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Model
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Model
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2005. - 2009.
B - City car
hatchback, 5 door
front
Badges
Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2004. - 2010.
B - City car
hatchback, 5 door
front

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Dimensons & Outlines

3750 mm
1695 mm
1530 mm
275 liters
1183 liters
42 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
3600 mm
1665 mm
1550 mm
225 liters
1320 liters
40 liters
2005 Toyota Yaris
2004 Daihatsu Sirion

Engine

Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1797 cc
133 hp
173 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Daihatsu
1.3 K3-VE
Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1298 cc
91 hp
120 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 5 gears
1120 kg
9.3 s
194 km/h
9.2 l/100km
6.0 l/100km
7.2 l/100km
170 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
915 kg
11.3 s
170 km/h
7.5 l/100km
4.8 l/100km
5.8 l/100km
137 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

 
kg
s
km/h
l/100km
l/100km
l/100km
g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 4 gears
930 kg
13.0 s
165 km/h
8.6 l/100km
5.2 l/100km
6.4 l/100km
151 g/km

Expenses

2400 EUR
Price from
2000 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the city car segment and utilize the same 5-door hatchback body style and the front wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Toyota-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 133hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 91hp engine designed by Daihatsu.

Safety

Both vehicles got tested by European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), with the Toyota being a slightly better choice apparently. That aside, let's consider some other aspects which affect safety. Both vehicles belong to the city car segment, which is generally not a very good thing safety-wise, but that fact doesn't break the tie between the two cars. Furthermore, when it comes to weight, a factor that most people underestimate, Yaris offers a considerable difference of 22% more metal.

Reliability

Reliability is not the best thing to consider on the make level, but it is worth mentioning that Daihatsu does have a slight advantage, all the models observed together. These are the results of an independent reasearch, while our visitors describe reliability of Toyota with an average rating of 4.6, and models under the Daihatsu badge with 4.1 out of 5. Some independent research have also placed Yaris as average reliability-wise, and Sirion is more or less at the same level.Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as Yaris rank it on average as 5.0 out of 5, exactly the same as the other one.

Performance & Fuel economy

Toyota is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 2 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 194 kilometers per hour, 24km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy the winner has to be Sirion, averaging around 5.8 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (49 mpg), in combined cycle. We can't ignore that 24% difference compared to Yaris.


Verdict

Daihatsu appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, Yaris beats the other contender by far, making it the best choice without even considering other things. It all continues in the same direction, with Toyota being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. It does come at a cost though, and that's the fuel consumption... No mistake, whatever you decide here, but I'd still go for the Toyota. Anyway, that's the most objective conclusion I could've came up with and it's based solely on the information found on this website. Aspects such as design, practicality, brand value and driving experience are there for you to measure them out. In case you have two minutes to spare I invite you to define your needs, desires and budget and see which car would be chosen by the virtual adviser, among more than 12.000 different ones in our database.

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