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New sub Yaris Euro-Toyota being built of 100,000 a year in conjunction with PSA at Kolin in the Czech Republic.

Aygo is 3,405mm long by 1,615mm wide by 1,465mm high.

See also Peugeot 107 and the Citroen C1. 

Engines are 67bhp 1.0 litre 3-cylinder chain cam petrol with 93Nm torque from launch and and 53bhp 1.4 4-clinder belt cam PSA diesel from 2006.

Strong four seater body with 3 or 5 doors. Pedestrian friendly front.

T2 has driver and passenger airbags (passengers can be switched off). ABS with EBD. Electric power steering. Tilt adjustable steering wheel. Radio/CD player.

T3 had electric windows, remote central locking, keyless entry, 50/50 split folding back seat, ISOFIX mountings, optional air-con.

Sport has 5 spoke alloys, front fogs andf rev counter. Tom Tom go satnav available as an option as part ofd Mobility Pack.

5-speed manual or 5-speed MMT electric clutch semi automatic.

Kerb weight 790-890kg.

Performance of 1.0 5-speed manual: top speed 98mph, 0-60 13.9, 61.4mpg combined (51.4 urbam), 109g/km CO2 means £75pa VED. Gear ratios and handling as faultless as they can be for this kind of car. Good fun to drive as well as cheap to run.

4 star (26 points) NCAP Occupant safety rating, three stars (36 points) for child protection and two stars (14 points) for pedestrian safety.

1.4 Diesel from January 2006 offering 68.9mpg combined and 109g/km CO2 so £85 annual VED, from £8,395. Diesel also offers more relaxed drive.

From Spring 2007 entry-level Aygo option pack of side and curtain airbags, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) with Traction Control (TRC) and rear head rests at £960 (including VAT).

For Aygo+ and Aygo Black models with side airbags already fitted as standard, the option pack includes curtain airbags and Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) with Traction Control (TRC) and air-conditioning for £1,180 price tag (including VAT).

May 2007 Aygo Blue joins Aygo range. High specification, including Bluetooth and air conditioning as standard. Exclusive Lagoon Blue metallic paint and blue-themed interior. On sale from 14 May, priced from £7,995. New Aygo Style accessory pack available for Aygo+ and Aygo Blue. Aygo range revised with deletion of Sport grade. Aygo Style pack, available for Aygo Blue and Aygo+ models provides front fog lamps, five-spoke 14-inch alloy wheels and chrome-effect front scuff plates for £600 

Aygo Platinum announced 13-12-2007, on sale from January 2008. Has £1,555 worth of additional equipment beyond the range-topping Aygo+, yet price premium kept down to £550. Standard Alcantara and leather upholstery, leather trim for the steering wheel and gear knob and 14-inch Turbine alloy wheels with locking nuts. Crystal Silver metallic paint. Additional to regular Aygo+ specification, which includes six airbags, electric front windows, tilt-adjusting steering column, remote central locking, removable rear parcels shelf, six-speaker sound system with CD player and AUX-in socket for connecting portable audio equipment, 50:50 split-folding rear seats and body colour-matched door handles. 3dr or 5dr. £7,995 for the three-door model and £8,245 for the five-door.

All blue Aygo Blue launched 2-5-2008. Colour co-ordination includes door mirrors and bumper inserts on the outside and continues inside the cabin with new carpet mats with matching blue stitching and slate blue bezels for the air vents and instrument display. Aygo Blue sits alongside Aygo Platinum at the top of the model range, offering an attractive array of premium equipment features. Bluetooth connectivity, air conditioning and, on manual models, leather gear knob trim are all part of the standard specification. And for those owners looking to make their Aygo Blue even more special, two accessory packs are available. Aygo Xtra Protected equips the car for life in the urban jungle with rear parking sensors, mud flaps and unpainted rear and side protection strips, while Aygo Style adds élan with alloy wheels, front fog lamps and front scuff plates. The packs are priced £335 and £595 respectively (including VAT). Same official 61.4mpg in combined cycle driving. With carbon dioxide emissions of just 108g/km. Aygo Blue is powered by a 67bhp 1.0-litre engine with five-speed manual or Multi-mode transmission. Priced from £7,995 on the road.

