It depends on the generation of Camry you're talking about. In 2007 the 9th generation Corolla was still on sale, and that looked a lot like the 2006 Camry. Toyota eventually made a Camry-looking Corolla for the 2009 model year. The Avalon was always different looking though.
15 years after it’s release for this sedan. It is still widely popular here in my country the Philippines. Built to last for this car as our taxi companies still uses it both past and modern models.
We Indonesians also use the vios for taxi. But now our taxi fleet has shifted from vios to the avanza for bigger capacity. But we all do love our vios taxi.
@@realVicTorres02 but do you like avanza as a taxi tho? Me personally, hate it. I mean vios is meant to be a taxi. It's comfortable, small yet big enough, and also faster than the avanza.
In the Philippines, this was the second gen Vios. That particular gen began the model's nearly unbroken streak as the country's best selling vehicle until today.
Best car in terms of reliability fuel ecco and functionality for its price range imo. There are cheaper options like the Mitsu G4 but that car is a bit underpowered me thinks.
this thing's so reliable. this was my dad's daily driver, the only major stuff that was fixed on the car itself was replacing a burnt clutch with a new one. and it still runs by the way.
YESSS i have a white 2009 Yaris S sedan automatic, fully loaded. Alloy wheels, spoiler, ground effects, fog lamps, sport seats, leather steering wheel and shift knob, premium stereo. Added TRD rear sway bar. This car literally feels like a tiny Camry. I don't have the urge to sell it for something bigger, had it almost 5 years. I only wish the arm rests were padded. This car will get 30mpg city 40 mpg highway consistently I swear, that's how it always calculates. One of the most enjoyable and reliable sub compacts you can find.
Wow, we've really come a long way since 2007! It was a nice, basic economy car back then, and even more so now, a throwback to a time when cars were at the pinnacle of technology, reliability and economy. And it even passes the Big Friggin Bottle test, I'm impressed!
I have a 07 yaris sedan, no options except for an auto transmission and 15 inch steelies. It may not be fast but it's still the best handling vehicle I've driven. I love how light it is and how much it communicates with you
I used to have one of these, mine was even a 5 speed. Mine was red, with ground effects, a bug guard & vent visors, custom wheels & a 12 inch sub. with an amp in the trunk. I bought it new in 2007 & had it until 2021, traded it for a truck. I miss that car a lot!
Interesting review of that Yaris Sedan, Zack! Here in Indonesia, we also have that generation of the Yaris Sedan sold at one point, badged as the Toyota Vios for private owners and the Toyota Limo for taxi use. In Japan, the car is badged as the Toyota Belta.
The hatchback version of this model first went on sale in Japan in early 2005 as a 2006 model. I personally like the Sedan more in the front and the hatch more in the rear. I think it’s a very good looking car that to me is timeless like many late 2000s automobiles.
I can see why you say that I do say I prefer the hatchback because of the sporty look it gives. We have the vitz which is the version outside of the us,and my family owns one and it drives wonderful.
I love manual transmission front wheel drive economy cars. They're just so efficient and fun to beat on without worry of major issues. They are fairly light weight and while they don't handle like a sports car, they are nimble and have nice responsive steering. Slow car fast is the way for maximum smiles per gallon!
My first car was a 2007 automatic yaris. Same color as this. Easily the best car i've owned. I'm happy it still belongs to my family with almost 200k miles
I know I'm old, but in 1999 my elementary schools computer lab was ALL Apple ]['s. They were WAY WAY behind. I'll never forget it though, I absolutely adored the experience and it was a lot of fun. It was all power PCs and those colorful iMacs when I graduated high school!
This Toyota Yaris sedan was also known as Toyota Vios in Southeast Asian market. In the Philippines (where I came from), it was popular as taxi cab, ride sharing vehicle, and police car.
