Yaris Turning Circle

[icedevil]

My new yaris trend has a terrible turning circle compared to my last 11 plate yaris. What have toyota done? Anyone else not happy regarding this? Thanks!

[FROSTYBALLS]

Information on the turning circle doesn't seem to be very clear.

From the brochure (2009) the second generation Yaris had a turning circle of 9.4 metres (30 feet 10 inches).

From the brochure, the current Yaris has a 'turning radius - tyre' of 4.7 metres (15ft 5ins) or 5.6 metres (18ft 4ins) for the T-Spirit - which seems to be a different measurement to the turning circle.

Which?, in their review of the 2011-on Yaris quote a turning circle of 12.1 metres (39ft 8 ins)

[MikeSh]

I'll bet that middle one is the inside rear wheels :)

[Lustral]

the SR and the Trend have the 16 inch wheels which the turning circles are a lot worse than the Mk3 Yaris'es on 15 inch wheels.

I keep on moaning how bad my SR is when it comes to get out of tight junctions and general parking etc etc. I had the TR version on 15 inch wheels for a day and the turning circle is much better. Even the Auris seems to have a better turning circle than my Yaris.

Well your not the only one that has noticed this , but i have learnt to live with it.

[Cyker]

That's interesting, I didn't think the rim size would affect the turning circle, unless the tyres are thicker?

[FROSTYBALLS]

Think, as with some versions of the Prius, the larger wheels do limit the movement of the wheels when turning.

[Madasafish]

I recall looking at the Yaris hybrid that the turning circle of the Top spec was much less due to the larger wheels..

[icedevil]

Thanks for all responses to my question.

You are probably right regarding the larger wheels affecting the turning circle.

Guess I will have to get used to it.

Cheers to all.

[Lillith112]

Ice Devil I have just joined to reply to your comment, I have recently bought a Yaris vvti-s and I am absolutely appauled at the turning circle, it is horrendous, it makes parking and reversing out of spaces a complete nightmare for me !. I also own a Toyota Starlet and that has the most awesome turning circle, I can whip in and out of the smallest spaces in that. I am very dissapointed and due to it I'm looking to change my Yaris for something else :(

Ju.

[4xyaris]

There is another post on this written recently. See my comments there.