In the "flesh" so to speak..

https://youtu.be/YhDKeEdMDH4

it's available with 2 torsens and can put 100% of the power to the rears. sport mode sends 70% to the rear by default. track mode puts it in 50/50. It sounds wonderful!

Cars can evolve over time, but they generally stay in the same class. This is a class (not just size) lower than the Corolla just like a Honda Fit is lower than a Civic. The quality will be proportionally lower today than as it was in 2008. Maybe they can polish a turd enough to make it nice, but generally speaking, that doesn’t happen.

Some people don’t mind that a $25k Mustang shares so much with an $80k Mustang GT500. In that sense, maybe they can make the Yaris be bad ass, but some will always notice that they shined up a turd and see what’s lacking. I shined up my BRZ, so who knows, even I could eat my words about this Yaris.

I guessing we have differing views on what constitutes a turd. (And no, I'm not going to post a picture of what I dropped in the bowl this morning lol)
I've posted before about what a great car I think mum's 2013 Yaris is. Yeah, the interior is low rent but it doesn't squeak and nothing has fallen off. I think it fulfills its purpose well especially given it cost $17k new.


I actually like the turd.

Come on Toyota bring this to the states! I like the style and Interior. But we need a replacement for the little ST from Ford. But I don't think I would trade my FRS. I wonder what corn juice would do for this motor :)

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Golf MK1 to what we have now.. it's not the same class..

Then

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Now

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So what you are saying is that the classrooms have gone from full of Eastern European migrants to East Asian migrants.. and now only smaller bunch..

Correct. The cloning process got outsourced overseas.

LOL!! It's like the tides, 'outsorcing' will come back.. promise..

Outsaucing.


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Wait a minute, does this belong in 'Tcoat's lunch gone sexual' or something??

No, it’s still in the same class. The Yaris hasn’t eclipsed the Corolla. Just because they built up the Yaris to out perform the Corolla doesn’t change the class of the Yaris. Just because a Mustang GT500 has more power than a Ford GT and might do the 1/4 mile faster doesn’t mean it’s in a higher class or even in the same class. It’s still a Mustang.

And an STI is just an Impreza
And a Civic Type R is just a Civic
And a Golf R is just a Golf
And a Focus RS is just a Focus
And a Veloster N is just a Veloster

All starting at the $20k shitbox price point.

Sounds to me like they nailed a segment you never cared about, why put so much energy into explaining why?