Notice the interior door handle is metal and not cheap plastic as some cars have such as the 2008-2013 Corolla. Also, its weird they put the gauges in the center instead in behind the steering wheel
I have an 07. Haven’t had it that long but the car held up really well. Everything just works. It’s simple, super easy to maintain and work on, parts are cheap. Timing chain and no valve adjustments or timing belt like in a Honda. To me that is the main advantage over Honda nobody really discusses.
This car will keep running as long as the owner wants to keep it running. The 00s were peak Toyota: they had efficiency, comfort, and build quality but weren't full of complicated electronics. The materials aren't the nicest but they're durable. It's a shame Toyota gave up on the cheap subcompact market. You're a few years younger than me but I know what you mean by the computer lab. I had to go to 5th and 6th grade in a broke school in the hood. Windows XP was nothing new, Windows Vista was on the horizon, yet my school only had beige Pentium III computers running Windows 2000. The school I'd come from in the suburbs (same district) had a new computer lab running Windows XP. When I got to 7th and 8th grade back in the suburbs (same district) everything was Windows XP and 7 was about to come out. XP was probably the greatest OS Microsoft ever made and it's just a refreshed 2000 so it wasn't too bad. When I got to high school the computers were finally up to date with 7.
You came through with this review Zack! This is my dream cheap car even though I have a same year Lexus ES350! I drove a 5spd not too long ago it was fun and engaging! I'll definitely pick one up for a 2nd car!
Still driving mine in South Africa which i bought in 2010 but its a 2007 model when I bought it, in South Africa it was only available as a 1.3 liter engine
One of my favorite things about the Yaris is saying the word Yaris. I use the pirate “yar” in the pronunciation. When the Yaris doesn’t let you down while driving you say it or if you see another Yaris on the road I yell it out the window. Vios has a nice ring to it but not like Yaris.
I have this exact car in the exact color. The roof, trunk, and hood has faded paint but everything else is the same. Although I wish I had powered windows, a security system, and a electronic key fob of all things, the car gets me from a-b and gets good gas mileage.
My dad bought an early Echo in February 2000 and put 320,000 miles on it until he gave it to me in 2006. Consequently, he needed to replace his commuter car, and the Yaris was on the docket. Comparing the two, the Echo was 200-300lbs lighter, had about the same trunk space, and more rear headroom. I've come to appreciate the hatches more, and wish the SE treatment of 2013 was across the board. Toyota never gave the subcompacts much love. The first generation Yaris you talked about had sport models... stiffer rear beams, similar to the xA and first generation xB sold here, and the same seat padding and material (sportier bolsters, and so on). The Echo was the lightest of the 1NZ-FE cars, but also had the smallest, least aggressive tires, brakes, and tallest gearing (via a 3.53 final drive, as opposed to the xB's 4.3 final drive to combat weight... Echo was still quickest, and could have been quicker still. The 1.5L was the sport engine around the world, and that's all America was given... we were spoiled, and didn't even know it. Hell, it was a subcompact accelerating with cars a class above, like the Corolla, Civic, and Neon. It even competes or beats a lot of contemporary cars because again, power to weight. Another appreciation for the Echo, is unlike the Yaris and basically everything these days: the rear fender "boxes." Rather than being a round blob, it's a subtle line resembling the boxed flare of a bugeye WRX or R34 GTR... just less extreme. The coupes, in particular, are my favorite, since they have a longer door and a sloping b-pillar, and slightly stretched out quarter window versus the sedan (though they otherwise are the same dimensionally/proportionally).
This Vios was my daily and it’s a stick shift. Pretty rare to find in Malaysia. I miss it. I rarely see this car in the U.S but boy, when I saw one the other day, it brought back tons of memories. I wish U.S has more Asian market cars
I've always thought that Toyota/ Scion's practice of having one dash for all markets with the gauge pod in the center was a pretty shameful cost cutting measure.
