toyota vios

[hhcchen]

any one knows about this car...???

http://feature.u-car.com.tw/feature-detail.asp?fid=157
personally, i think it's way more better looking than belta (yaris sedan)

[as400g33k]

To add to black_toyojazz, the Vios is classified as an 'Asian car' destined for Asian markets only. It does have some design similiraties with the Yaris (like the engine and the centre console for example).



More pics/info at here.

Comparably, what Vios is to Toyota, the City is to Honda.



More info here.

[swng]

I have tried to search for the Toyota Vios on Yahoo's site at Taiwan and found a lot of information about it.

[swng]

No wonder! Thanks!

[heybai]

Hi. I just discovered the Yaris and am seriously considering buying one when I return to Taiwan later this year, so I was happy to find this website, this forum, and this thread. I wonder if anyone knows anything about this news story?:

"Hotai [Toyota's partner in Taiwan] plans to push two new car models late this year, including the refined version of Camry medium sedan and Yaris sub-compact, and aims to sell about 150,000 units this year, about the same volume as last year."

http://english.www.gov.tw/TaiwanHead...recordid=91622

This would suggest that the company plans to replace or substitute the Vios, as you all have explained it here, with the Yaris, but I couldn't find any info on the Yaris at Toyota's consumer website for Taiwan.

Can anyone confirm that the Yaris will be available in Taiwan this year? A big attraction for the Yaris for me is the shape and the interior. In other small cars my head almost always touches, or nearly touches, the roof, so I am not interested in the Vios (re)design. I also think the Yaris hatchback looks great, aesthetically speaking.

Look forward to any responses. Thanks.

[hhcchen]

Originally Posted by heybai

Hi. I just discovered the Yaris and am seriously considering buying one when I return to Taiwan later this year, so I was happy to find this website, this forum, and this thread. I wonder if anyone knows anything about this news story?:

"Hotai [Toyota's partner in Taiwan] plans to push two new car models late this year, including the refined version of Camry medium sedan and Yaris sub-compact, and aims to sell about 150,000 units this year, about the same volume as last year."

http://english.www.gov.tw/TaiwanHead...recordid=91622

This would suggest that the company plans to replace or substitute the Vios, as you all have explained it here, with the Yaris, but I couldn't find any info on the Yaris at Toyota's consumer website for Taiwan.

Can anyone confirm that the Yaris will be available in Taiwan this year? A big attraction for the Yaris for me is the shape and the interior. In other small cars my head almost always touches, or nearly touches, the roof, so I am not interested in the Vios (re)design. I also think the Yaris hatchback looks great, aesthetically speaking.

Look forward to any responses. Thanks.

i dont know...
but there is a link you might be interested...
i posted in another thread already...
http://clie.ws/bbs/index.php?showforum=786

[heybai]

i dont know...
but there is a link you might be interested...
i posted in another thread already...
http://clie.ws/bbs/index.php?showforum=786

Thanks for a link to that thread -- lots of nice pics. I found another article which suggests that the Taiwan release will include only the 3-dr hatchback and the sedan versions of the Yaris and not the 5-dr hatchback. If so, that will be a disappointment. I can't find the link to that story -- and I don't know how I constructed the search to find it -- or I would post it here.

[heybai]

Found it!:

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business...GRP=E&id=77294

The relevant 'graph:

"In March, Toyota will launch the Yaris sedan and three-door hatchback, followed by Honda's Fit, a five-door hatchback in April, and Nissan's Versa hatchback in May and a sedan in the fall. The Yaris is a third smaller than the Suburban and weighs almost a ton and a half less."

So no five-door? I won't buy a three-door and the sedan's shape and headroom don't appeal to me. This is too bad, if true.

Another question: I did see Yarises (or "Yarai"? :-)) in Taiwan during my visit last month, so they must have been imported. Any ideas on how much more it would be to import a car to Taiwan? I have never bought a car in Taiwan -- don't know if buying an import is worth the trouble and expense, etc.

[hhcchen]

Originally Posted by heybai

Found it!:

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business...GRP=E&id=77294

The relevant 'graph:

"In March, Toyota will launch the Yaris sedan and three-door hatchback, followed by Honda's Fit, a five-door hatchback in April, and Nissan's Versa hatchback in May and a sedan in the fall. The Yaris is a third smaller than the Suburban and weighs almost a ton and a half less."

So no five-door? I won't buy a three-door and the sedan's shape and headroom don't appeal to me. This is too bad, if true.

Another question: I did see Yarises (or "Yarai"? :-)) in Taiwan during my visit last month, so they must have been imported. Any ideas on how much more it would be to import a car to Taiwan? I have never bought a car in Taiwan -- don't know if buying an import is worth the trouble and expense, etc.

i think this is off topic...
if you want to discuss taiwanese yaris...
maybe we should open another thread for that...
let this thread for vios...
hey, you never know... maybe when there are enough taiwanese yaris owners here, we might be able to have our own little sections here...
what i read from somewhere... taiwanese yaris could be made from taiwan...
and seem like they hold up honda fit because they get new civic first...
so if you want a new car soon... yaris would still be your choise...
well, correct me if i am wrong... again...

[heybai]

i think this is off topic...
if you want to discuss taiwanese yaris...
maybe we should open another thread for that...
let this thread for vios.

You're right. Vios it is:

http://www.carsurvey.org/model_Toyota_VIOS.html