The CVT transmission on Toyota Hybrids is NOT belt driven. Where did that come from? The CVT system used in Toyota hybrids is a type of transmission known as an e-CVT (electronic Continuously Variable Transmission). Unlike traditional CVTs, which use a belt and pulley system to provide a seamless range of gear ratios, Toyota’s e-CVT operates differently, using an advanced combination of electric motor-generators and a planetary gear system. The planetary gear set, which is a central component of the hybrid system, connects the internal combustion engine (ICE), electric motor-generators (MG1 and MG2), and the wheels. This planetary gear system allows power from both the engine and the electric motors to be seamlessly combined and directed to the wheels.
Again, another reviewer got it wrong. B mode DOES NOT increase regen! Quite the opposite actually. Toyota needs to educate the reviewers "position B has the effect of engine-braking handy when descending a steep hill, for example. It’s not recommended to leave the car in position B for normal driving, mainly because you’d end up using more fuel than necessary!"
the problem is Toyota contradicts themselves over and over, sometimes they say use it downhill to slow down, sometime they say it also charges the battery better, sometimes they say put it in B when driving normally to charge the battery, and ive even read on an official Toyota post them saying to use B mode when going up hill to charge the battery. You cant expect someone who doesn't actually care that much about the Yaris to know this sort of stuff when Toyota cant get their story straight...
Yes every hybrid handbook I've read, states clearly it's for assistance when going downhill nothing more, in the same way the EV button is 'only ' for use when you don't want engine to start, say when just moving it on the drive etc. another thing reviewers fail to research.
>>>> I had a Yaris hybrid - left it unused for 2 weeks and it wouldn’t start as the 12V battery was flat; happened again and then found out this is a known problem.
I am sorry, but I have this exact model ( Yaris Hybrid Premier edition) and he is not accurate in a lot of regards. Like the drivers seat does have a lobar support and it is electronic; or the tray above the glove box is not that slippery as I always put my very large phone there and it sits just fine. The "cubby" in front of the gear leaver is a wireless charger for your phone but I suppose you could put your wallet in there if you would like. Also you don't get a space-saver spare wheel with this model, but an emergency kit.
@6:50 ‘…rubber-band transmission…’ Only the petrol-only vehicles from Toyota, had a belt-drive system, a ‘conventional’ pulley-and-belt system, and these were the Aygo and the IQ. I don’t recall any Yaris hybrid having such a system, it never would, the Toyota hybrid e-CVT system is a complete misnomer, always has been. It’s never been a CVT in the conventional sense - no pulley-cone pairs pushing together and apart, no special flexible, overly-complex metal-wafer belt being forced to adopt a different diameter each end, none of that. I always thought Toyota’s ‘synergy’ label was marketing baloney - then bought a Prius based on reputation and delved deeper and through the likes of ‘Weber auto’ on youtube, discovered the origins of the Toyota system are intertwined with the hybrid dual-motor and single ICE combo. One is not possible without the other. Designed originally by research bods at Berkeley University for General Motors, then GM sold the patent to Toyota. I have realised, essentially it’s a differential, it just doesn’t look like one - the clue is in the fact it has three input/outputs. Two electric motor-generators, and one big ICE, a 1.8 litre 16-valve petrol engine (1.5 litre for the Yaris hybrid). The interplay between these three devices, is what creates a CVT-like driving experience - but it’s much cleverer and less fragile than any other type. I always buy used automatics, and if I’d known Toyota’s hybrids are actually a robust automatic transmission wrapped in a hybrid car, I’d have bought one ten years earlier. I don’t want to be rude, but this in-depth review therefore is devalued? The fundamental technology, can’t be misrepresented, and this be a valid piece of journalism, that’s all. Also, a few minutes in, it is stated there is a version with a second ‘hybrid engine’. Surely it is a second motor-generator unit, placed on the rear axle? As the Prius latest version has for the AWD version. Nobody calls an electric motor an engine, and a hybrid engine means both electric and ICE mated together. Oh well it’s hardly life and death, it’s just the core technology maybe needed a more accurate portrayal. Reminds me of people saying that ‘regen brakes don’t wear out as fast as ordinary brakes’! Take care all, otherwise, I was liking the video report.
All Toyota cars are "petrol only" vehicles. They stopped putting diesels ca.15 years ago and went full hybrid instead. Did you mean "non-hybrid" as "petrol-only"? Automatic gearbox has clearly defined gears and torque converter,this one doesn't so it isn't "automatic gearbox" either. And when using "regen" car slows down by using electric motor as a generator creating resistance instead of friction braking with conventional brakes which prolongs the life of break pads and rotors. On the other hand ev's are much heavier so things even out in the long run. It's hardly a question of "life or death" but you lack precision and clarity too.
