Toyota Europe detailed an enhancement Yaris Hybrid 2024 led by a new, more powerful powertrain option as well as a more digitized cabin and enhanced assist technologies.
The new one hybrid 130 Toyota’s City Hatchback version is upgraded 1.5 liter hybrid powertrain features a new gearbox with a larger and more powerful electric motor to increase system output by 12% – 96kW up from 85kW.
The new e-motor provides 30% more torque than the current Hybrid 115, with 185Nm compared to 141Nm.
It also scores points for Toyota’s fifth-generation hybrid technology, which the company claims will offer “more fun to drive,” and it all comes together to cut the Yaris’s 0-100 time by half a second. Hybrid (9.2 seconds).
However, don’t expect this enhanced powertrain to appear in Australia any time soon.
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“The European Toyota Yaris is manufactured at its own plant in France, while the Australian model is manufactured in Japan,” a Toyota spokesman said. auto expert.
“We are always looking for ways to improve our local Toyota Yaris product offering, but we have nothing to announce today.”
Despite the increase in output and performance, Toyota says the Yaris Hybrid 130 has seen only a “modest increase in CO2 emissions”, with the product line being rated at Rs. 96-116g/km depending on the variant.
The new powertrain variant will be standard in the new Premiere Edition and existing GR Sport trims for the European market, though the company says some regions will also offer a Hybrid 130 option on variants. high-class.
Speaking of which, the new Yaris Premiere Edition is the new top-of-the-line variant that “introduces the full range of new features to the model”.
Distinguished by a bright two-tone Neptune Blue paint finish pictured here, the Premiere Edition features new 17-inch alloy wheels with contrasting black accents, blue interior accents on the the top stitching of the upholstery as well as the trim lines on the dashboard and doors.
The Yaris Premiere Edition will also be offered in Platinum Pearl White and Silver Metallic paint colors.
High-spec versions of the new Yaris – including the Premiere Edition and GR Sport – also debut a new digitized cockpit with improved in-car displays from other models in Toyota’s stability system. .
The new 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster complements the new 10.5-inch flagship infotainment system, both of which have been dubbed “segment leaders” in terms of screen size.
Said virtual cluster offers a variety of layouts and designs, including Smart, Normal, Sport, and Tough settings. Meanwhile, the new infotainment unit offers cloud-based navigation with real-time updates for routes, traffic and delays.
Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also part of the next-generation infotainment system, which now supports over-the-air (OTA) software updates for the multimedia system as well as features that support Toyota Safety Sense. .
The virtual assistant “Hello Toyota” is now offered in the Yaris with the ability to toggle different media and infotainment functions – for example, say “Hello Toyota, I am cold” and the Yaris will automatically increase set climate control temperature.
The new Yaris brings new features to the T-Mate suite of driver assistance and active safety functions.
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Acceleration inhibition added to the pre-collision AEB function, which “interves to reduce sudden acceleration when it perceives a risk of a collision with the vehicle ahead”.
Active driver assistance helps “avoid the familiar accident hazards of low-speed driving”. This feature has two parts: Support deceleration, “provides smooth deceleration when the driver releases the accelerator to slow down when approaching a slower vehicle ahead or entering a bend”; And Driving AssistantThis feature “detects a bend in the road ahead and adjusts the steering to help the driver make a smooth and stable turn.”
Also new Emergency driving stop system, when activated Lane Tracking Assist can detect if the driver has not entered any information for a certain period of time due to incapacity. From there, the car will issue an audible warning and if the driver does not react, the vehicle will gently stop, turn on the hazard lights and unlock the door.
Rounding out the key changes is the availability of a smart digital key for the first time on the Yaris.
It is linked to the MyT smartphone app and allows up to five users to access the vehicle via a digital key. According to Toyota, users can lock, unlock or start the vehicle without having to take the phone out of their pocket or pocket.
The digital key is compatible with both Apple and Android devices, with a free one-year connection to services included in the purchase price of the vehicle. It will be standard on the new Premiere Edition and optional on the European GR Sport and Mid trims.
The Mid and Mid+ versions of the European Yaris will get new alloy wheels and refreshed interior upholstery. The new Juniper Blue paint option will also support a wider palette of colors.
The new Yaris Hybrid will be available to order online in “several European markets” this month.
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