Toyota > Hatchback Toyota > 1.3 Litre

The little car that thinks its big

Advantages: Looks, space, quality & finish, low running costs, reputation
Disadvantages: Flimsy rear parcel shelf

If ever there was a time when the argument for buying a small car is strong, it is now. With fuel costs escalating out of control & the credit crunch biting more & more people are downsizing to smaller cars as they make more economic sense. When I used ...

ScottishWestie 01.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3

I am Sir Toyota & have come to claim what is mine!

Advantages: Great price and great extras
Disadvantages: Engine is a bit sluggish.

The Toyota Motor Corporation is currently ranked number 2 in the world motor market in terms of sales. It recently superseded Ford, who were number 2 before Toyota, last year and if current trends continue, the Toyota Motor Corporation will become number ...

KatiePuckrik 02.03.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3

  More Car For Less Pennies

Advantages: Price and high specification.
Disadvantages: Still a "small" car, for all its innovation.

...~ ~ I’ve a fair few mates and colleagues who have bought the Toyota Yaris over the past while, some as run-arounds, and others as “second” cars. This car competes in the same lucrative sector as the Ford Ka, the Seat Arosa, and the Vol ...

the_mad_cabbie 08.08.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3

Toyota, the drive of my life? Nah!

Advantages: Power steering, hidey holes, compact, fuel consumption.
Disadvantages: Drives terribly, terrible to reverse

...dinted my little Renault Clio I was pleased when my insurance offered me a hire car. I was even more excited when I was told that my hire car was going to be a 1.3 automatic Toyota Yaris. It had been a long time since I had driven an aut ...

Shortsharpshock 20.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3

Funky little car with a big heart

Advantages: Easy driving, low fuel consumption, doddle to park
Disadvantages: At a £1000 extra I thought the auto transmission a bit expensive but it has proved to be worth it

I bought my Yaris in May 2000 and have been pleasantly surprised by it's performance. My previous car was a Honda Civic - the sporty looking type and very low to the ground. It was my second Civic and whilst I had absolutely no problems with it, and w ...

maggs1939 05.06.2001 · Read full review
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