The Toyota Echo nameplate comes with the latest replacement model with all-new features and a new name – 2008 Toyota Yaris. It has been redesigned with practicality that the current buyers look for before investing their hard earned money. This sub compact passenger car is a 3- or 4-door family Coupe or family Sedan that easily accommodates five adult passengers. The interior segment of the car is designed with utmost care to ensure a comfortable and effortless ride.
Standard Features
The standard convenience features available on both the Liftback and Sedan models include air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, a gated shift lever, tinted glass, digital clock, a map light, intermittent windshield wipers with mist control and dual sunvisors with vanity mirrors. The interior segment of the car is well equipped with sports seats and upholstered soft fabric that seems to be exclusively beautiful. Moreover, there are rear seating designed to accommodate three passengers and this comes with headrests in each seat. To reflect the elegance and style the interior segment has an amber-lit Optitron instrument display with analogue read-outs. For convenience the cabin is accented with climate control air conditioning with pollen filter, Smart Entry and Start system, a reach and rake-adjustable steering column, electrically adjustable door mirrors and front fog lamps. Both Yaris models provide easy-to-reach audio and climate controls, an array of storage spaces including a center console with built-in storage and cupholders in the front and rear.
Optional Features
A 60/40 folding rear seatback with a fold-down center armrest and cupholder is standard on the Liftback, while it comes as an optional feature on the Sedan models. The Yaris Liftback also features an LCD odometer, twin tripmeters and a driver's-side glove compartment as well as passenger-side dual glove compartments. The Yaris Sedan comes standard with frosted-illumination for the instrument panel.
So it will not be wrong to say that the Toyota Yaris defines comfortability and style in a new way. No wonder this sub compact passenger car is one of the most popular productions of Toyota Motors Corporation.