View Full Version : Yaris T Sport concept debuting at Geneva
VitzBoy
02-04-2006, 03:14 PM
Four world and European premieres at Geneva
Innovation and design set the tone for new Toyota models.
Just a few weeks after the European launch of the new Toyota Yaris range, Toyota will unveil a high performance concept of its best selling model at the Geneva motor show.
The T Sport is powered by a 1.8-litre engine, the biggest ever to be installed on this model. New bumpers, radiator grille, alloy wheels and modified suspension convey a more aggressive look, adding to the essence of this sports concept.
I love it when my sources are correct. Lets hope the 1.8 comes here.
Do you have a link to the story?
yariman
02-04-2006, 04:43 PM
Pretty cool, except the front end looks like an old VW Beetle
VitzBoy
02-04-2006, 04:55 PM
I'm psyched to see a 1.8L engine! :thumbsup: Gonna be interesting to see what the production version ends up looking like.
as400g33k
02-05-2006, 10:59 PM
the hood does look like the hood of an old beetle...
Pretty cool, except the front end looks like an old VW Beetle
couldn't agree more, the hood needed to be modify a bit......
echo_hrs
02-06-2006, 01:06 PM
It looks like it should have a big dinosaur horn on the front of it...
hhcchen
02-06-2006, 03:27 PM
an suv crossover...???
reminds me of the new golf suv crossover...
maybe it's for the competition...
VitzBoy
02-06-2006, 05:28 PM
Sorry all, looks like I was crossed up. The image I posted originally is not the Yaris T-sport, but the Toyota Urban Cruiser Concept. I'll post pics of the Yaris T-sport as soon as they're released. Hopefully the T-sport is just a more aggressive looking Yaris, with the 1.8L engine.
yaris3
02-06-2006, 07:53 PM
It look very ugly. I prefer a kick in the balls in midnight :) .The only thing that I like is the engine
From the australian article it seems the T-sport will have about 134 hp. Not bad.
I always prefer a less aggressive look. The look of the regular Yaris is fine. It's good to be a wolf under a sheep's skin like the AMG or the M Series cars, you know:wink: .
LOL, like you can be a sleeper in a Benz or BMW.
Now a Toyota on the other hand is perfect for the sleeper role.
echo_hrs
02-08-2006, 10:14 PM
If we could just convince the mainstream North American media, and the general public for that matter that a $30,000 (26,000 USD) sub-compact Yaris is worth the scratch over a Corolla, or a Camry, then we might actually get the 1.8 verison...
If the 1.8 engine is the one currently used in the Corolla, which allegedly enjoys more or less the same fuel economy of the Yaris, then I will be looking forward to seeing it put into the Yaris. I reckon that with the lighter weight of the Yaris, this will result in a better than Corolla weight to horse power ratio, thus enhancing performance and fuel economy to a level beyond that of the Corolla and the current Yaris. In other words, a Yaris with that engine can be both more lively and more fuel economical than the Corolla and the current 1.5 Yaris. Oh! Let it come with leather interior, traction/stability control and a 5 or more speed manual or automatic transmission or even the CVT! BY all reckoning, such a car should not be more expensive than a similarly equipped Corolla. My imagination flies.
Be nice, don't wake me up!
I agree that the Yaris 1.8 won't be anywhere near $30k. It'll prolly be $14 or $15 k US at most.
And that is a good point as well, if they pull the gearing and engine straight from the manual Corolla gas mileage could actually go up.
as400g33k
02-09-2006, 06:18 PM
this is what it might look like with a 1.8l engine....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/gerardleesgp/Echo/IMG_0161.jpg
I love how the only thing written in english is TMG. Isn't that the Modellista concept?
echo_hrs
02-10-2006, 03:06 PM
The car shot is a photoshop, and the engine bay shot isn't even of the new Vitz, look at the front, you can see the top of the grill, which should be the red painted top of the bumper in the new Vitz...It's most likely the old Activa swap in the old Yaris/Vitz....The battery and airbox is in the wrong location for the new Vitz as well
You could be right, I saw that same picture on another board claiming that pic was a Japanes show car that a Toyota affiliate produced.
jcove
02-18-2006, 02:21 PM
If the 1.8 engine is the one currently used in the Corolla, which allegedly enjoys more or less the same fuel economy of the Yaris, then I will be looking forward to seeing it put into the Yaris. I reckon that with the lighter weight of the Yaris, this will result in a better than Corolla weight to horse power ratio, thus enhancing performance and fuel economy to a level beyond that of the Corolla and the current Yaris. In other words, a Yaris with that engine can be both more lively and more fuel economical than the Corolla and the current 1.5 Yaris. Oh! Let it come with leather interior, traction/stability control and a 5 or more speed manual or automatic transmission or even the CVT! BY all reckoning, such a car should not be more expensive than a similarly equipped Corolla. My imagination flies.
Be nice, don't wake me up!
:drool: :drool: :drool:
hhcchen
02-18-2006, 09:03 PM
scion tc has camry engine, right?
prob even better if they can fit into yaris...
Rofl, the tC does have the 2.4l Camry engine, the 1.8l is a stretch, I doubt the 2.4 could fit.
Thirty-Nine
02-22-2006, 03:32 PM
Hmmm ... VVTL-i. That'd be fun in a Yaris.
I see in that article it says 2ZZ-GE. It must be the newer version of the Celica's 2ZZ-FE engine.
scion tc has camry engine, right?
prob even better if they can fit into yaris...
Good idea! But then you will not have good fuel economy.
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