In general this is a very good and detailed review, but the CVT transmission on Toyota Hybrids is NOT belt driven. Where did that come from? The CVT system used in Toyota hybrids is a type of transmission known as an e-CVT (electronic Continuously Variable Transmission). Unlike traditional CVTs, which use a belt and pulley system to provide a seamless range of gear ratios, Toyota’s e-CVT operates differently, utilizing an advanced combination of electric motor-generators and a planetary gear system. The e-CVT in Toyota hybrids uses a planetary gear set, which is a central component of the hybrid system. This gear set connects the internal combustion engine (ICE), electric motor-generators (MG1 and MG2), and the wheels. The planetary gear system allows power from both the engine and the electric motors to be seamlessly combined and directed to the wheels.
Thank you for this through review excellent just picked mine couple of weeks ago design version very happy with the purchase your previous review helped a lot
11 55...the ev button is not there to run on ev willy nilly. Its purely to prevent engine starting up when cold, say for instance ifvyou Just want to move car around on driveway etc...Handbook makes this clear!!
I've always loved this shape of Yaris since it's launch in 2020. The front end looks aggressive and ready to eat a Fiesta for breakfast. Furthermore, it's good to see a supermini still being sold in this day and age considering that the car market is (wrongly) dominated by SUVs. As always, this has been a great review to watch. This presenter's narration is also very pleasing to listen to. Keep up the good work 👍
It’s a personal thing but I strongly dislike the front end look of both the Yaris and the Yaris Cross. Same for the Corolla Cross and RAV-4. To me the “downturned mouth” look of these vehicles symbolises a person who is feeling sad, disappointed or unhappy. It’s a look that is often associated with emotional distress or disappointment. I simply wouldn’t buy a car with that look, even though the rest of the car is nicely styled. The Mazda 2 Hybrid derivative of the Yaris is a dramatic improvement looks-wise. And the front end look of most other recent Toyotas such as the Camry, Corolla, Crown C-HR etc. is fantastic.
No, the Yaris is not the ultimate hybrid supermini. That prize goes to the Clio hybrid Alpine. Less noise, better suspension and a far stronger engine.
Greetings from Australia, may I ask you if this could really be labelled the 2025 version( I30-something or rather?) My own Yaris Cross GX Hybrid I ordered a few months ago, has not been slated to be built for I don't know how many more months. Thus a 2025 delivery.
Watching just to see if this error really gets made. My whole reason for keeping my Prius is its robust and simple differential-like e-CVT ‘synergy’ drive. It’d be a big error.
Nice car,but £27,000 for a mid-spec super-mini, I couldn't justify that. As a comparson a mid-spec Toyota Corolla in the USA is just over US$19,000 before taxes.
Too much tech nowadays. More to go wrong. Too expensive for a small hatchback. UK roads with potholes are no good for low-profile tyres. Already got a bus pass ready for when my current mk3 Yaris hybrid expires. Driving is no fun now in the UK.
The last model in South Africa was'nt known as 4th generaton this should excually be 4th generation this Yaris can not make it to South Africa now why not bring Yaris Cross to South Africa ?
Give me a FULLY electric vehicle any day of the week and I’ll be a happy man!! And would I ever even look at a car with a combustion engine? Don’t be funny!!
The CVT transmission on Toyota Hybrids is NOT belt driven. Where did that come from? The CVT system used in Toyota hybrids is a type of transmission known as an e-CVT (electronic Continuously Variable Transmission). Unlike traditional CVTs, which use a belt and pulley system to provide a seamless range of gear ratios, Toyota’s e-CVT operates differently, using an advanced combination of electric motor-generators and a planetary gear system. The planetary gear set, which is a central component of the hybrid system, connects the internal combustion engine (ICE), electric motor-generators (MG1 and MG2), and the wheels. This planetary gear system allows power from both the engine and the electric motors to be seamlessly combined and directed to the wheels.
Again, another reviewer got it wrong.
B mode DOES NOT increase regen! Quite the opposite actually. Toyota needs to educate the reviewers
"position B has the effect of engine-braking handy when descending a steep hill, for example. It’s not recommended to leave the car in position B for normal driving, mainly because you’d end up using more fuel than necessary!"
the problem is Toyota contradicts themselves over and over, sometimes they say use it downhill to slow down, sometime they say it also charges the battery better, sometimes they say put it in B when driving normally to charge the battery, and ive even read on an official Toyota post them saying to use B mode when going up hill to charge the battery. You cant expect someone who doesn't actually care that much about the Yaris to know this sort of stuff when Toyota cant get their story straight...