Been using more than 10 years Vios J Manual transmission, this & Round eye Kancil have same gauges cluster at the middle of the car instead infront of steering wheel
2007-2011 Yaris sedan 5-speed stick and 2300lbs what's not to love it could use another 10-15 hp for sure but it gets nearly 40mpg and although used prices remain high it can be had for a good price if you look enough. Watch out for rusted rear subframe control arm mounts in u.s. rustbelt & canadian areas.
i have a 2014 Toyota Vios (or Yaris Sedan in other countries) that has around 205,000 kilometers on the clock. it's a J Base model which doesn't have a lot. you just drive it. don't know if i wanted to replace it with a pickup truck (Nissan Navara/Mazda BT-50) or not since it has a sentimental value to me.
I've heard that the automatic transmissions on these are actually more reliable than the manuals. These and the Corollas of this era, especially the EU models. If that's true, you'll end up spending more maintaining your manual transmission Yaris than someone who buys one with an automatic.
I have two a 2011 and 2012, 176k on one and 366k on the other. GREAT car!!! The newer Yaris is a Mazda 🤬 I found out after I bought it 2016, sold it at 80k
Funny how every sedan of the Toyota lineup in this era is just a different sized Camry
Yes
It depends on the generation of Camry you're talking about. In 2007 the 9th generation Corolla was still on sale, and that looked a lot like the 2006 Camry. Toyota eventually made a Camry-looking Corolla for the 2009 model year. The Avalon was always different looking though.
I have an 09 Yaris, 05 Camry, 20 Camry, had 2 95. And yes same car just different sizes!
15 years after it’s release for this sedan. It is still widely popular here in my country the Philippines. Built to last for this car as our taxi companies still uses it both past and modern models.
We Indonesians also use the vios for taxi. But now our taxi fleet has shifted from vios to the avanza for bigger capacity. But we all do love our vios taxi.
@@mattardyantoriyadi We do also have the Avanza as taxis too in the Philippines. Very common especially in the National Capital Region. 👍
@@realVicTorres02 but do you like avanza as a taxi tho? Me personally, hate it. I mean vios is meant to be a taxi. It's comfortable, small yet big enough, and also faster than the avanza.
@@mattardyantoriyadi No comment on the Avanza as a taxi but atleast its a Daihatsu despite being rebadged as a Toyota which is reliable.
For some reason the Yaris does scream Southeast Asia
In the Philippines, this was the second gen Vios. That particular gen began the model's nearly unbroken streak as the country's best selling vehicle until today.
oh yeah yaris sedan on some Asia is called Vios, A/T Vios have more features than the M/T
Best car in terms of reliability fuel ecco and functionality for its price range imo. There are cheaper options like the Mitsu G4 but that car is a bit underpowered me thinks.
The NZ is probably one of the most reliable, if not THE most reliable Toyota powerplant in the past 20 years.
this thing's so reliable. this was my dad's daily driver, the only major stuff that was fixed on the car itself was replacing a burnt clutch with a new one. and it still runs by the way.
YESSS i have a white 2009 Yaris S sedan automatic, fully loaded. Alloy wheels, spoiler, ground effects, fog lamps, sport seats, leather steering wheel and shift knob, premium stereo. Added TRD rear sway bar. This car literally feels like a tiny Camry. I don't have the urge to sell it for something bigger, had it almost 5 years. I only wish the arm rests were padded. This car will get 30mpg city 40 mpg highway consistently I swear, that's how it always calculates. One of the most enjoyable and reliable sub compacts you can find.
350,000 miles on my 07 Yaris. I never regretted trading in my Mercedes. BEST CAR EVER!
Wow, we've really come a long way since 2007! It was a nice, basic economy car back then, and even more so now, a throwback to a time when cars were at the pinnacle of technology, reliability and economy. And it even passes the Big Friggin Bottle test, I'm impressed!
And it’s still a very good looking car
@Samm Salvey In some ways, we've come a long way, in the right and the wrong directions at the same time. Story of my life too. LOL!
