Facelifted 2015 Yaris Leaked

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^^^ Any idea when the 2015 Yaris will first be available in the U.S. ? *

* - oops.....this post started a new page.....see post #72 (bottom of previous page).

[matti]

I'm a bit late to the party here. I'm not in the market for a new car, but I don't like that you can't get a new Yaris (starting in 2015) w/o a display screen. Is it 2016 that all new cars must have backup cameras as well?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by matti

I'm a bit late to the party here. I'm not in the market for a new car, but I don't like that you can't get a new Yaris (starting in 2015) w/o a display screen. Is it 2016 that all new cars must have backup cameras as well?

If the U.S. gets the display screen for some models for 2015 (IIRC, USDM 2014 = at least two different head units between the L, LE, and SE), and I find that I don't like it, I can always install the double din JVC unit I had in my Swift .

I can't remember by which year backup cameras are required, but I think it is no later than the 2017 model year.

The so called 'Fu-Manchu' front end is growing on me...but cleaning 'Texas bugs' off of that grille, I imagine, would be more of a chore than with previous front end configurations

[Kalispel]

I wish a sedan version of the Yaris would come back to the U.S. for 2015. I'm not a fan of the new Corolla look, especially in the S model - and prefer something a bit smaller. The Yaris sedan shown of page 3 for other markets looks better than the U.S. Corolla, despite the strange front bumper face design that Toyota seems to be favoring.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

I wish a sedan version of the Yaris would come back to the U.S. for 2015. I'm not a fan of the new Corolla look, especially in the S model - and prefer something a bit smaller. The Yaris sedan shown of page 3 for other markets looks better than the U.S. Corolla, despite the strange front bumper face design that Toyota seems to be favoring.

I actually like the overall look of the 2014 Corolla S....except I'm part of the large bandwagon giving a thumbs down to those ugly S package wheels . I actually saw a 2014 S with MUCH better looking Toyota branded alloys. When I returned with my camera to take a picture of those different wheels, the car was gone.

[nookandcrannycar]

(below)....Interesting.....but doesn't answer the question 'Hand crank windows available ?'

http://www.beyond.ca/2015-toyota-yar...ope/37495.html

[matti]

I think the 2014 Corolla looks pretty good. But, the Corollas have gotten too big for my liking. I did own a 2005 and 2007 Corolla, however, before my Yaris.

[nookandcrannycar]

(below).....According to this, no hand crank windows for the Canadian market .

http://media.toyota.ca/releases/the-...-for-canadians

[IllusionX]

If I were to get a new car. It better not have crank windows.
It's such an annoyance having to crawl over to close/open the passenger side...

[Exiwolfman]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

If I were to get a new car. It better not have crank windows.
It's such an annoyance having to crawl over to close/open the passenger side...

agree!!!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

If I were to get a new car. It better not have crank windows.
It's such an annoyance having to crawl over to close/open the passenger side...

I'm not talking about the locks, just the windows. If you are driving alone, why would you need to roll the passenger window down ?....unless you were parallel parked on a busy, narrow street trying to have a conversation with someone standing on the sidewalk. If you have a passenger, the passenger could roll the window down.

You have a sedan. I can see THAT (in addition to having a family) creating scenarios re ergonomics that would make having hand crank windows inconvenient. With a 3-door, and just myself to consider, I have a different take. Some other Yarisworld members do share my preference for hand crank windows. I feel power windows are just, especially on a Yaris, an unnecessary item that takes away from the simplicity. However, the main reason I prefer the hand crank windows was revealed to me when I had a rental Yaris LE in February. I like to drive (most of the time) with the driver door window cracked open ever so slightly. With the power windows, It is impossible to adjust that opening to my desired point. The window is either all the way up, or the opening is too wide.

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^^^ My re no hand crank windows available for the Canadian market in 2015 = I don't think this bodes well for potential USDM availability.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Exiwolfman

agree!!!

Your needs/situation may differ from mine, which would contribute to having a different opinion . Also, you know how to do all of your own repairs, so the simplicity angle might not carry as much weight as a factor as it does for me.

It also just occurred to me that harsh winters (the case for both of you) might contribute to a preference for power windows.

[Kalispel]

I've had bad luck with power windows, and prefer manual cranking windows myself. Same goes for automatic transmissions versus manual transmissions.

[IllusionX]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Your needs/situation may differ from mine, which would contribute to having a different opinion . Also, you know how to do all of your own repairs, so the simplicity angle might not carry as much weight as a factor as it does for me.



It also just occurred to me that harsh winters (the case for both of you) might contribute to a preference for power windows.

I actually don't care about it in the winter. Windows stay closed all the time.

But in the summer, being fuel efficient, I do not use the AC during my short commute to work. And you see, if you buy a barebones car, it probably doesn't have AC anyways, so you want to open that passenger window.

[428CobraJet]

Has the Canadian market Yaris been identical to the US market car in the past?

[428CobraJet]

Car and Driver speaketh
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/201...-and-info-news

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

I actually don't care about it in the winter. Windows stay closed all the time.

But in the summer, being fuel efficient, I do not use the AC during my short commute to work. And you see, if you buy a barebones car, it probably doesn't have AC anyways, so you want to open that passenger window.

Good point re the Canadian market. In the U.S. the Yaris (don't know about the ECHO) has always come standard with A/C, even on the most stripped model.