<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Yaris]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Yaris]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/yaris http://jalopnik.com/tag/yaris <![CDATA[Toyota's Idea Of Sporty Cars]]> The Tokyo Auto Salon brings out the wildest tuners, fastest sports cars, and craziest automaker concepts. Toyota brought an Auris, Prius, and IQ. Woo? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5735615&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How Not To Ghost Ride Your Rented "Whip"]]> A California couple faces DUI charges after their attempt to video a "ghost ride" with a rented Toyota Yaris ended with the car smashed and a companion hospitalized with head injuries. (H/T to ImmortalSix!) [NCTimes.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5657013&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Strong Yen Makes Corolla, Yaris Too Expensive To Export To U.S.]]> A strong yen has Toyota scrambling for U.S. small car production. NUMMI? Oh... crap. [Just-Auto] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5609106&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Yeah, That'll Buff Right Out]]> A truck carrying boulders through Derbyshire Peak District in the UK accidentally dropped one onto an unsuspecting Yaris. Luckily no one was injured and thankfully this Toyota won't be doing any unintended acceleration. (H/t to Andrew!) [Mirror] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5515041&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Horny Yaris Driver Wants To Rub His Face In Your Daughter’s Airbags]]> Hailing from Australia, this bizarre ad for the Toyota Yaris so "vulgar" it's been banned — gets one thing very wrong: it'd be impossible to take a 16-year-olds virginity in the back of this tiny hatchback. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5426036&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[IIHS Small Car Test: Three Gruesome Slow-Motion Crash Videos]]> This morning's IIHS report on the shocking finding that little cars don't take well to colliding, at speed, with bigger cars? Now we have the crash videos. Let's take a look at all three below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5212046&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toyota Yaris Hybrid To Take On Low-Cost Honda Insight]]> Toyota officials have announced they're working on a Toyota Yaris hybrid to take on the new Honda Insight hybrid for cheap hybrid supremacy. Muscle Car Wars? Ha! Let the Hybrid Car Wars begin. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5183804&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Answers: The Plural Of Yaris is...]]> Our friendly neighbors over at Autoblog asked readers today what the plural of "Yaris" was. We figured we'd call up Toyota and ask. The answer, as well as the apparent official plural of "Prius," below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5141347&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Haircut Gets Alberta Man Out Of Fix-It Ticket]]> Normally, tinted windows in Alberta will net you a fix-it ticket when a cop pulls you over. Unless, of course, your drivers' license features a ridiculous friar tuck haircut with a good story behind it. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5140365&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Toyota Yaris Pricing Released; Take That, Geo Metro]]> Pricing details have been released for the range of 2009 Toyota Yaris models, and the results show a mixed bag. The addition of the five-door model for 2009 has forced a shakeup in the pricing structure in order to accommodate the new model. The hat-shaped Yaris three-door gets a $655 bump up to $12,205, while the sedan drops from 13,965 to 12,965. The S Sedan goes up to $15,880 from $15,825; that leaves the new Yaris five-door model in between the sedan and the S sedan at $13,305. Options, of course, can drive the pricing into the lofty fifteen-grand range. So there you have it: If you want all the performance of a Geo Metro and that new car smell, you can now get it four different ways. Full release after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5041582&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[European Toyota Yaris Includes Dockable TomTom]]> What's so special about the European Toyota Yaris SR? It's quite simple, really: This Yaris includes a factory-installed dockable TomTom GPS navigation unit. The press release (see it below the jump) is pretty skimpy on the details, but it seems that the TomTom not only functions as the GPS navigation unit, but also as the overall in-dash infotainment and media center. While it sounds like an amazing feature, I'm not too sold on the functionality. Would anyone really want to undock a GPS navigation unit? Maybe for walking, hiking or traveling with the unit, but how many customers are really gonna go there? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=359354&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toyota Yaris Spotted With Incredibly Minor Facelift, Can You Tell The Difference?]]> The good people at World Car Fans have gotten ahold of Toyota Yaris spy photos that are exceptionally minor. Props to them and the spy photographers for actually noticing this was a European Yaris of the non-current generation. Seriously, it's so minimal that they believe the engineers didn't even cover it up because the camo would draw more attention than the actual car. What will the Yaris-loving Gay community think? Better question: can you tell the difference?