The new Toyota Verso S is looking for its niche between building small car and minivan. First driving impressions of the 99 PS strong petrol Variant.
Slim line? No, for the S in the name of Verso is not. More for small. The four is now truly more spacious for spacious. Despite its modest length of only 3.99 metres, the successor of the Yaris in 2006 set is one Verso in the space of the big class.If one takes place in his well profiled sitting, any thought of small car vanishes: good sense of space, also in the rear, ample leg and headroom under the huge glass roof (300 euro extra). The large trunk of Toyota Verso S 430 litres and easily turns into a nearly flat 1,388 liters cargo space. Taking a grip on the sides of the trunk the rear seat back on is absenkende seats fall before. A low edge and the wide-opening tailgate drives storage.
Despite ample use of hard plastic, the cockpit of the Toyota Verso S makes a good impression. Clear instruments with large control buttons and the grip strategically positioned gear lever easy operation. Almost 20 practical shelves and drink boxes help prove the value.
Already the basic model of Toyota Verso S offers a good range of facilities with seven airbags, ESP, driver's seat, height adjustable Volant. From the line of life (plus 2,000 euros) there are including a multimedia system with large touch screen and rear-view camera that can stand the tiny rear wiper makes sense to the page.
The adult character is reflected in the driving comfort, which is characterised by attractive suspension qualities and good sound insulation. Also, the Toyota Verso convinced S in the test with safe handling characteristics and good ease of handling, contributes significantly to the his smooth but somewhat insensitive power steering.
Approximately 90 percent share to the 4,600 planned Toyota Verso S sales from 1, 3-litre petrol engine marketing strategists expect. Run the cultivated, but require high speeds due to its distinctive through weakness. In conjunction with the standard, good resting six-speed transmission, he consumed 5.5 litres / 100 km in the standard cycle. For an Euro continuous are from the line of life, to have CVT transmission S with seven motion programs multimedia drive and a start stop system, which both work well and reduce consumption to 5.0 litres. More economical the 1 goes, 4-liter diesel engine with 90 HP in the Toyota Verso S: he limit himself to 4.3 liters and is much stronger despite similar performance, but it is also 2.350 euro more expensive than the base model in the purchase.
