Toyota Yaris is a Japanese compact car manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation since 1999. Since 2011, the 3rd generation of the model has been produced. Since 2013, based on Toyota Vios for the Asian market, an Asian version of the car has been launched, assembled in China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The name of the car comes from the word Charis – the ancient Greek goddess of joy and fun. In the domestic Japanese market, cars are known under the designation Vitz (from the German “joke”).
The 1.0-liter Toyota 1KR-FE engine has been assembled since 2004 in Japan and Poland for a wide range of compact models. The aluminum three-cylinder engine with a timing chain drive is equipped with a proprietary VVT-i variable valve timing system only on the intake shaft.
The 1.5-liter 3-cylinder Toyota M15A-FKS engine was first introduced in 2019 with the new generation of the Yaris, based on the GA-B or TNGA modular platform. Like the A25A-FKS and M20A-FKS power units, this motor also belongs to the Dynamic Force Engine family.
The 1.5-liter Toyota M15A-FXE hybrid engine was unveiled at the 2019 Auto Show alongside the fourth generation of the well-known Yaris model based on the GA-B or TNGA platform. Like the A25A-FXS and M20A-FXS motors, this unit belongs to the Dynamic Force Engine 2.0 series.
The 1.2-liter Toyota 3NR-FE engine has been assembled since 2011 in Japan for B-class models. The unit comes in two versions: with and without the Dual VVT-i variable valve timing system. A simplified modification of the motor without a phase regulator is offered only in the Indian market.
The 1.3-liter Toyota 1NR-FE engine has been assembled since 2008 and only in Japanese factories. The motor is available in two versions: for developing countries EURO 3 and for other EURO 4/5. There is also a modification for bioethanol 1NR-FBE, and two more Chinese 4NR-FE and 6NR-FE.
The 1.3-liter Toyota 1NR-FKE engine has been assembled in Japan since 2014, mainly for the local car market. This engine operates on an economical Atkinson cycle, has a high compression ratio and is equipped with a variable valve timing system VVT-iE.
The 1.5-liter Toyota 2NR-FE engine has been assembled since 2010 at the company’s Japanese plant. The motor is available in two versions: with the Dual VVT-i phase control system, as well as without it. There is a separate modification on bioethanol 2NR-FBE and two Chinese 5NR-FE and 7NR-FE.
2NZ engine – 4-stroke 4-cylinder gasoline with electronic fuel injection and ignition control system, in-line cylinders and pistons rotating one common crankshaft, with two overhead camshafts (usually with a variable valve timing system VVT-i). The engine has a closed-type forced circulation liquid cooling system. Combined lubrication system: pressure and spray.
The 1.5-liter Toyota 1NZ-FE engine has been produced since 1999 at the company’s Japanese plant. The unit is placed on compact models and is equipped with a VVT-i phase regulator only at the intake. During the release, the motor received a number of updates and there are versions of 2003, 2005 and 2010.
The 1.5-liter Toyota 1NZ-FXE engine has been produced since 1997 only in Japan. At first, it was installed only on the Prius, but then it spread to other hybrid models of the concern. The motor is equipped with a VVT-i phase regulator on the intake shaft and an ETCS-i electronic throttle.
The 1.0-liter Toyota 1SZ-FE engine was produced from 1999 to 2005 in Japan for the Yaris family of models only. The motor was equipped with a phase control system of the VVT-i type only at the inlet, and the gas distribution mechanism of the unit was driven using a Morse chain.
The 1.3-liter Toyota 2SZ-FE engine was produced from 1999 to 2016 in China and Indonesia for the concern’s compact models. The motor was equipped with a VVT-i phase regulator only at the inlet, and the gas distribution mechanism of the unit was driven using a Morse chain.
The 1.8-liter Toyota 2ZR-FE engine has been produced since 2006 in factories in China and the United States for front-wheel drive models such as Corolla or Auris, as well as Lotus sports cars. This engine in all versions is equipped with a variable valve timing system Dual VVT-i.
The company has been producing the 1.4-liter Toyota 1ND-TV or 1.4 D4D diesel engine since 2002 and installs it on the most popular models for the European market, such as Yaris, iQ and Corolla. This motor was seriously updated in 2008, so some distinguish its two generations.
