New 2012 Yaris Reveal Coming December 22!

[ECHOKnight2000]

While I like the current hatch design its nice that they are going more "aggressive" look. Although the new Vitz/Yaris seems like it will be more of a generic car compared to the current, meaning not as quirky. I guess we'll see.

I hope they improve the current engine. Its over 10 years old. That's rediculous. Toyota is notorious for being glacier slow on engine development compared to rivals. Maybe they will introduce stop/start to the U.S.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by ECHOKnight2000

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I hope they improve the current engine. Its over 10 years old. That's rediculous. Toyota is notorious for being glacier slow on engine development compared to rivals. Maybe they will introduce stop/start to the U.S.

Honda is even slower with engine improvements, although they've come along with higher speed transmissions sooner in their cheaper cars.

Fact is, Toyota has still made the most fuel efficient engines up until only this year as rivals have finally caught up. But you're right, now's the time to upgrade. They can't afford to stand still when even Ford and GM are making massive strides.