Updated for 2009 and on sale from 1st February.

New Aygo Blue and Aygo Black feature models.

Aygo Blue with Bluetooth, air conditioning and exclusive Cayman Blue metallic paint finish.

Aygo Black with 14-inch alloys, Alcantara and leather trim and exclusive black metallic paint finish.

Toyota Optimal Drive improves performance and emissions from award-winning 1.0-litre VVT-i engine.

CO2 emissions reduced to 106g/km. The engineering improvements that make this possible include a new cut-off system that saves fuel during gear changes and the adoption of low viscosity oil for less engine resistance.

With its all-aluminium construction, the 1.0-litre VVT-i is the lightest internal combustion engine on the market, weighing just 67kg. It is also the most powerful in the A-segment, producing 67bhp (68 DIN hp), and it delivers class-leading torque of 93Nm at 3,600rpm. To provide better driveability in urban traffic, the development team worked to ensure strong torque at low to medium engine speeds by optimising the intake system, setting the appropriate manifold length and giving the intake ports a smaller diameter. The three-cylinder configuration also promotes the availability of torque in the low to mid-range, with less "metal" to move at lower speeds. Economy is now improved from 61.4 to 62.8mpg in combined cycle driving with five-speed manual transmission (the figure is unchanged for versions with the MultiMode gearbox at 61.4mpg).

Owners can add more features to their Aygo with a choice of two accessory packs. The Style pack for Aygo Blue (£580) provides alloy wheels, front fog lamps and front scuff plates. The Xtra Protected pack, available for Aygo Blue (£330), includes rear parking sensors, mud flaps and carpets. For Aygo Black the Xtra Protected Pack (£380) also provides side and rear bumper protection mouldings.

2009 Toyota Aygo Prices

Aygo 3-door £7,040 Band B IG 1E

Aygo 5-door £7,380 Band B IG 1E

Aygo+ 3-door £7,600 Band B IG 1E

Aygo+ M/M 3-door £8,090 Band B IG 1E

Aygo+ 5-door £7,940 Band B IG 1E

Aygo+ M/M 3-door £8,430 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Blue 3-door £8,250 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Blue M/M 3-door £8,740 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Blue 5-door £8,590 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Blue M/M 5-door £9,080 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Black 3-door £8,250 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Black 5-door £8,590 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Black + air con 3-door £8,740 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Black + air con M/M 3-door £9,230 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Black + air con 5-door £9,080 Band B IG 1E

Aygo Black + air con M/M 5-door £9,570 Band B IG 1E

17-01-11: High Spec Aygo Go launched. Comes as standard with a removable TomTom satellite navigation unit that has touch screen controls and a voice recognition function. Also Bluetooth and a USB port for connecting iPods and other digital music players to the audio system, which itself provides a CD player that can play MP3 files from disc.

The 4.3-inch navigation screen offers a bird's eye route view and can also display playlist and album details and SMS messages, with a handy speech-to-text facility if required.

AYGO Go! includes new-design alloy wheels, dark-tinted rear privacy glass and a leather-trimmed steering wheel. New exterior colours are Chilli Red and Cirrus White, with metallic Carbon Quartz available as an option. Air conditioning can also be specified, together with the dedicated AYGO Style and Protection option packs.

AYGO Go! is available in both three and five-door body styles and is powered by the 1.0-litre three cylinder VVT-i petrol engine with manual or MultiMode transmission.

AYGO Go! prices

Toyota Aygo was top car for customer satisfaction in City Car Sector in 2010 JD Power Survey.

05-01-12: Toyota’s Aygo gains a new front-end design, new interior trims, and revised engine now below 100g/km CO2 with EC combined cycle fuel economy above 65mpg. This makes it London Congestion Charge exempt (once registered), free VED, low BIK and subjec to 100% company forst year write down.

Launched at Brussels motor show on 10-1-2011 and on sale in the UK in March. 

Front-end treatment that follows Toyota’s new corporate design. Optional LED daytime running lights set into the lower edge of the grille add further emphasis to the look. The re-style has added just 15mm to Aygo’s length; other dimensions – including the tight 4.73m turning circle – are unchanged, making the car as well-suited to life around town as ever.

