Skip to main content This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Review our Privacy and Cookie Notice for more details. What Changed for 2009:New 5-door Liftback joins lineupStyling freshenedBody kit and new interior color scheme for sport modelsAnti-lock brakes (ABS), side and side-curtain air bags become standardCruise control available on LiftbackIntegrated iPod capabilityNew Liftback colors: Yellow Jolt and Carmine RedNew Sedan colors: Zephyr Blue Metallic and Blue Streak MetallicOverviewFor the 2007 model year, Toyota was among the first automakers to introduce a new generation of subcompact models to the American marketplace. Toyota's was the Yaris, replacing the Echo as the automaker's entry-level model and available as a 3-door Liftback model or a 4-door Sedan. For the 2009 model year, a 5-door Liftback version joins the lineup. The Yaris was designed in Europe and has been the sales leader in a category that has become increasingly popular as gasoline prices have escalated.

Model LineupEach of the three 2009 Toyota Yaris models is available in base and S trim levels (S being short for Sport). Each Yaris comes with air conditioning, tilt steering column, intermittent wipers, wiring and speakers for an audio system, and now with side and curtain air bags as well as air bags mounted ahead of the driver and front-seat passenger. Also for the 2009 model year, ABS becomes a standard feature. The S versions of the Yaris include an audio system with CD and MP3 player, rear window defogger, split-folding rear seat and a body appearance package and interior upgrades.PowertrainThe 2009 Toyota Yaris is powered by a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine that provides 106 hp. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard and a 4-speed automatic transmission is optional. The engine is rated at 29 mpg city/36 mpg highway with the manual gearbox and at 29 mpg city/35 mpg highway with automatic transmission. The Yaris powertrain qualifies the car as a ULEV-II, an ultra-low-emission vehicle.

SafetyFor the 2009 model year, the Toyota Yaris gains front-seat-mounted side air bags and roof rail-mounted side curtain air bags. ABS becomes standard equipment.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 2009 Toyota Yaris Sedan receives 4 stars (out of 5) in frontal crash testing for both driver and front passenger. The Sedan was not tested for side-impact protection. It also received 4 stars for rollover resistance. car window repair huntsville txThe 2009 Toyota Yaris 3-door Liftback was rated at 5 stars (the agency's best rating) for frontal protection for the driver and at 4 stars for the passenger in frontal impacts. double glazed doors washingtonThe 3-door model did not undergo side-impact tests, but again earned 4 stars for its rollover resistance. everest garage door reviews

The 5-door Liftback had yet to be tested as of this writing. Likewise, no results for the 2009 Toyota Yaris were posted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). J.D. Power RatingsBody & Interior Quality - Mechanical?Overall Quality - Design?Body & Interior Quality - Design?Overall Quality - Mechanical?Powertrain Quality - Design?Features & Accessories Quality - Design?Powertrain Quality - Mechanical?Features & Accessories Quality - Mechanical?garage door opener fobView All Sub Compact Car RatingsPerformance?front door wreaths hobby lobbyOverall Performance and Design?jeep wrangler 4 door for sale azFeatures and Instrument Panel?sliding screen door 30 x 77

View All Sub Compact Car RatingsFeature and Accessory Dependability?Body and Interior Dependability?View All Sub Compact Car Ratings The Latest New Car Previews, Buyer's guides, Articles and more from J.D. Power:ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: The first thing you notice about the Yaris is that it's sort of an adventure in unusual ergonomics. I didn't twist and contort myself into the back seats of this three-door subcompact, but the front seat was strange enough with its foreign, upright height (there's no height adjustment lever, so you either love it or leave it). The steering wheel barely elevates enough to miss my knees, and I'm not particularly lanky. Once you get used to the seating position, though, spending a night in a car as stripped-down as this Yaris was refreshing. Does one really need power widows? In the depths of a Michigan winter, no. Nah, just turn the dial yourself. Well, probably not -- although it can be a bit frustrating if you switch drivers frequently. The Yaris has those, though I'm sure if there was some way to make ABS manually actuated, Toyota would have gone with that on this car.

It might be easy for me to say that you can live without power-everything; after all, I was only subjected to this most basic of transportation modules for one night. Really, though, you adjust pretty rapidly to the lack of gizmos, and if your second car (assuming you have one) isn't full of cutting-edge tech, I don't think you'll miss them too much in the long run. So my contentions with this car have almost nothing to do with its relative lack of features. To start, material quality just isn't that great. Hard plastics abound, and when they're patterned/textured, those patterns are pretty weird. Here, we're treated to a dashboard contrast panel that looks like it's covered in spit-out sesame seeds spray-painted gray.As Jake mentions below, this could make a perfectly acceptable bargain basement car for someone who can't afford much, or simply doesn't need any frills. Except, of course, for that sticker: You can take your pick of better-equipped used-car substitutes for this Yaris' $16,500 MSRP.

Ever wonder what could make a Mitsubishi Mirageseem like a well-equipped luxobarge? The 2014 Toyota Yaris L 3-Door comes in at a base price of $15,980 with our tester topping off at $16,477. ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: This is really about as basic as transportation gets these days. Yikes.I will say that the 2013 Toyota Yaris L 3-Door got me home through a pretty serious snow storm, without much of a whimper. It also ran down potholes and heaving pavement with aplomb. One thing that confused me was the traction control system, which would turn off when I hit the button, but turn back on every few minutes. I kept it off most of the time in the snow; I'm more concerned about getting stuck than flying wildly out of control.I really hate the seating position in this car. Like the Nissan Cube and a few others, it feels like you're sitting on top of the car, almost as if you'll fall forward out of your seat. At least in the Cube, you can throw your arm out the window like a pickup truck;