The 2012 Toyota Yaris SE Hatchback

The brutally-honest reviewer's test run of the 2012 Yaris SE Hatchback

George Straton, blogger and self-proclaimed “brutally honest” reviewer just posted his own review of the 2012 Toyota Yaris SE Hatchback. What better review of a car than a brutally honest one?

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“What was once raw and bland now sizzles,” he begins. The Yaris SE has a bold front air dam, rear roof spoiler and lower diffuser, as well as 16-ich wheels. The driver’s instrument cluster has relocated back to being in front of the driver, as opposed to the Yaris’ more recent center-dash cluster, making it more conventional. On the sport model, there are black-on-white gauges, flat-bottomed steering wheel and four-speed automatic gearbox fully equipped with chrome and leather.

The small Yaris gets 106 hp out of its 1.5L engine, which Straton agrees wouldn’t typically impress an enthusiast. However, it’s more power than the Mazda2 or new Fiat 500 - and the Yaris SE gets 32 MPG – while making it from 0-60 in nine seconds.

To view Straton's full review and blog, click here. Or head to our website to view our 2012 Yaris inventory here.


Review & photo via George Straton, Drive...He Said