Recently, advertisements that funnyly describe the hybrid car experience of a father and his son caught my attention.. After these commercials, I wanted to use the Toyota Yaris hybrid version and answer the frequently asked questions about hybrid cars.
What I Tested? Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid Spirit
What are the Technical Specifications of Toyota Yaris Hybrid?
What are the Alternatives of Toyota Yaris Hybrid?
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Diesel models of cars such as Opel Corsa, Ford Fiesta, VW Polo, Mazda 2, Renault Clio or gasoline models of cars such as Peugeot 308, Seat Leon are also alternative cars to this car at their price levels
How is Toyota Yaris Hybrid? ?
As I mentioned before in its petrol version, Toyota Yaris is a candidate to attract more female users with its hybrid design.. In addition, you are constantly being showered with questions by people who see the word hybrid next to them.. While driving this car, you realize that people are curious about hybrid cars.. In addition, the car is very different from the cars you are used to.. For example, no sound is produced when the car is running.. You don’t realize the car is starting until you step on the gas.. Again, while driving, there is a very different sound from the engine sound you are used to when only the electric motor is running.
Exterior Design
Exterior of the car. its design has undergone a serious makeover last year. 3. The next-generation Yaris was the first model to show the brand’s new dynamic design language in 2011.. Later, other Toyota models started to appear with this design language.. These 3 Yaris. generation has officially found a new identity with the makeup she went through last year.. Especially the front fender part has changed a lot.. The make-up has given the car a very serious appeal.
Color Options
There are very vivid color options suitable for the dynamic design of the car.. My test vehicle was one of the new colors, metallic blue.. Obviously, this color suits the car very well.
Toyota Yaris Wheel Options
Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid How is the Spirit Inside?
I did not miss the improvements in the interior of the Yaris hybrids compared to the previous version.. In the previous version, the inclination of the front panel made it difficult to use the functions here while driving the car.. This tilt from the new Yaris has been corrected in terms of user experience. In terms of interior space, it is at normal levels for a car in this segment.
How is the Performance of Toyota Yaris Hybrid?
Toyota Yaris hybrid is a complete city car. Designed for use at low speeds and in smooth road conditions. You don’t feel very comfortable at high speeds.. Fuel consumption of Toyota Yaris hybrid is quite low. I have reached a fuel consumption of 5 liters per 100 km in my classical use in the city.. But in a short-term test I made to try the limits of the vehicle and myself, I was able to push the car up to 3.5 liters of consumption figures per 100 km.. In order to understand the performance of this car, it would be useful to explain what a hybrid car actually means.
What is a Hybrid Car?
When it comes to hybrid, people generally think of it as an electric car.. Looking for a socket outlet directly in the car. Hybrid means hybrid in English.. In other words, a hybrid car actually has 2 engines, both electric and gasoline.. Here, the engine that performs the main function is the gasoline one.. The electric motor acts as more of a generator in the hybrid car.. This generator is activated when the car is running, at low idle speeds.. So how does this generator get charged?
When the car brakes, some of the energy that is normally produced by the gasoline engine and wasted during stop and start is stored by the electric motor and used when needed.. The most important of these necessary times is the working moment of the vehicle.. That’s why you don’t hear any noise when the car starts. The vehicle generally eats from this energy when it stops and starts.. On the other hand, as I mentioned above, this electric motor is more like a small generator, it is the gasoline engine that does the main job.. The electric motor only makes it more efficient.. Otherwise, the electric motor alone will not take you more than 20 30 km when the battery is fully charged.
What I Don’t Like About Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid Spirit?
Suspensions are rigid. You feel the blows. It reduces driving comfort in cities such as Istanbul with holes in the roads.
Steering wheel is one of the most important elements in an automobile, in my opinion.. It is the part that makes even driving the vehicle enjoyable.. Because it is in contact with your hand during the entire ride.. Frankly, the material quality of the steering wheel of the Toyota Yaris Hybrid is not very good in my opinion in terms of the hand feel.
Dashboard is boring for such an innovative car.. More fun display screens should be worked on now
Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid Spirit Price and Toyota Yaris Price List
The Spirit package of the Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid I tested is 64 thousand 950 TL. The list and campaign prices of all models of the New Yaris are as follows:. For those who will read this article in the future, these are the prices on the website of Toyota Turkey on March 27, 2015.. In case these figures will be updated later, you can check the current prices from this link.
Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid Spirit Videos
Test drive video of the car by My Automobile World
