Toyota Yaris 1.5G 2019

Toyota Yaris 1.5G 2019 - More modern, safer

The Toyota Yaris facelift version is not only upgraded appearance but also added many necessary safety features. These are the factors that will help Yaris remain competitive in the Class B hatchback.

Just through the rankings of the best-selling cars each month, it's easy to see that the B-size hatchback is not the most popular car in Vietnam. Frequently featured in the top 10 are cheap sedans or high crossovers. That's right, in the top 10 best sellers in August, there were 5 out of 10 cars in the B and C segment, of which Toyota Vios took the top spot as the 2019 version began to arrive. customer hand.







However, if considered separately in the class B hatchback Yaris brother is also a "king". Launched later than Vios in 2011 as a complete imported car from Thailand, Yaris soon made a bold mark and rose to the top in the mid-size hatchback segment with cumulative sales in eight years up to Nearly 12,000 vehicles. (As of December 2017). With the launch of the facelift Yaris 2019, Toyota Vietnam aims to sell 300 vehicles per month, or about 3,600 vehicles per year. Thus, Yaris's sales this year are far more ambitious than in previous years.

Vios G version 2018 has a suggested price of 642 million, the most expensive segment, but the 2019 version in today's review is more expensive than 8 million, at 650 million. Yaris's main rivals, the Honda Jazz and the Ford Fiesta, are priced at $ 624 and $ 616 respectively, with newer technologies. Will the Toyota Vios still stand firm against the strong rivals?





Typically, a facelift upgrade will modify and modify the design of the previous model, but the Yaris 2019 is almost a completely new car. Not every car is boldly changed so much because the cost of production is expensive. I think that because Vios and Yaris in Vietnam (and Southeast Asia) have similar design, the cost of research and production is divided equally for both models. This makes the duo almost unrelated to the old, although in fact these are only facelift.

Previously, the Yaris is the car design neutral, less emphasis. This is the factor needed to serve the diverse needs of Vietnamese customers. However, Vietnamese customers are increasingly demanding, coupled with the dramatic improvements in brands such as Hyundai, Ford and Honda, which have made it impossible for Toyota to maintain a neutral design. Toyota Vietnam only distributes the most advanced version - Yaris 1.5G with the proposed price of 650 million and remove the cheap E. They also introduced seven exterior paint colors, including very prominent colors such as orange, red and green. These are the moves that Toyota Vietnam wants to target young, dynamic and successful customers.





Seen from the front, the new generation Yaris expresses the distinctive design language of "Keen Look". The narrow headlights are pushed to the side, attached to two small heatsinks and embody the Toyota logo in the middle, giving a wider feel to the head. This design makes the Toyota logo seem to be fitted with wide wings spread to both sides. Caps also have two veins running from the foot of the glass to the front of the car, creating visual accents. The vehicle uses halogen headlights with round lenses, a weakness because some competitors in the segment are equipped with LED headlamps for both the remote and projection modes.

The bottom grille is spread on both sides with individual styling inspired by the more expensive Toyota models (Camry, Avalon), creating a dynamic front of the car. The lower edge of the front of the car will look forward to a more prominent appearance than the previous generation.






The bodywork is also more impressive curves than the Toyota Yaris 2018. For the 2019 facelift, the car body has the edge, the surface look more modern than the previous model. Besides, the 15-inch multi-button laurel wagon is also more beautifully designed with the two-tone color scheme contrasting the current trend. The C-pillow was painted black to create an impressive roof that floated in the middle of the air. This is a design mark that has evolved from the previous Yaris and many other high-powered Toyota cars.




At the rear of the car, the biggest highlight is two long and narrow brake light clusters, connected by a black plastic plate embracing the Toyota logo. This is the details that received much praise from the press on the official launch of the pair Vios and Yaris 2019 in early August. Another worthwhile addition is the shark fin antenna on the roof, Replaces the Yaris-type column antenna.




In terms of overall dimensions, the Toyota Yaris 1.5G 2019 has a wide x width x height of 4.145 x 1730 x 1.500 mm, a wheelbase of 2.550 mm. Thus, the new Yaris is 30 mm longer, 30 mm wider and 25 mm taller than the 2018, while the base length remains the same. The reason is that the new Yaris still uses the same chassis as the previous version, so the cabin space is still unchanged.

That's not a minus point, as the Toyota Yaris is always represented by a spacious cabin in the top-of-the-line Class B hatchback. We have to compare the rivals with the Yaris to see the car is large. how. Specifically, with an overall size of 4.034 x 1.694 x 1.524 mm, Honda Jazz is 111 mm shorter than Yaris, narrower than 36 mm and only 24 mm taller; At 3982 x 1722 x 1495 mm, the Ford Fiesta is 163mm shorter than the Yaris, less than 8mm and less than 5mm.

However, although the Yaris 2019 is more beautiful and modern than the 2018, but I still see the design of Honda Jazz bring more excitement. Similarly, the Ford Fiesta has a stronger engine. Still, it is important to realize that the Toyota Yaris has never competed with the Honda Jazz and the Ford Fiesta for sportiness or performance. The Toyota hatchback attracts the majority of customers in the segment thanks to its brand strength, generosity and "healing." Let's take a look at the interior improvements of the Toyota Yaris 1.5G 2019.





