Toyota Vitz (Yaris) TRD Turbo M

[growler_south]

1.5 liter DOHC VVT-i engine 1NZ-FE in the Toyota Vitz gets a bolt-on turbocharger with intercooler and now produces 150 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 195Nm of torque at 4,800rpm.

Whee!

Comments

[cuboz.livejournal.com]

Wow!

That's actually quite sexy....

Those numbers don't mean that much to me though... I'm not as butch and ruggedly handsome / masculine as you.... *sigh* LOL

xxx

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

Horsepower isn't all that useful- peak horsepower can be very peaky, whereas a flat torque cuve may render better power to the wheels at all revs.

The back seat's also very accommodating.

[cuboz.livejournal.com]

...you must be speaking from experience? :-)

xxx

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

I had no idea Toyota made a Jewish car.

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

Cultural translation pls?

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

"Vitz". Sounds somewhat Jewish, like Himovitz, Horovitz, etc. Odd how the names of a particular model change depending on markets. Some of it is due to trademark conficts in certain countries, others end up being cultural. What sounds like a cool or at least acceptable name for a car in one country ends up being unintentionally humorous, odd or even offensive in others.

[putzmeisterbear.livejournal.com]

I like the name VITZ more than YARIS.

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

almost anything on whiles painted that shade of red, more or less looks quite sexy as cars go, dunno why tho.

[sinnabor.livejournal.com]

Hawt! Vroom vroom!

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

The back's a bit fussy, but the front is awesome. I'd order one in 4WD though, that's a lot of horses to put through the front wheels.

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

It looks a bit gay... and what is a horsepower?

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

I thought you were going to ask me what 6000rpm is! In either case, not something you need to worry about. Fords have Torques, not Horsepowers.

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

I found the calculator.. 290kw = 388hp..

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

Ah, and 200kw = 268hp.

Would be interesting to see how the wee MR2 and the mighty Ford go in a drag race. Someday ;-)

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

yeah... the 32 valve quad cam V8 develops 388hp.. and a proper drag... chain them back to back and see who makes it to the summit of the Bombays first...

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

Want!
I've been looking at the Yaris for some time. (you know about my fetish for little hatchbacks don't you?) A turbo would make it even more enticing.
150 HP? Nice! My PT makes that, stock. (And it weighs 1000 lbs more than the Yaris, so it needs it.)
I gotta say, after weeks in the Honda Element, I appreciate the PT's posher amenities.