The Toyota Yaris Hybrid Gains Power

The Japanese manufacturer’s best-seller, produced in France, is experiencing an evolution in 2023, notably with a new, more powerful engine.

The era is wonderful because it allows certain dogmas to be challenged. Thus, at a time when sobriety is a common topic, smart cars know how to combine increased performance with reduced fuel consumption. Moreover, it’s worth mentioning that the qualities of the Toyota Yaris, since the hatchback celebrated its 10 millionth unit produced since 2000 in early 2023.

Firstly, the design evolves with small touches, but nothing groundbreaking. There’s no need to dwell on this point, which is mainly cosmetic for a car already charming thanks to its bold curves. The same applies inside, where the dashboard now features a 100% digital instrument cluster and a more powerful and intuitive multimedia system, which previously was not a strong point for Toyota in general.

Improved performance

No, the interest lies under the hood, where alongside the existing Hybrid 116 version, a Hybrid 130 offer now appears. To be precise, although the combined power increases, it is solely due to the electric assistance and not the thermal engine, in order not to degrade fuel consumption. The electric motor paired with the transmission sees its power increase by about 11 kW, roughly fifteen horsepower. This is accompanied by a torque gain of up to 30%, from 141 to 185 Nm. Far from insignificant!

The performance follows the same logic, with a 0.5 second quicker acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h, now at 9.2 seconds. Thanks to these solutions, CO2 emissions remain steady at 116 g/km in the WLTP combined cycle.

Unfortunately, patience is still required, as the release date for this Toyota Yaris 2023 has not yet been announced precisely. However, it is unlikely to be imminent.

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