I guess they're all messed up with the new readings for hp....if you take a look at the Toyota Yaris review - edmunds.com - it confirms that uses the same engine as the Scions and is rated 106 hp.

Did everybody forget how to measure hp ? 103 hp vs. 106 hp. I bet Toyota / Scion will have to clarify this.

Any comments.

 

The Yaris is replacing the 2005 Echo Hatchback, the Yaris is still one of the most fuel-efficient cars in Canada. Equipped with the standard manual transmission, fuel consumption is a miserly 6.9 L/100 km (41 mpg) City, and 5.5 L/100 km (51 mpg) Highway. That compares to the Echo Hatchback's 6.7 L/100 km (42 mpg) City, and 5.2 L/100 km (54 mpg) Highway
All versions of the Yaris are powered by a 1.5-liter inline-four that features Toyotas VVT-I variable valve timing system. While power and torque outputs remain the same at 106-horsepower and 103 lb-ft of torque, it has been tweaked to deliver power at lower revs, making it better suited for urban driving. The small-displacement engine not only sips fuel with expected ratings equal or less to the current car, but its ULEVII (Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle II rating is remarkably environmentally friendly. Its also reasonably quick, with only 2,320 pounds to haul around; 60 mph is reached in 8.4 seconds. Rumors have it that a performance model available off the showroom floor could pack 140-hp, which could mean a 1.8-liter motor or the addition of a TRD supercharger. Toyota is tight-lipped, of course, on confirming information. For the current range, buyers can opt for either a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic.

The Yaris is a 3-line engine product and it is the sibling of the Vitz.
Yaris Specs:
Engine
1.0-litre VVT-i
1.3-litre VVT-i
D-4D 90

Engine code
1 KR-FE
2SZ-FE
1 ND-TV

Type
3 in-line cylinders
4 in-line cylinders
4 in-line cylinders

Vitz Specs:

 

not sure if i read it right....but i'll explain what i read. the tC has the same engine as the camry...but the camry is rate at 159 hp to the tC's 160. they change little things here and there, but it is the same engine.

 

Just because they use the same engine in different models, doesn't mean they have the same output. There may be several reasons for the different outputs......intake/exhaust routing differences, power band deliverly needs, marketing, ect.

For example, the 2.4L in the Camry/Solara is rated at slightly less than the TC in peak power, but is tuned to deliver a bit more low-end torque because of the higher curb weights and/or payload/towing requirements.

Other examples:

- 1.8L 1zz engine: Corolla/Matrix - 130hp, Matrix 4WD - 126hp, MR2 - 138hp, Celica GT - 140hp

- 3.3L VVT-i V6: Camry/Solara/ES330 - 225hp/240 ft. lbs., Sienna/Highlander/RX330 - 230hp/242 ft. lbs.

 

America changed the calculation of h/p and torque. I'll make this easy to understand. Most imported cars have a generally lower torque figure in relation to h/p. Means these engines rev higher than american engines.
With this new calculation, torque got figured into the equation. Lower torque=lower h/p figures. HIgher torque =higher h/p figures. Basically means any japanese engine shows a "loss" in h/p and american engines show a gain in h/p.
pretty slick way to disparage a growing import car economy to try and gain sales away, huh?

 

the 3.3 v6 now only gets 208 hp in the gas highlander.

 

WTF? Yaris owners lounge?

-THE DON

 

yea it's crazy right ?

 

no one really answered his question wxcept for the payload guy, to further answer the question... its the gearing thats why the xb has a rev of 4000 at 80mpg, while at 80 on the yaris the rpms rev at about 3200 (says canadian sources)

 

holy crap if you take 270 off the car its only 2000 pounds.

thats light.