Toyota Yaris HSD Concept - Preview of the upcoming Yaris Hybrid (teaser pic)

[Kal-El]

Toyota has now confirmed the Toyota Yaris HSD Concept that “anticipates Toyota’s intention to bring full hybrid technology to the B segment, the biggest volume segment in Europe… Incorporating several hybrid-specific styling cues, the Yaris HSD concept introduces a new, forward-looking design execution”. Expect this “concept”, then, to be a barely-disguised version of the upcoming French-built 3rd-generation Yaris and its Yaris HSD variant. That Yaris HSD, by the way, may well be Europe’s sole Toyota B-segment hybrid, since some British pundits rightfully predict that the production version of Detroit’s smaller Prius c concept will not be sold in the Old Continent because the current strong yen/weak Euro exchange would make importing Prius c from Japan a money-losing proposition.

Looks awesome!!!

America better get it! This is a FULL hybrid folks, like the Prius. 60 MPG?

[ECHOKnight2000]

I'm digging those lights!!! I wouldn't hold my breath for the U.S. The Prius is Toyota's darling. I don't know if they want a cheaper hybrid getting more mpg. Granted it will be smaller but still. Toyota is competing against itself. Also I read another article the FIT hybrid is outselling the Prius in Japan. Main reason Toyota is doing this.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by ECHOKnight2000

I'm digging those lights!!! I wouldn't hold my breath for the U.S. The Prius is Toyota's darling. I don't know if they want a cheaper hybrid getting more mpg. Granted it will be smaller but still. Toyota is competing against itself. Also I read another article the FIT hybrid is outselling the Prius in Japan. Main reason Toyota is doing this.

Whatever article you read was way off. The Prius is the Ford F-150 of Japan. It sold almost TWICE what the Honda Fit sold, the #2 car. That's astounding.

Also to note is Toyota's overall domination in Japan. They're pretty much outselling everyone else combined.

2010 total sales in Japan...

1. Toyota Prius … 315,669 … +51.1
2. Honda Fit … 185,439 … +17.7
3. Toyota Vitz … 122,248 … +3.9
4. Toyota Corolla … 111,265 … +23.4
5. Honda Freed … 95,123 … +19.6
6. Toyota Passo … 89,373 … -9.6
7. Honda Stepwagon … 80,934 … +88.1
8. Nissan Serena … 75,040 … -4.8
9. Toyota Voxy … 72,163 … +1.0
10. Nissan Note … 66,347 … +0.9
11. Mazda Demio … 65,949 … +18.6
12. Toyota Vellfire … 61,015 … +22.9
13. Toyota Wish … 59,447 … -1.5
14. Toyota Noah … 56,955 … +7.6
15. Nissan Cube … 54,406 … -9.0
16. Toyota Estima … 50,053 … -4.5
17. Nissan March … 49,193 … +56.5
18. Nissan Tiida … 46,825 … -18.7
19. Toyota Ractis … 46,540 … +3.0
20. Suzuki Swift … 44,589 … -3.4

Toyota does indeed intend to make a hybrid varient of almost their entire lineup. This includes Yaris as well as at least 3 Prius models (Prius V & C are coming). It may eat some regular Prius sales but I don't think by much. He car will look very different, be priced differently, and range in size. Their distinctions will sell themselves.

[Buddy Fan]

I read the same thing about the Fit outselling the Prius, but that is only for January 2011. Japan had some sort of financial incentive that made the Prius - and hybrids in general - more attractive to purchase and that is why it had been top seller for almost two years. With the Fit now offering a hybrid, it has since topped the Prius in sales.

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Whatever article you read was way off. The Prius is the Ford F-150 of Japan. It sold almost TWICE what the Honda Fit sold, the #2 car. That's astounding.

Also to note is Toyota's overall domination in Japan. They're pretty much outselling everyone else combined.

2010 total sales in Japan...

