Toyota Vios imported from Thailand for R&D purpose

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A single unit of the Toyota Vios sedan has been imported into India for R&D purpose. A quick search on Zauba shows that Toyota India has imported a white coloured Vios from Thailand, which docked at the Chennai port on 2nd July 2016. This indicates that Toyota Kirloskar Motor's plans to launch the Vios sedan in India in the near future.

The Vios imported into India is equipped with a 1300 cc petrol engine. In the international markets, this engine is capable of generating 85 BHP @ 6,000 rpm and 122 Nm of torque @ 4,400 rpm. This engine is mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. The Vios in Thailand is powered by a 1.5-litre dual VVT-i petrol engine that churns out around 106 BHP and 140 Nm of torque. This engine is coupled to a 7-speed CVT gearbox.

It will be interesting to see how Toyota India places the new sedan in its portfolio, especially with the smaller 1.3-litre petrol engine.