The fourth time's the charm for Toyota's hybrid

As for competing small cars like the Volkswagen Polo and the Peugeot 208 has grown substantially in the past year, Toyota's smallest model, the Yaris, to the power supply. The fourth edition of the Yaris since 1999, in fact, of 0.5 inches shorter.

the Model is a hybrid with an electric motor that assists the gasoline engine. It is, in other words, there is no plug-in hybrid can be recharged from the wall. Instead, the battery is charged during operation to, among other things, when you are braking.

Along the narrow mountain roads in Portugal, feels that despite the fact that the Yaris has grown up. The car is being perceived as a one-size-larger than what it really is, in a good way. We would like to thank the five-inch in the distance between the front and rear wheels, as well as to the vehicle is equal to number of inches broader. The Yaris simply not as struttigt, as in the past, which is usually considered to be characteristic of the vehicles in the small car segment.

In Japan, the Yaris with the four-wheel-drive in which an electric motor drives the rear wheels. It does not apply to the present situation. Photo credit: Toyota
on a smaller road, then it turns out to be pretty fun to drive. Styrkänslan is clear, and the Van would not change significantly in the corners, just styrkänslan would probably have been better off with a shorter distance to the steering wheel.

the seat position is lower and farther back than that of its predecessor, and the new name was moved to the steering wheel 8 inch rear end. However, when the chair is at the same time being moved to 6 centimeters backwards, will the steering wheel is only 2 centimeters closer, and that's not enough, in order to find an optimal driving position.

the System is fully digital and consists of three screens in front of the steering wheel. The layout is clear and easy to understand, which the Toyota will most likely have been thought of as the primary target audience for the Corolla's anymore.

For the first time, it is possible to get a Head-Up display projected onto the windshield of the Van. Photo credit: Robin Törnros

in the distance, and sidospeglarnas location that does not obstruct as much as a lot of other cars. It makes the cabin feel airy. The seats have plenty of support for both the seat cushion and the seat back, but the seats are optional, and are included in equipment cost from 219.900 dollars. Instegspris of the new Yaris is 184.900 bucks, but then it really is a renskrapad car is going to storage in Sweden. Privatköpare to focus on with a starting price of 199.900 sek.

the Van feels roomy on the inside, and I was able to sit in the back seat with the drivers seat set to my requirements, and in reasonable comfort. The feet will fit under the driver's seat, the main room is more than enough for me, which is 176 inches long, and the visibility through the side windows while the vehicle is in a good. However, it is a little cramped for my knees.

in the hybridutförande, in which an electric motor working with a gasoline engine. The Yaris Hybrid has a 116-horsepower and should be able to run solely on electric power at speeds of up to 130 miles per hour. However, it turns out to require a lot of light gasfot not the petrol engine will kick-off.

Toyota promises an average consumption was, in accordance with the new, stricter WLTP-cycle, of 0.37 gallons per mile. After a little more than eight miles of driving in city traffic, on highway and off roads-say, the on-board computer that the vehicle has been pulled to 0.42 gallon per mile.

In Europe, Toyota has sold more than 1.2 million copies of the previous three generations of the Yaris. The new Yaris has a good basis, then, it seems to be more grown-up than in the past, and do better, even on the highway, at the same time, it is a good choice for those who wish to drive economically.

there is a new bonus malussystemet, this hybrid is no bonus in the event of the purchase that plug-in hybrids, however, thanks to the low consumption, the low annual tax of sek 360 such as electric cars and plug-in hybrids.

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