Toyota will reveal a hybrid model of the present, fourth-generation Vios in Thailand on August 21, 2025, the corporate teased in a YouTube video. In response to Headlightmagthe Land of Smiles will get the hybrid Vios (it’ll be often called the Yaris Ativ HEV there) in two variants, specifically the HEV Premium and HEV GR Sport.
The Yaris Ativ HEV will make its debut in Thailand three years after the non-hybrid model went on sale again in August 2022. Little is understood concerning the hybrid powertrain, though Thailand media retailers predict the sedan to get the identical setup discovered within the hybrid-only Yaris Cross that was launched there in October 2023.
That crossover options an E20-compliant 2NR-VEX 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated inline-four petrol engine that develops 91 PS (90 hp or 67 kW) and 121 Nm of torque by itself. That is paired with an electrical motor rated at 80 PS (79 hp or 59 kW) and 141 Nm for a complete system output of 111 PS (110 hp or 82 kW).
Drive goes to the entrance wheels through an E-CVT, with the electrical motor powered by a 0.7-kWh lithium-ion battery. Toyota claims a gas consumption of 26.3 km/l and high velocity of 160 km/h for the Yaris Cross HEV.
In Thailand, the Yaris Cross retails for between 789,000 and 899,000 baht (about RM103k and RM117k), making it dearer than the non-hybrid Yaris Ativ. The latter is priced from 549,000 to 699,000 baht (about RM71k to RM91k) throughout 5 variants, with the newest one being the Nightshade launched final October. It’s doubtless the Yaris Ativ HEV can have a beginning worth north of 700,000 baht (RM91k).
For context, the 2 hybrid variants of the facelifted Metropolis in Thailand, the e:HEV SV and e:HEV RS are priced at 729,000 and 799,000 baht (RM95k and RM104k) respectively. The non-hybrid Metropolis choices there begin from 599,000 baht (RM78k) for the bottom S and peak at 749,000 baht (RM97k) for the RS – all of them are powered by a 988 cc turbocharged inline-three petrol engine.
Over in Malaysia, the Vios is available in two variants priced at RM90,600 (1.5E) and RM96,600 (1.5G). Its longtime rival, the Honda Metropolis, has been obtainable with hybrid energy since 2017first with the Sport Hybrid i-DCD system within the fifth-generation mannequin. The Metropolis would later undertake the Clever Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) system in its sixth era that launched right here in October 2020.
In its present facelifted typethe 4 petrol-only variants of the Metropolis are priced from RM84,900 to RM99,900. In the meantime, the only hybrid choice – the 1.5L e:HEV RS – sells for RM111,900, which is RM12,000 greater than top-spec petrol variant, the 1.5L RS.
For now, the Vios/Yaris Ativ HEV has solely been confirmed for Thailand, and there’s no indication if it’ll come to Malaysia. We reckon it will make sense to supply a hybrid Vios right here to counter the Metropolis e:HEV RS, however we’ll have to attend and see if this materialises.
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