2012 Toyota Yaris Sedan

2012 Toyota Yaris Sedan

Just a few years ago, you could not buy a car small economy without facing significant shortages in areas such as content functionality and refinement. These days, many models offer elegant cabins, enjoyable driving dynamics and high-end equipment such as Bluetooth and satellite radio. In 2011, Toyota Yaris is a car that is in line with this development, even if it does not respond to the drive.

Budget car buyers are looking for a frugal option to use and easy to carry, and the Yaris offers on both fronts. While its 106 horsepower, 1.5 liter engine is not a perfectionist when it comes to performance, four-cylinder engine with up to 32 mpg EPA combined, and this marks the Yaris as a serious candidate for those who prefer to travel a cheap gas station. This little car also has a comfortable ride, and once made in their sexy lingerie, wide variety of body styles (the range includes a sedan and sedan two) and Toyota's reputation for reliability is easy to see why the Yaris is a good alternative to choose from economy cars.

But "decent" is not the same as "first class" and there are gaps that prevent the Yaris to set the pace in their class. While the acceleration is acceptable with the manual transmission, vehicle sales volume four-speed automatic is a poor match for the engine of ambition, resulting in performance that can be felt decidedly slow in certain situations driving. Yaris sedans also offer substantially less cargo capacity than some rivals.

With rivals such as Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Mazda 2, Nissan Versa and Suzuki SX4, Toyota Yaris works with a package of talent. The Ford Fiesta and Mazda 2 are the favorites for drivers who want the sportiest of the election, the party has also achieved equality (with a manual transmission) and above (with automatic) Yaris combined mileage. Drivers seeking more useful to appreciate the Fit, the SX4 hatchback and Versa, the Fit and the SX4 offers more than twice the cargo space of the Yaris sedan, the Versa with not too far. Overall, the Toyota Yaris has some attributes of law, but given the competition, which ends up being lost in the crowd.

Body styles, trim levels and options
In 2012, Toyota Yaris is a subcompact economy, which is available in three-door hatchback, five-door hatchback and four-door sedan. Each body style is available in one finish: base. Standard equipment includes steel wheels 14-inch, intermittent wipers, air conditioning, four adjustable front seats and tilt steering. The sedan adds a few more points to tailgate, like a tachometer, a height-adjustable driver's seat and a safe distance. Speakers are pre-assembled, but the radio is not offered as standard equipment.

Most of the settings are grouped in a progressive packages are just a few distinct characteristics. Convenience package adds 60/40-split rear seats (slide / tilt for sedans), 15-inch wheels, rear wiper for the hatchback models, CD/MP3 player and auxiliary audio jack and satellite radio. Convenience of the motor assembly includes a package of articles and pin accessories net and keyless entry. Sport Package adds a power unit with improvements to the fashion, iPod integration, leather sports seats and steering wheel and shift knob. Stand-alone options include fog lamps and cruise control.

Propulsion and Performance

Front-wheel drive 2012 Toyota Yaris is powered by a 1.5-liter inline-4 engine with an output of 106 hp and 103 lb-ft of torque. A five-speed manual transmission is standard with an optional automatic transmission with four speeds. In a test of a Yaris with an automatic transmission took a leisurely 10.7 seconds to reach 60 mph, which is on the slow side compared to the competition. The manual transmission offers only a little more encouragement.

The remarkable fuel economy of Toyota Yaris is one of its strengths. In an EPA-estimated 29 mpg city/36 mpg highway and 32 mpg combined, manual-equipped Yaris sips less gas than most competitors. Choosing the automatic drops these numbers to 29/35/31 mpg.

Security

Standard safety equipment includes antilock brakes and side curtain airbags and traction control and stability. In government tests, Yaris sedan scored four out of five stars for protection against frontal and side impact for all passengers. In frontal crash tests, scored three and five door hatchback five stars for driver protection and four stars for passenger protection, side impact tests net five stars for occupant protection and three stars for front them back. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the Yaris sedan its highest score of "good" for protection against frontal and side impact for all passengers.

Interior Design and Special Features

Both 2011 Toyota Yaris sedans feature cramped rear seats, but optional slide / slide function adds a little 'comfort to compensate. Sedan measures 18.7 inches longer than the subcompact sedans offer fairly spacious cabin. Slightly different styling coupe and sedans, where the sedan is more comfortable.

Each model has a control panel Yaris, mounted in the center. These indicators require a view of the road to read, and the readability is further aggravated by the fact that the faces are not inclined towards the driver. Other negative aspects of the lack of a telescoping steering wheel and the fact that the hatchback models do not offer height adjustment for the driver's seat.

Compared with the sedan, hatchback Yaris offer certain advantages when it comes to design and storage capacity. They have three gloveboxes to the sedan only Ben, and also receive a stylish, near the center console.

With the rear seats in place, each of the two cars offer a little more than nine cubic feet of luggage space, less than half of what a setting can contain. Lower the rear seats reveals 26 cubic feet of cargo space, which is still small for the sedan class. The sedan offers 12.9 cubic feet of cargo capacity of less than rival cars like the Ford Focus, Nissan Versa and Suzuki SX4.

Driving Impressions

On the open road, feeling the 2012 Toyota Yaris fixed, while in the city, fast, light steering effort made parking maneuvers a breeze. The engine is quiet when driven gently, but it can get very strong and Buzzy when pushed harder. The power is sufficient for melting and passing on the highway. As a daily commuter car makes sense, however, the Yaris meet the needs of most drivers.

Price MSRP of $ 13,715