2012 Yaris to debut at Lollapalooza this weekend in Chicago!

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by TwoBearWisconsin

With these specs, the only thing that would keep the new Yaris on my future car shopping list would be if they offer the panoramic roof here. Otherwise, 4-speed automatic, one mile per gallon bump in fuel economy... No thanks. The only Toyotas I'd still be looking at would be the upcoming Scion iQ and the Prius C. Otherwise Hyundai and Kia look really good to me. :(

Looks like you won't be getting the new Yaris.

We're not getting most of the goodies offered in Europe and Asia. No way in hell that we'd get the panoramic roof when they won't even put a modern transmission in it. Biggest reason is Americans wouldn't pay for them even though people on the internet say they want them. When it comes to paying $20K for a Yaris in America, we would laugh at the idea. For Europeans, paying $25K for a sub-compact is normal. Unfortunately, Americans equate price with size. Yeah, kinda stupid.

So we get the antiquated engine and transmission to keep the Yaris under $15K...