Toyota Posts Sketch of High-Performance Yaris

Toyota published a sketch of a Yaris hot hatch on its European social networks, and it looks appealing. The Yaris has stayed practically the same since the most recent generation debuted for the 2012 design year on US coasts. In the present variation, the Yaris loads a 1.5-liter inline-four engine creating 106 hp and 103 lb-ft of torque. Other engines that are readily available in Europe make about the very same quantity of hp or less.

Establishing a go-fast Yaris is possible due to the Yaris WRC. After a 17-year absence, Toyota is going back to the World Rally Championship with an unique Yaris geared up with a turbocharged, 1.6-liter I-4 engine that the car manufacturer states creates more than 375 hp and 313 lb-ft of torque.

“Toyota make use of its experience gained from its full-blooded return to the WRCto develop and enhance its road car innovation and expand the Yaris variety with a brand-new performance-focused design, previewed in the sketch,” the car manufacturer stated on its U.K. blog website.

The #YarisWRC will have a direct impact on expanding the Yaris line-up with a performance oriented version pic.twitter.com/HbtrABV3pr

— Toyota Europe (@toyota_europe) December 13, 2016

Toyota informed that it cannot talk about whether the performance-oriented Yaris would come to the United States.