Yes every hybrid handbook I've read, states clearly it's for assistance when going downhill nothing more, in the same way the EV button is 'only ' for use when you don't want engine to start, say when just moving it on the drive etc. another thing reviewers fail to research.
You’ve had years to get the facts straight on the eCVT transmission and you’ve still cocked it up!
>>>> I had a Yaris hybrid - left it unused for 2 weeks and it wouldn’t start as the 12V battery was flat; happened again and then found out this is a known problem.
I am sorry, but I have this exact model ( Yaris Hybrid Premier edition) and he is not accurate in a lot of regards. Like the drivers seat does have a lobar support and it is electronic; or the tray above the glove box is not that slippery as I always put my very large phone there and it sits just fine. The "cubby" in front of the gear leaver is a wireless charger for your phone but I suppose you could put your wallet in there if you would like. Also you don't get a space-saver spare wheel with this model, but an emergency kit.
A very poor review, riddled with false information. B does not increase regen, its for increased engine braking descending hills.
How much was your car?
@6:50 ‘…rubber-band transmission…’ Only the petrol-only vehicles from Toyota, had a belt-drive system, a ‘conventional’ pulley-and-belt system, and these were the Aygo and the IQ. I don’t recall any Yaris hybrid having such a system, it never would, the Toyota hybrid e-CVT system is a complete misnomer, always has been. It’s never been a CVT in the conventional sense - no pulley-cone pairs pushing together and apart, no special flexible, overly-complex metal-wafer belt being forced to adopt a different diameter each end, none of that. I always thought Toyota’s ‘synergy’ label was marketing baloney - then bought a Prius based on reputation and delved deeper and through the likes of ‘Weber auto’ on youtube, discovered the origins of the Toyota system are intertwined with the hybrid dual-motor and single ICE combo. One is not possible without the other. Designed originally by research bods at Berkeley University for General Motors, then GM sold the patent to Toyota.
I have realised, essentially it’s a differential, it just doesn’t look like one - the clue is in the fact it has three input/outputs. Two electric motor-generators, and one big ICE, a 1.8 litre 16-valve petrol engine (1.5 litre for the Yaris hybrid). The interplay between these three devices, is what creates a CVT-like driving experience - but it’s much cleverer and less fragile than any other type. I always buy used automatics, and if I’d known Toyota’s hybrids are actually a robust automatic transmission wrapped in a hybrid car, I’d have bought one ten years earlier. I don’t want to be rude, but this in-depth review therefore is devalued? The fundamental technology, can’t be misrepresented, and this be a valid piece of journalism, that’s all. Also, a few minutes in, it is stated there is a version with a second ‘hybrid engine’. Surely it is a second motor-generator unit, placed on the rear axle? As the Prius latest version has for the AWD version. Nobody calls an electric motor an engine, and a hybrid engine means both electric and ICE mated together. Oh well it’s hardly life and death, it’s just the core technology maybe needed a more accurate portrayal. Reminds me of people saying that ‘regen brakes don’t wear out as fast as ordinary brakes’! Take care all, otherwise, I was liking the video report.
All Toyota cars are "petrol only" vehicles. They stopped putting diesels ca.15 years ago and went full hybrid instead.
Did you mean "non-hybrid" as "petrol-only"?
Automatic gearbox has clearly defined gears and torque converter,this one doesn't so it isn't "automatic gearbox" either.
And when using "regen" car slows down by using electric motor as a generator creating resistance instead of friction braking with conventional brakes which prolongs the life of break pads and rotors. On the other hand ev's are much heavier so things even out in the long run.
It's hardly a question of "life or death" but you lack precision and clarity too.
Thank you for this explanation it explains a lot
In general this is a very good and detailed review, but the CVT transmission on Toyota Hybrids is NOT belt driven. Where did that come from? The CVT system used in Toyota hybrids is a type of transmission known as an e-CVT (electronic Continuously Variable Transmission). Unlike traditional CVTs, which use a belt and pulley system to provide a seamless range of gear ratios, Toyota’s e-CVT operates differently, utilizing an advanced combination of electric motor-generators and a planetary gear system. The e-CVT in Toyota hybrids uses a planetary gear set, which is a central component of the hybrid system. This gear set connects the internal combustion engine (ICE), electric motor-generators (MG1 and MG2), and the wheels. The planetary gear system allows power from both the engine and the electric motors to be seamlessly combined and directed to the wheels.
They all ways so first class review Keep up the good work,👍
Thanks!
A friend of mine has a Yaris!! Quite a good looking supermini!!
I've got a Toyota Yaris Cross self charging,Brilliant
Is it very economical?
