Toyota Aygo X evaluation: A pumped-up metropolis experience

TO hand out strong automotive recommendation you solely actually need to be taught one phrase: “Toyota.”

Who makes an excellent household property? Toyota. The place ought to I am going for an inexpensive new sports activities automotive? Toyota. Which make ought to I take into account for a brand new pickup truck? Toyota.

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Few manufacturers make constantly class-leading or close to class-leading vehicles of so many varieties.

The town automotive section is shrinking quicker than Boris within the opinion polls.

In recent times we’ve seen the dying of the Ford Ka, Skoda Citigo, Peugeot 108, Citroen C1 . . . I may go on. There’s too little cash in them, you see.

They price loads to develop however solely command a small value. And with increasingly more strain to impress vehicles, the maths doesn’t work.

However Toyota refuses to surrender. In reality, it’s doubling down on inexpensive motoring by giving the Aygo metropolis automotive a critical overhaul.

Aygo X (pronounced “Aygo Cross”) nonetheless sits within the smallest A-segment of the automotive market nevertheless it’s grown. No less than, it’s grown upwards. The automotive is 11mm larger than the outdated Aygo and the driving force sits 55mm larger.

Now you can spec it with 18in wheels. The largest the outdated Aygo did was 15in.

So what you’ve received is a mini crossover which, Toyota hopes, will assist Aygo enchantment to a barely extra grown-up buyer.

Even so, da yoof will nonetheless like it. The entire paint jobs are pointlessly named after spices, like Chilli and Cardamon, and so they’re all two-tone, contrasting with a gloss black roof.

This retains it eager towards different fashion-forward fashions just like the Fiat 500.

Toyota is charging just below £15k for Aygo X, which is a hike during the last automotive and a whiff costlier than extra sober-looking rivals just like the Hyundai i10 and Kia Picanto. However the enhance is justified.

As commonplace, Aygo X comes with Toyota’s Security Sense bundle, which implies you get adaptive cruise management, pre-collision help with pedestrian and bicycle owner recognition and emergency steering help. All for lower than 15 grand.

The pumped-up experience peak helps with security too. Within the outdated Aygo, pulling up subsequent to a truck at site visitors lights felt as protected as washing a nosebleed face first in a piranha tank.

Not solely are you able to see extra in Aygo X, you could be seen.

One other enchancment is the infotainment system. As much as 9in in dimension, the graphics and response time aren’t the sharpest nevertheless it’s straightforward to make use of and packs Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as commonplace.

There are gripes. The again seats are nearly non-existent and although the boot has grown to 231 litres, it’s nonetheless not the most important within the class.

Aygo X additionally makes use of the identical asthmatic 1-litre engine because the outdated automotive. It wants extra shove if it needs to steal gross sales from the VW Up GTI. For that purpose I like to recommend the CVT computerized. It’s important to be very busy with the gears to maintain revs up within the handbook.

Toyota’s emphasis on security places Aygo X on the very entrance of the category.

Keep in mind this type of automotive is commonly purchased by mother and father for his or her youngsters’ first vehicles. I do know I’d need the peace of thoughts.

So who makes an excellent metropolis automotive? You realize the reply.

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