1. Toyota Prius … 315,669 … +51.1
2. Honda Fit … 185,439 … +17.7
3. Toyota Vitz … 122,248 … +3.9
4. Toyota Corolla … 111,265 … +23.4
5. Honda Freed … 95,123 … +19.6
6. Toyota Passo … 89,373 … -9.6
7. Honda Stepwagon … 80,934 … +88.1
8. Nissan Serena … 75,040 … -4.8
9. Toyota Voxy … 72,163 … +1.0
10. Nissan Note … 66,347 … +0.9
11. Mazda Demio … 65,949 … +18.6
12. Toyota Vellfire … 61,015 … +22.9
13. Toyota Wish … 59,447 … -1.5
14. Toyota Noah … 56,955 … +7.6
15. Nissan Cube … 54,406 … -9.0
16. Toyota Estima … 50,053 … -4.5
17. Nissan March … 49,193 … +56.5
18. Nissan Tiida … 46,825 … -18.7
19. Toyota Ractis … 46,540 … +3.0
20. Suzuki Swift … 44,589 … -3.4

Toyota does indeed intend to make a hybrid varient of almost their entire lineup. This includes Yaris as well as at least 3 Prius models (Prius V & C are coming). It may eat some regular Prius sales but I don't think by much. He car will look very different, be priced differently, and range in size. Their distinctions will sell themselves.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by Buddy Fan

I read the same thing about the Fit outselling the Prius, but that is only for January 2011. Japan had some sort of financial incentive that made the Prius - and hybrids in general - more attractive to purchase and that is why it had been top seller for almost two years. With the Fit now offering a hybrid, it has since topped the Prius in sales.

For January 2011, I stand corrected. However, it's all Fit models combined that passed the Prius, not Fit hybrids alone. Hybrids made up half of the sales. Yup, Japan ended their hybrid incentives.

I wish Honda brought over the Fit hybrid to North America. Problem for Honda is that they build the Insight which is about the same price. The Insight is a total fail. They should've simply marketed the Civic hybrid & Fit hybrid.

[marcus]

sick...

[Kal-El]

Here it is in some sweet videos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loreX...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1qo6...layer_embedded




Too bad we may not see it in N. America. That blows if we don't.

[roxy1]

i like the looks. why dont they just make that the '12 yaris? its mostly the same except the grille and headlights.

however, as ive stated before, it would have to cost little more than the current yaris to offer much overall savings.

you wont be much worse off driving a 45 mpg gas engine yaris than you will driving a 60 mpg hybrid yaris.

that 60 mpg hybrid, at 15,000 miles per year, would save you only $1354.10 in 5 years of driving (at todays gas prices) over that 45 mpg yaris.

does anyone think a hybrid version wiull only cost $1300 more than its gas counterpart?

personally, id rather see a diesel version.

[SailDesign]

From the Geneva Auto Show.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...a-concept.html

[teddy]

Originally Posted by SailDesign

From the Geneva Auto Show.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...a-concept.html

Wow, not really much to go on! A 44 second video which tells nothing about the video and just a quick pan around the car.

[Lewis]

I don't know about you but my 2009 Yaris 3dr doesn't get 45 mpg- I'm lucky to get high 30's. Also does it look like gas prices will stop rising soon? A car is a 10 year purchase so based on a 10 year payout with ever increasing gas prices the hybrid Yaris does make economic sense IMO.

My friend swears he does 50mpg or close to it even in the winter with his 2011 Prius so a smaller, lighter Yaris full hybrid should do mid 50's pretty easily.

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by teddy

Wow, not really much to go on! A 44 second video which tells nothing about the video and just a quick pan around the car.

I didn't say it was going to be a great video - but there it was, so I posted. i'll try to do better next time.

[fnkngrv]

love those wheels

[Kal-El]

I want one!!!

[IsLNdbOi]

Congratulations Toyota. You now have a Hybrid Versa.

[G6-R]

Super

[Yar15]

Nice, but does it have nice-price too? :)

[KCALB SIRAY]

One in the same?