T&T OFFICIAL New Vehicle Prices & Discussion Thread

[aaron17]

Wife bought a Yaris cross brand new from a grey dealer. Around 225k with three years warranty.

So far so good. Loads of features which I’m not used to with the Toyotas we get here locally from the official dealer at least.

Only hybrid driving experience I had before was my previous 330e. I was genuinely impressed by the torque and immediacy and smoothness of power delivery once you’re on it.
On paper torque isn’t much but i guess being a light vehicle the power to weight ratio is good enough.

Fuel economy wise, the dash shows around 25km/l but I anticipate it’ll get better the more it’s driven. Just about 2000kms on the odometer so far.
I get about 7-800kms on a full tank (36l I think) with mixed driving.

This economy thing rel annoying and somewhat addictive though ngl.
Mainly cuz my daily driver is an STi and I get about 6-7km/l

So the yaris cross was optimized in our harsh climate conditions like latin america? or it needs more maintenance? Thinking about battery longevity and amount of features it has. I going to open a thread relating to this since I am looking for a new vehicle.

[jhonnieblue]

Harsh climate conditions?
You'll could make people laugh at times

[aaron17]

Harsh climate conditions?
You'll could make people laugh at times

Talking from experience?

[jhonnieblue]

I've driven in new cars racking up over 300k km and looks and run like normal while operating in 40+ degree temps in Italy Spain and Qatar. From ioniqs, Audis , hell even a Tesla with that milage.

Temps in trini aren't anything to what they face in different areas of the world. Trini is a dot, don't forget that

[zando]

Harsh climate conditions?
You'll could make people laugh at times

I always wonder which part here is harsh lol these vehicles are tested at extreme temps worldwide, the only thing we have is rough road and some rain, also traffic just like every other country, the only thing vehicle manufacturers do for regions is suspension tuning, that's it.

[aaron17]

I guess my vehicle jus plain chupid I guess...or ole.

[aaron17]

Harsh climate conditions?
You'll could make people laugh at times

I always wonder which part here is harsh lol these vehicles are tested at extreme temps worldwide, the only thing we have is rough road and some rain, also traffic just like every other country, the only thing vehicle manufacturers do for regions is suspension tuning, that's it.

I swear I saw oil change at an earlier date like 3 months in ah manual tho...instead of 6 months for a Toyota.

[drchaos]

I've driven in new cars racking up over 300k km and looks and run like normal while operating in 40+ degree temps in Italy Spain and Qatar. From ioniqs, Audis , hell even a Tesla with that milage.

Temps in trini aren't anything to what they face in different areas of the world. Trini is a dot, don't forget that

I hear yah lol

but that headliner sheit tho ... My cousin on his second euro in europe and no headliner has fallen down.
Every Euro in Trini "harsh conditions" and headliner fall down in less than 4 years.

[drchaos]

Wife bought a Yaris cross brand new from a grey dealer. Around 225k with three years warranty.

So far so good. Loads of features which I’m not used to with the Toyotas we get here locally from the official dealer at least.

Only hybrid driving experience I had before was my previous 330e. I was genuinely impressed by the torque and immediacy and smoothness of power delivery once you’re on it.
On paper torque isn’t much but i guess being a light vehicle the power to weight ratio is good enough.

Fuel economy wise, the dash shows around 25km/l but I anticipate it’ll get better the more it’s driven. Just about 2000kms on the odometer so far.
I get about 7-800kms on a full tank (36l I think) with mixed driving.

This economy thing rel annoying and somewhat addictive though ngl.
Mainly cuz my daily driver is an STi and I get about 6-7km/l

So the yaris cross was optimized in our harsh climate conditions like latin america? or it needs more maintenance? Thinking about battery longevity and amount of features it has. I going to open a thread relating to this since I am looking for a new vehicle.

Battery is air cooled from the cabin so its not pulling air from the outside.
So hot climate or cool climate and battery should have the same temp wear and tear cause its pulling AC air.
Every other part of the car is a normal ICE car which should have no problems in trinidad.

[aaron17]

Yea buh why my abs wheel speed sensors failing every year ... is it because i living by a quarry and dem potholes does always have water and mud even when the place is hot and sunny .like wtf.

