Toyota Yaris HSD Concept - Preview of the upcoming Yaris Hybrid (teaser pic)

[TwoBearWisconsin]

Okay... really going out there with this one, but has Toyota ever actually said that we'd get this new generation Yaris in North America?

I can foresee a scenario where they kill off the Yaris in this market, and then later start marketing a modified version of this hybrid as the "new" Prius C.

Just my $ .02 speculation at this point...

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by TwoBearWisconsin

Okay... really going out there with this one, but has Toyota ever actually said that we'd get this new generation Yaris in North America?

I can foresee a scenario where they kill off the Yaris in this market, and then later start marketing a modified version of this hybrid as the "new" Prius C.

Just my $ .02 speculation at this point...

Well, at this point it's basically an assumption that the new Yaris is coming to the US. There's really little doubt it will though. Toyota, as with every other full line maker, offers a non-hybrid sub-compact now. You just have to have one for the base market. The Prius C will be too expensive to fill this market slot that typically ranges $12-$15K. The Prius C will indeed be cheaper than the standard Prius but it will probably still be up around $17-$18K. Nobody can build a full hybrid and sell it any less than that. Even the mild hybrid Insight starts at nearly $19K and Honda did everything they could to price cut the car.

So you can probably count on the standard gas 2012 Yaris to arrive here later this year.