Yaris will be great for urban short hops, visits etc and it does have poke. you should do 70%+ of those trips on electric. However even the latest models aren't motorway cruisers.
They are also quite claustrophobic in the back, rear quarter view is none existent.
Boot isn't huge on Yaris or Swift.
Are you sure you have seen a Yaris. We have, owned one for about 18 months.
Before buying it we satisfied ourselves (as much as you can on a couple of test drives) it met our requirements and we have not been disappointed.
Mostly used on trips up to 40 miles and around town and its perfect, according to the dash and my spreadsheet its averaged about 72 mpg so far. Its been on a couple of trips to the coast as well, about 260 miles in the day with probably 75% on motorways and dual carriageways and the dash has suggested about 78 mpg and based on what I read in the web that surprised me, many said they were r****** out of town. We have found it refined and it rides very well (its the Design on sensible 55 profile tyres). On the North Yorks Moors there is plenty of go for the odd overtake and it has no issue with the hills.
Rear seat space is sufficient for us, mostly its just dog in the back but 2 normal sized people and the dog fit fine. Don't find it claustrophobic at all (the CHR looks like its got that feature to itself).
Boot is more than adequate for a small car. A folding wheelchair and a weeks shopping fits in it just fine. Would expect sufficient luggage for a small family to fit for a weekend away. Ours has a spare under the floor, opt for the can of glue and it releases some space.
OP, suggest you have a drive in one.
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