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2026 Toyota Vios Hybrid sighted in Malaysia – electrified B-segment sedan to launch in two variants?

2026 Toyota Vios Hybrid sighted in Malaysia – electrified B-segment sedan to launch in two variants?

Three months on from the Thailand debut of the hybrid model of the Toyota Yaris Ativ – which we all know because the Vios in Malaysia – the 2026 Toyota Vios Hybrid has been sighted on Malaysian roads, seen right here in photos courtesy of Weng Ng on the paultan.org Automotive/Automobile Dialogue Group on Fb.

Not one, however two variations of the electrified B-segment sedan have been sighted domestically, and these look like of the Premium and GR Sport trim variants as bought in Thailand, within the gentle blue and pink exterior paint colors respectively.

Referencing the Thailand market, the GR Sport will get a extra assertive bodykit and bigger rolling inventory, these being 17-inch alloys shod in 205/50R17 tyres; the Premium will get 16-inch wheels in 195/60R16 tyres, although the blue automotive proven right here additionally wears bodywork additions. In Thailand, the GR Sport variant additionally will get a revised suspension tune with entrance and rear stabiliser bars, and retuned electrical energy steering.

Each trim variants are bought in Thailand, powered by the 1,496 cc 2NR-VEX naturally aspirated inline-four cylinder petrol engine that outputs 91 PS at 5,500 rpm and 121 Nm from 4,000 rpm to 4,800 rpm, paired with an 80 PS/141 Nm electrical motor powered by a 0.7 kWh lithium-ion battery for a mixed output of 111 PS that goes to the entrance wheels by means of an E-CVT computerized transmission, which can be anticipated domestically.

Toyota Vios Hybrid, GR Sport variant

Toyota claims that the Thailand-market Yaris Ativ HEV achieves a best-in-class gas consumption determine of 29.4 km/l in Premium trim, and the electrified model of the B-segment sedan will get a 36 litre gas tank, in comparison with the 40 litre unit within the 1.2 litre ICE variants for that market.

In Thailand, security equipment on the Vios Hybrid contains the Toyota Security Sense suite with the Lane Preserving Management (LKC) operate that works with the full-speed vary adaptive cruise management (ACC), plus the blind spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, panoramic view monitor, digital video recorder (dashcam), two entrance and 4 rear parking sensors, and 6 airbags.

When the Toyota Vios Hybrid arrives on the Malaysian market, which it seems more likely to do, it should now carry an electrified providing to its B-segment sedan vary, which rival Honda already provides within the Metropolis e:HEV RS that’s presently priced at RM111,900. How a lot do you suppose the Vios Hybrid might be priced?

GALLERY: 2026 Toyota Yaris Ativ HEV GR Sport, Thailand market

GALLERY: 2026 Toyota Yaris Ativ HEV Premium, Thailand market

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