Waiting for the Taiwan Yaris

[heybai]

It has been suggested that a new thread be started for this topic since I was clogging up discussion on the Vios, an Asian-only Toyota model. Below is some of the text I posted over there. If anyone hears anything about the what and when of the 2006 Yaris release in Taiwan, I'd be grateful if they'd add that info here.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business...GRP=E&id=77294

The relevant 'graph:

"In March, Toyota will launch the Yaris sedan and three-door hatchback, followed by Honda's Fit, a five-door hatchback in April, and Nissan's Versa hatchback in May and a sedan in the fall. The Yaris is a third smaller than the Suburban and weighs almost a ton and a half less."

So no five-door? I won't buy a three-door and the sedan's shape and headroom don't appeal to me. This is too bad, if true.

Another question: I did see Yarises (or "Yarai"? :-)) in Taiwan during my visit last month, so they must have been imported. Any ideas on how much more it would be to import a car to Taiwan? I have never bought a car in Taiwan -- don't know if buying an import is worth the trouble and expense, etc.