How much
Very informative. Keep up the good work!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for this through review excellent just picked mine couple of weeks ago design version very happy with the purchase your previous review helped a lot
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for an excellent review, great to see a good technical information on the car.
Much appreciated!
11 55...the ev button is not there to run on ev willy nilly. Its purely to prevent engine starting up when cold, say for instance ifvyou Just want to move car around on driveway etc...Handbook makes this clear!!
South Africa should only receive Vios sedan as Coroilla Quest replacement than Yaris Cross bought in 2025 .
A wonderfully detailed review. Thank you 👍
Thanks for watching!
Just a pity some of the information was completely wrong!
I've always loved this shape of Yaris since it's launch in 2020. The front end looks aggressive and ready to eat a Fiesta for breakfast. Furthermore, it's good to see a supermini still being sold in this day and age considering that the car market is (wrongly) dominated by SUVs. As always, this has been a great review to watch. This presenter's narration is also very pleasing to listen to. Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you so much
It’s a personal thing but I strongly dislike the front end look of both the Yaris and the Yaris Cross. Same for the Corolla Cross and RAV-4. To me the “downturned mouth” look of these vehicles symbolises a person who is feeling sad, disappointed or unhappy. It’s a look that is often associated with emotional distress or disappointment. I simply wouldn’t buy a car with that look, even though the rest of the car is nicely styled. The Mazda 2 Hybrid derivative of the Yaris is a dramatic improvement looks-wise. And the front end look of most other recent Toyotas such as the Camry, Corolla, Crown C-HR etc. is fantastic.
Very thorough review
Appreciate that
No, the Yaris is not the ultimate hybrid supermini. That prize goes to the Clio hybrid Alpine.
Less noise, better suspension and a far stronger engine.
If you want to know anything about a car, if this channel has it then it will be the most comprehensive review out there. Brilliant review as always
Wow what an incredible comment
Another good review,as always
Appreciate that thank you
THANK YOU
Thanks for watching
Greetings from Australia, may I ask you if this could really be labelled the 2025 version( I30-something or rather?) My own Yaris Cross GX Hybrid I ordered a few months ago, has not been slated to be built for I don't know how many more months. Thus a 2025 delivery.
In South Africa the 4th generation facelift 2018-2021 of the Yaris model not in Europe & Britain South Africa didnt have the first generation .
I think 2025 the next generation Yaris should be for Australia Britain & Europe just based on all new Vios for Brazil also .
Belt driven CVT transmission… review FAIL! Please do some research
Watching just to see if this error really gets made. My whole reason for keeping my Prius is its robust and simple differential-like e-CVT ‘synergy’ drive. It’d be a big error.
It’s not that small and this review is just plagiarism, taken blatantly from Johnathan Crouch’s earlier video, who is a superior presenter.
@snabbgas1116 il n’y a absolument pas de courroie dans la boite auto uniquement des pignons👍
Nice car,but £27,000 for a mid-spec super-mini, I couldn't justify that. As a comparson a mid-spec Toyota Corolla in the USA is just over US$19,000 before taxes.
Will give this revised model a look as the original mk4 was very cheap inside and noisy on the road for not a cheap car.
Manufacturers really need to stop making cars wider. It's a real issue in car parks and on British roads.
can play music by usb in this model?
Yes
Too much tech nowadays.
More to go wrong.
Too expensive for a small hatchback.
UK roads with potholes are no good for low-profile tyres.
Already got a bus pass ready for when my current mk3 Yaris hybrid expires.
Driving is no fun now in the UK.
5,5m turning circle😂? No Sir,no way. 10,5 would be logical.
It often won't start, especially if you leave it a few days
This is correct, I have a 2021 model and you would think that Toyota would have done something about this problem but have they?
Honda has been doing hybrids since 1985, when the original Honda Insight came out.
1985? I think People are still discovering diesels back then. Honda Insight come out in 1999
I congratulate you on your OCD reporting which must take a huge amount of study. You are definitely in the 20%
Thank you for that!
The last model in South Africa was'nt known as 4th generaton this should excually be 4th generation this Yaris can not make it to South Africa now why not bring Yaris Cross to South Africa ?
Blue filter 🔛
The cracking noise from the side mirror when you use it to lean on bothers me so much. Get your elbow off it! It's not meant for that purpose.
He's sooo lazy. Leaning on anything in his vicinity.
Maybe the Mr Men series should add you as Mr Picky
I hear a lot of complaints about the battery. Car won't start if you don't drive it for a week.
Essentialy paying a good bit more for a little more exceleration and a more uncomfortable ride.
Zzzzzzzz
Give me a FULLY electric vehicle any day of the week and I’ll be a happy man!! And would I ever even look at a car with a combustion engine? Don’t be funny!!
You are fantastic.