UMW Toyota Motor announced back in February that the Toyota Yaris will be introduced in Malaysia this year, and the model has now been sighted being loaded onto a car transporter by paultan.org reader Gan Wei Wei.
This isn’t the first time the “Vios hatchback” has been spotted, because in November last year, our photographer Sherman Sim also spotted a Yaris on a flatbed. In fact the cars seen in both sets of photos look very similar, with the same red coloured panels around the lower bumper, contrasting the Citrus Mica Metallic paint. We’ve speculated that this could be a TRD Sportivo trim level specific to our market, which also includes the 16-inch two-tone rims you see on both cars.
As for engines, the Yaris is available with a 3NR-FE 1.2 litre engine (86 PS/108 Nm) in Thailand, while the Indonesian market gets a 2NR-FE 1.5 litre unit (107 PS/140 Nm) that is also found in the Vios. Given the similarities between the Yaris and Vios, we’d like to believe that the latter mill will be one destined for our market. Similarly, a CVT is the more likely transmission option, although a five-speed manual is also offered in other markets.
The Yaris will be locally assembled at the newly-built Assembly Services Sdn Bhd (ASSB) plant in Bukit Raja, Klang, where the Vios facelift is also made. With Vios prices ranging between RM77k-RM87k, how much do you think the Yaris will go for?
GALLERY: Indonesia-spec Toyota Yaris
GALLERY: Thai-spec Toyota Yaris
With Vios, Jazz and City prices ranging between RM77k-RM87k. But Persona and Iriz FL beaten them to it for local young working graduates
I dont know why UMW doesn’t bring the pre-facelift Yaris but finally the New Game Changing Yaris have arrived. Time to say good bye to Game Over Iriz!!
Really? Do share how many Yaris did Toyota sold the last time it was here? Yeah, pitifully minuscule. Game Over Toyota once more!
Aiyo… why this ugly FL? They should bring the 3rd-gen pre-FL version here…
Yaris never sell well but Perodua Myvi sell super well.
UMW is cool Yaris never sell well. 60% of UMW income come from Perodua sales
Exactly same car. Saved RM40K jz get Myvi.
At the end of the day Perodua sales is always 4X that of Proton every year the past 20 years.
So don’t bother with Yaris or soon to be abolished Iriz. Just buy Perodua Myvi. Quality assured!
Adui, of course la. Young graduates not yet earn enough ma.. when it’s time, they will ditch that cheap Protong for this new Yaris aledi.
According to our Kunta, most young grads edi buying Vios or Jazz or City. So was he lying to us?
most young grads edi more buying choices Yaris or Sienta or Rush. Or Arus or Alza or Myvi.
Most graduates prefer Toyota or Perodua which uses Toyota engine
https://paultan.org/2017/03/21/more-than-70-of-local-university-grads-choose-to-buy-foreign-vehicles-rather-than-the-national-car-proton/
Don’t understand Toyota’s strategy of launching this “Vios hatchback”. Our hatchback market is not at the price range of 70k to 90k. There must be some other things, like packed with safety features? Sportier performance? I don’t know…
It’s an open market friend. If there is a gap, you would take it right? If you don’t take the gap, ur not a racing driver.
I see. So Toyota is marketing this Yaris to those who totaled their Vios on Penang bridges.
Why not? The driver was not driving it right anyway.
Bring in the manual version and sell it below RM50k.
Buy myvi then..
Malaysians are not interested in Toyota Yaris despite it being super high quality. This is because we have the 2018 Perodua Myvi. It uses a highly acclaimed Toyota engine also.
The 2018 Perodua Myvi is a Toyota in disguise and Malaysians are happy we can finally afford a Toyota.
This is why since its launch in Novermber 2018, Perodua has sold 110,000 Myvis, joining the existing 1.1 million Myvis on the road.
New myvi is not as roomier as this yaris
Fresh grads still prefer Toyota engined Perodua Myvi.
https://paultan.org/2017/03/21/more-than-70-of-local-university-grads-choose-to-buy-foreign-vehicles-rather-than-the-national-car-proton/
Nice try.
I rather believe 1.2 million Myvi owners than frustrated keyboard warriors
agree. those who cannot afford this yaris hatchback, beli myvi je. don’t believe cybertrooper fake news
BN and Proton Cybertroopers always say PRoton is Gamechanger but end of the day, sales tak sampai 100k also. Perodua 220k
According to some, if Toyota didn’t get 21,000 bookings for New Yaris then it is a failure. This I agree.
21,000 bookings for Proton X70, all profits go back to China because car is still CBU and Made completely in China by Geely
I have a Myvi and the car has never given any problem the past 10 years.
Myvi is the epitome of quality. My wife uses a Preve and the car is always in Proton SC for repairs.
