We have recently acquired a 71 plate Yaris Cross and love it.❤

Great review, my wife after previously having 7 original Yaris' picks up her premier Yaris Cross on Tuesday next. I have a CHR but I think the Cross is better for space, especially in the back. Glad you liked it, it's not cheap but like my hybrid CHR (Ave mpg at about 64 around greater London and the M25) the running costs are likely to be minimal and I think the looks especially in Urban Khaki are superb. Toyota are creating some excellent cars.

I got mine in Australia 2 weeks ago after having it on order for 15 months. It's called the Yaris Cross Urban, and I purchased all the bells and whistles. It has extras like dash cam, the boot protector, and weather shields, plus the nano coating with a lifetime guarantee on the duco, plus tinting on all windows. I paid $49k. It's also AWD, has a heads-up display, lane correction, accident avoidance, among other things, and the colour is Atomic Rush, which is a deep red with a black roof. I'm still learning all the things it can do, and that seems never ending. I can use a dial for driving on a rugged trail or in the snow. I could go on and on.

Mine is coming on July 22nd, another fortnight... here in the Netherlands. Not had a NEW car in decades, but the previous launch had some down sides... so no secondhand this time... long time saving up for it... exciting. This colour too.

An honest review, presented very professionally. I recently bought a 2022 Yaris Cross and was pleasantly surprised. Lovely Seiko SKX BTW!...a true classic.

I have had VW golf’s for years. One I have now has had endless faults. Now awaiting a new Yaris Cross. Really excited 😄

A great review very well done and I am really pleased to see a review which concurred with my own thoughts as we viewed one at the Toyota garage last week I am seriously considering moving to one from my Peugeot 308 there is as much room almost inside and it’s a great example of packaging there is so much space inside and modest dimensions outside and it was so well made

Good review of what looks to be a great little car. You've avoided the mistake that other reviewers have made of referring to the CVT as being a belt drive, when it is in fact an eCVT using planetary gears. You have, however, repeated their error of referring to B mode as brake regen, whereas on Toyotas the B mode is only used to provide engine braking on steep downhill runs (thus avoiding potential brake fade).

Great review, Really enjoyed it. Very watchable, and you cover the things prospective buyers want to know about. Due to pick mine up this week - mid July 2024 Design trim and the 'post facelift' model as Toyota describe it - super excited and it was great that you reviewed the latest model.

Absolutely brilliant little cars, im on my second GR Sport the 24 model and i thought the first was good but the 24 model is so much better and constantly returning 60 to early 70 to the gallon.

I have had exactly the same car for 2 weeks, love it. Lots of safety features, i was pleasantly surprised with motorway driving it was better than I expected. Heads up display is very good and even sat nav information is displayed on the windscreen. My last car gave me 35 MPG this yaris cross is giving me 66 MPG

Great review.. I got a Yaris hybrid 2022.. these vehicles are fitted with Ecvt electric motors Not a cvt.. Great stuff

10:05 You can use the side pockets to store the fabric shelf. Twist it and store it.

waiting for mine.. coming in october

Great Review I just brought 2024-05 model 115 HP love this car only thing I find the sun-shared feel very cheap, I could not stop LOL at the comparison with DAF CVT 1980 car with this one. totally different technology CVT

I had a normal Yaris loved it got a Aygo X at the moment a bit under powered but both beautiful to drive I get my new Yaris cross July 13 can't wait

Crazy prices for what is a fairly cheaply made small car.

Excellent review. Would be good to see you test the revised Nissan Juke Hybrid which is a direct competitor.

Self charging hybrid explains it well!

Thanks for that. We have had Excel with city pack for a year and getting 60+ mpg over 14000 miles. Looking at changing to premiere or maybe waiting for all electric version (2025?) Brother in law also interested in Yaris Cross but only usually does short journeys. Some forums suggest that there can sometimes be a possibility of the battery losing it's charge when the car is only used for short journeys or is left parked up for several days (eg at Airport) Does anyone have any info/views on this. We are really pleased with ours which is why we are happy to get another one.

