2012 Yaris Discussion - Toyota Yaris Forums

elijahsami · 08-07-2010, 11:35 AM

http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-yaris-2012.html

FSANE · 08-07-2010, 12:41 PM

I hope not. I like the current HB look better. my .02

eTiMaGo · 08-07-2010, 01:33 PM

er... sedan front on a hatchback body? odd!

severous01 · 08-07-2010, 03:29 PM

yuk...looks like the last honda civic si model. yuk...maybe that's why they and subaru are stepping away from that look and moving back to sedans. hideous.

oh well...i'm in mine till it dies...

JumpmanYaris · 08-07-2010, 04:34 PM

Wierd....

*tomato* · 08-07-2010, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

er... sedan front on a hatchback body? odd!

+1

Despite that little detail, the style is still more appealing to me than the Fit's.

I demand a test drive, though...

shinlee · 08-07-2010, 05:48 PM

guys, i'm willing to bet this is just a nasty photoshop... those angles just don't seem to fit right to me.

YAR1S · 08-07-2010, 06:18 PM

Looks like a photoshop, the back end is almost on the tire and no one is in the back!

Looks like the sedan and hatchback got together and made a baby.

Kal-El · 08-07-2010, 10:11 PM

I'm surprised some are convinced by this. It's just a Photo-shop (apparently done by a first grader judging by the awful quality). Look again, the hatch area is done with the blurry spray paint tool. Plus, why would the second gen be exactly the same design as the 5 year old model it's replacing?

MadMax · 08-07-2010, 11:32 PM

I don't think it's Photoshop'd, it is not uncommon for cars under development to look like this. We used to see them around Stuttgart all the time. The also add body parts/panels to disguise the actual shape of the car, so that hideous hump on the back may not make the production model.

It wouldn't surprise me if this was the new Yaris, it resembles the current car pretty closely and it never made much sense to have such differences in the common areas of the sedan and hatchback. It lowers production costs to have one nose that fits on both models, but unfortunately it appears they chose the wrong one (I prefer the hatch's grill).

Of course the final car will differ from this test version, but I won't be surprised if some of the changes you see on it show up when the model is updated...

Cheers! M2

cali yaris · 08-07-2010, 11:35 PM

I have to say that does look photoshopped:

eTiMaGo · 08-07-2010, 11:58 PM

I dunno... the reflections, window transparency, if it's photoshop, it's one heck of a skilled user...

I'm thinking this monstrosity is more likely to be some kind of unique model destined to some different market like India or China. Or like Mad Max said, more of a temporary use of Yaris bodyparts to hide the real new car inside. but the main body does seem much larger, like an Auris

djct_watt · 08-08-2010, 01:56 AM

If it is a real pic, it's not a sedan front of a hatchback body. Look closely. . . It's a hatchback tail pasted onto a sedan body.

cali yaris · 08-08-2010, 02:16 AM

Actually it's yaris + auris

Quote:

As we can see on this strange mule, put together with parts from both Yaris and Auris,

eTiMaGo · 08-08-2010, 02:49 AM

*lightbulb*

HAHAHAHA yes, I believe you are right!!!!

how did I not see this, I photoshopped the same thing some time back :p

djct_watt · 08-08-2010, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

Actually it's yaris + auris

No way, it's Yaris sedan plus hatch. . . here's why:

1. Take a look at the A pillar and lack of the extra window in the door. That's Yaris sedan 100%, as is the rear door window seperation.

2. The side-view mirrors on the Auris are attached to the door body with a vertical arm, a la Lexus IS250/350, rather than mounted right behind the A pillar with a horizontal mount, like the Yaris Sedan.

3. The Auris is a RHD model, and the wipers would be facing the other direction. This is clearly a LHD model with the orientation of the wipers.

4. If it were the Auris, it's missing the door kink on the rear door.

5. The Auris does not have the engine bay vents on the wiper cowl. The ones on the picture perfectly match those of a Yaris Sedan.

