Is a Yaris Really That Slow?

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Originally Posted by Stove

I took a little 200+ mile road trip today. It involved about 120 miles of I-5 and 100 miles of windy mountain roads. I learned a couple of things about Yaris speed on my trip.

1. The Yaris will out accelate a Rav-4 from 55 up to 95 mph. I know it's not saying much but at least it isn't the slowest Toyota on the freeway.


2. There is nothing more awesome than watching the full size Chevy truck that followed you into a tight corner at Yaris speed, try to stay on the road. Two corners in a row.

The V6 Rav4 will devastate a Yaris, as it is nearly 300HP. The non-4wd V6 can 0-60 almost under 6 seconds, AWD in 6.7. A manual Yaris can't even break 8 or even 8.5 for that matter, over 2 seconds behind, and trailing even further by the quarter mile marker.

Even if it was a 4 cylinder, the specs are pretty close. But you'd still have to be in a manual Yaris. The auto Yaris is nearly in the 10 second range for 0-60.