I have a 07 yaris sedan, no options except for an auto transmission and 15 inch steelies. It may not be fast but it's still the best handling vehicle I've driven. I love how light it is and how much it communicates with you
I used to have one of these, mine was even a 5 speed. Mine was red, with ground effects, a bug guard & vent visors, custom wheels & a 12 inch sub. with an amp in the trunk. I bought it new in 2007 & had it until 2021, traded it for a truck. I miss that car a lot!
I like these reviews on affordable, manual transmission cars!
This is my dream car. Weird, but true! One day the Yaris will be mine!
In Asia market, this engine are still used in many vehicle up to now. They just add Dual VVT-i to it. Very reliable and comfortable to drive
Interesting review of that Yaris Sedan, Zack!
Here in Indonesia, we also have that generation of the Yaris Sedan sold at one point, badged as the Toyota Vios for private owners and the Toyota Limo for taxi use.
In Japan, the car is badged as the Toyota Belta.
We also have the belta where I’m from ,also the Yaris and vitz. Most people do import like the Yarises and belta’s ,fantastic cars though !
Loved this engine/transmission combo. Wish my old xB were manual 👌🏼
Dad had one and now I have one, amazing reliability and fuel economy
What year
@@jayislander 08 and 07
I bought 2007 Yaris hatchback with a manual new in January of 07 and I still own it and its been absolutely rock solid.
The hatchback version of this model first went on sale in Japan in early 2005 as a 2006 model. I personally like the Sedan more in the front and the hatch more in the rear. I think it’s a very good looking car that to me is timeless like many late 2000s automobiles.
I can see why you say that I do say I prefer the hatchback because of the sporty look it gives. We have the vitz which is the version outside of the us,and my family owns one and it drives wonderful.
I totally agree. That sedan is much better looking, I wish the hatch wasn't ugly.
@@MintyFreshTurds The hatch is gorgeous except for that front
The front is hideous.
@@MintyFreshTurds It looks like some kind of old lady lol
Unlike the Mistubishi, Toyota used good quality materials in the interior that hold up well as they age. Nothing cheap
I love manual transmission front wheel drive economy cars. They're just so efficient and fun to beat on without worry of major issues. They are fairly light weight and while they don't handle like a sports car, they are nimble and have nice responsive steering. Slow car fast is the way for maximum smiles per gallon!
My first car was a 2007 automatic yaris. Same color as this. Easily the best car i've owned. I'm happy it still belongs to my family with almost 200k miles
I know I'm old, but in 1999 my elementary schools computer lab was ALL Apple ]['s. They were WAY WAY behind. I'll never forget it though, I absolutely adored the experience and it was a lot of fun. It was all power PCs and those colorful iMacs when I graduated high school!
I....didn't even dream of a pass of the BFBT here. Let alone the placement. wow.
This Toyota Yaris sedan was also known as Toyota Vios in Southeast Asian market. In the Philippines (where I came from), it was popular as taxi cab, ride sharing vehicle, and police car.
Notice the interior door handle is metal and not cheap plastic as some cars have such as the 2008-2013 Corolla. Also, its weird they put the gauges in the center instead in behind the steering wheel
Likely to make it easier and cheaper to produce for both left and right hand drive markets
I have an 07. Haven’t had it that long but the car held up really well. Everything just works. It’s simple, super easy to maintain and work on, parts are cheap. Timing chain and no valve adjustments or timing belt like in a Honda. To me that is the main advantage over Honda nobody really discusses.
@@CouchMan88 yes, good points. Toyota started switching to timing chains before Honda.
@@CouchMan88 but honda fit also have timing chain. Even civic and other hondas in late 2000s already swithched to timing chain.
They moved the gagues to the back of the steering wheel in 2012 (in some markets).
I love this little car from when it's arrived 🙌🏼❤️
❤️ From Bangladesh 🇧🇩
This car will keep running as long as the owner wants to keep it running. The 00s were peak Toyota: they had efficiency, comfort, and build quality but weren't full of complicated electronics. The materials aren't the nicest but they're durable. It's a shame Toyota gave up on the cheap subcompact market.