Great review other journalists complain about the CVT , I'm in a Hybrid Compass 1.5 , but would consider the Yaris Cross as the road tax for one is way cheaper, I could hear the slight noise when you accelerated, no doubt in the rain it would be minimal, the only thing missing is a Sunroof 🙂

Very helpful review .I think you have helped me decide on this car .Any information regarding spare tyres ? No one ever talks about the spare tyre ?? I live in Regional Australia, so a spare is essential.Thanks for all your information ?

Two C-HRs and now in a Yaris Cross Excel; what’s not to like. Thanks for the review.

Very tempted to swap my 2015 ford focus diesel which is £0 road tax for one of these as I don’t do the miles now since covid. Has anyone drove the 115 and 130 bhp version, if so was there much diff? Also the excel doesn’t get the 130bhp engine

I don't like how they did the shape of headlights for this one. Prefer the one just before. This one almost makes it look like a vitz

The colour is Urban Khaki - you said it’s not 4 wheel drive but there is an AWD version.

New subscriber here ❤ Very good 👍 video. Best thing that you tell us real mpg. Could you please review comparison video on Nissan juke hybrid Yaris cross honda hrv hybrid and hyundai kona hybrid.. thank you

I have the same model, same year 2024, brand new from factory. Though with the one with 116HP. I genuinely dont think its worth 3000 euros extra for just that 14hp extra / 0,5 seconds faster accel + "sound dampening". 3000 euros is a lot btw.... I got mine called "Style edition" for only 26k euros. Paying by month, it costs me only 150 euros. I think thats a bargain. Not either a fan of this new Khaki color. I bought the silver shimmering color which I think looks excellent. But to each his own I guess. Though 130Hp and sound dampening is NOT worth 30k euros extra! And I honestly DONT understand all the complaints about Noise. WHICH NOISE?!? SERIOUSLY. You guys gone soft, really. Back in the days with manual cars, you are actually supposed to listen to the engine when shifting gears. You know what i think? People / you guys are getting spoiled!

The gearbox is an E-CVT - not a drive belt to be seen. I believe they use epicyclic gears and electric motors.

On the verge of buying one, whats holding me back, is the thought of a wet timing belt. So many cars now use that system and threatens a massive bill to replace it or an engine replacement. So my question is, is it a chain, or rubber belt sitting in oil?

try an bmw x5 50e and a yaris is just sad cvt LOL it is fine for short journeys ;-)

You can get the Yaris Cross in an AWD version too.

North America does not get this. Thanks a lot Toyota! Now we also lost the Mazda CX3.

Thwre are 4wd versions avaaikabke woyh an electric motor in the rear

Está muy bien pero deben de arreglar una cargada de luz interior en el techo , se cae sola al andar el coche han hecho un mal diseño , espero lo arreglen pronto y que despidan al que tuvo la idea de colocarla de esa forma . Cuando vallan a probar el coche toquen el techo

Gabble, gabble yet this man is slow to focus and describe actual features and layout. I gave up and used the subtitles instead. These are very good cars and although I preferred the less angular designs I read somewhere that side surfaces actually show better results in wind tunnel smoke tests. The eCVT Toyota and Daihatsu types are simpler and stronger than with other recent CVTs used by most manufacturers and 1st gear is a version of direct torque converter to save on transmission stress over the years. A major reason why Toyota never favoured 'pure' EV is because their research network correctly predicted that EVs will only be around for a single car generation. Weight issues, unstable chemical stored energy malfunctions and the upheaval needed for electric charging resulting in patchy availability just make them a bad option in large scale use. Thus, Toyota was not 'slow to produce an EV' so much as producing a few for EV fans. In Japan and the Pacific Rim EVs will continue for a while in dense urban areas where charging can break even and the target seems to be the taxi industry. Tesla is working on hybrid developments using hydrogen under license from Toyota. I will not be watching any more reviews by this presenter.

sorry but the first 10mins were litterally us staring at the car whilst you babbled on... just show us the car and what it has to offer

A very difficult accent to understand. A native English speaker woukd have been nice and easier to understand.