Enough said.
‘Enough said’. I agree, enough with the lies! My Myvi spent more times in the workshop than I use. Please don’t lie here.
Same bro. My preve always got problem. My wife’s myvi got no problem
Lying again, troll dupe. No woman would come within 10 meters of you, let alone marry you.
Actually, they will be.
umw should introduce a 1.2 manual low spec price below 60k
no MT mean will not considered…
What!? Traffic jammed very bad now a day.. Want manual?
(Like) Yaris and New Vios
(Dislike) Dated Jazz and Dated City and Almera
(Like) Iriz and Persona
(Dislike) Fugly Yaris and Fugly Vios
Before you comment pls read this article including , before they bash. Look at Proton, Mazda, Toyota, BMW Article, Volvo, Land Rover and other carmakers, looks good and nice. But those like Nissan SA and P2 SA who always came to every Paul tan .org articles, always talk badmouths about Proton, Mazda, Toyota, BMW Article, Volvo, Land Rover, South Korean Cars and other carmakers. Anyway pls don’t ever bother in what Nissan SA and P2 SA said, just look at the good Feedbacks and don’t ever let Nissan SA and P2 SA force you not to buy Proton, Mazda, Toyota, BMW, Volvo, Land Rover, South Korean Cars and other carmakers.
Wilson Khoo, there are no Nissan salesman here. It is your fantasy.
Confirm can kill jazz & iriz easily..
Im pretty sure the “TRD Sportivo” is just a regular bodykit woth red paint, just like the Vios.
Already saw 1 unit around bkt jelutong space u8, dark grey with Selangor plate. Maybe UMW test unit. Quite surprised, thought it has been launched
Myvi is 2nr-fe or 2nr-ve? I always get confused.
Allow me to clear that for you.
Myvi uses 2NR-VE – It uses an iron engine block. Which is obviously cheaper when u think about it being simply cast from iron. Only good thing is that it could tolerate high heat. But then again, heat from environment in Malaysia is top enemy vs fuel consumption. That’s why driving at night is always better for fuel consumption.
It is Very different from Toyota 2NR-FE – It uses a more refined aluminum engine block which is reinforced, light and manages heat better, and coupled with more advanced Toyota CVT transmission (which is well-praised by media), will ultimately deliver better fuel consumption. It’s a better technology simply said. That’s why cars like Vios will give surely better mileage even when compared vs Myvi.
Sorry for long one. I am not biased to Toyota or whatever. I just have long experience with these engines, that’s all.
In another words, someone was lying to us when he said Myvi engine is a Toyota engine. I think he is a very sneaky and conman Perodua salesman.
Thanks for the explanation. If they are different, why perodua/paultan mentioned that the vios engine can be found on myvi?
I have never seen Paultan ever mentioned that. As for Perodua, we can see plenty of their salespeople here making such claims but none has proven it. Even Wiki never mention that.
Myvi got quality. Engine made by Toyota. Can tolerate high heat and tahan lama!
Not like Iriz or Exora. Cepat bakar.
citrus mica…unique but nobody will buy that colour sadly
Of course. Malaysians only buy white, black, grey and silver.
the rear end looks ok
but the front just….failed!
I actually have a family member in Indonesia that owns this generation of the Yaris(Prefacelift). This car is quite popular there.
Unfortunately over here, nobody seems to buy the older Yaris when it first existed here. Probably why UMW Toyota never brought the prefacelift current gen Yaris to start with. But it’s nice they brought it here now.
I can’t really see how this would take off here.
While I prefer a hatchback to a sedan for extra utility, I realise I am in the minority. There is a reason the City outsells the Jazz and with the Yaris being so close in specs to the myvi, I would find it difficult to justify the 20-30k difference in pricetag if equipped similarly.
They might shift some of them, but probably won’t be many.
Dear UMW Toyota President,
Please consider a manual transmission option for this new Yaris hatchback in Malaysian market
There are many three pedal drivers in Malaysia that are not going through every day traffic in Klang valley
Hope to hear good news
Sincerely
Menteri 3pedal
I just booked 1 yaris
how? open for booking already? noticed the aerokit better than other market..
How can that be possible when it’s not even out yet.
how?
RM90K baby!
But Vios hatchback as YARIS in Europe already stopped and will rebadge MAZDA 2 as Yaris
What is the difference of this Yaris vs 2019 corrolla hatchback? Which is a better but?
Don’t trust Malaysia Distributor, Yaris Ativ come Malaysia just change the name to Vios and sale Vios price. Puiii…all Malaysian is too kind or too fool
When launching
Bring in the suzuki swift sport
Priced the Yaris between Jazz and Myvi … see how the respond!