Could there be a hot new Yaris Turbo headed to the UK? On the face of it an article by Auto Express in January may suggest it is true, however it is more likely to be a Japanese Vitz Turbo. The UK has recently seen the release of the normally aspirated 1.8l Yaris SR which makes the addition of a more powerful 1.5l Turbo model seem unlikely.
You can read the full Auto Express article here: Red alert for turbo Yaris
Finding hard information on this model is proving difficult, not least because I don’t speak Japanese.? I have however managed to find the Yaris TRD Sports M model which looks close.
From what I can gleam it appears to be a 1.5 litre Gen 2, here are some more details:
Capacity: 1.496cc
Bore: 75mm
Stroke: 84.7mm
Compression Ratio: 10.5:1
Power: 88KW/119Ps @ 6000rpm
Source (http://toyota.jp/customize/vitz/trdsportsm/spec2.html)
From the above it looks like this isn’t the 1.5 turbo, the suggested power falls short of that mentioned in the Auto Express article and the stated compression ratio is more common in normally aspirated cars, turbo’d or supercharged cars tend to run a lower compresion ration of around 8.5:1.
