HD (ENG) Toyota Aygo - First Test Drive and Review

Told me nothing about engine, transmission or fuel economy.

Sorry but this review is bias, I have the car for since 1st of September and I love it. Here let me tell you; (It will be long, for consumption look at 6:24 comment)

At 0:40 to 1:00; The engine is quite (not silent but not as loud as you want to make it sound) from 1.000 rpm to 2.700 rpm, from over 2.800 rpm the engine begins to get loud. This is a city car and inside a city where you don't have to rev high it's quite. Also by reving the engine at high rpm using the 1st or 2nd gear and then keeping it there doesn't prove that is a noisy engine, or anything like that.

At 1:00 to 2:00; Yes, there are lot's of customization options. I can't tell about the trim levels or options as there are different for each country, you should check with Toyota's site or dealers.

At 2:01 to 2:05; No, no, NO! The gear box is a lot better than the old one. A cousin of mine had the old Aygo and the gear box was terrible, it was hard and you had to force the gears. Also in high speeds it was sluggish. The new one is so much better, the gears flow in, it's not sluggish and the gear swift (or stick or both) has a sporty feeling (or sound), you know a click when you put in a gear. 

At 2:07 to 2:37; You are so bias here, and hahaha you made me laugh. First, anyone who drives a manual and doesn't know what gear he/she is in must be a dip shit and must have their licence revoked for not knowing how to drive. Secondly, the clutch is ''soft'' meaning you have to pull you foot faster and press the acceleration pedal faster otherwise it does what you did (I don't the English word for when you miss a swift). If you compare it to a Mini Cooper or VW Polo, their clutches are stiff and you have to pull your foot slower and press the acceleration pedal slower other wise you will rev too high.

At 2:39 to 2:47; Why? You want the precision of a sport/race/exotic car? The steering weel is perfect, below 50Km/h (30Mp/h) it is light and nimble, over 50Km/h it gets heavy and more precise. You don't have to press any button, the car's computer does it. Overall it is better than any Korean or the French cars in the same league and as good the German's.

At 2:48 to 3:07; Yes you can touch your co driver's arm, you have a point but it's a small city car, you aren't going for a 2 hour or more trip, it's okay. It's not like you sit on each other. Even in your favourite i10 you can touch each others arms.

At 3:23 to 3:36; Yes, the boot is small. Still it's an improvement over the old one.

At 3:39 to 3:40; Who ever is interested, should check the Toyota's site for the optional equipment of the car. Overall it's good, though I would like collision detection as an option. That's my gripe.

At 4:10 to 4:53; The mirror link works with iPhones 5 and 5s and with Android 4.0/4.1/4.2. With the iPhone 4s works but some times it fails and disconnects. With Windows and BlackBerry as well as other versions of Android it doesn't work. I'm getting my first service the next week as well as the GPS upgrade, perhaps there is an update.

At 4:57 to 5:10; For Start-Stop to work with manual gearbox you must have a gear selected and only when the car comes to full stop then put it neutral for it work. The same goes for my dad's WV polo TDi and a cousin's Audi A1.

At 5:47 to 5:58; THAT was the VERY! first thing I tried when I got my Aygo...It doesn't work, you are so bias here.

At 5:58 to 6:10; I'm 1.85 (or 6'1'') and yes, if you are tall you should get, otherwise you will have to put your sit to far back in order not to smash the key with your knee which it will eliminate all the space behind you. I don't know whether you want to find something to bicker or you decided you be objective but...yeah, good thing you mention it.

At 6:24 to 6:40; Inside the city is at its best. With 4 people and start-stop I get 4.3L / 66MPG (3.9L / 77MGP alone), in the high way at 80Km/h or 50Mp/h it gets around 4.5L / 60MPG, at 100Km/h or 62Mp/h it gets 5.5L / 51MPG and over 100Km/h don't consider it because it gets over 9.0L / 31MGP. Combined I get 4.4L daily, from home to work (doing 30 minutes on the highway).

At 6:50 to 6.56; What The Fuck?! What?.. Why?.. How?...I don't get it?! The pedals are better than the old one, they are more spaced and bigger. I used to press the accelerate pedal and break at the same time in the old one, plus they where small so I some times slipped them. The pedal are fine.

At 7:00 to 7:42; You are so lame and bias here. The rear view mirror is small but it's not a problem. First the side mirrors are huge compared for the class and size of the car. You can always look only the side mirrors (I don't advise that) and be just fine. Second, if you adjust the middle mirror so it looks 1/6 of the roof line it's fine even with 2 people in the back, unless they are over 185cm or 6'1''.

At 8:15 to 8:29; The interior is super for the price you pay, plus because it's Toyota it is well put together. For a Mercedes-Benz A Class or VW or Audi you pay a lot more for a lot less, comparing these cars. Don't try to be a jerk.

At 8:30 to 8:40; Hey how about kicking, smashing or bushing it too? Maybe a plumbing pipe would do the trick! Perhaps that will so how low build quality it is. That was also the second things I tried when I got the car...and guess what, the console it doesn't budge and the door handles are fine and don't crikle. Just because other reviewers thought to abuse the car doesn't mean it is bad, even a BMW's interior will fail if you be that forceful. Beside who the fuck does that to their car???

At 8:42 to 9:02; Like I said I am 185cm and I can fit just right in the back, you are taller than me then you have a problem, so overall it's okay for small commutes.

Finally people are coming here to see a neutral and unbiased review of the Aygo and not how much the Aygo sucks balls compared to the Hyundai i10. This isn't a review, it's a rant about how much you think Toyota sucks.

I pick mine up on Thursday can't wait