2015 Yaris SE

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

If you want a sedan, I HIGHLY recommend getting a 2014/2015 Corolla S. Interior finish is so much better and you get a 6MT. Not to mention all the goodies the new corolla offers.

I just cannot stand the look of the new 2014 Corolla, regardless of the trim level (S is even worse than L/LE, with the idiotic front grill/bumper and ridiculous looking alloy wheels). It looks cheap/flimsy/bloated and just has horrible lines/proportions to my eyes. Even the black trim piece on the lower rear bumper looks broken/strange, where Toyota just seemingly chopped off a chunk of it on the passenger side end-piece to make room for the exhaust pipe. Ughh. It does a good job of matching the 2012+ Honda Civic and 2015 Honda Fit for ugliest subcompact on the block. Plus, I want as little frivolous "technology bloat" as possible. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

With that said, my favorite subcompact sedan selections are either a manual-transmission 2007-2012 Toyota Yaris (Base or S trim), or a 2009-2011 Honda Civic LX-S (which is hard to find in manual, but I could take a manual LX and turn it into a LX-S visually rather easily). My favorite subcompact hatchback is still the 2007-2011 Yaris (preferably in S trim), with the 2015 SE being a runner-up.