Vehicle Detail
TOYOTA Yaris 1.5 HSD Active Steel
Nobody buys small cars anymore, right? Well, not exactly. Toyota may have recently pulled the covers off the jumped-up, plastic-arch clad Yaris Cross, but it still expects its smaller sibling of the same name to make waves in Europe. In 2019 alone it sold 224,000 third-generation cars on the continent, taking a 7.6 per cent share of the B-segment market in the process. That’s not bad form at all considering the rivals – the Renault Clio, Volkswagen Polo and Ford Fiesta are all guaranteed sellers on our shores.
Now, in another show of support for the small hatch, the Yaris has been redesigned from the ground up for its fourth generation. It’s a good-looking thing isn’t it? The folded rear end and the optional two-tone paint job mean it’s recognisably Toyota, and you’ll spend most of your time behind the wheel looking at those swollen rear arches in the wing mirrors. Nice.
It’s based on an all-new, 37 per cent stiffer compact car platform known internally as GA-B – essentially a downsized version of the GA-C platform used for the latest CH-R and Corolla – which has also allowed Toyota to make it 5mm shorter than the outgoing model, though the wheelbase has grown by 50mm and the whole car is 50mm wider and 40mm lower.
That means the old Yaris seating position, which was presumably inspired by the Routemaster, is no longer present either. Here you sit 60mm further back compared to the previous generation, and the hip point is over 2cm lower too. The Yaris follows a heap of other Toyota products in going hybrid only. So, propulsion here comes from a 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine connected to a small lithium-ion battery and an electric motor for a total output of 114bhp and 89lb ft of torque. Said power is sent to the front wheels only through our old friend – the e-CVT gearbox.
| ENGINE SPECS – 1.5L 6AT (106 HP) Cylinders L4 |
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| Displacement 1499 cm3 |
| Power 78 KW @ 6000 RPM 106 HP @ 6000 RPM 105 BHP @ 6000 RPM |
| Torque 103 lb-ft @ 4000 RPM 140 Nm @ 4000 RPM |
| Fuel System Direct Injection |
| Fuel Gasoline |
| Fuel capacity 11.6 gallons (43.9 L) |
| PERFORMANCE SPECS Acceleration 0-62 Mph (0-100 kph) 6.4 s |
| TRANSMISSION SPECS Drive Type Front Wheel Drive Gearbox 6-speed automatic |
| Gearbox 6-speed automatic |
| BRAKES SPECS Front Ventilated Discs Rear Discs |
| TIRES SPECS Tire Size 185/60R16 |
| DIMENSIONS Length 161.6 in (4105 mm) Width 66.9 in (1699 mm) Height 58.1 in (1476 mm) Front/rear Track 58.8/58.4 in (1,494/1,483 mm) |
| Wheelbase 101.2 in (2570 mm) |
| Ground Clearance 5.5 in (140 mm) |
| Cargo Volume 15.9 cuFT (450 L) |
| Turning circle (curb to curb) 32.2 ft (9.8 m) |
| WEIGHT SPECS Unladen Weight 2396 lbs (1087 kg) |
| FUEL ECONOMY (NEDC) City 31.8 mpg US (7.4 L/100Km) Highway 39.9 mpg US (5.9 L/100Km) Combined 35.1 mpg US (6.7 L/100Km) |
- Cylinders
- L4
- Displacement
- 1499 cm3
- Power
- 78 KW @ 6000 RPM
106 HP @ 6000 RPM
105 BHP @ 6000 RPM - Torque
- 103 lb-ft @ 4000 RPM
140 Nm @ 4000 RPM - Fuel System
- Direct Injection
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Fuel capacity
- 11.6 gallons (43.9 L)
- Acceleration 0-62 Mph (0-100 kph)
- 6.4 s
- Drive Type
- Front Wheel Drive
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- Front
- Ventilated Discs
- Rear
- Discs
- Tire Size
- 185/60R16
- Length
- 161.6 in (4105 mm)
- Width
- 66.9 in (1699 mm)
- Height
- 58.1 in (1476 mm)
- Front/rear Track
- 58.8/58.4 in (1,494/1,483 mm)
- Wheelbase
- 101.2 in (2570 mm)
- Ground Clearance
- 5.5 in (140 mm)
- Cargo Volume
- 15.9 cuFT (450 L)
- Turning circle (curb to curb)
- 32.2 ft (9.8 m)
- Unladen Weight
- 2396 lbs (1087 kg)
- City
- 31.8 mpg US (7.4 L/100Km)
- Highway
- 39.9 mpg US (5.9 L/100Km)
- Combined
- 35.1 mpg US (6.7 L/100Km)
