The well-known Vitz, Platz, Echo, Ractis and other models are closely related to Belta and Yaris. According to public information, Toyota Belta is mainly used as an alternative model of Willard (Japanese Platz, American Echo) in Japan, the United States and other markets.
At the end of 2005, Toyota introduced Belta to replace Japan's Platz, and integrated the brands of NBC product series: using the European Yaris brand, the new generation Vios and Belta were renamed Yaris hatchback and sedan when they went public in North America; In March of this year, Toyota of Thailand also launched Belta as an alternative to the Thai version of VIOS, but used the name of VIOS. 1999, Toyota launched the first generation model named "Yaris" in Europe.
In 2000, Platz model from Japan was officially listed in North America under the name of "Echo". Four years later, in February 2003, yaris set a new record in the sales of small cars in Europe and was awarded the "Best Small Car in Europe in 2000".
Soon, the upgraded version of yaris, as the hatchback model of Echo, was listed in Canada in 2004, and its performance was extremely hot, but it was not introduced to the American market, probably because the overall downturn of small-displacement vehicles in the United States made Toyota want to continue. Yaris and Echo adopt a unique central digital instrument design, which greatly facilitates the driver to know the driving conditions of the vehicle at any time (the American version and the Canadian version are central universal instruments).
At that time, the European version of yaris used 1.0L and 1.3L Toyota VVT-i technology engines, and its excellent fuel economy was highly sought after by consumers. In 200 1 year, Toyota introduced 1.5L yaris T-Sport (called VITZ in Japan). This sports version of yaris emphasizes driving pleasure.
In 2003, yaris added a 1.4L diesel engine to its product line, which was once used by BMW as a MINI model of chess. In 2000, yaris series inexplicably gave birth to an MPV model-fun goods. It used the same transmission and hatchback design, but it was quickly discontinued in 2004 due to poor sales.
In Asia (except Japan and Hong Kong), the improved Platz sedan is called VIOS sales. Generally speaking, the first generation of yaris, its North American version of Echo, experienced a rare decline in the later period of sales in the US market, but in Canada, where small cars are highly sought after, the sales of Echo's 3-door and 5-door hatchback versions have remained high.
In 2004, Toyota released the second generation Vitz in Japan, and the Platz model was replaced by Belta. The Funcargo mentioned above was replaced by Ractis in June 2005. At the end of 2005, Europe, Australia and Canada welcomed the second generation of yaris, which was the first time to use the name "yaris" in Australia and North America.
At the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota released the North American version of 07 yaris. It is worth mentioning that the car has excellent safety performance, with only 9 airbags, which is second to none in its class. The 07 yaris listed in the United States has a four-door sedan more than the yaris sold in Canada, which is the new VIOS to be listed in China.
The second generation yaris will be put into production in Guangzhou Toyota. I believe this car will definitely win the favor of consumers in China with its excellent fuel economy and meticulous safety protection.
Secondly, I would like to ask who has used the yaris, and how it controls how to lift the brakes at high speed, so that we can have full confidence to drive fiercely.
Driving at a speed of 60km/h on Panshan Highway, the lightweight steering wheel actually has very precise directivity, and the slightly soft suspension on the straight road can also keep the balance and stability of the car body well. Driving in a straight road jumps slightly, and the shock absorption ability through the speed bump is strong, which is easy to make people think that it is a set of adjustment that emphasizes comfort.
However, in continuous bending, the support force of the middle and rear sections of the suspension is good, and the roll amplitude is not excessive. Due to the short body, the car takes the initiative to enter the corner, and it is agile to leave the corner. Even the sense of road can be clearly reflected in the hands, which is full of fun. From this point of view, the chassis designed by yaris for the European market really has the tough taste of European cars, which is not only tough, easy to drive, but also comfortable to sit on ~ ~ ~ ~ Japanese engine+European chassis = fuel saving+stability.
3. What is the safety performance of yaris? Yaris has adopted GOA high-strength car body, 6SRS airbag, ABS anti-lock braking system, BA brake assist system, headlight height adjustment device, child seat fixing device and other safety equipment, which is very attractive to consumers. In the world's most stringent E-NCAP crash test, it won the five-star rating of European NCAP crash test with a score of 35 points; It also obtained the (NCAP)6-star standard in the NCAP safety collision test in Japan. Such achievements still fail to meet Toyota's requirements for "vehicle safety". Toyota also specially developed a mannequin that can evaluate the damage of bones and internal organs to test yaris's protection of human safety in collision.
