Looks like you CAN get telescopic steering wheel!

[Flipper_1938]

Originally Posted by teddy

My 5-dr 2008 Hatchback has height adjustable seat belts.... I would LOVE the telescopic steering wheel and the sliding 60/40 seats though.

I knew about the telescopic wheel in other regions, but I didn't realize the Yaris anywhere had the start-stop feature. That'd be an awesome feature in heavy traffic. Hybrids have been doing it forever and I know it is starting to expand to other cars.

Regarding the start-stop, does anybody know if it uses the traditional starter or does it use a "smoother" starter like hybrids do? One thing I like about the start-stop in hybrids I've been in is that there is no cranking when the engine starts, it just smoothly spins up.

That is because the "starter" is the same electric motor that drives the car.

[teddy]

Originally Posted by Flipper_1938

That is because the "starter" is the same electric motor that drives the car.

Which I can accept for hybrids, but in this case I'm talking specifically about the Yaris in that video. It is not a hybrid (unless I am mistaken). There is no electric motor driving the car.