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2011 Toyota Verso-S to debut at Paris Motor Show

By Tim Beissmann |

UPDATED 1:20pm with comment from Toyota Australia.

Toyota will use the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show to officially unveil its all-new B-segment people-mover: the 2011 Toyota Verso-S.

Toyota is keeping most of the details of the Verso-S under wraps until the Motor Show press day on September 30, but has revealed it is likely to go on sale in the UK early in 2011.

Measuring less than four metres in length, Toyota says the Verso-S will be the most compact B-segment MPV in Europe, but assures us that significant effort has gone into designing and developing a practical, flexible interior with “maximised usable space, comfort and perceived quality”.

Despite being more than 650mm shorter, the Verso-S could potentially serve as a replacement for the aging Avensis people-mover in Australia, which is getting close to 10 years old.

But a Toyota Australia spokesman confirmed that at this stage there are no plans to bring the Verso-S to Australia or any plans to replace the current model Avensis.

Local sales of the Avensis slowed in the first half of 2010 after solid years in 2008 and 2009, when Toyota Australia sold 966 and 894 units respectively. In the first seven months of the year, Toyota sold 339 Avensis’, well behind the similarly sized Honda Odyssey (817) and its big brother, the Tarago (947).

Toyota will also use the Paris Motor Show to reveal a revised interior for the compact iQ and a new multimedia system for the Aygo city car.


 
  • Andronicus

    Looks like a bigger Jazz

    • Camry lover

      Very nice indeed. This would be a practical, quality, and stylish addition to the Toyota range in Australia.

      It would indubitably augment the eminence of the Toyota marque.

  • James007

    ^^ Yep, what he said.

  • Simo

    holy cow that looks like big momma Jazz. :) love the sunroof.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1435885244 Yani Hendriawan

    probably the best looking mpv i’ve seen

  • Gene

    This is not a 7 seater so can’t be a Avensis replacement. Look closely at the photo there is no space left for a third row.

    • Baddass

      That’s right. And besides, there’s a new Avensis Verso in Europe. I personally don’t see the point (and I suspect Toyota doesn’t either) in bringing the new model over. Not only does it not sell the Avensis sedan here, but it already has the Tarago, Kluger, RAV4 and Prado that more than make up for it’s sales. I also think that’s why they stretched it’s model life out so far.

  • Able

    I’m all for Toyota bringing it here. It (or any other addition from their Europe range) would be a welcome addition to the Aus range as it adds some sort of interest, but not in a tacky way loosens Rukus.

  • Matt

    Why are they even comparing the sales results of Avensis when Toyota stopped bringing them into the country in December???