Yaris E-NCAP Collision Fraction
Adult protection score 35 points (five stars)
Child protection score 34 (Samsung)
Pedestrian protection score 18 (two stars)
Yaris J-NCAP collision score
Driver protection score is 32.66 (six stars)
The front passenger protection score is 2 1.9 1 (six stars).
It can be seen that yaris's safety performance is the strongest among Type A vehicles.
Fourth, yaris's driving experience How to drive yaris, easy and simple driving is our greatest feeling.
The accelerator has a short stroke and light weight, and its brake pedal is also light, so the steering wheel turns with great force and effortless. As far as the adjustment of driving is concerned, yaris has obviously taken into account the needs of women driving and has obvious tendencies.
Therefore, yaris is a car that is very suitable for urban driving, flexible and maneuverable, with strong low-speed output power. But yaris's driving skills are not limited to such a peaceful driving style.
Thanks to good power guarantee, yaris's speed increase has been satisfactory, but this is not all. Yaris's brakes are also very strong and progressive. The braking force can already be felt in the first quarter, and the resistance in the middle and rear sections is greater. This aspect is stronger than the old model, and the braking power is obvious, which weakens the driving pleasure.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) The historical development process of Toyota Motor Company: In the early days, Toyota mainly engaged in textile machinery. The founder, Ichiro Toyoda, set up the automobile department in the textile machinery factory in 1933, thus starting the automobile manufacturing history of Toyota Motor Corporation. 1935, Toyota AI automobile was successfully trial-produced, and the automobile industry company was formally established the following year. However, the company developed slowly throughout the thirties and forties, and it was not until after World War II that Toyota Motor Corporation accelerated its development. By introducing European and American technologies and under the guidance of American automobile technical experts and management experts, they quickly mastered advanced automobile production and management technologies, and created a famous Toyota production management model according to the characteristics of the Japanese nation, and constantly improved it, greatly improving the production efficiency of the factory, and flooded into the North American market at the end of the 1960s. 1972, the company produced a total of100000 vehicles.
The 1970s was the golden age for the rapid development of Toyota Motor Corporation. It took only four years from the expiration of 1972 to 1976, and the company produced10 million vehicles with an annual output of over 2 million vehicles. In the 1980s, the production and sales of Toyota Motor Corporation continued to soar. By the early 1990s, the annual output of automobiles had exceeded 4 million, approaching 5 million, beating Ford Motor Company and ranking second in the world. The sixties and seventies of the 20th century was a period of self-growth in Japan, and after the eighties, it began an international strategy of going global in an all-round way. It has successively established wholly-owned or joint ventures in the United States, Britain and Southeast Asia, and jointly established an automobile R&D center in the local area to implement the internationalization strategy of local R&D, design and production. [Edit this paragraph] Memorabilia 1867 Akio Toyoda was born
1924 Akio Toyoda invents "Toyota Automatic Loom with Non-stop Shuttle Changing (G Type)"
1929 transfer the patent of automatic loom to British company.
1930 Toyoda Shoichiro began to develop small gasoline engines.
1933 set up the automobile department in Toyota automatic loom factory.
1936 Toyota AA sedan comes out.
1937 Toyota motor corporation was born (capital12 million yen).
1938 the parent factory (now the head office factory) was completed and put into production.
1950 business crisis (labor disputes and layoffs) set up Toyota sales company.
195 1 began to implement the system of "use your head and put forward a plan"
1957 exported Toyota cars to the United States for the first time, and established Toyota Motor Sales Company of the United States.
1959 yuanmachi factory was completed and put into production.
1962 signed the labor declaration.
1965 get deming prize.
1966COROLLA car came out and started commercial cooperation with hino automobile industry company.
1967 started business cooperation with Dafa industrial company.
1972 The cumulative domestic automobile production in Japan has reached100000.
Toyota invites Japanese automobile industry delegation to visit China.
1974 set up Toyota consortium
1975 participated in housing construction.
1982 Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales Company merged into Toyota Motor Corporation.
1984 NUMMI, a joint venture with American general motors, was completed and put into production in the United States.
1988 TMMK, a wholly-owned manufacturer located in Kentucky, USA, was completed and put into production.
1990 the cumulative production of corolla cars reached150,000.
1992 TMUK, a wholly-owned manufacturer located in the uk, was completed and put into production.
1997PRIUS Prius (hybrid vehicle) was put into production and listed.
