Toyota Vios 2013

cotton_on

the new 4th generation Vios has been revealed at the 2013 Bangkok International Motor Show. any comments?

here is the story: Officially official: Toyota unveils new Vios at Bangkok Motor Show

kelunji

Finally they got rid of the center dashboard gauges.

slamm

^Yeah... They probably whacked the guy who keeps designing center panel gauges.

kelunji

slamm wrote: »

^Yeah... They probably whacked the guy who keeps designing center panel gauges.

I think it was a cost-saving measure to serve both LHD and RHD markets.

shun_sakurai

It's okay. Fairly attractive. Miles better than the dumpy outgoing model, but still not what I'd call a looker. Not quite a fan of the bluff face and gaping maw but I like the general shape and details.

You gotta wonder how much better the interior is though. Current Vios/Yaris' interiors are very, very cheap-looking.

shun_sakurai

double post...

slamm

kelunji wrote: »

I think it was a cost-saving measure to serve both LHD and RHD markets.

Yep, in a way yes. In fact if you drive the local Yaris HB, you might notice the orientation of the instrument cluster seems to be more biased towards the center/right side of the car.

The design sorta reminds me of a Hyundai though.

xmark

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http://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/bangkok-2013-toyota-holds-global-unveil-of-2013-vios.html

chris024

nice, tama mas gumanda at nawala na yung center dashboard gauges. sana lang mag stick sila sa pricing range nila
buti hindi ang lumabas eh yung parang sa looks ng new avanza

virtuoso

Always hated the center console. This looks a lot better too, nice looking interior.

I bet it's going to be affordable since it will be manufactured locally.

Good job by the asian car manufacturers. Paganda ng paganda!

subaru_sti

parang may pagkakahawig sila... ;p

shotokan

3 months pa lang yung vios ko... wala pang plaka... tapos may bago na ulit na vios at sobrang ganda ng bago...

Azulbanirpal

Finally, toyota is on the right track as far as exterior design is concerned, although tail light seems outlandish.

BeerhandBop

engine stays the same though. so p0tah ano to? lokohan?

Runner87

Toyota does it again! Check out their new video from the Bangkok International Car Show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBYaldK0lg

Laging disenyo ng Toyota magandang kotse!

Runner87

Toyota does it again! Check out their new video from the Bangkok International Car Show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBYaldK0lg

Laging disenyo ng Toyota magandang kotse!

shun_sakurai

BeerhandBop wrote: »

engine stays the same though. so p0tah ano to? lokohan?

A cheap car can mean spending as little funding on engine development as possible.

To be fair, they did that with Lexus too. The IS has an all-new body but a carryover engine lineup.

Whether a Lexus IS is anyone's definition of a "cheap car" is up for debate though.

kelunji

BeerhandBop wrote: »

engine stays the same though. so p0tah ano to? lokohan?

Why? Whats wrong with the old engine? Does the price now make you think a new engine should be included?

Azulbanirpal

Is it me or does it look like new version is longer body wise? I like the DIMENSIONS of the old model, hope this one stays the same.
This is what happens when car companies have lots of competition, even giant toyota is forced to renew their philosophy. The Vios has a strong following and has established itself as a solid model.
If priced correctly I would opt for this than its korean counterpart, japanese metallurgy is what most buyers do not appreciate. Kilala ko ang toyota, before you can be a supplier of toyota parts for their assembled cars in japan, you have to go through an eye of a needle to pass their requirement.

shun_sakurai

Azulbanirpal wrote: »

Is it me or does it look like new version is longer body wise? I like the DIMENSIONS of the old model, hope this one stays the same.

Some "visual lengthening" happened perhaps - it's become common for car designers to do this, usually via a combination of two or three main lines running through the flanks of a car.

In the new Vios' case I think Toyota just upped the visual cohesion. Almost every visual element you see on the outside runs horizontally so there is consistency to the whole style and the whole car looks "longer". By contrast, the outgoing Vios had an especially jarring front end; it couldn't decide between going horizontal or vertical and it looked "squatter" or more "squarish" as a result.

Azulbanirpal

I think youre right, at any rate this is a huge improvement on the looks department. Para kasing parrot tingin ko sa old vios.