2019 Yaris Hatchback dead in the US? The internet says yes!

[DarkShadowFox]

Originally Posted by dogsridewith

I won't say Toyota couldn't include a hot variant for you, but my 2007 Yaris has plenty of performance in all regards for my needs and tastes. (So much joy when it's super tight U-turn saves a trip around a block in the age of one-way streets. Or turn into a mall parking lane and the first space in one arc.)

There should also be, on the same platform, an actual 4-door wagon in the line, and maybe even a high roof puffed-up sort of minivan.

Mind of Toyota should look at their circa 1990 Corolla Wagon (the last subcompact Corolla, where the 2wd wagon had the roof pushed up a bit and serious rear overhang w/ a large upright hatch...the 4wd wagon was pretty different and didn't excite me). Also the way Honda simultaneously included several variants of a new Civic generation in 1984. (The wagon was amazing...though one useless feature was the little roof windows at the very back.)

the mentalitiy of its fast enough its good enough etc is whats making this thing stagnate because toyota sees it sells hits there target of like 5000 and then keeps using the same platform, the more people complain about it needing to change or want a hot variant with nice things and stuff the more its going to happen, right now theres nobody for it or speaking about it at all so toyota has no reason we prob need atleasts 10,000 people willing to thrown down a 5k deposit on a hot variant for toyota to be happy.

i mean i am kind of working on my own variant of the GRMN using two different platforms, maybe if people throw money my way to "development" i can bring it to toyota HQ and convince them to mass produce it.

edit: just realized 50m is a HUGE budget for a hot hatch, but it would really get toyota talking. I know how to save this hatch but toyota wont let me/ help me do shit and its so infuriating. i may not have an engineering background but i spend about 17 hours a day planning my build and have the technical specs of this entire this gen lineup, if thats not dedication then idk what isnt.