Love how they try to sell a small-ish frugal car to Americans by making it bigger (sedan) and only supplying it with the largest engine in the range burdened by ac and an automatic. Europe got the 998cc (60.9 cubic inch) 3 cilinder manual 5-door hatchback and it's fine, it's boring, but it's fine. It's comfortable, large enough inside for 4 adults, fast & safe enough for normal traffic and holds it's value very well 2nd hand.
Americans drive fast so you need the biggest motor they can keep up on highways it highway speeds but since it's a subcompact and must be frugal to... But in the end these cars did not last because some of these people want these huge SUVs that are just unnecessary... There is only one sub compact left in America and that's the Nissan versa... 😢
Not really, in southeast asia, where its marketed as the vios, its sold with the same 1.5l engine as well. no 1.3 or 1.0 options. The 1.5 is not the largest engine in the range though. there is a Yaris SR model marketed in the UK with a 1.8L engine
