The small car market has been getting a lot of attention from automakers in recent years with the Hyundai Accent, the Kia Rio, and the Mazda 2. The bar has been raised and to meet its growing competition Toyota has released its second generation Yaris. The Yaris itself has grown literally it's two point nine inches longer and two inches wider but it's to take more than just a boost in size to make the Yaris a winner and the new styling is a great start.

The old model had a more bulbous look but the 2012 bottle is sharp and angular proving that small doesn't have to be cute. The RS comes with L LD and SE trims and is available in three or five-door hatchback setups. A sedan was previously available but has been dropped for 2012. The top of the line SE is only available as a 5-door features 16-inch alloy wheels fog lights and a spoiler above the rear hatch.

But drivers spend more time in the car not staring at it that's where Toyota needs to step up its game to stay competitive. The interior isn't bad you get exactly what you need but not a lot more several years ago this would have been perfectly acceptable interior but not with cars like the Kia Rio and the Hyundai Accent on the market.

I agree and you don't get the kind of features that make a 40-minute commute more enjoyable like heated seats and navigation. Two of my personal favorite on the plus side Toyota did beefed up the sound deadening which will make your commutes a little bit quieter. That is until I cranked up the premium stereo on the Le or SE models.

The SD has a tighter sport-tuned suspension and steering ratio the result is actually fun handling. Toyota carried over the 1.5 liter inline-4 from last year it sends 106 horsepower to the front wheels through either a 5-speed manual transmission while 4-speed automatic with either transmission options you'll get 30 miles per gallon city with the manual you'll get 38 on the highway but with the automatic you'll drop to 35.

Those fuel economy numbers can make you forget about the interior shortcomings and soak in the price. The base L3 door starts at just over 14,000 and a five-door SE with options we'll hit you back about 18,000 for that money. You get a quiet competent hatchback with excellent fuel economy and a surprisingly enjoyable ride.

Yeah and so what if the interior isn't the best in the pack I mean when it comes to subcompact price everyday usability and fuel economy are the most important things and the Yaris delivers all three and a good-looking hatchback.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe small car market has been getting a lot of attention from automakers in recent years with the Hyundai Accent the Kia Rio and the Mazda 2 the bar has been raised and to meet its growing competition Toyota has released its second generation Yaris the Yaris itself has grown literally it's two point nine inches longer and two inches wider but it's to take more than just a boost in size to make the Yaris a winner and the new styling is a great start the old model had a more bulbous look but the 2012 bottle is sharp and angular proving that small doesn't have to be cute the RS comes with L LD and SE trims and is available in three or five-door hatchback setups a sedan was previously available but has been dropped for 2012 the top of the line se is only available as a 5-door features 16-inch alloy wheels fog lights and a spoiler above the rear hatch but drivers spend more time in the car not staring at it that's where Toyota needs to step up its game to stay competitive the interior isn't bad you get exactly what you need but not a lot more several years ago this would have been perfectly acceptable interior but not with cars like the Kia Rio and the Hyundai Accent on the market I agree and you don't get the kind of features that make a 40-minute commute more enjoyable like heated seats and navigation two of my personal favorite on the plus side Toyota did beefed up the sound deadening which will make your commutes a little bit quieter that is until I cranked up the premium stereo on the Le or se models the SD has a tighter sport-tuned suspension and steering ratio the result is actually fun handling Toyota carried over the 1.5 liter inline-4 from last year it sends 106 horsepower to the front wheels through either a 5-speed manual transmission while 4-speed automatic with either transmission options you'll get 30 miles per gallon city with the manual you'll get 38 on the highway but with the automatic you'll drop to 35 those fuel economy numbers can make you forget about the interior shortcomings and soak in the price base l3 door starts at just over 14,000 and a five-door se with options we'll hit you back about 18,000 for that money you get a quiet competent hatchback with excellent fuel economy and a surprisingly enjoyable ride yeah and so what if the interior isn't the best in the pack I mean when it comes to subcompact price everyday usability and fuel economy are the most important things and the Yaris delivers all three and a good-looking hatchbackthe small car market has been getting a lot of attention from automakers in recent years with the Hyundai Accent the Kia Rio and the Mazda 2 the bar has been raised and to meet its growing competition Toyota has released its second generation Yaris the Yaris itself has grown literally it's two point nine inches longer and two inches wider but it's to take more than just a boost in size to make the Yaris a winner and the new styling is a great start the old model had a more bulbous look but the 2012 bottle is sharp and angular proving that small doesn't have to be cute the RS comes with L LD and SE trims and is available in three or five-door hatchback setups a sedan was previously available but has been dropped for 2012 the top of the line se is only available as a 5-door features 16-inch alloy wheels fog lights and a spoiler above the rear hatch but drivers spend more time in the car not staring at it that's where Toyota needs to step up its game to stay competitive the interior isn't bad you get exactly what you need but not a lot more several years ago this would have been perfectly acceptable interior but not with cars like the Kia Rio and the Hyundai Accent on the market I agree and you don't get the kind of features that make a 40-minute commute more enjoyable like heated seats and navigation two of my personal favorite on the plus side Toyota did beefed up the sound deadening which will make your commutes a little bit quieter that is until I cranked up the premium stereo on the Le or se models the SD has a tighter sport-tuned suspension and steering ratio the result is actually fun handling Toyota carried over the 1.5 liter inline-4 from last year it sends 106 horsepower to the front wheels through either a 5-speed manual transmission while 4-speed automatic with either transmission options you'll get 30 miles per gallon city with the manual you'll get 38 on the highway but with the automatic you'll drop to 35 those fuel economy numbers can make you forget about the interior shortcomings and soak in the price base l3 door starts at just over 14,000 and a five-door se with options we'll hit you back about 18,000 for that money you get a quiet competent hatchback with excellent fuel economy and a surprisingly enjoyable ride yeah and so what if the interior isn't the best in the pack I mean when it comes to subcompact price everyday usability and fuel economy are the most important things and the Yaris delivers all three and a good-looking hatchback\n"