[World Car Fans] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=355892&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2007 Toyota Vios Revealed]]> Toyota just revealed the newest edition of the Vios, the four-door subcompact sedan developed for the Chinese and South East Asia market. It's basically the JDM Toyota Belta with a bit less (or maybe more) flourish. And by JDM Toyota Belta we also mean it's basically the Toyota Yaris with a bit more (or maybe less) flourish. OK, you got us — we don't know much about the new-for-2007 model that we didn't just read off of Paul Tan's website, but hey, Toyota certainly knows how to market it, don't they? Check out Tan's site for the full review of the press reveal. [PaulTan] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=307241&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toyota To Showcase "Innovation" At Frankfurt Auto Show]]> Yup, that's the official word from ToMoCo on their offering for the Frankfurt Motor Show next month — according to the super number one best automaker from the land of the rising sun, they'll be featuring "innovation." We've no idea what that means, but in addition to whatever that is — they'll also be showing off a "radical new small car concept," two new Yaris models, the new RAV4 Cross Sport and the new Land Cruiser. Full press release after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=294013&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GayWheels.com Drops A New Top Ten List Of Cars Gays Are Searching For]]> While not ourselves gay, we're proud to support our man-loving brothers and women-loving sisters in making whatever choices they feel most comfortable making. That includes cars — like the latest fabulous list of most-researched vehicles on Gaywheels.com. Apparently the Toyota Yaris continues to take the top spot, with the Saab 9-3, both the sedan and the drop-top took second place. We'll let you see the full super list right after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=281706&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[No Klingon Love Poetry: Dan Neil on the Toyota Yaris]]> Yes, us oldsters still read the newspaper. This largely due to the fact that time is indeed marching on. Holding onto a bit of previously read pulpy words and pictures while sweating away at the gym always seems like a practical use of what time is left. Fellow gym goers likely thought marbles had been permanently lost witnessing this blog goon laughing out loud while reading Neil's take on the cheapest and tiniest of the current Toyota fleet. Neil also riffs on Klingons, Frank Sinatra, and an troublesome echo from Detroit that may be bouncing back to haunt the perhaps soon-to-be numero uno automaker. – Mike Bumbeck More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=246306&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Oh, What Higher Prices! Toyota Edges Stickers Up On Seven Models]]> The front office in Toyota City appears to have said "Hai!" and green lighted the NorAm branch of the super best number one awesome automaker from Japan to raise prices on seven ToMoCo models. According to the Associated Press,
"The average price increase on the models was $136, or about 0.7%.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222226&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Faster Yaris for Paris: Toyota to Show TS Version]]> Toyota says it's bringing a more powerful Yaris minicar to the Paris show next month. Where the base model barely scratches the double digits in horsepower (106), the Yaris TS will wring 132 horses from a new 1.8-liter four with dual VVT-i engine and ride on a retuned suspension. Top speed on this ball of rolling thunder is 121 mph. Expect it in early 2007 for Europe and a big question mark for the US market. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=196984&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ad Watch: Your Toyota Yaris is Teh Suck, Let's Race]]> This is a neat little addition to the funny series of ads Toyota's created fot their little bit higher than econo hot hatch named Yaris. In this commercial, the Yaris takes on another hot hatch...itself. All we want to know is how much will the hedgehog cannon cost us as an add-on accessory, and if it doesn't really exist we're gonna sue Toyota's ass for false advertising. Shit, haven't they heard of the Consumerist yet? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=190783&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Yaris-Yaris-Yaris! Toyota's Gone World Cup Crazy In England]]> We remember when the World Cup came to the motor city back in 1994 — we saw the first-ever indoor World Cup game at the soon-to-be demolished Pontiac Silverdome. It was an epic struggle between two powerhouses — the US and Switzerland — and by powerhouses we mean both teams bumbled to a tie. The best part was how excitedly drunk the fans from other countries looked — they made college kids look like the amateurs they are. So although we'll never understand why yard drivers at the Burnaston factory in Derbyshire would think moving 400 Toyota Yaris cars into a giant 80 meter by 40 meter St. George's Cross would be a fun way to spend a few lunch breaks — we're pretty sure we won't be seeing the red, white and blue made out of Chevy Aveo's anytime soon. More pics and info after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=180596&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ad Watch: Toyota's Yaris — Gas Bugs Go "RAHR!"]]