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2013 Volkswagen Tiguan TSi h tp: /kaywa.me/8aVDQ Download the Kaywa Qr Code reader (A p Store &Android market) and scan your code! my Kaywa Qr-Code w.valuecarswarehouse.co.nz CELLULAR See page 5 for more info! 2 h tp: /kaywa.me/8aVDQ Download the Kaywa QR Code Reader (a p Store &android Market) and scan your code! REVERSE CAMERAS My Kaywa QR-Code w.valuecarswarehouse.co.nz PARKING SENSORS 0800 212 777 Ce l 021 855 884 GPS/TRACKING motor vehicle purchase See our ad on page 2 20 Bay Harbour News Wednesday March 3 2021 Plenty of options in funky Yaris FROM STARLET to Echo to Yaris, Toyota’s small car range has been widely accepted in New Zealand through the years. I’d have expected nothing less, each of those models represented efficiency, practicality and longevity. Yaris is still around, just recently a new-generation model landed in New Zealand and it also gets a new three-cylinder engine that is a bit of a departure for Toyota. Nevertheless, in the three drives I had in that model last year it quickly charmed me with its honesty and overall performance. What’s more, there are also hybrid options in Yaris, Toyota’s formidable electric drive system hooked to the three-potter. Toyota has now gone one step further, the Yaris is also available as Yaris Cross, a funkier car that is also a little larger all round. Notably, it is also taller, 30mm added to the ride height. That might not seem like much, but it does make a significant difference to those who aren’t quite so agile, entry and egress is much easier, and ground clearance is just that little bit more user-friendly. With the extra length there is more space inside in which to be comfortable. Interestingly, Toyota claims the Yaris Cross sits in the sport utility vehicle category, I’m a little ambivalent on that, I’m suggesting it’s more of a crossover model, that is also represented in the name. The Yaris Cross shares much the same driveline componentry as its stablemates, there are three models and, as you would have guessed, there are two hybrid options. This is some indication of where Toyota sees the use of fossil fuel and its environmental impacts. Never before have New Zealand buyers seen such a prolific array of hybrid options, and full credit to Toyota, the drivelines fit the concept of Yaris, in all forms, well. Prices for the Yaris Cross start at a tempting $29,990 for the GX-specification petrol-only model, an extra $4000 will get you into a GX hybrid, while the range-topping Limited hybrid sits at $38,990. This evaluation focuses on the two hybrids, and just like the car it is based on the hybrid system is something rather special. Firstly, I’m sold on three-cylinder engines, and the torquey characteristics of it hooked to the surge you get from electric power makes the Yaris Cross feel rather feisty. Acceleration from all areas is surprisingly swift, it will make 100km/h from a standstill in 11.4sec and will power through a highway overtake in around 7sec (80-120km/h). Toyota claims outputs of 67kW and 120Nm from the 1490cc petrol engine, add in an extra TRENDY: The Yaris Cross sits on the outer periphery of the sport utility vehicle market. TOYOTA YARIS CROSS: Hybrid or petrol-only drivelines. 18kW of electric energy and it all equates to very respectable figures. Of course, we all relate to fuel efficiency when the term hybrid is used, and Toyota lists the Yaris Cross hybrid with a 3.8-litre per 100km/h combined cycle average. That’s pretty much the same as the standard Yaris at 3.4l/100km and sits well with the 5l/100km figure during my time in both evaluation cars. At 100km/h there is a 4l/100km return instantaneously. When I picked up both vehicles they were full of fuel, each registering a 500km distance before refuelling, that’s quite impressive and I have no doubt that would be achievable. Bear in mind that the hybrid system is working constantly to prevent the internal combustion engine firing. Depending on throttle application and how you drive, considerable fuel savings can be made. It’s the best of both worlds really, fuel saving and solid boost when acceleration is required. That’s something that Toyota has done well with its hybrid system, and as further development comes through that equation will only be increased in time. As it is now I find the system quite remarkable even to the point where I’ve said many times before that I’d be tempted into a • Price – Toyota Yaris Cross hybrid GX, $33,990; Limited, $38,990 • Dimensions – Length, 4180mm; width, 1765mm; height, 1590mm • Configuration – Threecylinder, front-wheeldrive, 1490cc, 67kW, 120Nm, continuously variable automatic. • Performance – 0-100km/h, 11.4sec • Fuel usage – 3.8l/100km hybrid, it’s doing just that little bit for the environment as well as getting a purposeful drive. Of course, the energy from both drive elements is channelled through a continuously variable transmission, it offers a seamless flow of energy and ratio change. The Yaris Cross is also a decent type of handler. Sure, with its extra height there are gravitational compromises, but the steering and overall balance is biased towards dynamic, there is solid steering feedback and precise corner turnin even in the base model which has tyres significantly smaller in diameter than the Limited. My testing time in the Limited was perfect. A blustery nor’west wind was belting the Canterbury Plains, it was a good test of Toyota’s crosswind assist safety program. It was quite noticeable in the way it corrected and adjusted steering to compensate. That’s just one part of Toyota’s extensive suite of safety technologies finding their way across the whole product range. Not only are safety features extensive in the Yaris Cross, well, the entire Yaris range actually, there are high levels of specification for comfort and convenience. Even in base model form there is still plenty to satisfy long after a purchase. What’s more, the trim materials and cosmetic detailing is high quality, adding to the comfort levels. I’d be happy with the GX model at $34k, but for those who do step up to Limited specification it’s nice to know you get a few extra goodies such as satellite navigation, head-up display, cloth and leather trim with heated front seats. Toyota hasn’t stopped there with Yaris and development of the three-cylinder concept. I’m due to drive the GR Yaris soon, as its nomenclature suggests it gets treatment from Toyota’s performance arm Gazoo Racing. The GR gets hefty turbocharged boost and a whole host of go-faster goodies. I can’t wait for that drive. In the interim, I’m also scheduled into the petrol-only Cross, I’m sure the entire range is going to leave a solid impression on me. has motoring covered! 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