1998 TMMI, a wholly-owned manufacturer in Indiana, USA, and TMMWV, a wholly-owned manufacturer in west Virginia, were completed and put into production.
1999 is listed in new york and London stock markets respectively.
The cumulative domestic automobile production in Japan has reached 654.38 billion.
TKM, a manufacturer located in India, was built and put into production.
China Sichuan Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. was completed and put into production in 2000, producing Kauste and Wang Ba.
200 1 TMMF, a wholly-owned manufacturer located in France, was completed and put into production.
2002F 1 went to war.
Reached a comprehensive cooperation agreement with China FAW Group Corporation.
China Tianjin Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (now Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.) was completed and put into operation.
2002 10 VIOS Vios started to be sold as the first domestic model of Toyota Motor Corporation in China.
China Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. was established in 2004.
In 2005, Lexus brand opened its first dealership in China.
Domestic brand-new Crown sedan
Guangzhou Toyota engine co., ltd AZ engine off-line export.
The PRIUS Prius, the first hybrid car produced and sold in China, rolled off the assembly line.
In 2006, Camry produced by Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. rolled off the assembly line.
Lexus brands ES350, IS300 and LS460 landed in China.
In 2006, Toyota rolled off the assembly line in Corolla, Tianjin.
On February 28th, 2008, FAW Toyota officially announced that the brand-new VIOS VIOS was listed in Zhuhai.
On June 26th, 2008, GAC Toyota yaris was listed in China.
On May 25th, 2009, Highlander produced by GAC Toyota officially rolled off the assembly line.
6. Who can tell me the detailed history of Maibakh? DaimlerChrysler Group announced in new york that Maibakh, a German ultra-luxury car brand that had been silent for 60 years, was officially resurrected.
Maibakh 57 and Maibakh 62 produced by Mercedes-Benz are introduced for the first time, and the prices are 365,438+00,000 euros and 360,000 euros respectively. This price is amazing, equivalent to about 3.
The sum of the prices of five Mercedes S600, or two. Five Ferrari 360s.
Even the famous Rolls-Royce and Bentley can only compete with Maibakh 62 with their high-end products. Like red wine, famous paintings and Gothic castles, Maibakh's automobile brands have become more precious with history.
Especially for Maibakh, Rolls-Royce and other cars specially designed for "the rich among the rich", cars are no longer simple "means of transportation", but must have profound cultural background and even aristocratic temperament to show the owner's taste and uniqueness. The cultural heritage of Maibakh Automobile comes from a father and son named Maibakh.
1885, wilhelm maybach helped his friend gottlieb daimler, known as the "father of automobiles", build the world's first vertical engine. 190 1 year, he designed a honeycomb radiator and a 35-horsepower Mercedes-Benz driven by the front and rear wheels of the engine. These automobile technologies, which seemed normal today, were a great innovation at that time. In the next few years, Maibakh invented the world's first four-speed mechanical transmission and spray carburetor, and became an automotive technical talent, so he was known as the "father of automotive design".
1909, Maibakh began to design high-performance engines for the famous led zeppelin. However, after 10 years, Maibakh Jr., who followed his father's footsteps, entered the automobile field, and made the first luxury car, Maibakh W 1, under the guidance of Maibakh Sr. in1year, which caused market repercussions. With its high-performance engine, excellent mechanical structure and noble interior, Maibakh Automobile soon became the main rival of Mercedes-Benz at that time.
1930, the famous Maibakh Zeppelin car came out. It used an 8-liter V 12 engine with a maximum power of 200 HP. It was one of the most advanced cars in the world at that time, which established the position of Maibakh automobile in the luxury field. In 1930s, when Maibakh was booming, World War II broke out.
In that war-torn era, luxury cars like Maibakh lost customers. 194 1 year, the factory producing 1800 Maibakh cars was forced to stop production.
Maibakh, a once brilliant brand, also competed with Rolls-Royce and Bentley, and was annexed by Daimler-Benz on 196 1. After 60 years of Maibakh Automobile's revival in Maibakh, Daimler Group is determined to revitalize this legendary brand again.
In order to make the resurrected Maibakh popular, technicians spent about a year touring around the world to show the prototype of Maibakh with its front covered, so as to listen to opinions from all sides. At the Geneva International Auto Show in March this year, Maibakh was exhibited by the mysterious Daimler-Chrysler Group in a dark glass cover, and Maibakh was announced back in this subtle way! It was not until the official listing at the beginning of this month that Maibakh showed his true colors.
