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YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE LOCAL MOTORING MARKET Jbi. By ADRIAN TAYLOR
ota has so far attracted only a fraction of the cus tom enjoyed by Ford, Renault, VW and Peugeot
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OU'VE heard of Mama Mia... well here's the baby version. Mia is the name of the latest spe
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It comes with a baby price too. Just £5,995 buys the 900cc Mia
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complete with driver's airbag and other extras. Options include metal lic paint and manual sunroof. The Mia has just arrived in Fiat
showrooms and is offered with a year's free comprehensive insurance and a year's 0% finance
he Yaris!
HINK small Toyotas and you think dull. Safe, reliable, solid and economical granted, but stultifyingly boring, which is why Toy
for its super-minis. Starlet, for example, was never blessed with the personali
ty to attract younger drivers, leaving the likes of Clio, Polo, Saxo, Micra and Fiesta to clean up.
Yaris is small car with a big personality at a price to seri
ously upset previous form. Toyota reckons it is up to 10 per cent cheaper than the
But that is about to change. On April 8th, Yaris will nudge Starlettoonesideandthekidsshouldstarttotakenotice.
opposition, and with 20,000-mile service intervals, ultra-low insurance costs and an economical 1.0 litre engine, it certain ly makes financial sense. It is a little shorter and taller than a Clio, which it resem
bles, and looks chunky, substantial and modem with a stub by nose and short overhangs.
New Hera model Is Inspiration for Nissan production record
land manufacturing plant due to the sales success of a new Micra, launched
MARCH will see a new produc tion record for Nissan’s Sunder
in February. I nterest across Europe for the lim
ited edition Micra Inspiration is so high that the plant will need to break its monthly production record to keep pace with demand. March orders exceed 18,000. In the UK alone, sales passed 3,000 in the first three weeks. Staff at the factory will work Sat
urdays to avoid any delays or disap pointment.
ular car and keeps attracting cus tomers in an extremely competitive segment of the market. Micra is Nis san’s best selling car in the UK and last year broke all records.” The Inspiration’s high equipment
level makes it the best value for money Micra Nissan has ever made.
director, was responsible for the Micra Inspiration concept, which includes big car features such as power steer ing, air-conditioning, leather steering wheel and a CD system as standard. He says: “The Micra is a very pop
Neil Burrows, Nissan’s marketing
The 1.0 litre model is priced at £7,494 on-the-road and the top-of-the-range 1.3 litre model is £9,395. All models, excluding the 1.0 litre
three-door, include one year’s free insurance. A special offer is also avail able if purchased on preferences-two years’ free insurance on all models and the 1.3 litre, three-door model for just £99 per month. The Micra Inspiration is available
in a choice of four colours, including impulse yellow, which is exclusive to the Inspiration. It also has a unique interior trim.
centrally-located digital information display, angled towards the driver. It is easy to read, yet it is not obtrusive and it cre
Inside is where the fun starts. The dash is dominated by a
ates a futuristic atmosphere light years away from the con ventional grey facias we expect from Toyota. European stylists have worked hard to give it character,
and they have succeeded. Two tone plastics, a big-knob radio (rather than those infuriating fiddly things we see from most
Japanese manufacturers), a dinky and affordable sat nav dis play (yours for £500) and lots of storage space and drinks holders make it visually pleasing and very practical. There is quite a dramatic curve to the windscreen, which
affords excellent visibility. And a clever sliding rear seat can provide leg room as gen
erous as an executive class machine when it is fully back. That leaves seriously restricted boot space, but this can be extended when required by sliding the seat forward. Such flexibility will be welcomed by families and childless couples
alike. I t is comfortable too and can be very entertaining. Han
dling is predictable enough and stable enough for it to be chucked around with abandon. Body roll is never extrava
gant and it comers with assurity. The ride is impressive - the same quality you would
demand of a larger car - and the 1.0 litre variable valve tim ing engine generates a spirited 68bhp, making it more power
ful than some 1.2 and 1.3 litre units. It drones on the motorway, but that is its only downside.
It can be taken to the limit without sounding thrashy. It is responsive, smooth and driven sensibly it is refined and com- mendably quiet. It will reach GOmph in 14.1 seconds and has a maximum
speed of 96mph. As it is so economical to run - around 50mpg on the com
bined cycle-and Toyota will market it aggressively, Yaris should break the mould with a resounding crack. There are four grades: S - starting at £7,495, GS -
£8,495, GLS-£9,495, CDX-£10,995. Five-door models cost £500 more than three-door versions.
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