Ciao, Yaris!

[Hershey]

Here's a test drive of the Sport with a 5 speed manual at Mpg-O-Matic . Got 37.1 overall . http://www.mpgomatic.com/2011/11/28/...-sport-review/ . MOTORWEEK did a test drive of both . How's it working out for you ? Gas mileage ? Etc.?

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by Hershey

Here's a test drive of the Sport with a 5 speed manual at Mpg-O-Matic . Got 37.1 overall . http://www.mpgomatic.com/2011/11/28/...-sport-review/ . MOTORWEEK did a test drive of both . How's it working out for you ? Gas mileage ? Etc.?

Working out nicely, thanks. Love the little beast.
Mkileage? almost exactly what the Yaris got. Cute factor? Same.
Parking? 12 inches shorter. Much easier.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Hershey

Here's a test drive of the Sport with a 5 speed manual at Mpg-O-Matic . Got 37.1 overall . http://www.mpgomatic.com/2011/11/28/...-sport-review/ . MOTORWEEK did a test drive of both . How's it working out for you ? Gas mileage ? Etc.?

Another good video from Mpg-O-Matic. Thanks Hershey for posting the link. For a 'quite a bit shorter than a Yaris car' all levels of the 500 best the Smart and the IQ. I have quite a bit of stuff neatly packed under my package shelf (various travel mugs, umbrella, a rain parka, a ream of paper, a beach towel, my cheapest 15 inch laptop, and quite a bit more) and the same area in the 500, the IQ, and the Smart Car wouldn't fill the bill (I haven't looked at that area in the Mini Cooper). I also find the Yaris just the right size for a long solo trip. Smaller would = snug (for me). If the Yaris = still too big for someone's parking requirements, the 500 would probably be the best option .

I sat in all of the 500s (I believe) at an auto show last month, including the 500L (a 4-door version of the 500 that is not yet on the street in the U.S.). I didn't check the 'package shelf area' in the 500 L to see if it is the same size as in the Pop or the Sport.