The Toyota Vitz is now available in local Toyota showrooms! Here’s how much you can pay for this compact city hatchback and what’s on offer.

The Toyota Vitz is another collaboration project between Toyota and Suzuki, following on from the Toyota Urban Cruiser/Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Toyota Starlet/Suzuki Baleno and Toyota Rumion/Ertiga. Essentially, the Vitz is based on the Suzuki Celerio.

What’s On Offer?

The Toyota Vitz is available with 3 derivatives to choose from including the Base manual, XR manual and XR automatic, with one engine doing duty across the range. Customers will have the choice of either a 5-speed manual gearbox or an automated manual transmission (AMT). There are 7 colours to choose from.

The engine is a 1.0-naturally-aspirated 3-cylinder petrol engine which has 49 kW and 89 Nm. It is front-wheel driven and Toyota claims the Vitz will consume just 4.4 L/100 km. A top speed of 160 kph is claimed and there’s a 32 litre fuel tank.

Grade Walk

The Toyota Vitz is sold in standard and XR models.

Vitz Base

Halogen headlights14-inch wheelsManual air-conditioner12V front power socket2 speaker audioToyota Connect2x airbagsStability controlAnti-lock brakesRear park distance control

Vitz XR (the above content plus:)

15-inch alloy wheelsFront fog lightsRear window wiperColour-coded side mirrors and door handles4 speaker audio (Bluetooth, USB, Android Auto/Apple CarPlay)Electric windows

How much does the Toyota Vitz cost in South Africa?

The new Vitz is sold with a 3-year/100 000 km warranty and a 2 services/30 000 km plan.

Vitz 1.0 MT R189 900Vitz 1.0 XR MT R219 900Vitz 1.0 XR AMT R239 900

Interestingly, the Suzuki Celerio has a similar three-model lineup, priced at R178 900, R198 900 and R213 900.

Further Reading

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