2022 Toyota Vios D92A launching in Thailand in Q3 – next gen DNGA platform; petrol and hybrid engines

2022 Toyota Vios D92A launching in Thailand in Q3 – next gen DNGA platform; petrol and hybrid engines

Daihatsu DN F-Sedan concept

According to a report by Headlightmag, the next-generation Toyota Vios will be launched in Thailand in the third quarter (July-September) of this year. This echoes what we reported in August last year, and the upcoming Honda City rival is said to be codenamed D92A.

The D92A Vios will reportedly be built on the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA), which is currently used for the Perodua Ativa/Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota Raize as well as the Toyota Avanza/Toyota Veloz/Daihatsu Xenia.

The DNGA platform should provide the all-new Vios (known as the Yaris Ativ in Thailand) with notable benefits weight savings, enhanced rigidity and improved safety. More than that, it also allows for electrified powertrains, as evident by the Rocky e-Smart Hybrid in Japan.

It’s claimed that Toyota will look to counter the City e:HEV by putting a hybrid powertrain in the D92A, which features a 1.5 litre petrol engine and an electric motor that is part of the Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II). The alternative is adopting the e-Smart Hybrid that is made up of a 1.2 litre and an electric motor.

2022 Toyota Vios D92A launching in Thailand in Q3 – next gen DNGA platform; petrol and hybrid engines

Our current Toyota Vios

There will also be a more conventional 1.2 litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine offered, and not a downsized, turbocharged mill as previously rumoured. Expect front-wheel drive and a CVT to be paired with these engines.

As for how the D92A Vios will look, the report says inspiration will come from the Daihatsu DN F-Sedan concept that first made its debut at the 2017 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS).

With a sleek four-door coupe body, the concept measures 4,200 mm long, 1,695 mm wide, 1,430 mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2,510 mm. By comparison, the current Vios we have here is much bigger at 4,420 mm long, 1,730 mm wide, 1,475 mm tall and packing a wheelbase of 2,550 mm.

Of course, we shouldn’t expect the concept to be directly translated into a production car, but some of the rather attractive cues might survive the transition. We’ll have wait until Q3 2022, which is just a few months away, to see what Toyota comes up with for the next Vios.

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Comments

  • Piano on Apr 14, 2022 at 10:19 am

    Not bad

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    • Civic Turbo 2018 on Apr 14, 2022 at 5:03 pm

      Daihatsu Vios, way to go!

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      • Brian on Apr 14, 2022 at 6:52 pm

        Buying a Vios will make one feel like buying a cheap Daihatsu instead of proper Toyota. Long live the old Vios!

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  • Seribu on Apr 14, 2022 at 10:25 am

    1.2L NA? Unlikely to bring here

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 8 Thumb down 0
  • Seribu on Apr 14, 2022 at 10:34 am

    Love to see bringing hybrid to malaysia

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 10 Thumb down 1
  • Looks cool and handsome

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  • Aiman on Apr 14, 2022 at 11:54 am

    So the current gen Vios will be the last Vios purely build by Toyota and sat on Toyota own platform. It’s so sad we will not getting the high end TNGA-B platform and Toyota new 1.5 Hybrid Dynamic Force like the one use in JDM/European Yaris.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 109 Thumb down 71
    • DNGA Raize 1.0Turbo also being sold at Japan, immediate top seller since launched.
      Back to back sales figure with the TNGA Yaris Cross.
      Even the 1.5L dual vvti also available @ Japan ongoing selling, 1 commercial vehicle model there just received this 1.5L dual vvti engine after 2019, proven robustness to support durable commercial purpose.

      A TNGA yaris cross and Corolla Cross priced closely,
      It’s better we have the TNGA Corolla Cross.
      .

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    • Far miles behind on Apr 14, 2022 at 2:25 pm

      Incoming Vios DNGA soon

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  • RyanT on Apr 14, 2022 at 12:22 pm

    This is more macho n manly with sharp edges

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 18 Thumb down 3
    • Alamak on Apr 14, 2022 at 3:41 pm

      Yup… any sharper and this car will cut queue standing still

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  • Louisa on Apr 14, 2022 at 11:47 pm

    This looks even more better

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  • Sentiasa on Apr 14, 2022 at 11:58 pm

    Toyota is getting cooler

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 4 Thumb down 0
  • Tajikana on Apr 18, 2022 at 2:30 am

    I hope they use m15a d4-s engine. If they doing that for sure auto buy. Time for 3cyl dual injection

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 2
 

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