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New Toyota Verso

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Just a few more pictures of the new “non US” 7 seater from Toyota.

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  8. Nice looking car for a MPV but in europe it will be compete with stars like the Citroën C4 Picasso, new Renault Scenic or VW Touran… Good luck!!!

  9. It doesn’t matter how bad it is.. look at some of these posts here. if it says toyoda on it. people will say it’s great

  12. Anonymous said…
    “It doesn’t matter how bad it is.. look at some of these posts here. if it says toyoda on it. people will say it’s great”

    March 3, 2009 1:04 AM

    Maybe people do genuinely like them, they dont have to be negative and miserable like you all the time.

  13. “Anonymous said…
    This would be good in other markets other than Europe.
    This would be good in the US.”

    This would be awful in the US, actually.

    Three rows of seats in something slightly larger than a Yaris? Do you know how small a Yaris is? Go sit in the third row of a Mitsubishi Outlander (comically small and useless), then cut that space in half, there is your three row Yaris.

    It is only large enough for children, and imagine being rear ended by a Yukon or Suburban, the children would be killed.

    No thanks.

    I really don’t think that some people think before posting on this site…

  14. “I really don’t think that some people think before posting on this site…”

    March 4, 2009 10:49 AM

    Well if the rest of the world can happily use this vehicle why not the US. Or is it your head thats too big maybe to fit in this.
    Maybe you are the one who doesn’t “think”.

  15. “Anonymous said…
    “I really don’t think that some people think before posting on this site…”

    March 4, 2009 10:49 AM

    Well if the rest of the world can happily use this vehicle why not the US. Or is it your head thats too big maybe to fit in this.
    Maybe you are the one who doesn’t “think”.”

    I am sorry that I have common sense.

    Because the rest of the world does not have Excursions, Tahoes, Armadas, Sequoias running around on the streets.

    Common sense dictates that something with such a small crumple zone would not hold up well when a three ton vehicle rear ends it going 30MPH. Not to mention that those children (the only thing that will fit in the third row) will become part of that crumple zone.

    For Europe it is fine, for the US, not so much.

    Please wise up and take a physics class. Maybe you will understand what I am trying to explain.

  16. So all of a sudden all small cars must stop coming to the US.
    It seems a bit too late for that as thats what the trend is moving towards, thats the truth.

  17. There are alot of cars in america that are smaller than this and alot of people drive, so whats the fuss all about. Its just another smallish car. There are alot of small cars that are way worse than this.

  18. “Anonymous said…
    There are alot of cars in america that are smaller than this and alot of people drive, so whats the fuss all about. Its just another smallish car. There are alot of small cars that are way worse than this.”

    Yes, there are smaller cars than this in the US, but none have THREE ROWS!!!

    I have no problem with small vehicles, but I do have a problem with vehicles like this being in the US when they can’t stand up against a heavy rear impact with two young rear passengers that will certainly be killed or seriously injured.

    If you look at the third row on the Mitsubishi Outlander, the headrests almost touch the rear glass. Tell me, would you like to be involved in a rear end collision with your head that close to the impacting vehicle? If you do, then you need to seek professional help.

    It is simple physics.

  19. So this seems to be a problem on a majority of 7 seaters then.
    If this is such a safety issue, wouldnt the US goverment ban the importation, local build and sale of these??
    They usually are strict on safety.

  20. “Anonymous said…
    So this seems to be a problem on a majority of 7 seaters then.
    If this is such a safety issue, wouldnt the US goverment ban the importation, local build and sale of these??
    They usually are strict on safety.”

    Do you see any other Fit, Versa, Yaris sized three row vehicles in the US? You don’t.

    A majority of seven seaters? Hardly.

    Please do some research.

  21. Its not only the smaller vehicles you are talking about with the headrests up against the rear glass, you have mentioned the medium sized vehicles as well.

    “If you look at the third row on the Mitsubishi Outlander, the headrests almost touch the rear glass. Tell me, would you like to be involved in a rear end collision with your head that close to the impacting vehicle? “

    There are alot more seven seaters in that category, including the Honda Oddyssey, Kia Rondo,etc.
    So it wouldnt matter then if it is small or medium, a rear end collision will inflict the same amount of damage as most of those seven seaters are only adequate for children as well.

  22. i don´t know if this comment is welcome, but i think some guys here have “misunderstand” the size of this car. The size of this “Verso” (Van) is the same as the US Corolla Sedan!! Or in other words..this Van is just a little smaller than the RAV4. The 3rd row is for children…so Toyota in Europe speaks from an 5+2 seater.

    And it looks like one guy have big fears about the saefty of this Van. Just two questions for him. Does he really think this car would be on streets in Europe if there would be any “saefty problem”? Do you know the iQ from Toyota? Yes? This car has get 5 stars from EuroNCAP!! Believe me…Toyota knows how to build save cars….

    like other users already said…this car would be a nice new car for the US market…you will know why when you see this car.

  23. Its just like a 3 ton SUV. They have a safety weakness as well. They are more prone to rolling over and injuring the occupants due to being top heavy.
    So all in all really, there is no such thing as a fully safe vehicle.

  25. Guys, that poster above it right.

    How many three row vehicles do we have in the US that are the size of a Corolla? People don’t realize that our cars in the US are on average over 1,000 pounds heavier than vehicles in Europe. People in the US feel the need to have the largest SUV possible when they only have one child and tow nothing.

    The guy has a point, I wouldn’t put my kids in the rear seat in something that size. Europe doesn’t have an Excursion, we do.

  26. Its just like a 3 ton SUV. They have a safety weakness as well. They are more prone to rolling over and injuring the occupants due to being top heavy.
    So all in all really, there is no such thing as a fully safe vehicle.

  27. “Anonymous said…
    Its just like a 3 ton SUV. They have a safety weakness as well. They are more prone to rolling over and injuring the occupants due to being top heavy.
    So all in all really, there is no such thing as a fully safe vehicle.”

    Obviously.

    You have a much better chance of surviving a roll over than being rear ended in a vehicle where YOU are part of the crumple zone.

  28. You have a much better chance of surviving a roll over than being rear ended in a vehicle where YOU are part of the crumple zone.

    March 10, 2009 6:02 AM

    You are not part of the crumple zone if you get rear ended in one of these.

    Please do some research.

  29. “Anonymous said…
    You have a much better chance of surviving a roll over than being rear ended in a vehicle where YOU are part of the crumple zone.

    March 10, 2009 6:02 AM

    You are not part of the crumple zone if you get rear ended in one of these.

    Please do some research.”

    Please go watch an actual crash test where they compare two vehicles that are not similar.

    Three tons of mass, moving at 30MPH colliding with a stationary object that weighs less than 3,000 pounds. Of course it isn’t intended to be the crumple zone, but it will end up being one.

    This is SIMPLE PHYSICS.

    The posters on this site are children and highly uneducated adults. When one person makes an educated point it gets shot down by the morons. The guy/girl who originally commented on the safety of the vehicle in a rear end collision is absolutely correct.

    End of story.

  30. “The posters on this site are children and highly uneducated adults. When one person makes an educated point it gets shot down by the morons.”

    Then what are you doing posting on this site then?? Do you own this site??
    If someone makes an educated point, and someone thinks they are being shot down they are thinking wrong. The other people are stating their own points which makes for a normal debate/discussion.
    Sure physics this and physics that you have stated your point, but the original subject isn’t about physics and others are allowed to state their alternative points which are relevant as well.
    End of story?? Maybe not.
    America is the land of free speech.

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