Toyota Yaris

Toyota Yaris is a sub-compact economy car. It is being offered as a three-door hatchback, five-door hatchback and four-door sedan, in two variants. In India, Toyota will certainly be looking forward to launch the Yaris as five-door hatchback and four-door sedan based on the Tata and Maruti Suzuki hatchback-sedan policy.

Toyota Yaris's base variant is a cute car which is quite basic in structure and appearance, with 14-inch wheels, intermittent windshield wipers, air-conditioning, four-way-adjustable front seats and a tilt steering wheel. Yaris sedan might have 15-inch wheels, a ground-effects body kit and a CD/MP3 stereo, with an auxiliary audio jack.

But Toyota is expected to make those necessary changes in the Yaris that suits the Indian context of motoring when it will be launched in India in 2010. Some of the changes could include bringing in items like 15-inch alloy wheels, power accessories, cruise control, a 60/40 split-folding rear seat for its sedan, a sliding and reclining rear seat for hatchback, a rear window defroster and upgraded interior trim. Stand-alone factory options, such as keyless entry, fog lamps and a rear spoiler also might be there on cards.




Displacement: 1500cc
Engine Type: Petrol
Maximum Power: 106Bhp@6000rpm
Maximum Torque:103lb@4200rpm
Transmission  :5-speed manual/4-speed automatic
Seating Capacity: 5
Suspension: Independent MacPherson strut, Torsion beam
Steering: Tilt
Brakes: Front Disk, Rear Disk
Ground Clearance: 132.00 mm
Driver Seat Adjustment: Manual
Music System: CD Player
Leather Seats: Optional
Door Mirror: Both Side Electric
Price : 5-6lakINR (approx)

If you look at the stats of the engine it certainly doesn't appear to be anything spectacular. The engine is a 1.5 L four-cylinder that produces around 80 kW at 6000 RPMs and about 141nM of torque at 4200 RPMs. For every day use though, this engine definitely does the job. The car being discussed is fitted with a four speed automatic transmission. Although this may not be the preference of many, it actually fits the car quite well. It managed to stay in the correct gear at all times with no problem. With the ability to go from zero to one hundred kilometers in about 10.2 seconds, this car was definitely starting to impress me. Although 10.2 seconds is not a record time, this is very reasonable for a car of this size.