The Toyota Verso is a car produced by the Japanese carmaker
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
between 2009 and 2018. A
compact MPV
Compact MPV (an abbreviation for Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is a vehicle size class for the middle size of MPVs. The Compact MPV size class sits between the mini MPV and large MPV (minivan) size classes.
Compact MPVs remain predominantly a ...
, it served as the direct successor to the
Corolla Verso and was available in five- or seven-seat configurations. It was also positioned above the
Verso-S/Space Verso in Toyota's European catalogue.
The "Verso" name is taken from the English word "versatility".
Overview
The Verso was revealed at the
2009 Geneva Motor Show in March 2009. The Verso was marketed in Europe, Morocco, South Africa, China and Israel. It was not marketed in Japan, and not marketed in North America where the similar
Matrix was offered instead. In South Africa, the only available diesel engine for the Verso range in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
is the 2.0L D-4D.
The facelifted Verso was revealed at the
2012 Paris Motor Show
The Mondial de l'Automobile de Paris 2012, known in English as the 2012 Paris Motor Show, took place from 29 September to 14 October 2012 at Paris Expo.
Introductions Production cars
* Audi A3 Sportback
* Audi RS5 Cabriolet
* BMW 1 Series 3DR
...
, alongside the
E180 Auris. This facelift had the front fascia that is similar to the E180 Auris, and was designed by Mehmet Kiliç of
Toyota ED2.
File:Toyota Verso 20090614 rear.JPG, Toyota Verso (Germany; pre-facelift)
File:2014 Toyota Verso Excel D-4d 1.6 facelift Front.jpg, Toyota Verso Excel (UK; facelift)
File:2014 Toyota Verso Excel D-4d 1.6 facelift Rear.jpg, Toyota Verso Excel (UK; facelift)
Safety
Euro NCAP
The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) is a European voluntary car safety performance assessment programme (i.e. a New Car Assessment Program) based in Leuven (Belgium) formed in 1996, with the first results released in Februa ...
test results for 2010 concluded that the Verso was the safest MP
Toyota E'Z
The Toyota E'Z is a Chinese built version of the Verso. Produced and marketed by
GAC Toyota
GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. () is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Guangzhou, China and a joint-venture between GAC Group and Toyota Motor Company
for manufacturing Toyota's model platform in the Chinese market.
It was founded ...
, it entered production in 2011 and discontinued in 2017.
Sales
† including the outgoing Corolla Verso
References
External links
{{Toyota road van timeline, 1985–date
Verso
' is the "right" or "front" side and ''verso'' is the "left" or "back" side when text is written or printed on a leaf of paper () in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet.
Etymology
The terms are shortened from Latin ...
Compact MPVs
Euro NCAP small MPVs
Cars introduced in 2009
Cars of Turkey
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
2010s cars
Vehicles with CVT transmission