Extra street style comes courtesy of dark-tinted rear privacy glass for both three and five-door versions, new 14-inch wheelcap designs and a range of seven exterior paint choices, including a vibrant new metallic orange.

In the cabin the look and feel of the fixtures and fittings has been improved. This higher perceived quality can be witnessed in a new dark grey finish for the upper and lower dashboard sections, giving the cabin a more integrated appearance. A new-design steering wheel comes with a leather trim, plus paddle controls on the steering column for models using Toyota’s Multimode automated manual transmission. Adding an extra flash of style, the ring surrounds of the speedometer, tachometer and air vents are finished in grey, orange or black, with the front door speaker surrounds coloured silver or orange. Attention to detail goes as far as changing the opening angle of the rear parcel shelf to give easier access to the loadspace.

Two audio systems are offered – a 35W AM/FM/CD package with two or four speakers, or a new unit that comes with Bluetooth, a multi-language display and a USB port for connecting portable music players such as iPods.

Aygo’s Toyota-designed and manufactured all-aluminium three-cylinder 1.0-litre VVT-i petrol engine weighs just 67kg and has a revised combustion chamber design that increases combustion efficiency and raises the compression ratio from 10.5 to 11.0:1. It also gains harder-wearing iridium-tipped spark plugs. 67bhp (50kW) at 6,000rpm and 93Nm of torque at 3,600rpm are unchanged. But with five-speed manual transmission CO emissions fall from 105 to a road tax-busting 99g/km and combined cycle fuel consumption improves from 61.3 to 65.7mpg. For versions fitted with Multimode, emissions are down from 106 to 104g/km* and fuel economy rises from 61.4 to 63.8mpg*

Lowest possible UK insurance groups, between 1E and 3E according to version.

Toyota has also taken measures to make life on board quieter and more comfortable. Extra insulation has been added under the bonnet and adjustments made to the clutch system to reduce noise and vibration, and damping performance of the front and rear shock absorbers has been tweaked for a smoother ride.

21-2-2012: Toyota Aygo has both better looks and more efficient performance for 2012. The new range is available in the UK with prices little changed or even cheaper than the previous line-up.

A revised Aygo line-up introduces special Fire and Ice versions for 2012.

Aygo Fire comes equipped with 14-inch alloys, front foglights and LED daytime running lights, rear privacy glass, leather steering wheel and gear knob trim and a rev counter. Owners can also ramp up the hotter look with a new Burnt Orange paint finish, with matching side protection mouldings and interior trim.

Aygo Ice’s specification puts the emphasis on in car comfort, entertainment and connectivity, featuring air conditioning, Alcantara and leather trim, a more powerful four-speaker sound system that is DAB-ready, Bluetooth and a USB port for connecting digital music players.

The entry level Aygo and the Aygo+ carry over their specification from the 2011 model year.

Options

An Xtraprotected Pack is available to prepare Aygo Fire and Aygo Ice inside and out for the scuffs and scrapes of everyday driving, with rear parking sensors, mud flaps, carpet mats, a rear bumper protection plate and side protection mouldings. For those wanting to add a few extra style flashes, Aygo Ice can be specified with a  Style Pack offering rear chrome trim, aluminium scuff plates and a chrome exhaust pipe, or the Style Pack Plus with all of the aforementioned plus 14-inch alloy wheels.

Air conditioning can be specified as an option on Aygo+ and Aygo Fire, and metallic paint is available for all models apart from the entry level Aygo.

Prices

Prices for the new Aygo and Aygo+ models are up to £105 cheaper than their 2011 equivalent. Where Aygo Ice is concerned, there is a modest increase of no more than £40.

All Toyotas are now covered by a 5 year UK warranty.

30-11-2012: Toyota Aygo 2005-2009: Rated by Warranty Direct as the 4th Most Reliable Car of the past 15 years based on Warranty Direct claims statistics.

28-12-2012: 4th least likely car built 1997-2009 to suffer expensive problems according to Warranty Direct December 2012 Reliability Index, with an index of just 10.

Road Test: Toyota Aygo 2006 Road Test

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