Yaris
The Toyota Yaris has a solid track record for reliability.
The Toyota Yaris travels down the road with a solid feel. The electric power steering and its super-light touch makes maneuvering easy. The Yaris’ small four-cylinder engine is surprisingly peppy with the manual transmission and reasonably smooth even when operating at higher speeds.
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Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The Toyota Yaris subcompact is offered as a three-door hatchback, five-door hatchback and four-door sedan in two trim levels. Standard models are pretty basic, with 14-inch steel wheels, intermittent windshield wipers, air-conditioning, four-way-adjustable front seats and a tilt steering wheel. S-trim equipment levels vary between hatchbacks and sedans but share 15-inch steel wheels, a ground-effects body kit and a CD/MP3 stereo with an auxiliary audio jack.
Many model-specific package upgrades are available if you would like to see them please visit ourOrange County Toyota Dealer today! The options include items such as 15-inch alloy wheels, power accessories, cruise control, a sliding and reclining rear seat (hatchback), a rear window defroster and upgraded interior trim. Keyless entry, foglamps and a rear spoiler are also offered as stand-alone factory options.
Powertrains and Performance
All Toyota Yaris models on our Orange County Toyota Dealer lot are equipped with a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 106 horsepower and 103 pound-feet of torque. Power is transmitted to the front wheels through a standard five-speed manual or an optional four-speed automatic transmission. The Yaris accelerates adequately with the manual gearbox, but off-the-line performance is sluggish with the automatic.
Fuel economy is a strong point for the Yaris. EPA estimates for a Yaris with the manual transmission check in at 29 mpg city/36 mpg highway and 32 mpg combined.
Safety
On every Yaris at our Orange County Toyota dealership, standard safety features include antilock brakes and side curtain airbags. In government crash testing, the 2009 Toyota Yaris sedan earned four stars out of five for front occupant protection during frontal impacts. The two-door hatchback model outperformed the sedan in frontal impact testing by scoring a perfect five stars for driver protection.
Interior Design and Special Features
As you might expect, the sedan is the more conservatively styled of the two, both inside and out. The hatchbacks offer optional sliding and reclining rear seats that add versatility and help compensate for their more restrictive backseat space.
Though all versions feature centrally located instrumentation, the hatchbacks’ dashboard is quite a bit different from the one found in the sedan and contains three gloveboxes — including one uniquely positioned behind the steering wheel.