Maibakh 57 and 62 listed in new york this time are named after their length, that is, the length of Maibakh 57 is 5. 7 meters, the length of 62 is 6.
2 meters. In the top Maibakh 62 car, the interior equipment is extremely luxurious. In addition to the four-zone independent adjustable automatic air conditioner, DVD and surround sound, there are satellite phones and independent rear multifunctional seats with leg support.
In addition, the wheelbase of Maibakh 62 has reached 3. 83 meters, which is longer than the whole length of a Polo car.
This ensures that Maibakh has enough space in the car. Historically, Maibakh is a brand famous for its engine technology.
Naturally, the restored Maibakh will not give up this tradition. Equipped with V 12 engine, the maximum power is 405KW and the torque is 900n·m, which is almost four times that of the similar engine in Maibakh in 1930.
Competing with Rolls-Royce for the market Some people define the revived Maibakh as "German Rolls-Royce". Although this sentence is reasonable, it is not exact.
Because Rolls-Royce, the pride of the British automobile industry, will soon be included in the German BMW Group and become a "real" German product. Another ultra-luxury brand Bentley has also joined the German Volkswagen Group.
At present, BMW Group is busy upgrading Rolls-Royce and may launch a new Rolls-Royce in the next few years. In this context, Daimler Group, unwilling to lose to its "old rival", launched Maibakh Auto at this time, which obviously has strategic considerations. It regards Maibakh as a sharp knife in the ultra-luxury car market, and does not let BMW monopolize this market.
As far as products are concerned, Rolls-Royce and Maibakh should be on a par. And for such a car, the appeal and influence of the brand will be far more important than the quality of the car itself.
According to the plan, the annual output of Maibakh will be limited to about 65,438+0,000 vehicles, of which 40% will be sold to the United States, 25% to Europe and the rest to Asia, Australia and other regions. It is reported that DaimlerChrysler Group China Investment Co., Ltd. is currently investigating the sales prospects of Maibakh in China. Perhaps, next year, we will be able to see the elegance of Maibakh cars on the streets of China.
Compared with the "Angel" logo of Rolls-Royce, Maibakh's double M logo is much simpler. At first, the double M stands for "Maibakh Auto". Now, double M means "Made in Maibakh".
Seven, Toyota yaris Toyota Yashili sales are not very good, sales in the United States.
Not bad in Europe. Europeans like cars, convenient parking and so on. First, Corolla sells so well.
People who can spend 65,438+10,000 don't care about spending 50,000 more. There are many such people. Second, Yashili belongs to the debut edition.
VIOS is a sedan version. In foreign countries, VIOS is actually the sedan version of Yashili.
There is little difference between the two, but the price of VIOS is cheaper than that of yaris under the same displacement, and the reason for poor sales in yaris is also obvious. Moreover, China people are very sedan-oriented, so it doesn't make much difference to buy a car engine for the interior. So why choose yaris?
In fact, the price in yaris is not much different from that in the United States or abroad. It's not that yaris is too expensive, but that Toyota is in the wrong position. Make the price of VIOS too cheap.
Third, there is too much domestic competition. Fit, POLO, as mentioned above.
Because yaris is a latecomer. Of course, VIOS, the ancestor of yaris, has already entered the China market, which can't compare with POLO, but yaris, the so-called concentrated essence, came to China and naturally hit a wall everywhere.
Of course, although yaris is a hatchback, compared with its brother VIOS, although there is little difference, it also has some merits. First, yaris has a lovely appearance, which is really realized.
The hatchback version looks more fashionable, which means that the hatchback version is aimed at fashionistas, not pragmatists.
Yaris and Swift don't know which to choose. I can see that you like yaris, too. I think yaris should be chosen for these two cars, but 1.6AT should be chosen. In this case, it can completely surpass Swift in power performance. After all, yaris is a car with good handling. And the space inside the car is better than Swift. In addition, both 1.3 and 1.6 engines are VVTi. Advanced technology, fuel economy should be good.
Small place, yaris also has some unsatisfactory places. For example, the price equivalent to swift is 1.3 displacement, while the price of 1.6 is nearly 10,000 yuan more expensive. I wonder how much discount is still missing. At this price, the wheel hub is actually steel instead of aluminum alloy, JS is a bit too stingy, and the tire is still very important. The rear seat can only be turned over as a whole, that is, if the trunk is enlarged, people can't sit in the back seat. Sure, but when it comes to the trunk, yaris's is bigger.
To sum up, if you don't have enough money, then Swift has spent so long after all. If you have no money, then yaris.