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| ![]() I admit I never had the inclination to check it out, as my next car purchase is another 3-4 years down the line. Seems like a poorly ergonomised vehicle, but is the seating arrangement same in the Malaysian and Thai model? And considering that the Japs are not all that short anymore, I wonder what made them design the seats in such a way. |
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Still I was willing to overlook this because of the fantastic NHV, ride and build quality. My wife and her friends however might not, and the same may be true with many other Indian families. Maybe Toyota thinks the Yaris is competing against the Smart car? ![]() Ok that was bad, I was being sarcastic. Maybe Toyota made that center seat so uncomfortable so as to distract from the "soggy" engine/CVT combination. I have mentioned this before: between 40kmph and 80kmph the engine requires a bit of prodding and you can hear it complain too. FYI: Before I get accused of Toyota bashing, I drive a Camry and like I said before the Yaris has fantastic NVH, ride and build quality for it's class. It is just that to many prospective buyers the 5th seat and/or a more adroit engine-transmission might be more important. If you are a sedate driver and are sure that you will never seat more than 4 in your car, the Yaris is a great option. Last edited by navin : 29th May 2018 at 17:31. | |
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The Yaris is a bit more and its done so that it supports the passengers on the sides. If it was fully flat the passengers on the side would not have any side bolstering. | |
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| ![]() If lower versions would not have the driver arm rest, I am sure they would be highest grossing variants. A curious thought, if Toyota removes this arm rest in some special edition of Yaris, wouldn't it be funny that they had to remove features from the car to make it better! For a car designed by the Japanese practical people, they sure made things unnecessarily inconvenient. |
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As it stands, the Yaris's center seat is less comfortable than the City or the Verna and I got 2 women who will back that up. The other 4 passengers in the Yaris however, can't be more comfortable in any other mid sized sedan unless they are tall (over 5' 9"). Last edited by navin : 30th May 2018 at 10:48. | |
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It’s the same as you keep going up a segment. The jetta was a terrible car at the back and so was the Passat. Unlesss you look at the utility vehicles a sedan is not going to be comfortable for 3 at the back. The city manages only cause Honda follows man maximum machine minimum, and we all know how Honda’s are built. | |
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| ![]() Etios doesn't come with automatic, or with 7 airbags. Even today, Liva or Etios AT with 7 airbags can be a great value proposition. I don't understand the new definition of luxury at shrinking space. In Indica, even four passangers could sit in relative comfort. The cars costing 4-5 times as much and 1-2 segments above can hardly seat 5. Be it Polo and siblings, i10/Accent, Ecosport, Yaris, City & Creta(to some extent). Only Etios twins and S-cross have sufficient space at the rear. |
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Between these two you have the choice of better engine/CVT and rear seat space vs better NVH, ride, and build quality. I prefer the later, my wife and her friends (so far), the former. I know fully well that her opinions (on most matters) are often more in line with general "Indian sentiment" and that's why I wonder if the Yaris will compete well against the City. Last edited by navin : 30th May 2018 at 12:01. | |
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Please note it was only the car that I was stalking and not the occupant ![]() Last edited by sumeethaldankar : 30th May 2018 at 21:19. | |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() There’s no airbags on the rear seats at all. The rear has curtain airbags in the b and c pillar. |
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| ![]() They should have made rear defogger and speed sensing auto lock standard across all variants. They have enough cushion to keep the J-CVT variant under 10L after adding these costs. Add front fog lamp as an accessory, and there you have the most value for money car which cover all the bases. I have asked this question before: Is it possible to put after market seat cover without affecting the side airbags? I see no air bag tag on seat back rest in Yaris, instead it is available in the seat base. Here is the front seat picture Last edited by Gannu_1 : 31st May 2018 at 12:26. Reason: Back to back posts merged. |
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It certainly looked narrower when compared to a CITY which was just ahead of it. Yaris was driven by a middle aged lady and 2 men probably in their 50s on rear seat. With two seated at back and from what i could view from rear glass there certainly didn't seem much space for middle passenger. Toyota knows it's clientele very well for Yaris, urban dwelling customers who are at executive level. These folks mostly have 2 cars and are not worried about sitting 5 in car, for them fuss free ownership is only criteria. Where customers use Innova/Fortuner for chauffer driven duties for a single person at back then certainly Yaris won't affect Toyota's prospects for that second car in the family types clientele. They are not looking at big numbers or to be on podium in segment. | |
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