Toyota Yaris has just appeared on
the website of local distributor UMW Toyota Motor. It should be coming pretty
soon, then.
Among the
information listed is estimated pricing, which starts at RM 71,888 for the base
1.5J variant, rising up to RM 77,888 for the 1.5E and RM 84,888 for the
range-topping 1.5G. These prices are between RM 2,400 to RM 5,300 cheaper than
the equivalent Vios, which is priced from RM 77,200 to RM 87,300.
Unlike its
predecessor (the ASEAN-market model based on the Vios, not the third-generation
European-market model), which had a few exterior changes compared to its
four-door sibling, the new Yaris carries almost everything over from the Vios. The only change is
obviously at the rear, where you’ll find blacked-out C-pillars and shapelier
two-piece tail lights.
Ditto on the
inside, where the Yaris gets the same Lexus NX-style cliff-shaped centre
console and the same fake stitching on the dashboard. Preliminary specs have
been released, with the list of equipment including follow-me-home headlights,
an Optitron instrument cluster with a 4.3-inch multi-info display, an
auto-dimming rear-view mirror, auto air-conditioning, a 360-degree camera and a
DVD-AVX head unit with screen mirroring.
All these items are
identical to what you’d find on the Vios, as are the engine and transmission –
a 2NR-FE 1.5 litre Dual VVT-i engine with 107 PS and 140 Nm of torque, paired
to a CVT with seven virtual ratios. Safety kit includes seven airbags,
hill-start assist and blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert,
items which are, again, fitted to the Vios.
Like the Vios, the
Yaris will be assembled at UMW Toyota’s new plant in Bukit Raja, Klang. Five
colours are available,
and there’s also an optional bodykit in a contrasting black and red hue, priced
at RM 2,450 for the 1.5J and RM 2,800 for the 1.5E and 1.5G.