6. The Auris chassis uses a 5 lug wheel. . . the image clearly shows 4 lug, like the current Yaris chassis.

djct_watt · 08-08-2010, 10:23 AM

Some photos for reference:

It is unequivocally a Yaris sedan with a hatch pasted to the back. And it really looks photoshopped. . .

djct_watt · 08-08-2010, 10:34 AM

And if this somehow is NOT a photoshopped picture, it probably implies a slightly revised Yaris hatch. . . I'm guessing that camo based on the existing Yaris hatch is too short, and it needed the extra length of the sedan to fully cover the car. This would be inline with moving the car's dimensions more in line with the Fit/Jazz (eeewwww).

08-07-2010, 11:35 AM	#1
elijahsami Drives: yaris hatch & sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 92	Is this the new yaris in the making http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-yaris-2012.html __________________ Mods=>TRD shocks & springs,TRD rear swaybar,Ultra racing strut brace, TRD quickshifter, XForce axle back exhaust, Afe intake, Halo angel eyes headlamps, Clear tail lamps, amp & sub.

08-07-2010, 12:41 PM	#2
FSANE Drives: 07 4d yaris and 02 Trans Am Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY Posts: 231	I hope not. I like the current HB look better. my .02 __________________ 02 T/A AUTO Metalic Silver. 07 Yaris M5. Best ET is 11.13 @ 120 MPH with 1.47 60FT 11.13 sec vid BurnOut Vid

08-07-2010, 01:33 PM	#3
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	er... sedan front on a hatchback body? odd! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

08-07-2010, 05:48 PM	#7
shinlee Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: austin tx Posts: 250	guys, i'm willing to bet this is just a nasty photoshop... those angles just don't seem to fit right to me. __________________

08-07-2010, 11:32 PM	#10
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	I don't think it's Photoshop'd, it is not uncommon for cars under development to look like this. We used to see them around Stuttgart all the time. The also add body parts/panels to disguise the actual shape of the car, so that hideous hump on the back may not make the production model. It wouldn't surprise me if this was the new Yaris, it resembles the current car pretty closely and it never made much sense to have such differences in the common areas of the sedan and hatchback. It lowers production costs to have one nose that fits on both models, but unfortunately it appears they chose the wrong one (I prefer the hatch's grill). Of course the final car will differ from this test version, but I won't be surprised if some of the changes you see on it show up when the model is updated... Cheers! M2 __________________

08-07-2010, 03:29 PM	#4
severous01 Drives: 2008 yaris, stripped, red Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SE Texas Posts: 977	yuk...looks like the last honda civic si model. yuk...maybe that's why they and subaru are stepping away from that look and moving back to sedans. hideous. oh well...i'm in mine till it dies...

08-07-2010, 10:11 PM	#9
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	I'm surprised some are convinced by this. It's just a Photo-shop (apparently done by a first grader judging by the awful quality). Look again, the hatch area is done with the blurry spray paint tool. Plus, why would the second gen be exactly the same design as the 5 year old model it's replacing?

08-07-2010, 11:35 PM	#11
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	I have to say that does look photoshopped: __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

08-07-2010, 11:58 PM	#12
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	I dunno... the reflections, window transparency, if it's photoshop, it's one heck of a skilled user... I'm thinking this monstrosity is more likely to be some kind of unique model destined to some different market like India or China. Or like Mad Max said, more of a temporary use of Yaris bodyparts to hide the real new car inside. but the main body does seem much larger, like an Auris __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

08-08-2010, 01:56 AM	#13
djct_watt Drives: 2010 NCP91 5spd Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Thailand Posts: 449	If it is a real pic, it's not a sedan front of a hatchback body. Look closely. . . It's a hatchback tail pasted onto a sedan body.

08-08-2010, 02:49 AM	#15
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	lightbulb HAHAHAHA yes, I believe you are right!!!! how did I not see this, I photoshopped the same thing some time back :p __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

08-08-2010, 10:23 AM	#17
djct_watt Drives: 2010 NCP91 5spd Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Thailand Posts: 449	Some photos for reference: It is unequivocally a Yaris sedan with a hatch pasted to the back. And it really looks photoshopped. . .

08-08-2010, 10:34 AM	#18
djct_watt Drives: 2010 NCP91 5spd Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Thailand Posts: 449	And if this somehow is NOT a photoshopped picture, it probably implies a slightly revised Yaris hatch. . . I'm guessing that camo based on the existing Yaris hatch is too short, and it needed the extra length of the sedan to fully cover the car. This would be inline with moving the car's dimensions more in line with the Fit/Jazz (eeewwww).

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