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A subcompact hatchback with design influences from the C-HR, the 2020 Yaris is new from the ground up. GA-B is how the platform is called, the smallest TNGA ever yet highly modular as well.
Designed for both passenger cars and crossovers, the GA-B in the all-new Yaris “delivers style, practicality, driving enjoyment, and safety.” Toyota also makes a case for the fourth-generation hybrid system, which includes the 1.5-liter Hybrid Dynamic Force with 40-percent thermal efficiency.
The three-cylinder engine and hybrid components promise an increase of 15 percent in terms of combined power and more than 20 percent in fuel efficiency. If there is anything we don’t like about the Yaris, that would be the rear suspension system. In this day and age, Toyota soldiers on with a torsion beam instead of an independent layout for better handling and superior ride comfort.
Mazda is the worst offender, switching from independent to torsion-beam suspension for the Mazda3 while insisting that NVH and handling are better than before. Between you and me, that’s nothing more than a cost-cutting measure and the end of this subject.
Turning our attention back to the Yaris, a 10-inch color head-up display, Toyota Touch infotainment system, and TFT multi-information display are three of the highlights you’ll find in the cockpit. The design follows the “less-is-more” principle without cutting back on stylistic garnish such as piano-black trim and double stitching for the seats.
50 millimeters wider than before yet 40 millimeters lower, the Yaris promises more space in the front and rear while improving handling in the twisties thanks to the increased footprint. The high torsional rigidity is also worth mentioning, with Toyota mentioning that the Yaris was “designed to be the world’s safest compact car.” Umm, it’s subcompact. You know, B-segment and all that jazz...
While on the subject of safety, a world-first is the center airbag system. Full speed-range intelligent adaptive cruise control, lane trace assist, and two ICE-only options in the guise of the 1.5- and 1.0-liter engines round off the list of goodies. Full details regarding the all-new Yaris will be released at a later date, closer to the subcompact hatchback’s European launch.
The three-cylinder engine and hybrid components promise an increase of 15 percent in terms of combined power and more than 20 percent in fuel efficiency. If there is anything we don’t like about the Yaris, that would be the rear suspension system. In this day and age, Toyota soldiers on with a torsion beam instead of an independent layout for better handling and superior ride comfort.
Mazda is the worst offender, switching from independent to torsion-beam suspension for the Mazda3 while insisting that NVH and handling are better than before. Between you and me, that’s nothing more than a cost-cutting measure and the end of this subject.
Turning our attention back to the Yaris, a 10-inch color head-up display, Toyota Touch infotainment system, and TFT multi-information display are three of the highlights you’ll find in the cockpit. The design follows the “less-is-more” principle without cutting back on stylistic garnish such as piano-black trim and double stitching for the seats.
50 millimeters wider than before yet 40 millimeters lower, the Yaris promises more space in the front and rear while improving handling in the twisties thanks to the increased footprint. The high torsional rigidity is also worth mentioning, with Toyota mentioning that the Yaris was “designed to be the world’s safest compact car.” Umm, it’s subcompact. You know, B-segment and all that jazz...
While on the subject of safety, a world-first is the center airbag system. Full speed-range intelligent adaptive cruise control, lane trace assist, and two ICE-only options in the guise of the 1.5- and 1.0-liter engines round off the list of goodies. Full details regarding the all-new Yaris will be released at a later date, closer to the subcompact hatchback’s European launch.
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