C & D 2016 Yaris trashed

[Kalispel]

LOL, what do you expect from someone who thinks that the fugly little iA has "undulating curves" and great looks/proportions. This bias of the review is blatantly obvious. Plus, every complaint he blathers on about is negated by simply driving a manual SE instead of an automatic L/LE, and nearly all by driving the automatic SE. Reliability is also obviously far less important to the reviewer than the latest trendy, unnecessary tech bloat and Honda "magic seats".

As far as lines/sheetmetal go, the 2015/2016 yaris has lines along it's side/door/hood/bumper/etc. sheet metal/plastic - they are simply more subtle/low-key/flowing, rather than all that curvy-crazy nonsense that the iA and many other cars now sport. The iA (like most new Mazda cars) actually looks like it's sagging in the middle, thanks to all the ridiculous lines/curves and proportions. If he want to cite truly straight blank sheet metal along the doors/sides, he should be whining about the iM.

I do hate that 2016 two-tone paint scheme also though, and I'm not a fan of the factory-equipped L/LE trims in general because the Yaris loses most of its exterior character/charm and driving-fun stripped down like that. Oh well - Eye of the Beholder and all that.

[jack black]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

This bias of the review is blatantly obvious. Plus, every complaint he blathers on about is negated by simply driving a manual SE instead of an automatic L/LE, and nearly all by driving the automatic SE.

well, the review is for LE Auto, so it's on topic and your comment is off topic.
i agree the auto yaris is much underpowered. no question about it.

besides, they said:

The Yaris is quite a bit quicker when equipped with a five-speed manual transmission, but that’s not available on the LE four-door hatchback we tested, only the three-door base L model and the top-dog SE. Even so, it’s still a five-cog manual gearbox when many competitors have six-speed transmissions.