How the Yaris was born — logbook Toyota Vitz 2003
It was the Yaris, the car was originally developed in the European studio of Toyota and was intended to attack the European market in the first place, which it did with 5+, in 2000 it would be called the car of the year in Europe. In the Japanese market, the kid distinguished himself no less and became the car of 1999-2000.
At the Geneva Motor Show in 1998, two prototypes Funtime and FunСargo were presented. There was another Funcoupe prototype, very similar in layout to the Opel Tigra, but it was not on display.
As can be judged from the information from various articles found on the net, the public really liked the car, and it was decided to urgently put it into production.
Funtime
It's amazing how close the prototype and production car are, almost all the interesting finds have come to life.
Revolutionary was the central arrangement of instruments.
And from this angle, you can recognize the finds that went even further than this model, the taillights have taken root perfectly on the future Avensis.
funcargo
Funcoupe
Unfortunately, the coupe did not go into production.
Sketches
Judging by the date on the sketches, the work began in 1995, 3 years before the premiere and only 4 before mass production.
“Vitz owes its name to the German language - a word that means wit, a bright joke. The European analogue of the Yaris received the name, collected from a combination of the German word again and Charis (Haris), associated with the ancient Greek goddesses-charites, embodying a kind and joyful, eternally youthful start in life (it can hardly be considered a mere coincidence that the main designer of the car by nationality was Greek). In both cases, they were right on target. Vitz is truly quirky, charming, elegant and well built at the same time.†www.auto-most.ru/site/review/exp/354.html
The novelty has replaced the Toyota Starlet.
Thanks for the comment. Sorry, I couldn't find a photo of the interior. Starlet now add, he did not guess.
Interesting, thanks for the post. It would also not be superfluous to see the concept of the salon, if, of course, such pictures can be found. And for comparison, place the Starlet so that you can see how different these cars are. Interestingly, the car for the European market also became popular in Japan and seemed to be a top seller for some time.
You are always welcome, but this is only the beginning, there is so much more to see!
A little surprising is the lack of reaction from Witze and Yarisovodov, although he showed enough activity.
E-my, lope of useful information! I could not even think that Toyota Vitz has such an interesting past! Thanks for the article, it was very interesting to read and personally draw the necessary information for myself! The article is worthy of appreciation, of course!
I have been lucky so far, I have not met the evil ones, but I have already seen enough fools.
So I'm not talking about the new Yaris, I'm talking about the 4-year-old Vitz (250,000 rubles (3 years ago)) in comparison with the new Matiz (268,000 rubles).
I don’t even argue that the Vitz is better than the Matiz, I already exaggeratedly said that … because. the price of a new Yaris is cosmic for such a car ... it’s better to buy a Ford Focus hatch, for me it’s almost worthy of its price ... I also took Avensis with a good discount. for the natural price, he also did not cause delight =)
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Everyone needs to study history, interesting things pop up and answers to questions open up! Yaris machine convenient for the city, but excuse me * Uka dear kapets! it’s easier to buy a Matiz and drive it for a year. and then change =) well, that's my opinion =)
Thanks for the comment. Yaris, which is now in the salon, I agree, it is unrealistic, and they are bought only at a promotion, with good discounts.
But if we talk about my Witz, it was at the end of 2007, he cost me $ 9,500, at the age of four, with a mileage of 29,000, there was simply no alternative to him at that time. Matiz did not even consider, it is one and a half times smaller, it's too much.
True about history. But here is the Matiz, a machine of a different class, a smaller A. And this, as it turned out in practice, is a very big difference. For example, I am ready to ride a B-class, but an A-class is already too much. Or rather, lack.
Everyone needs to study history, interesting things pop up and answers to questions open up! Yaris machine convenient for the city, but excuse me * Uka dear kapets! it’s easier to buy a Matiz and drive it for a year. and then change =) well, that's my opinion =)
Please glad you like it. There is also an idea to write a review about the first-generation Yaris co-platformers, there are quite a few of them, so stay tuned.
Thanks for the cool article, it's very interesting to read and compare the similarity of conceptual models and serials.
Nice to meet you!
Lanterns were not allowed on Yarik, he was probably very unusual at that time. Well, they didn’t throw it away, they let me go to Avensis.
super, soul mate digging in history books
an interesting topic with concept lanterns, it’s a pity they didn’t let Yarik into the series
And here is the post - www.drive2.ru/users/marku.../288230376151872762/#post - if you are interested, look at it, at the same time tell me if you missed something!
Thanks for the article, and how many other interesting cars have been made on the Vitz / Yaris platform - you can’t count!