Toyota Motor PH confirms Ativ arrival

MANILA: Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), through its official social media pages, has confirmed the arrival of the Ativ hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) for the local market. 

The teaser comes mere days after Zigwheels Philippines broke the news of its upcoming arrival in the country. Although the name of the model wasn’t stated outright, some of the blue-colored letters on its “achieve the electrified vision” tagline clearly spell out the name: “Ativ.”

As with most teasers, not much of the car was shown. Instead, it focuses on the sharp L-shaped daytime running lamp and headlamp cluster of the vehicle. At the same time, one can also see the edge of the car’s grille. 

The aforementioned details, of course, bear an apparent similarity to Toyota Yaris Ativ HEV, which was already introduced in Thailand. 

Apart from the coyly placed clue that it is indeed the Ativ HEV, the Japanese marque’s local arm didn’t provide a launch schedule for the model. The social media post, however, did say that it is “coming very soon.” 

To note, we also speculated that the "Ativ HEV" might fit in as the hybrid counterpart of the Toyota Vios, similar to how the Zenix is related to the Innova. It was not made clear by the teaser, however if the Ativ HEV will be adopting the Vios name. 

So, what can we expect from the upcoming Toyota Ativ HEV? Well, let’s check out the Thailand market version while waiting for more details from TMP. 

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Toyota Ativ HEV: Thai market specs

Under the hood of the Thai-spec Toyota Yaris Ativ HEV is a 1.5-liter inline-4 gasoline engine paired with a 0.76 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery and a permanent magnet synchronous motor. Altogether, the said system can generate up to 111 horsepower and 121 Newton-meters of torque. 

Power for the HEV nameplate is sent to the front wheels via an electric continuously variable transmission (eCVT). 

As standard, the Thai market Toyota Yaris Ativ HEV is packed with plenty of amenities, including a 10.1-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless smartphone charging, and advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) - among others.

In Thailand, the top-of-the-line GR Sport variant also comes with the following: 

• Full Gazoo Racing (GR) body kit
• Black synthetic seats with GR logo
• 17-inch alloy wheels
• Black-colored power-adjust side mirrors
• Black-colored roof
• Specially-tuned suspension and electronic parking steering

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