New Toyota Vios 2013 up coming

 Review on New Toyota Vios 2013


While we wait for the 2013 Toyota Vios to be launched here very soon, here’s a gallery of photos of a 2013 Toyota Vios live from the Toyota stand at IIMS 2013.
You’re looking at the Toyota Vios 1.5 G Auto model, which is top of the line in Indonesia and comes with a two tone interior and a touch-screen infotainment system. This particular Vios 1.5 G isn’t standard – it’s kitted with large sporty rims and subtle body decals for show car purposes. Inspiration for would be Vios owners here in Malaysia perhaps? You won’t be able to get your Malaysian Vios to look exactly like this though, because as far as we’ve been informed, red is not one of the colours offered in Malaysia.
While Indonesia only has three variants of the Vios on sale, (1.5 E Manual, 1.5 G Manual and 1.5 G Auto), the Malaysian range is more diverse. Our Vios line-up starts from a Vios 1.5 J Manual with an estimated price tag of RM73,200. Then there’s also the 1.5 J Auto, a 1.5 E Auto, a 1.5 G Auto and the top of the line 1.5 TRD Sportivo priced at an estimated RM93,200. Check out preliminary pricing and specs for the 2013 Toyota Vios in our previous story: 2013 Toyota Vios now open for booking in Malaysia.
The 1.5 E variant of the Malaysian spec Vios was previewed in a Vios Spot & Snap Cruisers teaser campaign throughout September 2013. Check out the preview car here: 2013 Toyota Vios – Spot & Snap reveals the Grade E.

We caught a view of the 2013 Toyota Vios out in the open today in Petaling Jaya, where the car was making a scheduled stop at its designated hotspot, as part of the Vios Spot & Snap Cruisers programme.
Our man Hafriz was in Uptown earlier in the afternoon, and snapped photos of the Grade E variant of the car. He didn’t manage to get a look at the interior though, as only exterior shots were allowed by the people running the ‘preview’.
The new Vios is set to be officially launched in Malaysia next month. The order books opened in mid-August for the car, with estimated pricing revealed, and earlier, we pretty much ran through the impending arrival’s specifications and equipment list from a brochure, so the car is very much a known entity.
The chance to view the Vios goes on – until September 22, the car will be showing up at hotspots around Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru. You can check Toyota Malaysia’s Facebook page for the date, time and location as to when the Vios will be nearest to you, and if you’re diligent enough to take a pix of it and upload it to your Facebook timeline, seems there’s a gift in store for doing that.

We all know that the Malaysian launch of the 2013 Toyota Vios is just around the corner, but it’s good to have confirmation. UMW Toyota has done so by putting up a new cover picture on the Toyota Malaysia Facebook page, and we’ve just received a press release announcing that new Vios is now open for booking, ahead of its official launch in October.
Most importantly, estimated prices have been announced too, ranging from RM73,200 for the base 1.5J manual to RM93,200 for the range topping 1.5 TRD Sportivo. Check out how each variant’s new price compares to that of the equivalent outgoing car in the table below.

The new model carries a tag line of “Value Beyond Belief”, featuring “class above fuel economy and high performance along with the safety and durability that Toyota is known for.” Also claimed is an interior with high quality materials, a more spacious cabin with improved legroom, larger trunk capacity, plus enhanced comfort and handling stability.
Earlier this month, we showed you scans of the Malaysian Vios spec sheet along with pics of the local spec cars, as posted on our sister classifieds site oto.my. As confirmed today, five variants are to be introduced – the baseline 1.5J in both manual and auto guise, a 1.5E, 1.5G auto and a range-topping 1.5 TRD Sportivo version.