After 2 years with my Yaris I have one complaint - Toyota Yaris Forums

Blue Y job · 05-30-2011, 05:58 AM

It's always a compromise. More gears cost more. But more features attract more buyers, if the price is right. Price it too low, and Toyota wouldn't make enough $ per unit.
I think it's geared pretty good. A six or more speed would be nice, but my car was so affordable when I bought it, it was a selling point. And the way the engine was designed and with the small displacement, it would be a complete dog at 2000 rpm at cruise speed. To change your speed or to go up even a slight hill, you would have to downshift.
In the Mustang world, it's the opposite situation, most everyone wants to make the engine spin more for more acceleration!

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05-30-2011, 05:58 AM	#29
Blue Y job View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Blue Yaris Hatch Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Placerville Posts: 32	It's always a compromise. More gears cost more. But more features attract more buyers, if the price is right. Price it too low, and Toyota wouldn't make enough $ per unit. I think it's geared pretty good. A six or more speed would be nice, but my car was so affordable when I bought it, it was a selling point. And the way the engine was designed and with the small displacement, it would be a complete dog at 2000 rpm at cruise speed. To change your speed or to go up even a slight hill, you would have to downshift. In the Mustang world, it's the opposite situation, most everyone wants to make the engine spin more for more acceleration!