The new Toyota Yaris is the most impressive little Toyota in a while, but is that enough to overthrow the Fiesta and Polo?Just as with its predecessor, the new Yaris is a car that focuses on efficiency and ease of ownership over the cabin trinkets. But this quality is rarely more relevant than it is now, and the fact that Mk4 behave so well on the road brings right into the calculations. It's already safe to say that this is the complete little Toyota for some time; And that we want to see how Britain's specifications and prices accumulate.
For many people, the Toyota Yaris is a Supermini car that has been a bit too anonymous for its kind. It was once as affordable as the Vauxhall Corsa or Ford Fiesta, often behind on the technology in the car compared to the VW Polo, and almost always dowdy-looking next to the Peugeot 208 or the Renault Clio.
But the Yaris is the fifth best-selling Supermini car in the whole of Europe and an essential car for Toyota, as it accounted for nearly one of the four vehicles sold by the company in the region. So the stakes are high for the new, fourth-generation Yaris-and Auto Express have the first opportunity to drive a car on a public road.
Despite previous sales of more than 4 million units, this could be the first Yaris to end up on many Supermini car buyers ' listings because, of course, it's a hybrid. That said that while there will be a 1.5-liter manual version of gasoline (and the UK may, in time, also get a 1.0-liter model), most of the sales of Yaris in the UK dealer will power up. More than ever, this could be one of the moments in which the market and customer trends move towards the model.
Yaris out has a hybrid version, of course. Still, the new model looks set to make the case much stronger for itself through a new platform, looks fresh, state-of-The-Art powertrain with different battery types, And some first-class experience on safety equipment.
Let's start with the platform. This Yaris sits on the new generation architecture of Toyota, the same core chassis components that have impressed us in C-HR and Corolla. In the case of Yaris, he used Toyota's GA-B-New call, the latest version of the platform. But TNGA's advantage of offering this car over its predecessor is quite significant.
TNGA is inherently much more rigid than the Toyota B supported platform MK3 Yaris. Overall, the car has 37 percent rigidity more torsional-assisted handling and provides the new scope of Toyota engineers to reduce noise.
In the front, there are MacPherson struts, configured at a new angle designed to reduce the number of switching noise and vibration up through the chassis. On the back, there is a beam torque full of 80 percent more rigid than the old car – and this, Toyota claims, has allowed engineers to soften the springs and enhance the journey without losing control of the body.
Yaris is also a dollar industry trend by being a little smaller than the car it replaces. It's a 3, 940mm long, so under the magic of the four-meter mark, but 50mm has extended the wheelbase to 2, 560mm to enhance the cabin packaging. It's a bit wider, too, and lower, giving it a slightly more dramatic look – although we'll leave you to shape your view of styling, including the pronounced surfaces around the wheel arches Back.
Under the hood is an all-new version of Toyota's powertrain hybrid. There is a 1.5-liter usually deployed three-cylinder engine, backed by a new version of the Power control unit that has been developed in Toyota countless combinations for more than two decades. It can adjust the mixture between electric power and gasoline power more than 10,000 times every second.
Crucially, also, the battery technology of the Yaris moves from nickel hydride to lithium-ion, giving this hybrid more scope to provide robust, punchy electrical torque, and to shut down energy that should be wasted during braking. This new potential is critical, the claims engineer, to reduce the ' rubber-band ' ride on the revs that occur when the driver quickly applies more throttle.
On paper, at least, the Yaris number does dramatic reading. The total system power is 114bhp-enough for a reasonable 0-62mph time of 10.3 seconds. And the efficiency of the numbers is quite enchanting when you consider that this is what the Toyota term ' Self-charging hybrid, 'without the need for the plugin.
Yaris electric emit only 86g/km on the Tangguh WLTP test regime (64g/km on the related NEDC cycle), providing a fuel economy of about 105mpg. And Toyota claimed that in driving the situation whereas, the lithium-ion Battery Pack Performance enhancement Xchange allows you to spend as much as four fifties. At the same time, you are on electric power without using a drop of TRD.
