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05-03-2018, 07:22 PM | #19 |
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White looks so much better. Unfortunately, it's probably pearl white.
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05-03-2018, 08:13 PM | #20 |
05-17-2018, 04:46 AM | #21 |
Hatchbacks for the win
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I'm not a fan of how car manufacturers are going to a "tablet style" infotainment screen that sticks out of the dash. Looks cheap to me.
The gaping, wide mouth design of the front grill is less than desirable but that is Toyota's thing nowadays. The 2019 Avalon has an even larger mouth. :O Overall, I think it's a step in the right direction. I would consider it if I was looking to buy a new car. I almost purchased a Scion/Toyota iM awhile back and this looks like a better car. |
05-17-2018, 06:40 PM | #22 |
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Out of curiosity, what do you not like about Pearl White vs something like Super White? Just not a fan of metallic flecks in the paint & prefer a flat white color - or is Pearl White just an off-white type color?
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05-21-2018, 01:28 PM | #23 |
2ZR swap. DO IT! Ask how!
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Here's where I get stuck: 168 bhp, 3,000 lb curb weight. Compared to the 2ZR swapped Yaris, that's a small barge. Compared to the Fiesta ST, it's an Imperial Star Destroyer.
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05-21-2018, 02:02 PM | #24 |
In fact of raw performance, It'll be slower, but the market isn't catered to power. Toyota builds cars that sells, and if the hatchback looks the spicey part but is turn key reliable for 200+K miles and comes in at a decent price, they won.
that all to be said. i would love to be on the GR team for making a Gazoo hatchback.. can you say turbocharged 250 hp in a hatch? I can... Ill say it again in fact. hahaha |
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05-21-2018, 07:00 PM | #25 |
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The 2019 SE/XSE Corolla hatch will have about 25% more horsepower per pound of curb weight than the Yaris, so I'm guessing Toyota was shooting for an 8.0 sec 0-60 time for the automatic, while maintaining the same or better MPG as what the outgoing iM achieves. Practical, sensible, but still fun/pleasant to drive - exactly what most commuters want in a daily driver.
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05-21-2018, 07:22 PM | #26 |
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Would you pick this over a Mazda 3?
I am curious about the Mazda 3. Every review i see they say Mazda still the bench mark the most fun car in this segment. So I am like, hmmmm.. really? F it i might get one and find out what the fuss is all about... |
05-21-2018, 07:52 PM | #27 |
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Mazda has various spotty reliability issues still (the Mazda2 iA/Yaris-Sedan included). They don't use crappy CVT's (which is great), but their regular automatics (& even manuals) have still been trouble-prone for many, among other things. Straight direct inject engines are also more trouble than they are worth, & require professional cleaning for carbon build-up every 30K miles. The new Toyota engine is a hybrid multi-port/direct-inject engine that shouldn't have the carbon build-up problem that straight direct injection has. Their new CVT w/launch gear also removes the feel/performance downside to straight CVTs & should be a lot more reliable than a regular CVT due to far less stress being put on the CVT due to physical gear doing what is normally the hardest work for the CVT. Toyota seems to have really upped its game on the new Corolla hatch (& likely sedan in 2020) across-the-board. If I was going to spring for 'newer-tech' than my Yaris hatch, I would definitely go with the 2019+ Corolla/Auris hatch over a Mazda. That's my personal take on it. I really want to like/support Mazda (& Subaru), but unfortunately they keep stepping in it when all factors are considered.
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IMHO, pearl white paints are unappealing colours that change and yellow under different light conditions and look horrid as the sun is setting. |
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all's i'm sayin' is you can have a flat color in pearl. that's all... |
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Interestingly enough, a 2018-2021(?) black Yaris SE hatch is still on my radar, and seems more probable of a purchase for me really (new or low-mileage used), since I like the trustworthy, time-tested mechanics of the car, the basic size/profile of the car in general, & the fact that it has a minimum of stupid tech bloat. It's just more my kind of car really (simple & practical, yet still can be fun potentially). We shall see, when 2021-2022 rolls around. Last edited by Kalispel; 07-07-2018 at 03:13 PM. |
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07-07-2018, 12:30 PM | #32 |
fanboy wing and color and all. sad news the Toyota dealer wont take my yaris on trade..
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07-08-2018, 04:02 PM | #35 |
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Can't say that I am a fan of the front design, even in blending black, and the bulging hoodline is just odd. That front grill brings nightmares of the iA front styling. Shame, because the rest of the exterior design is actually quite good, with the exception of the fake, tacky, dual exhaust chrome outlets. Definitely a love-hate relationship on my part with regards to the 2019 Corolla hatch (I also dislike interior design with the big standing tablet display). All-in-all, a black 2018 Yaris SE looks better to me, overall (in a charming, dorky sort of way), and certainly less pretentious.
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07-08-2018, 10:23 PM | #36 |
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Is it possible to be pretentious in a Corolla ?
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