Toyota Aygo has received at Geneva a new generation that promises to outperform its predecessor in all areas. Chief Engineer of the Aygo project, Kazuhiko Terai, discussed with the British from Autocar magazine about the changes that have been made to improve the model of the city's joint venture conducted by Toyota and PSA Peugeot-Citroen.
The new Toyota Aygo is the sister car to the Peugeot 108 and Citroen C1. Even if we talk about a new generation, the Franco-Japanese triplet retains the wheelbase, platform base, and the suspension of the first generation.
The bodywork is completely new, as well as 30 percent of the chassis, including a stronger rear axle, revised springs, new dampers and a thicker stabilizer bar. The new technical platform structure is new in a proportion of 10 percent.
The interior is more spacious, offering more space both vertically and horizontally. The luggage compartment also has a large volume, which increases by 29 liters, totaling 168 liters. The roofline is 5 mm lower, but headroom went up by 7mm. All in all, the new Aygo is 25mm longer measuring 3455 mm.
Unlike previous generations of the three models, engineers and designers focused to differentiate them as much as possible, without raising costs to exorbitant levels. Toyota insisted on a tilted windshield, a compromise achieved with their French partners, the result of which we all see in the press images of the three models...
Source: Auto News in Hindi
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