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#68 of 117 hear hear by ghulet May 16, 2006 (8:51 pm)
I'm guessing the VAST majority of consumers of xAs or Yaris are buying them as urban commuters, or second cars. Some may be buying them as long-distance commuters (as in long distances to and from work on highways), in which case I could POSSIBLY see a Yaris hatch or basic sedan being preferable to the xA. Once you start loading up either Yaris with options (provided you could even find one to your liking at this point), I don't see how you could justify the extra money (one buyer here equipped his Yaris hatch to $15600 MSRP, so $1500-2000) versus the xA for the mere possibility of saving 2mpg. I have an easier time with the annoying highway RPM, ride (which I think is more imaginary) or aesthetic preference arguments, but from a pure 'financial' standpoint, no. Replies to this message: cdoc (May 17, 2006 4:07 am)
#69 of 117 Re: hear hear [ghulet] by cdoc May 17, 2006 (4:07 am)
Replying to: ghulet (May 16, 2006 8:51 pm) I agree with everything you said. I bought my xA as our second car (traded in a '92 Civic two months ago), and we use it as a commuter car and for running errands around town. We much prefer our other car for highway driving, especially for long trips. I've found that the xA's high RPM on the highway becomes a problem above 65 mph. In other words, if I obey the speed limits there is no problem at all - and I use less gas in the process (the xA seems to be most economical when driving below 60 mph - I average 35-37 mpg overall). All in all, I'm glad I bought the xA and didn't wait for the Yaris.
#70 of 117 Re: Not sure [duck68137] by beantown May 17, 2006 (8:22 am)
Replying to: duck68137 (May 16, 2006 1:30 pm) I'm glad I'm not the only one who has noticed that the xA has impressive interior dimensions. It beats the Yaris, Corolla, and Prius in most if not all categories and is even comparable to a new Camry. It makes me wonder why in some "professional reviews", they say the car can be cramped for larger individuals; yet the same reviewers say interior dimensions are fine in these other cars.....   It makes me wonder if they just look at the outside of the xA and never bother to get in the back seat. Replies to this message: autoboy16 (Jul 19, 2006 2:53 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Jul 19, 2006 3:58 pm)
#73 of 117 Xa Versus Yaris Emissions by testshopper May 21, 2006 (3:52 pm)
The Yaris engine has lower emissions than the Xa (link title). More horsepower, less emissions, better fuel economy, maybe the 2007 Xa will show some improvement.
#74 of 117 Re: just drove yaris sedan & hatch auto, & xa [sappy] by canuck785 Jul 11, 2006 (11:51 am)
Replying to: sappy (May 01, 2006 4:14 pm) have you consider the rio5 hatch? really pretty car in my opinion! comes with enough features too and a great warranty. the new nissan versa isn't bad either and is around the same price as the xA, yaris, rio, etc. i am shopping too and there are a lot of things to consider before buying!!! i have 3 dogs, (3 labs, and one is 95 lbs )i just dont see them riding in a sedan!!! i always had hatch or SUV and the sedan never appealed to me at all. that is a preference and it depends on what you need. i do like the yaris but it is too bad it only comes with 2 doors hatch...(same as new hyundai accent hatch) i think 4 doors is just more pratical when you have dogs and kids...so annoying to have to move the front seat all the time for ppl to get in and out
#75 of 117 Re: Not sure [duck68137] by jdgriswald Jul 12, 2006 (7:59 am)
Replying to: duck68137 (May 16, 2006 1:30 pm) Not sure where you got your numbers, but those don't match the Toyota site.   Headroom is (front/rear): Y 39.4/37.9 - xA 39.6/38.8 Shoulder: Y 51.4/50.4 - xA 50.9/50.4 Hip: Y 50.0/46.7 - xA 54.6/53.4 Leg Room: Y 40.3/33.8 - 41.3/37.6   A lot of this is due to the fact that the Yaris is 4" shorter than the xA. From experience, the Yaris feels like it has more rear legroom than the xA. Don't know exactly where they measure, that's just how it felt. Replies to this message: beantown (Jul 12, 2006 1:13 pm)
#76 of 117 Re: Not sure [jdgriswald] by beantown Jul 12, 2006 (1:13 pm)
Replying to: jdgriswald (Jul 12, 2006 7:59 am) JD: the difference in your numbers vs. duck's could come from the sedan measurements vs. the liftback measurements perhaps. Either way, the xA comes out on top by a significant margin in all but the shoulder measurements.
#77 of 117 Emissions by krus2 Jul 19, 2006 (12:21 pm)
Though they have the same engine, the Yaris's tuning seems to allow for significantly cleaner/fewer emissions than xA.   yaris: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/22750.shtml xA: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/21778.shtml   Anyone know more about this?

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