Yaris is a popular small hatchback in UK

June 17, 2017

Variety in engines has made it unique in its class

Toyota Yaris is a reasonable small hatchback in its range

Toyota Yaris with wide front grille is one of the best small hatchbacks in its range. Its well-balanced body style and well-arranged interior has made it a popular choice of the people. Toyota’s reliability is out of question and with plenty of safety kits it has secured five stars in Euro NCAP crash rating. Toyota Yaris’s spacious interior with good practical approach has taken it at front in this category. Its boot space is also reasonable. Above all, its engines are efficient and smooth in performance. All of them are quiet and functional; especially with automatic gearboxes it gives pleasure apart. Its hybrid engine offers really amazing performance. It’s three and five-door models are available in the market and both are well knitted with plenty of handy features. Interior is of cheap material but acceptable. Its appearance has made its own impression in the market. Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and VW Polo hatchback are its main rivals.

Petrol engines of Yaris

There is a 1.0-Litre VVT-I petrol unit that is capable of just 68bhp and 69lb/ft torque. It is a three-cylinder engine and takes 14.8 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 96m/h. Its fuel average touches 60m/g along with 111g/km of CO2 emissions. It is available in three and five-door models with or without AC assembly. It is fitted with five-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive unit as standard. Second version in petrol engine is a 1.33-Litre VVT-I unit that is good in performance with top speed of 109m/h along with 11.3 seconds time period for 0-62m/h sprint. Fuel average of this four-cylinder engine is 52m/g and Co2 emissions are 123g/km. It is fitted with six-speed manual gearbox and seven-speed CVT automatic gearbox with front-wheel drive system as standard. It is available in three and five-door models. Toyota has used 1.5-Litre petrol unit in its Yaris with 109bhp and 100lb/ft torque. It is the finest engine in this range. It is fast in progress and quieter in cruising. It takes 11.0 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with good top speed. Fuel consumption of this petrol unit is very economical with 58m/g along with 105g/km of Co2 emissions. It is available in five-door models only with six-speed manual and six-speed automatic gearbox and front-wheel drive system as standard.

With single diesel engine, Yaris performs well

The only 1.4-Litre diesel engine is capable of 88bhp and 151lb/ft torque. It is good in performance and takes 12.2 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 109m/h. Its fuel average is exceptional with 72m/g along with 104g/km of Co2 emissions. It is considered the best engine in the whole engine range.

Hybrid engine is also efficient one

Yaris is also available in 1.5-Litre hybrid engine that is capable of 98bhp and 207lb/ft torque. It is fast enough and takes 11.4 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 103m/h. Fuel consumption of this petrol/Electric hybrid engine is 85m/g along with just 75g/km of Co2 emissions. It is fitted with one-speed CVT automatic gearbox and front-wheel drive as standard.

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