You're a few years younger than me but I know what you mean by the computer lab. I had to go to 5th and 6th grade in a broke school in the hood. Windows XP was nothing new, Windows Vista was on the horizon, yet my school only had beige Pentium III computers running Windows 2000. The school I'd come from in the suburbs (same district) had a new computer lab running Windows XP. When I got to 7th and 8th grade back in the suburbs (same district) everything was Windows XP and 7 was about to come out. XP was probably the greatest OS Microsoft ever made and it's just a refreshed 2000 so it wasn't too bad. When I got to high school the computers were finally up to date with 7.
You came through with this review Zack! This is my dream cheap car even though I have a same year Lexus ES350! I drove a 5spd not too long ago it was fun and engaging! I'll definitely pick one up for a 2nd car!
Once again an amazing car for the money
Even tho this is an old cheap econo car it looks really good
Still driving mine in South Africa which i bought in 2010 but its a 2007 model when I bought it, in South Africa it was only available as a 1.3 liter engine
One of my favorite things about the Yaris is saying the word Yaris. I use the pirate “yar” in the pronunciation. When the Yaris doesn’t let you down while driving you say it or if you see another Yaris on the road I yell it out the window. Vios has a nice ring to it but not like Yaris.
I have this exact car in the exact color. The roof, trunk, and hood has faded paint but everything else is the same. Although I wish I had powered windows, a security system, and a electronic key fob of all things, the car gets me from a-b and gets good gas mileage.
Good little cars
Son, learn English. It’s a well-car. This is not a good car.
@@ericB3444 Really?
My dad bought an early Echo in February 2000 and put 320,000 miles on it until he gave it to me in 2006. Consequently, he needed to replace his commuter car, and the Yaris was on the docket. Comparing the two, the Echo was 200-300lbs lighter, had about the same trunk space, and more rear headroom. I've come to appreciate the hatches more, and wish the SE treatment of 2013 was across the board.
Toyota never gave the subcompacts much love. The first generation Yaris you talked about had sport models... stiffer rear beams, similar to the xA and first generation xB sold here, and the same seat padding and material (sportier bolsters, and so on). The Echo was the lightest of the 1NZ-FE cars, but also had the smallest, least aggressive tires, brakes, and tallest gearing (via a 3.53 final drive, as opposed to the xB's 4.3 final drive to combat weight... Echo was still quickest, and could have been quicker still. The 1.5L was the sport engine around the world, and that's all America was given... we were spoiled, and didn't even know it. Hell, it was a subcompact accelerating with cars a class above, like the Corolla, Civic, and Neon. It even competes or beats a lot of contemporary cars because again, power to weight.
Another appreciation for the Echo, is unlike the Yaris and basically everything these days: the rear fender "boxes." Rather than being a round blob, it's a subtle line resembling the boxed flare of a bugeye WRX or R34 GTR... just less extreme. The coupes, in particular, are my favorite, since they have a longer door and a sloping b-pillar, and slightly stretched out quarter window versus the sedan (though they otherwise are the same dimensionally/proportionally).
Ahhhh the toyota vios (that's what we call that car here in Indonesia), the ultimate taxi serving Indonesia for years.
It's called Toyota Vios here in the Philippines. It's actually the so called Taxi Car of the Philippines due to its cheapness and durability
This Vios was my daily and it’s a stick shift. Pretty rare to find in Malaysia. I miss it. I rarely see this car in the U.S but boy, when I saw one the other day, it brought back tons of memories. I wish U.S has more Asian market cars
I've always thought that Toyota/ Scion's practice of having one dash for all markets with the gauge pod in the center was a pretty shameful cost cutting measure.
@DJkirakira Neither manual car I drove had a tachometer. Once you get used to it you shift by ear and by speed.
That is called toyota vios in philippines and the hatchback is the yaris.
Common car for companies and taxis.
In Malaysia/South East Asia, it was named as Toyota Vios
Been using more than 10 years Vios J Manual transmission, this & Round eye Kancil have same gauges cluster at the middle of the car instead infront of steering wheel
My honest thoughts of this car, it’s a car, it’s reliable, cheap and affordable, good fuel economy, but a bit small, but looks roomy at the same time.
