TOKYO: Toyota’s lowest-priced car, the Yaris, is restyled inside and out for 2015, has an improved ride and adds new standard features – all for a starting retail price of less than $16,000.
The Yaris, available as three-door and five-door hatchbacks, continues to rank among the top 10 gasoline-powered, non-hybrid cars in fuel economy in the country. Its best mileage ratings in federal government tests are 30 miles per gallon in city driving and 37 mpg on highways with a 2015 Yaris equipped with the base, five-speed manual transmission (and just a mile less for highway driving when equipped with a four-speed automatic).
Judging by the test Yaris, this fuel mileage is attainable in real-world driving.
All Yarises come with a 106-horsepower, four-cylinder engine.
Reliability is another Yaris characteristic. The 2015 subcompact has predicted reliability of better than average by Consumer Reports magazine; past Yaris reliability has been well above average.
And, for 2015, the Yaris arrives with nine air bags to provide passenger protection within its 85-cubic-foot passenger space inside. Major competitors, such as the Nissan Versa Note and Honda Fit hatchbacks, have fewer air bags.
