2007 TOYOTA YARIS PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS
POWERTRAIN
1.5-liter, 4-cylinder, DOHC, 16-valve EFI with VVT-i Horsepower: 106 hp @ 6,000 RPM Torque: 103 lbs.-ft. @ 4,200 RPM
4-speed automatic 5-speed manual
SUSPENSION
FRONT: Independent MacPherson strutted-type with coil springs
REAR: Torsion Beam with coil springs
EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase: 96.9” Overall Length: 150.6” Overall Width: 66.7” Overall Height: 60.0”
Pics?
French?? Never in my garage!
FRENCH-Built Cars return to USA
They come equipped with an auto-yield feature and five speed reverse.
because it is cheap garbage assembled by cheese-eating surrender monkeys.
ENGINE
919cc liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder
Bore and Stroke 71.0mm x 58.0mm
Compression Ratio 10.8:1
Valve Train DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Carburetion Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) with
manual enricher circuit
Ignition Computer-controlled digital with three
dimensional mapping
DRIVE TRAIN
Transmission Six-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
Front Suspension 43.0mm cartridge fork with adjustable preload and compression-damping; 4.3 inch travel
Rear Suspension Single shock with seven-position spring-preload adjustability; 5.0-inch travel
Front Brakes Dual full-floating 296.0mm discs with four-piston calipers
Rear Brake Single 240.0mm disc with single-piston caliper
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial
DIMENSIONS Rake 25.0 degrees Trail 98.0mm (3.9 inches) Wheelbase 57.5 inches Seat Height 31.3 inches Dry Weight 428 pounds Fuel Capacity 5.0 gallons
Ugly frog! Ushhhhhh...
Citroen 2CV prototype, late 1930s
French built by a riceburner company. Is it possible for me to despise it any more?
Another addition to my boycott list.
Renault Dauphine
"Truly unencumbered by the engineering process."
"At the time, it cost about half the price of a Volkswagen... which was half the price of everything else. How could Renault do this? Simple. It had half as many parts."
"This car topped out at 45 mph. Since the minimum speed on the Florida Turnpike is 40, patrol cars would follow me, waiting for me to hit a hill so they could ticket me."
"From a historical perspective, it's a shame that the French spent their Marshall Plan dollars on automaking."
"A side impact by a bicycle totaled my Dauphine after only one year."
Renault LeCar
"I'm convinced that the body metal for this car was supplied by Reynold's Aluminum."
"Like any French restaurant in America, it was overpriced, noisy, moody, and would put you in mortal danger if you had an accident with anything larger than a croissant."
"Our Le Car couldn't climb a hill fully loaded, so the passengers had to get out and walk up."
"I left it unlocked overnight, and it was finally stolen. The insurance check paid for a textbook."
By the way, Toyota has operated in France a good number of years. Not only was the previous version of the Yaris (essentially a hatchback version of the US-market Echo sedan) built there, but I believe a number of other Toyota models are built there, too.
I'll stick with my Fremont, CA assembled Corolla.
I hear they only come in white
I have owned a Nissan Altima for about 5 years. It's been an extremely reliable and competent car, but it was built before the Frogs became involved with Nissan. I don't think I'll replace it with a Nissan that has any connection with the Frogs. Maybe a Honda or Toyota as long as it isn't built anywhere in Europe.
As the snow flies
at a used car lot on the other side of town
a liberal guy and a liberal gal
buy a Yaris
(buy a Yaris)
and they drive with pride
cause if there's one thing this world needs
its environmental friends who'll take the lead
in a Yaris
(in a Yaris)
they say people don't you understand
those suburbans are ruining the land
but the'll wish they had a full sized van one day
they point fingers at you and me
they say we're to blind to see
but do we simply use our heads
and choose another way?
as those small wheels turn
fifty miles to the gallon
and their knees on their chest
they're gonna save enough gas
for all the rest
in a Yaris
(in a Yaris)
then one day on the interstate
they suddenly lose control
they swerve to miss a baby duck
they're squashed beneath a produce truck
but they drove with pride
and as the crowds drive past a little flat car
you know they saved a lot of gas
but they didnt get far
in a Yaris
(in a Yaris)
and as they're trapped inside
at a used car lot on the other side of town
a liberal guy and a liberal gal
buy a Yaris....
and they drive with pride...
Regards, Ivan