2016 New Toyota Yaris TRD
Sportivo
Toyota Thailand has revealed
a new TRD Sportivo variant for the Yaris hatchback, which will makes its debut
at the upcoming 2016 Bangkok Motor Show. The new variant introduces some
additional features, as well as several visual enhancements.
At the front, the Yaris’
silver grille is now painted black, including its extensions that go all the
way down to the bumper’s base. The bumper itself receives a new silver lip
element that resembles a faux skid plate, with LED DRLs fitted as well.
The blacked-out exterior
trim element continues down the sides of the car as well, with mudguards
covering both sets of wheel arches before coming full circle at the rear. The
attempt to provide the Yaris with a more ‘active’ persona also includes the
addition of silver roof rails, ‘TRD Sportivo’ badging and alloy wheels.
Inside, the Yaris TRD gets
black and orange leather seats instead of the standard fabric ones. The colour
scheme is applied to the floor mats as well, which also feature ‘TRD Sportivo’
badging, and the door panels.
Elsewhere, the basic audio
system has been replaced by a double-DIN unit that has a seven-inch touchscreen
with a variety of inputs (DVD, CD, Micro HDMI, SD card and Bluetooth). The screen
also doubles as a display for the car’s rearview camera, a new addition here
too.
Keep in mind that nearly all
the additions here are part of the TRD Sportivo special package, which is a
cost option according to Toyota Thailand’s official site. The only thing that
comes with the standard car is the black and orange interior (sans the
double-DIN unit and reverse camera).
The mechanicals here remain
unchanged. Under the hood, the Yaris TRD is powered by a 1.2 litre 3NR-FE
four-cylinder Dual VVT-I petrol engine producing 86 PS at 6,000 rpm and 108 Nm
at 4,000 rpm. The mill is paired to a Super CVT-i automatic.
As for pricing, the Toyota
Yaris TRD Sportivo costs 585,000 baht, but an additional 64,000 baht is needed to obtain the special TRD Sportivo bits as mentioned above.
A private concert with international pop superstar Katy Perry is not part of
the deal here.