There is a joke in the car world that "Toyota cars can not be broken because they have nothing to lose." That's true to some extent, but recently, Toyota Vietnam has listened to consumers and gradually improved their models. We've seen Innova or Fortuner upgraded both in terms of safety and comfort and now it's time for the Yaris to get on the line.




The center console is redesigned with two silver-colored Z-edges running from the dashboard to the gear area, creating a more luxurious, intuitive and spacious feel. Newly designed wind vents, spread out to the sides with a metallic colored bezel that looks strikingly on the black plastic background of the dash. The new look of the air-conditioning system is designed to be intuitive and at the same time offers a more modern, classy design with black glass and backlit buttons with a soft blue backlight.





The Toyota Yaris 1.5G is equipped with a Start / Stop engine button, an Optitron dashboard with blue backlight and clear display parameters. The Urethane Urethane Urethane Vehicle has a volume boost button and a change of display mode. However, the grip of the steering wheel is not very good because the plastic wrapped steering wheel is not soft and the central part is hard plastic is stuck to the skin is pretty rough.






In the middle of the dashboard is a 7-inch touchscreen that comes with a Pioneer hard drive. This Pioneer, combined with a 6-speaker sound system, delivers a good audio experience in the B-Class hatchback segment. The Yaris screen is good in the segment, it's smoother, responsive, sharp and It looks better than the Honda Jazz screen and is certainly better than the tiny Ford Fiesta.










All seats are beige soft leather and the seat and back of the seat are ventilated. This is a plus of the Yaris because the Honda Jazz is only fitted with felt seats and the Ford Fiesta is a felted leather seat with no vent holes. The rear seat of the Yaris is redesigned with a back seat of 25 °, up 2 ° from the previous model. This design makes it more comfortable for people to sit.




This significant change creates more space between the thigh and the torso of the passenger, reducing the pressure on the abdomen to a more comfortable posture. In addition, the new seat cushions are designed to optimize pressure distribution, giving you more relaxing travel than ever before. However, other parts in the cabin are only made from hard plastic. Another reminder is that the Yaris 2019 does not have the rear air conditioning, although this is the "common difficulty" of small cars with segment.



On safety equipment, the Toyota Yaris is now confidently shoulder to shoulder with the best models segment. This hatchback is equipped with seven airbags, including the driver's knee airbags. Active safety systems include ABS anti-lock braking system, Brake Assist System BA, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution EBD, VSC Electronic Stability Control System, TCS Traction Control System , rear parking sensors. Although the car is not equipped with camera back, but customers can easily add.

Actually I do not put too much expectation when experiencing the Yaris 2019. Have experienced many models of Yaris 2 and 3 life, although not holding the steering wheel Yaris 2019, I have already figured out some of its experience. Thus, the more realistic question is how today's Yaris experience how different it is compared to two main rivals: the Honda Jazz and the Ford Fiesta.




Under the hood of the Toyota Yaris 1.5G 2019 is a 2NR-FBE gasoline engine block with four straight 16-valve camshafts incorporating Dual VTT-i technology, a familiar gasoline fuel injection. This 4-cylinder engine produces a maximum output of 107 horsepower at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 140 Nm at 4200 rpm. Average fuel consumption of the vehicle announced by the manufacturer is 5.9 liters / 100km of mixed roads. The car has 42 liters of fuel, enough to meet the needs of the road as well as the road. Compared with previous versions, the most notable improvement of this engine block is ... a better engine cover! Compared with this engine is still the familiar CVT gearbox, an excellent gearbox is not too bad.



The feeling of driving the Toyota Vios 1.5G can be encapsulated in two words: light. The 4-cylinder engine works very smoothly in most situations, unless you pedal the throttle. Combined with the CVT gearbox, this engine block feels very "gentle, emotional". However, the throttle response is quite late. I tried N, pedal fast and throttle pedal, but since my foot lifted from the pedal, it took half a second for the new engine to react. The electric steering wheel is also very light, easy to rotate but in return it almost no sense of the road surface.








The Yaris pedal was not comparable to the Jazz and Fiesta because of lower engine power (107 horsepower compared to 118 and 125 horsepower). In the trio above, the Ford Fiesta offers the most enjoyable experience because of the powerful 1.0L turbocharged engine and six-speed dual-clutch gearbox. However, once someone has chosen a Toyota, the "driving feeling" is not a priority for them.





Toyota Yaris has always been itself: spacious, quiet and have good brand strength, leading to good sales and especially keep prices. These are the traditional strengths of Toyota models, especially in the Vietnamese market, a conservative car market and many prejudices. However, if the Yaris wallet is walking slowly, gently, its rivals are running marathons. Both the Honda Jazz and the Ford Fiesta are worthy of choice and have their own niche, but Yaris will probably keep their B-hatch sales. Simply because it is a Toyota.