Toyota discontinues three variants of the Yaris sedan in India
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has delisted three variants of the Yaris in India including the V manual, VX manual, and V CVT automatic. With this line-up rejig, the sedan is now available in five manual and six automatic trims. To recall, the car had received a price hike last month, and it now starts at Rs. 8.86 lakh.
Toyota Yaris: At a glance
The Toyota Yaris gets an eye-catching look with a muscular-looking front bonnet, large trapezoidal air vents, and projector headlamps with LED DRLs. On the sides, the sedan is flanked by blacked-out B-pillars, indicator-mounted ORVMs, chrome-covered door handles and updated alloy wheels. Moreover, it has a wheelbase of 2,550mm and a boot space of 476 liters.
A peek inside the cabin
The Toyota Yaris offers a five-seater cabin with a dual-tone dashboard, ambient lighting, an eight-way adjustable power driver seat, and a multifunctional power steering wheel. For connectivity, it has a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment panel with gesture control. The sedan also comes with up to seven airbags, ABS with EBD, tire pressure monitoring system, ISOFIX child seat mounts, and parking sensors.
Power and performance
The Toyota Yaris packs a BS6-compliant 1.5-liter petrol engine that produces 108hp of maximum power and 140Nm of peak torque. The motor comes mated to a six-speed manual or a seven-speed CVT automatic gearbox that powers the front-wheel-drive system.
What about the pricing?
The Yaris saw a price hike of Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000 across the line-up, except for manual and automatic variants of the J and G trims, which received a hike of Rs. 1.68 lakh and Rs. 1.20 lakh, respectively. With this price-revision, the range now starts at Rs. 8.86 lakh and goes up to Rs. 14.30 lakh for the top-end model.
