"Toyota Witz" - reviews. Toyota Vitz - specifications, photos, prices

In 1999, the first generation of Toyota Vitz cars was launched on the assembly line. Customer testimony at the time showed the great popularity of the car among the novice drivers, as well as young girls. As of today, the trends have changed significantly, and most of the preference for the model is given to those people for whom the top priority was a successful combination of economy of operation, good driving performance and availability. This fact became the main reason that any design frills in the car can not be found. Whatever it was, according to designers, the Toyota Witz car, the photo of which is located below, in the future has every chance to become a very important tool in the company's conquest of Western markets. On the other hand, now its implementation is mainly in the domestic Japanese market.

Appearance

In the exterior of the model, in the first place, protruding wheel arches, as well as elements of the rear part of the body, are thrown into the eyes, which seem to be screwed into it. The car is built on a wheelbase, the size of which is 2730 millimeters. The car is a typical hatchback, which is made in two versions - with three or five doors. Both the front and rear bumper has not been changed for the entire time of the model's existence. The only exception for the latest version of the Toyota Witz was the special paint for them. In general, the appearance of the car in many respects repeats the popular in our country model "Yaris".

Interior

As well as for other cars from this manufacturer, for interior of a novelty the high quality of internal furnish became characteristic. In addition, immediately notice the great attention of developers to the design. Due to the significantly raised inside of the front pillars, there is comfort and a fairly large amount of free space in the Toyota Witz saloon. Feedback from the owners of this car is an additional proof of this. Separate words deserve the dashboard of the car. Here there is a speedometer and a tachometer with white dials, the readings of which are clearly visible. The standard steering wheel has three spokes and is made in a combination of two colors. It is impossible not to note the presence in the cabin of a variety of various shelves and niches provided for the storage of small items. The interior of the car as a whole can be called quite thoughtful.

Seats

The front seats of the car "Toyota Witz" is difficult to attribute to its advantages. On the one hand, they are quite broad. Despite this, their curved shape leaves much to be desired. The fact is that the body in them can not be fixed absolutely still. In addition, they have a high landing point, which is why when driving a driver and a front passenger there can be a constant feeling of discomfort. Quite the opposite is the situation with the rear seats. You can move them back and forth independently. They are not quite plump and slightly shortened, so they have become quite comfortable. The only exception to this is people with high stature.

Cargo area

Another is not the best characteristic of the Toyota Witz - it's the trunk of the car. Due to the fact that special attention was paid to the arrangement of the space around the rear seats, the luggage compartment was not very spacious. Its depths and heights are 40 and 55 centimeters respectively. The maximum width is 130 cm. It is possible to slightly increase the useful volume of the trunk only by tilting the backs of the rear seats or by throwing them forward.

Engines and transmission

Initially, the model provided for two variants of power plants, the volume of which was 1.0 and 1.3 liters. Since 2000 their line has replenished also with the motor in the size of 1,5 liters. The most successful, according to most experts, long considered the first of the mentioned installations. In comparison with other options, it was characterized by economy and fewer produced vibrations.

Now a 1.3-liter or 1.5-liter engine is installed under the hood of Toyota Witz cars. Both of them are equipped with a "start-stop" system, the main purpose of which is to turn off the motor during stops. Moreover, both installations in Japan are assigned three stars in such a parameter as the emission level of exhaust gases (this indicator can boast only those machines for which a very low amount of hazardous waste is characteristic). The flagship became a four-cylinder unit with a capacity of one and a half liters and a capacity of 110 horsepower.

As for the transmission, the Toyota Witz model can be equipped with a "mechanics" for five gears or a four-speed automatic box. For buyers, options are available with a full or only front-wheel drive.

Management and comfort

Designers of the car managed to provide a rather high level of driving comfort for the driver and passengers both in traffic in urban conditions and on the highway. Even very noticeable potholes and road defects are extinguished largely due to tires whose profile is 55 millimeters. Thanks to the rigid suspension, the car keeps the road well. In connection with the fact that both front and rear are installed transversal stabilizers of stability, a deep roll for the model is not typical at all. In general, when driving this car a rather pleasant feeling is created. Along with this, one can not help but emphasize that the car can reach a high-speed mark in 100 km / h only in the last gear and with a tachometer index of about 3250 revolutions. This indicates a low gear box number, which, in turn, causes the appearance of a perceptible engine noise during high-speed driving.

Cost

To summarize, it should be noted that the car as a whole can be called quite good. As for the cost of the Toyota Witz model, the price of a car with a 1.3-liter power unit in Japan is about 11 thousand US dollars, and with a motor volume of 1.5 liters - about 13 thousand dollars.