The Toyota Yaris With Stop & Start Technology
Published: 6th February 2009
The New Toyota Yaris Rear View
The 2009 Toyota Yaris features a range of new and revised engines that benefit fully from the technical advances delivered by Toyota Optimal Drive. The line-up comprises a new 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i petrol unit with a Stop & Start system and improved versions of the award-winning 1.0-litre VVT-i three-cylinder petrol unit and the 1.4-litre D-4D diesel. A new six-speed manual transmission also debuts in the Toyota Yaris. Matched to the 1.33 VVT-i and 1.4 D-4D engines, it is smaller, lighter and more efficient than the five-speed gearbox it replaces.
Applying Toyota Optimal Drive technologies gives the engine superior emissions and fuel consumption performance compared to the previous 1.3-litre unit, reducing CO2 output by 22g/km and improving combined cycle mpg from 47.1 to 55.4 (both figures for manual transmission with Stop & Start). The Toyota Yaris engine is also smaller and lighter, but produces greater torque.
Stop & Start Technology
A new Stop & Start system is featured as standard on the Toyota Yaris 1.33 Dual VVT-i engine with six-speed manual transmission. This automatically stops the engine when the gear shift is moved to neutral and the clutch pedal is released; the engine restarts as soon as the clutch is depressed again.
Immediate restarting is made possible by a permanently engaged gear mechanism and there is no hesitation in a rapid stop and start sequence - the engine does not have to stop fully before firing into life again. The system reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, and operates smoothly and silently.
Toyota Yaris
Our Toyota Yaris Guide lists the full specification of the current UK Yaris range, including car prices, fuel consumption, dimensions and other vital data.
Price Range: £9,905 - £14,385
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Models in the range: 10
We have road tested the Toyota Yaris, to read our in-depth car reviews:
Toyota Yaris Review - Apr 2006
Toyota Yaris Review - May 2008
Our Car Buyer’s Guide covers all of the UK’s major new cars and includes CO2 ratings and car insurance groups. Data updated on the 14th Oct 2009
