The new Yaris Pulse has arrived

After breaking cover at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the new Toyota Yaris has officially landed on the sales floor at Pupkewitz Toyota today. To signify the new life being injected into the range, Toyota has badged the updated Yaris as the Pulse.Sporting more dynamic exterior styling and a higher quality cabin, the European-styled hatch is ready to make a bold entrance into the local market. Toyota South Africa vice president of marketing, Glenn Crompton, welcomed this exciting update to this hugely popular vehicle.“In the revised Yaris range, Toyota has adopted new styling that is set to add further impetus to the competitive small hatchback segment. The car's new exterior styling, with significant changes to the front and rear, presents a more active and dynamic look while also communicating a more refined direction,” he said.Stronger model rangeThe Yaris Pulse makes a more powerful style statement, displaying new front and rear designs that give the car a stronger harmony of design and project a more attractive and dynamic look. The appearance is also more refined, with fresh detailing in the bodywork and cabin as well as new colour choices that enhance the model's already high levels of quality and individuality.Customers have a choice of three unicolour tones, including Glacier White, Satin Silver Metallic and Cosmic Blue or Bi-tones (paired with black roofs), including Pearl White 2-Tone, Grey 2-Tone and Cinnabar Red 2-Tone.Customers now also have more engine specifications to choose from, including a new 1.5 litre petrol engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission or 7-speed CVT with paddle shift. This new 1.5 litre delivers 12% more power and torque than the previous 1.3 litre engine, yet also posts an improvement of up to 12% in fuel economy. Toyota's approach to the Yaris Pulse is not just about improving the car, but also creating a stronger model range that is designed to meet the requirements and preferences of a wider and increasingly more selective customer base. Exterior DesignThe redesign of the front of the car features a new front bumper that creates a “catamaran” shape with broad sections flowing down from new headlight units, flanking the wide, trapezoidal grille. The result is a more pronounced three-dimensional effect, and the sense of a wider, more planted road stance. The grille itself benefits from new treatments that contribute to the Yaris Pulse's more resolute look, with an arrangement of “stepped” horizontal bars that deliver a more eye-catching, 3D effect. The integrated fog light housings either side of the grille have also been reworked with a more compact recess and a vertical line that arcs smoothly to follow the outer edge of the bumper, featuring a bright chrome trim detail on higher grade models.The new headlamp units further enhance the aggressive frontal design, producing a striking new lighting signature. Revised rearAt the rear the added sense of refinement and the appearance of a broader stance is created by a new tailgate design that extends the horizontal emphasis with new rear light clusters that stretch from the rear wings to the door.Following the same concept as the new frontal design, a “catamaran” architecture has also been created at the rear with a new bumper design that harmonises perfectly with the lines of the tailgate, projecting a low centre of gravity and wide on-road stance.Interior designToyota's approach to tidying up the Yaris Pulse's interior has been to keep the look and ambience of the cabin feeling fresh and modern, without being too cluttered. By introducing new upholsteries, colours, trim details and upgrading the instrumentation and controls, Toyota have once again produced excellent ergonomics in the Pulse's interior.The three-spoke steering wheel has a new look with the addition of piano black trim inserts, making for a more refined appearance. Other detail changes include new propeller-style air vents, a redesigned multimedia screen and controls in the centre console, including new switches that are both neater in appearance and easier to operate.PerformanceAt 11 seconds in the 1.5 manual and 11.2 seconds in the CVT, the new 1.5 litre is 0.8 seconds quicker from 0 - 100 km, while at overtaking speed in fifth gear the improvement is more than a second.The Yaris Pulse remains the only local car in its segment available with hybrid power across the range and also in a stand alone version.Republikein hopes to get hands on with this exciting release soon and will have a more in-depth review in the coming weeks. In the meantime, head down to Pupkewitz Toyota and see it for yourself.– Own report and Quickpic.co.za

The new Yaris Pulse has arrived

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