February 1st, 2009 by admin

Yaris is widely known as the Corolla’s smaller brother, as Danny DeVito found that actually has a sibling who is shorter. Although the Yaris is short on size and weight – it’s the shortest five-door hatch in the comparison by 11 inches and entered in the cross-wind swooning £ 2300 – the Yaris offers a fair number of cars with the base price $ 14k. Not to mention the fact that you can fit this car parking space in the Fit and Versa will be guillotine for both bumpers.

2009 Toyota Yaris 5dr Liftsport 2009 Toyota Yaris 5dr Liftsport

New for 2009 is the Yaris 5-door Hatchback, which is based on the quirky Scion xD and popular, but it only comes with the Yaris 1.5 liter DOHC four-cylinder VVT-i engine that eeks from 106 horsepower and 103 lb ft of torque. Although this is the smallest power of three numbers, Yaris has been moved to the least amount of weight that makes the Yaris is not as Allah is slow as you might imagine. It runs 0-60 in the quickest time the impressive 8.5 seconds, and still be able to manage 29 mpg in the city and 36 on the freeway. But if you plan to hit the 8.5 second mark, you will not do so with the slow four-speed automatic, which is equivalent to attach to the back of the boat anchor.

Yaris way to practice a little better, but only barely. The Yaris does not cover the fact that you drive pass the tin can with a machine that is almost three digits in the register the power department. And many other modern products such as Toyota, steering the old, dead and decided. Only because you have become the largest selling brand in the world does not mean you automatically make the car fun to drive. Actually, I can not think of one new Toyota that more enjoyable to drive, which will not be used for the case, but I digress.

Value-wise, the Yaris is only okay. For $ 14k base price, you only get the A / C and tilt wheel. Items such as power door locks and windows – which comes standard on the cheaper, larger and more powerful Versa – a tack-on options with the Yaris. But of course, what you will not get the features you do get in a bona-fide, walk-it-to-kingdom-come Toyota reliability.

Safety-wise, the Yaris also just okay, and this comparison, finished last in safety with only 3-star NHTSA ratings for side impact. So for those who like to take risks and are willing to sacrifice a little for safety ‘that’ the reliability of Toyota, the Yaris may be a wise decision.

Exterior design-wise, 2009 marks some styling retouches for Yaris, which really helps appearance, especially in the sportier “S” model. Especially with the Hatchback, from the outside, the Yaris is a handsome machine. However, when you open the door and cross the border, things unravel quickly for the Yaris.

On the inside, the Yaris is not a lot with what they have small rooms. With the seat back down, the Yaris offers a significant 25.7 cu. ft. of cargo space. Not bad for a car of this size, but when lined up next to the Versa and Fit, fall well short.

2009 Toyota Yaris Toyota Yaris interior2009 center stack

However, for this author, with the interior design of the Yaris is without question the biggest deal breaker. Why does Toyota continue to insist on entry-level car that has a cluster size of the dead in the center of the dash is a mystery almost as large as Chrysler’s why many manufactures redundant, useless waste a lot of vehicles. After only bare dashboard in front of the steering wheel look like your favorite cartoon character with eyes, nose, and mouth missing. It just does not look right. Linear layout of HVAC and control does not do anything to overcome the situation. Enough in other words, the pain in the Yaris is enough to get a place in the last 3 Little comparison.