> We think maybe Toyota's second Tokyo Plastic rendered ad is trying to tell us that in the future the only way we'll be able to get gas is if we have a super-smart li'l car that can run over the bug-like creatures hoarding it from us — and then drink the gas-blood from the shattered remains. Or, maybe the Yaris just gets really good mileage. Either way, the ad is really funny cause the little bug thing goes "RAHR!" and makes us giggle. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=174388&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ad Watch: Toyota's Yaris Keeps Kosher; Kills A Pig And Takes Money]]> You may have seen some of the funny little white-background ads for the new Toyota Yaris. Each of the four ads, written by Saatchi & Saatchi of Los Angeles and animated by London-based digi-animation shop Tokyo Plastic, are designed to boast the "nifty features" like "sleek design, affordability, fuel economy and MP3 compatability. We've found one of the ads (hat tip to ) and YouTube'd it up for your viewing pleasure — we'll have more up throughout the weekend, just keep checking the Ad Watch mini-site or the RSS tag. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=173531&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Toyota Yaris, Part 3]]> Why you should buy this car: It's small, cheap, frugal, reliable and not slow. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=173516&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Toyota Yaris, Part 2]]> Exterior Design ** More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=173220&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Gold Standard in Canadian Automotive TV Journalism: Fit or Yaris, Eh?]]> Wethinks that some of the editors over at Driver's Seat might've been spending a bit too much time contemplating the bottom of a bottle of Canadian Mist and not enough time paying attention to which red Japanese subcompact the hosts were yammering on about. In this spot about the Honda Fit, a Toyota Yaris is plainly featured traversing the damp, dreary slalom course. What's Canuck for "D'oh!"? [Thanks to Jade for the tip.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=172992&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Toyota Yaris, Part 1]]> Egghead that I am, I've always had a bit of a problem analyzing mainstream Toyotas. The damn things are so stunningly unobjectionable that criticizing them is the reverse equivalent of complaining that Beethoven's Ninth is too loud. Just like the Corolla or, um, what is it? Best-seller... Oh what a feeling... Camry! Just like the Corolla or the Camry, the Yaris hatchback goes (yes really), stops, turns, brakes, carries people and stuff, doesn't cost much to buy or run and doesn't break. Of course, thankfully for me, that doesn't mean it's perfect... More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=172794&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Yaris Sedan! North American Debut!]]> There was lots of hubub about the Yaris four-door that Toyota announced for the US market. Rapidly turning Japanese, Bumbeck expressed desire for a spec Yaris racing series. We weren't smitten with the car, but 40mpg on the highway with Toyota quality in the low teens could finally spell success for 'Yota, who've not had a compelling small car since the Corolla moved up a notch. And it's not as fugly as the Echo! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=146546&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[US Debut of Toyota Yaris Set for Spring 2006]]> Toyota's PR folk released info this week on the company's upcoming economy subcompact, the Yaris, whose US closeup will come in Spring 2006. Offered in both hatchback, sorry, liftback (holy 1975!) and sedan versions, the Yaris will get a 1.5-liter four producing 106hp at 6,000 RPM and 103 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,200 RPM and get respectable mileage in the 34-40mpg range. No word on price, but expect a near-$12,000 opener. Click through for pics and press release. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=145212&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Frankfurt Premiere: Yaris Jarno Trulli Prototype]]> Toyota's newly redesigned Yaris minicar will hit the states in 2007, but not likely in the form of this Jarno Trulli prototype, named for the Toyota F1 team driver. Its low-profile tires, brembo leg-irons and other mods are just slapped on to give potential buyers an idea of what's possible. Well, Mr. Toyota, we kind of know what's possible; how about just build it for, say $13,000. And some racing stripes. And a six-speed. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=125883&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Look At the New, Small Cars Coming to North America]]> Treehugger is so pleased Japanese carmakers have decided to ship some of their smallest specimens to North America — and, in some cases, all the way to the US — that they've devoted column inches to examining some of the models on the way, like the Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit (both of which are bound for the states). While we've unearthed larger objects flossing our teeth, in truth, we can't wait to wrap our urban-dwelling, dollar-bleeding arses in some lil' car love, starting with the Yaris, launching in US-spec form next spring for the 2007 model year. Honda hasn't announced a US timeline for the Fit, but most sources point to a mid-2006 launch. As for the Suzuki Swift and Nissan Micra, US launches are still indefinite. More »
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