Just today at 10 am, Toyota Indus Motors announced the launch of Yaris’s major facelift. It’s a dinky sedan that now comes with a more sporty front, cosmetic changes and an altogether more youthful styling matted with Toyota’s 1.3 or 1.5 NR series engine.
It’s fair to say that if you’re thinking of buying the new Yaris, you’re probably also considering Honda City Aspire 1.5L. To clear the bushes from your mind, here’s a 1-1 comparison series of both cars:
- Toyota Yaris 1.5L Ativ X CVT (black int.): PKR 6,319,000
- Honda City Aspire CVT 1.5L: PKR 5,849,000
Writer’s Point-Of-View
Regardless of what you choose, the new Yaris is actually a good value deal, even better than the City in many aspects. After paying 470K PKR extra for the Yaris, you get Toyota’s emblem, projector headlamps, one extra airbag, Hill-assist, VSA, TC, parking sensors and two additional speakers with some really good and youthful pep stylings.
Honda City, it might have 12 additional horses, but lacks in some basic features than the new Yaris, and its front looks very dry and off in comparison to Yaris.
To conclude, unless you’re a Honda fanboy, Yaris for 470K additional would be a better deal, or you can go with lower variants if 6.31 million PKR goes out of the budget.
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Please let us know your comments and which next car you want to compare with?
Seems to be a biased review, as there are features that are better in Honda in comparison but aren’t mentioned in the write-up. Whereas, the features added in new Yaris are highlighted with ease and pleasure.
@M.Ali
Would you like to tell me which are those features that are better in Honda and not mentioned in write-up? Are you referring to Shark Fin Antenna? Halogen bulbs or what? “features added in new Yaris are highlighted”, so you want me to skip those newly added features of Yaris? What’s the purpose of this comparison then if I don’t add newly added features?
Rear led space, more trunk space, auto door lock, rear ac vents to mention a few !
To me Yaris never appealed due its shape. This time Toyota tried to address front shape but from side view it’s still same and doesn’t attract buyers as such. It always looked as destabilised vehicle, if viewing from side whereas, rear view is still same. It’s just cosmetic change to get the sales go from its docile standing and nothing else. But it’s up to buyers how do they take it, to me it’s a BIG NO.