaris will surely top that by a good margin. What do you think of the Yaris facelift compared to the new Myvi?

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Comments

  • Tahniah Toyota Motor Indo !

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  • Toyota design get uglier and uglier

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    • lemang on Feb 14, 2018 at 7:19 pm

      Tak payah fikir, tak payah pening.
      Beli aje Toyota p2…

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      • Tido oh tido on Feb 15, 2018 at 3:46 am

        Balik pening sebab Iriz lagi jimat minyak dari myvi 1.5

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        • Hassan Yunos on Feb 15, 2018 at 10:18 am

          saya ada Iriz dan isteri saya ada 2018 myvi. Saya dah testing dua dua kereta.

          Iriz makan 2x ganda minyak berbanding dengan 2018 Myvi

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          • Taknaktoyota on Feb 16, 2018 at 2:40 pm

            Obviously you dun own both

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          • Saya ada 2018 Myvi 1.3 dan isteri saya ada 2017 Iriz 1.6. Saya dah testing dua dua kereta.

            2018 Myvi 1.3 makan 2x ganda minyak berbanding dengan 2017 Iriz 1.6.

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    • Vavik on Feb 14, 2018 at 7:58 pm

      New Myvi already Dual VVti engine.. Toyota Vios die in Malaysia

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  • caldina…….

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    • A 15 yearold Caldina still looks better than this. And performs better as well.

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  • Yaris? Why look like Mazda3 BL gen?

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  • Bagus on Feb 14, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    There are some spyshoot of top spec trim of Yaris TRD Sportivo. You can check in autonetmagz.com for further information. it has striking difference in the spoiler and bumper, and of course in the features

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  • Bernard on Feb 14, 2018 at 7:04 pm

    The Yaris is a great car unlike the Myvi

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  • halloha560 on Feb 14, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    Like:
    2018 Mazda 2, 2018 Volvo XC 90, 2018 Mazda CX 5, 2018 BMW X5, 2018 Mercedes Benz GLE, 2018 Mazda 6, 2018 Honda CRV, 2018 Honda HRV, 2019 Honda Accord, 2018 Perodua Myvi

    Dislike:
    2018 Toyota Yaris, 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2018 Mitsubishi Triton, 2018 Toyota CH-R, 2018 Expensive Toyota Vellfire

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  • WHY GOT ELECTRIC PUMP? NO SPARE TYRE???

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    • Ali juma on Feb 15, 2018 at 10:22 am

      Bcos thre are people who prefer to pump their ture than to replace them. And there are people who prefer to self pump the tyre than to find a petrol station and probably queue up to use it

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  • aila gutierrez avancena on Feb 15, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    yaris toyota 2015 yellow green

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  • Syed Azri on Feb 15, 2019 at 10:21 pm

    when toyota yariz launching in malaysia?im interested with this car..im ready to buy this car..

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