Yaris kind of slow !!!!!!!!🔴🔴

[Lux]

Originally Posted by kimona

I found my 2007 (and now my 2014) rather quick... and very nimble. If you're not too timid to really get on it, the car performs surprisingly well... even with the 4-speed automatic.

My opinion of the Yaris performance is congruent with this.

Too many people out there would rather judge a car by the superlatives in its brochure than its drive. Car dealers will may as well hand the keys over to powerpoint slides than automobiles if this continues.

I've hunted down 330ci, Mustang, Camaro, X6 M bi-turbo, GT86, and 9-3 turbo with my car on the race course. It's not slow.

It's not a question of horsepower or power-to-weight ratio. The car is as fast in a race as the driver's balls will allow for.

At around 1'050 kg wet kerb weight, it's all driver, not car.

[MadMax]

No such thing as slow cars...just slow drivers!

[Cartel]

My buddy took me for a rip in his 2015 Mustang with stage 2 whipple kit.....now everything is slow.

[ern-diz]

This is too funny.

I'm sure the right driver in a Yaris will beat the Huracan Performante's new Nurburgring record.

[JimKellyfan]

It is slow, but also light and nimble.
Once you get it off the line, it's peppy.
No real torque to speak of, but if you drive it like you stole it, then it is still fun

Me, I put a buncha bars on mine so it handles better
That and the V rated Michelins, which I am phasing out and have two Z rated uniroyals on the back (still Michelins)

Next up, stiffer springs....

I am gonna check the dimensions of the Prius rough road and see if those struts /springs will work

[Pinchlite]

I just put new shocks/struts and lowering springs.where the yaris shines is in the handling.

I have the 5 speed 2DR HB and its peppy enough for me.

I like this car more and more as I do upgrades.

Definitly like better then former cars that I have owned...civic,accord,escort.

My buddy has a 2016 fully loaded fit and I like the Yaris waaay more.

[MugenRep]

I would hope a Yaris could beat a Scion iQ through the 1/4 or 0-60 mph. According to Motorweek, an iQ does 17.4 @ 80mph 100% stock and 0-60mph in 9.6 seconds. Is that quicker than an automatic and manual Yaris?

[Pinchlite]

Originally Posted by MugenRep

I would hope a Yaris could beat a Scion iQ through the 1/4 or 0-60 mph. According to Motorweek, an iQ does 17.4 @ 80mph 100% stock and 0-60mph in 9.6 seconds. Is that quicker than an automatic and manual Yaris?

The Yaris is not about speed,its just a peppy small car that is incredibly fun to drive.

A manual will always be quicker then an auto.

Reliability,simplicity,fuel economy and fun to drive is the yaris in a nutshell.

I dont know the speed specs and dont really care what they are.

You can make a yaris quite quick with mods.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by Pinchlite

A manual will always be quicker then an auto.

Not necessarily true.

[Pinchlite]

Originally Posted by kimona

Not necessarily true.

Lets not get too technical....but when it comes to these small compacts(Yaris,civic,micras,golfs etc I would say my statement would be accurate.

[Rigaud]

Originally Posted by Pinchlite

Lets not get too technical....but when it comes to these small compacts(Yaris,civic,micras,golfs etc I would say my statement would be accurate.

No.....not accurate!

[tmontague]

I'd be interested to know which subcompact econo box a/t are faster than their m/t counterpart?

In more expensive vehicles with dual clutches etc the a/t will generally be faster due to shifting time. In econo boxes that will rarely be the case. I've driven a fair share of econo subcompacts and the a/t always feels softer than the m/t versions

[Pinchlite]

Originally Posted by tmontague

I'd be interested to know which subcompact econo box a/t are faster than their m/t counterpart?

In more expensive vehicles with dual clutches etc the a/t will generally be faster due to shifting time. In econo boxes that will rarely be the case. I've driven a fair share of econo subcompacts and the a/t always feels softer than the m/t versions

Exactly how I see things aswell.

My friends fit auto feels sluggish compared to my manual Yaris.

[Kalispel]

As far as the Yaris is concerned, the manual is about 1 to 2 seconds quicker from 0-60 than the automatic, depending upon which online review you read. The manual does the distance in about 9 sec under optimal conditions (no A/C running, single normal-sized person, etc.).

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

The manual does the distance in about 9 sec.

9.5 with myself and wife in the car with complete flow bolt ons installed on the 1nz.

I'll be doing a comparison soon that I'll post with the 2zr

[kimona]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

The manual does the distance in about 9 sec under optimal conditions (no A/C running, etc.).

... and with someone behind the wheel who actually knows how to drive a stick.

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by kimona

... and with someone behind the wheel who actually knows how to drive a stick.

True enough. I'm a relaxed (never in a hurry) driver by nature, so I doubt I've ever done 0-60 in less than 12-13 seconds in mine. Sometimes I stretch/wind out the RPMs between 3rd and 4th for the fun of it, but that is about it.

[kevinj93]

After 7 years driving a turbo diesel Captiva, my 2NZ-FE Yaris felt much quicker off the mark, but it took a while to get used to letting the engine revs climb. Even with the small engine and auto, I get the traction control activating on wet roads.

This is the smallest engine of any car I have ever owned, but I have no problems keeping up with city or highway traffic.

As others have stated above, the Yaris may mot be the fastest accelerating vehicle around, but it sure is great fun to drive. Find a tight, twisty road and see who is "fast" once they are not just going in a straight line.