Less and less on our roads you can meet minivans. And the reason for this is a wide variety of crossovers and SUVs. They seem to people much more practical, and they practically do not differ in price. Chinese models are even more affordable. The army of SUVs thoroughly “patted” modern MPVs in the struggle for the buyer, but even though many minivans disappeared from the exhibition halls, Toyota continues to impose competition in this segment.
Not so long ago, a modernized version of Auris appeared in our market - Toyota Verso. It is strange that only the third generation reached the CIS countries. Prior to this, the car was only available in Europe.
What qualities allowed the Toyota Verso to win a huge number of fans among motorists? It would seem that boring and slow family cars have long gone out of fashion. And they certainly can not be compared with agile crossovers, which are useful in the city and can cope with impassability. Let's try together to reveal all the secrets of the family "Japanese."
As you know, the first Verso appeared on sale in 2009. It was the third generation of this car. True, before the compact van was named Toyota Corolla Verso. The third generation has become an independent model.
To date, the sale is already Toyota Verso 2013 release. This is a representative of the fourth generation. The car is a cute minivan with a modern design. In the standard "Japanese" five-seater, but optionally you can deliver a folding third row of seats. Such a modification will cost the owner about a thousand dollars. This option is perhaps one of the main advantages of the car, because it is affordable, convenient and practical.
But just one seven-seater cabin to fight competitors is disastrously small. Therefore, the “Toyota Verso” has one more trump card. Front-wheel drive paired with a 1.8-liter engine provide incredible dynamic performance for a minivan.
The motor produces 147 “horses” that will accelerate you to hundreds in just 10 seconds!
The maximum speed of the car is limited to 195 km / h.
Now we can say with confidence that the Verso is suitable for active driving. But the developers of Toyota do not forget that the main task of the car is to transport the family. Most often, this is a family with small children. One way or another, our minivan copes with the functions of the "family wagon" one hundred percent. There is also a mounting system for child seats, and a special mirror for monitoring children from the driver's seat. There’s even a refrigerator in the car! More precisely, this is the glove compartment, which is supplied with cold air from the air conditioner.
So, let's take a quick look at the specifications of the Toyota Verso:
- The car is equipped with a 147-horsepower 1.8-liter engine;
- front-wheel drive;
- variable type of gearbox;
- fuel consumption 8.5 l / 100 km;
- trunk volume of 144 liters (with folded seats - 950 liters);
The cost of the car starts at 31 thousand dollars.
As an alternative to Toyota Verso, you can consider the VW Touran or Mazda 5. The German compact will cost $ 2,000 more, and the Mazda, on the contrary, will be much cheaper. Only here you will not receive that dynamics and agility of “Toyota Verso” in either case.