It was a cute little car! A mini Camry!
this is called Vios in my country , manual version is very rare to find even on older version
yaris and vios in my country also notoriously known for have a such heavy clutch, so it isn't that particular car fault
2007-2011 Yaris sedan 5-speed stick and 2300lbs what's not to love it could use another 10-15 hp for sure but it gets nearly 40mpg and although used prices remain high it can be had for a good price if you look enough. Watch out for rusted rear subframe control arm mounts in u.s. rustbelt & canadian areas.
A manual car with power windows 😍
i have a 2014 Toyota Vios (or Yaris Sedan in other countries) that has around 205,000 kilometers on the clock. it's a J Base model which doesn't have a lot. you just drive it. don't know if i wanted to replace it with a pickup truck (Nissan Navara/Mazda BT-50) or not since it has a sentimental value to me.
I own one and it’s pretty practical when I’m going to Chicago cause I found parking everywhere
I have the 2008. It's not different from this 2007. Both are practically the same.
You are always super excited it’s part of the job haha but it’s fine 👍🏻😉
In Viet Nam the Yaris Sedan named Vios and it does not change much from 2006 to 2021
Known here as Yaris Belta in Venezuela
Goldmine of a car. Saw one on sale near me for $12,000. 2010 sedan model with only 17,000
That is way over priced
@@greatvaluechoppedonions8130 You won’t find great value in today’s car prices. Gee I can’t wait for them to go down so I can buy my dream car lol
@@mustasheolll2020 true but when a car from 2007 Costs almost as much now as it did when it was new that’s a problem.
@@greatvaluechoppedonions8130 People are still buying cars u know, it’s not like 2009-2011.
@@mustasheolll2020 when did I ever say they weren’t?
I enjoy the period correct camcorder, looks so legit. Now you just need a '90s one 😁 (RIP luggage allowance)
Ample knee room in the back suggests this is a better baby hauler than one would expect.
Shame we never got these in the UK
We only got the hatchbacks here in Britain.
I've heard that the automatic transmissions on these are actually more reliable than the manuals. These and the Corollas of this era, especially the EU models. If that's true, you'll end up spending more maintaining your manual transmission Yaris than someone who buys one with an automatic.
How is it the biggest cars fail the BFB test and the smallest cars pass?
The ubiquitous Toyota Vios in the Philippines
It is great. Mine will go to 300k no problem.
I have two a 2011 and 2012, 176k on one and 366k on the other. GREAT car!!! The newer Yaris is a Mazda 🤬 I found out after I bought it 2016, sold it at 80k
What version did you have I have a hatchback 2016
My dream car
Weren't they made by Mazda? Love my original Echo :)
The later ones.
That's the Scion (later Toyota) iA.
The test of time-ECHO. Like the Toyota "pick-up", Echo still sells not cheap even today, November 2022, if you can find one.
Son, me team wishes to rename you, Donny Yaris Plus.
4:58 I see it, kinda like Mickey Mouse
A "Hidden Mickey"... Sort of
Son, that’s a registered trademark. YOUS is outta order. MUAHAHAHAH.
Same engine that’s in my xb
this car really embodies 2007
Lol gotta ask, why the shout out to Southaven Mississippi?
I always try to say a different place I've been recently!
This is a 2009, not a 2007. I know this because I have owned both.
The Toyota Yaris. A two door disguised as a sedan. But if they made this rear wheel drive...
And . . . how does it drive?
Kid prix i made a boo boo yeaaaaa
ahh yes the toyota V10S
Ngl every car in warm asian countries look like this.
666 views, much spooky
Toyota Vios :) the second generation Toyota Vios
Good morning po nakakita din ng pinoy dito.
@@jululugz2893 👍☺️🇵🇭
I love the video cutie ;)
Nissan Almera Po
It's not Yaris it Vios