Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Yaris is a small automobile made and sold by Toyota since 1999. It is sold as the Toyota Belta, Toyota Vios, and Toyota Vitz. The Yaris is sold as a 3-door and 5-door hatchback and 4-door sedan. It is currently in its third generation. The first generation Yaris was known as the Toyota Echo in some markets. A distinctive feature of the first generation in many markets was a digital instrument display which glows out of a black hole in the centre of the dashboard. The second generation model arrived in 2005 and the third generation was on sale from a period from 2011-2019. The Yaris IV was revealed in October 2019 before the opening of the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show and was officially put on sale in early 2020. As of 2023, The Yaris has been officially discontinued in north American & Canadian markets.[1] It is still available in other markets such as the UK. [2]

Name

"Yaris is [a kind of mix, or] an amalgamation of words from Greek mythology and German. ... ‘Charis’ was a symbol of beauty and elegance. Toyota [... switched] the ‘Ch’ with ‘Ya’ – German for ‘yes’", according to media.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Toyota Yaris Family is Discontinued | Find a Used Toyota Yaris". www.toyota.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Toyota announces the new 2025 Yaris | Toyota media release". www.toyota.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  3. ↑ https://mag.toyota.co.uk/toyota-model-name-meanings-explained/#:~:text=Yaris%20is%20an%20amalgamation%20of,markets%20to%20the%20car%27s%20styling. Retrieved 2025-07-28

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