The Toyota Yaris 2012 has now been with us since 2005 and despite its age it’s still regularly in the top three best selling light cars in the country (competing with Hyundai Getz and Mazda2). The next generation Yaris is due in 2012 but given that it’s sold in other markets as a Toyota Vitz, pictures of the new model have emerged from a brochure printed in Asia.
The new Toyota “Vitz” is likely to be a good indication as to what the new Yaris will look like. We imagine it will get minor cosmetic changes before it comes to Australia but nonetheless, this is most likely the new Yaris.
Although still some time away, the new Toyota Yaris does look the business with its modernized and more aggressive design. We can’t help but notice it has taken some design cues from the Toyota Prius as well (such as the headlights).
The sporty versions you see pictured here are called Toyota Vitz Modellista which are essentially a Yaris with a body kit.
Toyota has unveiled the European version of the new Yaris, its all-new supermini, which will replace the model of the same name in the summer of 2011. The new Yaris is, quite predictably, based on the
Toyota has unveiled the European version of the new Yaris, its all-new supermini, which will replace the model of the same name in the summer of 2011. The new Yaris is, quite predictably, based on the Yaris HSD Hybrid prototype that we saw last March in Geneva.
It adopts Toyota’s new design language, with more angular headlights and more prominent creases in the body, although the general shape does not stray too much from the previous generation model. What has changed, though, is the interior: unlike the two previous generations, in the new Yaris the instrument binnacle is no longer placed in the middle of the dashboard, but in front of the driver, and has replaced the digital instruments with conventional gauges. Thus, the driver gains in instrument legibility, but on the other hand, loses the practical double glove box of the previous Yaris.
We don’t have any official information about the available powerplants, though we expect the initial line-up to consist of a 3-cylinder 1.0-litre and a 4-cylinder 1.3-litre. In 2012, we’ll also see a hybrid version, which will use the now familiar Hybrid Synergy Drive, probably combined with a 1.3- or 1.5-litre engine to combat the likes of Honda’s Jazz Hybrid.
prototype that we saw last March in Geneva.
It adopts Toyota’s new design language, with more angular headlights and more prominent creases in the body, although the general shape does not stray too much from the previous generation model. What has changed, though, is the interior: unlike the two previous generations, in the new Yaris the instrument binnacle is no longer placed in the middle of the dashboard, but in front of the driver, and has replaced the digital instruments with conventional gauges. Thus, the driver gains in instrument legibility, but on the other hand, loses the practical double glove box of the previous Yaris.
We don’t have any official information about the available powerplants, though we expect the initial line-up to consist of a 3-cylinder 1.0-litre and a 4-cylinder 1.3-litre. In 2012, we’ll also see a hybrid version, which will use the now familiar Hybrid Synergy Drive, probably combined with a 1.3- or 1.5-litre engine to combat the likes of Honda’s Jazz Hybrid.
VEHICLE INFORMATION
| Year: | 2011 |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Yaris |
| Trim: | 3dr LB Auto |
| Body Style: | Hatchback |
| Engine: | Gas I4 1.5L/91 |
| Trans: | Automatic |
