This car has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels. Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) at 6000 rpm and 175 Nm (129 lbft/17.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively. A continuously variable gearbox transfers the power to the wheels. It weighs a claimed 1260 kg at the kerb.

With the new model, Toyota introduced a fresh, young design language. Its angular-shaped headlights resembled those installed on the Avensis and the Yaris but still had their personality. From its sides, the slightly curved body panels gave the car a minimalist design look, but not bland.

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