2010 Toyota Yaris 1.3L VVT-i TR City Car

This is a new, updated Toyota Yaris. Improvements include a stop-start technology, six-speed gearbox and tweaked version of the 1.3-liter engine, which has increased from 85bhp to 100bhp. Torque also increased from 98 pounds to 89 ft, while the economy and emissions of 55.4mpg and 120g/km now.

Toyota Yaris has always been a good car: a practical, well equipped, comfortable, reliable and affordable to run. This generation Yaris is also always suffered from a total lack of talent. Facelift is not doing anything to change that.

The Yaris does make a convincing case for himself in other ways because of class-leading economy and emissions, and proper list price, and not an unpleasant car to drive.

Thanks to the upgraded engine and new gearbox that Yaris is now more flexible and responsive. With the extra incentive is available and willing to work through the machine a new standard six-speed gearbox which can involve Yaris enough.

Turn-in is precise and light and linear steering, which makes it very capable in normal urban driving, although no precise or encouragement that you get from other superminis.

Properly assessed, clay Yaris ride quality also makes one more comfortable cars around the city and other manufacturers could learn something from the game free machine Yaris impressive start that the benefits of the automatic stop-start kicking in.

Where Toyota really fails to impress is in the. Although spacious, the cabin is dominated by bland fascia quickly mounted that the central failing to break the expanse of cheap-feeling plastic, and chairs that do not offer a wide variety of adjustments and too assertive. None of styles, flowers, or high-end quality is fast becoming the norm in this class.

If you are running costs and reliability priority, and very little else, then yes. Toyota Yaris is still reasonable and risk-free option, and it really deserve to drive. For many it was enough. But not as comfortable, or as fun or even as another area which is available at similar cost. This is roughly the same appeal as a home-made cardigan at Paris fashion week. Practical and inexpensive it may be, but for many the temptation will be too strong Armani.