Yaris Hybrid

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Originally Posted by The little red pill

Yeah, I've always wondered why Chevy got rid of the Metro. It was a perfect entry level car that ALSO got outstanding gas mileage. It seems like car companies throw in the "hybrid" label along with an expensive battery pack to make consumers spend "more" for an "economical" car. It's kind of an oxymoron to me.
Around 2004, Chevy realized they made a mistake with getting rid of the Metro and introduced the "Aveo" which gets half the gas mileage. That makes sense!

Excellent observation! I recently had to rent a Aveo when I was on a business trip. Had I been 5 minutes quicker, I would have gotten a Yaris, but the last one was leaving as I walked to the parking lot of cars. The Aveo is pure junk. It gets horrible mileage and is just plain cheap.

I think GM owns a good share of Daewoo so that is why they are using the Aveo. The Daewoo version is called the Kalos and Wikipedia link to some info is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Aveo