2019 Yaris Hatchback dead in the US? The internet says yes!

[kimona]

^^^ Yup. All that and more... but I don't want to hijack the thread with all the reasons I'm enjoying a small SUV.

If I told you which compact SUV I'm seriously considering for my next car, you'd all be shocked! Heck, I surprised myself when I fell in love with the car after borrowing it for a week.

[yarisugi]

Originally Posted by kimona

If I told you which compact SUV I'm seriously considering for my next car, you'd all be shocked! Heck, I surprised myself when I fell in love with the car after borrowing it for a week.

Kona? HRV?

Goodbye Yaris.

[yarisimean]

Macan?

[kimona]

Although it sells well in other markets, the demise of the Yaris in the US was inevitable. It's an old-tech, low-tech, econobox hatchback... everything most Americans find unappealing and objectionable in a new car. But, these very things and it's bullet-proof reliability (and low cost of maintenance) are precisely why we all love this little car. Plus, Toyota has made a few hideous cosmetic changes the past few years that rendered the car even more polarizing, and has virtually done zero to promote the Yaris, which we all know is a great car. Pity.


*** BTW, not the Macan, Kona, or HRV.

[stykerdk]

It is here, but i cant find a model without electric power steering.
http://www.japan-parts.eu/toyota/gr/...mn-shaft#45250

They can be found quite cheap on ebay, try contact some UK sellers for shipping to US.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...fLoc=3&_sop=15

[DarkShadowFox]

Originally Posted by stykerdk

It is here, but i cant find a model without electric power steering.
http://www.japan-parts.eu/toyota/gr/...mn-shaft#45250

They can be found quite cheap on ebay, try contact some UK sellers for shipping to US.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...fLoc=3&_sop=15

they all have electric power steering.

[stykerdk]

I had that idea that the US 1,5 was with hydralic power steering.

[IllusionX]

Originally Posted by stykerdk

I had that idea that the US 1,5 was with hydralic power steering.

Only the echo. All Yaris (06+) have electric power steering

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[DarkShadowFox]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

Only the echo. All Yaris (06+) have electric power steering

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mines a 2015 its power electrically assisted aka power steering. it just has a low speed controller that increases turning radius and tightens the gear ratio. its also a rack and pinion if anyone was wondering about the quirks and features.

[dogsridewith]

Zero attempt to sell any Yaris of any year in my region. I didn't even know what a Yaris was until seeing an ad for a ten year old 2007 on Craigslist. (I had a Tercel and a Corolla, and knew that the Echo was Tercel's replacement vehicle.)

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Wouldn't surprise me, back when I sold Toyotas, I never sold a real Yaris (sold a few Yaris iA) in the 3.5 years I sold cars. The US is all about bigger cars, specifically SUVs and CUVs. That's why Ford won't be selling any sedans/cars aside from the Mustang, and will just sell trucks and SUVs. Chevy and Cadillac are killing off many of their sedans, including the Cruze (wouldn't have thought that).

[bentjazz]

Toyota dealership in my area told me just today that the hatchback is done for the US market....

[dogsridewith]

Maybe they kill the goofy name and hideous face at the same time, then the same basic vehicle is reborn as something new. (The hatchback feature generally is not falling out of favor in the overall car market)

[DarkShadowFox]

Originally Posted by dogsridewith

Maybe they kill the goofy name and hideous face at the same time, then the same basic vehicle is reborn as something new. (The hatchback feature generally is not falling out of favor in the overall car market)

the yaris has been the yaris since 1999 toyota ruined it by buying a mazda too and over equipping it for 18 grand while the yaris was the same for what 2013-2017 with a facelift and some standard kit in 2015 and then an entirely new TNGA at 2018 but still kept the same motor, the sedan was faster and was oh so crappier.

i tried to get a performance yaris here so they made GRMN teased to toyota execs (aka lied) about the GR series coming as TRD here pushed parts onto a phased out FRS and other things and basically neglected the idea of a performance hatch so wew lad. were done here.

[toad]

Originally Posted by dogsridewith

Maybe they kill the goofy name and hideous face at the same time, then the same basic vehicle is reborn as something new. (The hatchback feature generally is not falling out of favor in the overall car market)

maybe since toyota took the mazda2 and slapped their logo on it mazda could take the yaris hatch and rebadge it?

[DarkShadowFox]

Originally Posted by toad

maybe since toyota took the mazda2 and slapped their logo on it mazda could take the yaris hatch and rebadge it?

awd and turbo, if they do that ill buy the bebadged mazda hatch and turn into a yaris

[justanotherdrunk]

she lives on in Canada

nothing about US yet

https://www.auto123.com/en/news/2019...-canada/65412/

[DarkShadowFox]

hey lets revive it give it a turbo 200 plus HP power seats, rain sensing wipers heated seat warmers, standard navigation, android and apple auto awd as an option and drop it down to just two models LE and SE and add an SE edition for the 3 door