On the road, the first thing that strikes you is not the powertrain, but the chassis-because as with the larger TNGA model on it, the base of the Yaris is a perfect one. Body roll and head cast are nicely contained, and the torque Adviesraad-rear beam can leave the car slightly susceptible to lateral shocks, such as from the lined lid on the side of the road; they rarely literary. The overall set-up strikes a new balance between serenity and comfort.
It won't surprise anyone today to learn that the rudder has little value, but it's a quick enough configuration for Yaris to feel responsive, especially around the city. The Loop in the back is one of the smallest in class, Toyota claims, and this is a car of the Keluaga that feels adept at biting the narrow road and through a small gap in traffic.
Are we stretching to 80 percent of the time on electricity? Near. But even a few hours behind the wheel are quite registered for you to start learning the characteristics of the model and modulate your right foot for a combination of Kokoro performance and efficiency that suits you best.
Stamp on the right pedal, and yes, you will hear the drone as a kicking machine and try the hardest to keep up with your demand for maximum acceleration. But the benefits of resourcefulness provide an experience that is not similar to conventional automatic gearbox-and secretes Adviesraad, the transition between electricity and combined strength is very subtle. Even on the toll road-bugbear, Nyanyi is a hybrid user for many years — the Yaris does entirely outside Nyanyi is by cutting as many machines as possible, i.e., 70mph.
If any, a quick but winding road where the hybrid system JOURS their limits-because it doesn't care about their excellent Kokoro, they're still a short step from singing motors and, in particular, manual gearboxes when it comes to offering engagement. There is no Power Steering Wheel or fake ratio to play with because this system is not designed for such driving. So, Adviesraad, you can enjoy the crunchy and flat turn-in cornering; you may not feel part of the units.
This trait is a more frustrating issue as it emerges as the chassis feels ready for some do again. Never mind the GR Yaris; We felt the breadth of the 180bhp Turbo TRD Yaris with six-speed gearboxes would become baggage.
Either way, the factor in driving the city, the newly-discovered highway prowess, and general power, and you go with one of the more subtle superminis. Even when the engine kicks in, the hybrid system means that it's more than a distant, slightly moan drone than anything else.
If the hybrid system is something that wins, the cab can still be a weak point from the Yaris. There is enough room for two people lying ahead, but the higher the will not be thrilled in the back seat or at least, not as a roll because they will be in the latest Clio. And the same goes for the boot room, which looks respectable, at 281 liters, before the 391 liter capacity of Renault cavernous is taken into account.
In-Car technology isn't quite a nightmare before — but just because Toyota finally looks perfect for offering Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Choosing one of these phone-based systems will allow you to avoid the Toyota interface itself, which is still the interface and hindered by the funny old-looking graphics. At least the head view on our test car works well, showing all the relevant information clearly while minimizing the amount of time you need to look away from the road.
The standard Dash underneath is still pretty ugly in design, and there's no way that Yaris will get a fully digital look to match like Polo and even Seato's Ibiza.
Our first car is not entirely representative inside, but from what we have seen so far, the Yaris will be with the best class of build quality, but maybe half the step behind the leaders on talent and materials. Expect a lot of High-Grade gray plastic, although there are occasional growing fabrics to soften the Mood.
The specs are not yet confirmed, but we know that every Yaris is coming up with the new evolution of Toyota Safety Sense as standard. So even the basic version will get Adaptive Cruise Control, which can operate on highway speeds or in stop-Start traffic, plus Lane Trace helps and emergency steering assistance. There is also a new feature that will keep an eye on the pedestrians crossing your path into, and bring the car to a halt if it feels possible collision.
Tech is important is under the leather Yaris. Just like its predecessor, it's a car that focuses on the base of more basic cockpit trinkets. And in that, it is the most convincing and, dare we say it; this little Toyota is relevant to many years. All that is left now is to see where the UK price sits on the market when the car runs sold here in autumn.
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