Against my better judgement, a 45 minute test drive had been arranged for this morning. An inauspicious start as I’d forgotten my driving licence, still in my ‘travel wallet’, so I had to turn round after 5 miles and return home to collect it.
Obviously no pano roof or spare wheel, always deal breakers for me, and to be honest the interior trim, lifted directly from the current Yaris, a supposed improvement on the previous gen, was a disappointment. Lots of cheap grey plastic, and a surfeit of crinkly black plastic. The infotainment was far inferior to the Sync 3 system on Henry Focus, but there was a complete absence of creaks and rattles within the cabin. Just like the Focus.
A mix of fast A & B roads, plus some narrow potholed single track lanes I know in the area. The suspension, a different and softer set up to that in the ‘Circuit Pack’ equipped car, coped admirably. Power delivery, grip , steering and general handling was much as expected after watching lots of YouTube road tests. Very limited rear room, sufficient for a pair of muppets, not much luggage space, but that’s the trade off for the AWD system.
Much as in life, it’s a compromise over ones needs and wants. The latter won and Tommi Toyota will be in my garage next week.
Prior to that I need to get my grin surgically removed or my neighbours will start avoiding me.
Last edited by: legacylad on Sat 9 Jul 22 at 17:56
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