Traveling in Japan

[bradbowl]

We took the shinkansen down to Tokyo today to visit the Toyota Megaweb. I will be posting photos of the coolest cars on display in the coming days.

First up is a beautiful blue (if you've read my posts, you know I love blue haha) Vitz Hybrid. This color is darker, more vibrant, and less pastel than the light blue on the older generation Prius. Keeping in mind the newest Yaris I have been in is a 2008, 2-door, here are a few of my impressions:

1. In person, the large "mouth" on the front end does not stand out as much as I have thought in photos.

2. The integrated turn signal on the side mirrors is nice. I do not believe our 2018 Yaris SE models had that.

3. As a tribute to ern-diz's license plate, I took a picture of the door panel showing the engine type. ;)

4. The leather steering wheel felt good and it was cool to see push-button start; it is heart-warming to see Toyota has been updating the Japanese version. The gated shifter felt very familiar and the seating material was felt-like with a surprising amount of bolstering for a hybrid.

5. Considering this Vitz Hybrid is around $17,500 USD I would seriously consider this car if it was sold in the US.