Ford Fiesta vs. Yaris - Page 3 - Toyota Yaris Forums

twowheels · 06-08-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by aclark246

Now with the EPA actually testing it the highway is something like 35 mpg.

Do you actually think that's why it went down? You do realize that they changed their method of calculation and all cars went down, right?

PHXDEMON · 06-09-2009, 01:21 AM

I hope you understand that with all our BS safety standards by the time they bring that thing into the states it will weigh 2700 lbs.

Thirty-Nine · 06-09-2009, 12:21 PM

The Euro version already has front and side airbags. The U.S. version will probably get a bit bigger bumpers, but other than that, I don't know why the weight would increase ...

06-09-2009, 12:21 PM	#39
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	The Euro version already has front and side airbags. The U.S. version will probably get a bit bigger bumpers, but other than that, I don't know why the weight would increase ... __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

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06-09-2009, 01:21 AM	#38
PHXDEMON View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Red Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 885	I hope you understand that with all our BS safety standards by the time they bring that thing into the states it will weigh 2700 lbs.