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and furnishings – utterly belying the car’s low sales price. The seats are comfortable, storage binnacles abound and the boot’s capacious. The driver and one lucky passenger are within arm’s reach of the touch-screen audio display, graciously integrated with their smartphones via Bluetooth. The vehicle comes with standard four speakers (six in the 1,5 Sport) to ensure optimal sound.
IT WILL PERFORM… Across the five models, Toyota’s
employed an inline 1,5-litre 16V four- cylinder engine, boasting 79kW and 140Nm – which is more than enough to power those front wheels. Gear shifts are performed via a five-speed manual transmission, but should you prefer an automatic transmission, the Yaris 1,5 Xs can be had with a CVT gearbox with advanced shift control. Handling is derived from the
Yaris’s MacPherson strut/torsion beam suspension, improved over its predecessor thanks to a more rigid body (courtesy of more welding spots in the body shell’s construction), new shock absorbers that prioritise comfort and, to a lesser degree, a few aerodynamic embellishments, including stablising fins. Noise, vibration and harshness
I EXPECT THE NEW YARIS WILL FIND ITSELF ON THE SHOPPING RADAR OF MORE MEN THAN ANY OF ITS PREDECESSORS.
levels have been improved too, giving the little car big-car refinement. It also enjoys big-car safety by way of airbags, Isofix connections, ABS with Brake Assist and Electronic Brake-force Distribution, seat belt pretensioners, stability control, Hill Start Assist and child locks, in addition to that reinforced body. As a result of these changes, mostly
its newly chiselled and mature aesthetic, the new Yaris will likely find itself on the shopping radar of more men than any of its predecessors. It still boasts the same excellent reliability and fuel economy, but the total package and subtle return towards a driver’s car mean that the new Yaris has far more Y chromosome in its make-up than ever before. And that’s nothing to be ashamed of.
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