[adnj]

Harsh climate conditions?
You'll could make people laugh at times

I always wonder which part here is harsh lol these vehicles are tested at extreme temps worldwide, the only thing we have is rough road and some rain, also traffic just like every other country, the only thing vehicle manufacturers do for regions is suspension tuning, that's it.

Exactly. Also add the prevalence of vehicle overloading that OEMs see in Caribbean countries.

[aaron17]

I've driven in new cars racking up over 300k km and looks and run like normal while operating in 40+ degree temps in Italy Spain and Qatar. From ioniqs, Audis , hell even a Tesla with that milage.

Temps in trini aren't anything to what they face in different areas of the world. Trini is a dot, don't forget that

I hear yah lol

but that headliner sheit tho ... My cousin on his second euro in europe and no headliner has fallen down.
Every Euro in Trini "harsh conditions" and headliner fall down in less than 4 years.

Glue made of water

[drchaos]

Harsh climate conditions?
You'll could make people laugh at times

I always wonder which part here is harsh lol these vehicles are tested at extreme temps worldwide, the only thing we have is rough road and some rain, also traffic just like every other country, the only thing vehicle manufacturers do for regions is suspension tuning, that's it.

I think its more to do with the following
Harsh is pot holes, flooding, stop and go traffic is insane in trinidad and murder on your engine and oil, high humidity/tropical temps, air quality on the road is sheit with loads of particulates.

All those things add up to more frequent maintenance stops. Change your oil/filters more frequently and check your suspension more frequently.

[Shalom Vanamson]

After an eternity......2024 Land Cruiser (250) what we know is Prado.

[ProtonPowder]

Looks like a Defender had a baby with a FJ Cruiser

[metalgear2095]

Just saw a review of the Yaris Cross on RevTT. He mentioned that it has no spare tire. Isn't that illegal?

[telfer]

2024 CRV @ Classic Motors: https://hondatrinidad.net/car/crv

Any idea of price ?

Nope. It was not listed on the site as yet. Did not bother to call the rep. I normally deal with. Maybe I'll call him next week to see if a price has been set.

Current one FL goes for $415,000.00 so I assume this is going to be priced higher knowing how the market is.

Starting from 389 basic all the way to 489 for the 7 seater CRV

[j.o.e]

Just saw a review of the Yaris Cross on RevTT. He mentioned that it has no spare tire. Isn't that illegal?

Not sure if illegal but wouldn’t be the first local car without a spare. Some cars have run flats or a tyre repair kit.

[Dave]

One of the generation of the Swift sports didn't come with a spare.

Just saw a review of the Yaris Cross on RevTT. He mentioned that it has no spare tire. Isn't that illegal?

Not sure if illegal but wouldn’t be the first local car without a spare. Some cars have run flats or a tyre repair kit.

[kamakazi]

One of the generation of the Swift sports didn't come with a spare.

Just saw a review of the Yaris Cross on RevTT. He mentioned that it has no spare tire. Isn't that illegal?

Not sure if illegal but wouldn’t be the first local car without a spare. Some cars have run flats or a tyre repair kit.

The first model in the new generation of Swift sport

[greggle71]

Several cars on import come without a spare tire, the latest being the Ioniq 5.

Old school head like me prefers the perceived comfort of a spare tire than run flat tires or them fix-o-flat kits that come with the car

[Dizzy28]

Just saw a review of the Yaris Cross on RevTT. He mentioned that it has no spare tire. Isn't that illegal?

Not sure if illegal but wouldn’t be the first local car without a spare. Some cars have run flats or a tyre repair kit.

Doesn't (Didn't) the X5s locally come spareless.

[j.o.e]

Just saw a review of the Yaris Cross on RevTT. He mentioned that it has no spare tire. Isn't that illegal?

Not sure if illegal but wouldn’t be the first local car without a spare. Some cars have run flats or a tyre repair kit.

Doesn't (Didn't) the X5s locally come spareless.

Most BMWs for years now.

[death365]

the Rexton is a huge suv, i thought it was smaller. bigger than the Sorento and how it square off its like a prado or defender.

[zando]

New Kia Cerato, might come next year, not sure how I feel about this design though , looks high off the ground which I guess could be a good thing for our roads, but a bad thing for looks, most likely will come with the same 1.6 as they're staying engine options are carry overs.

[Capleton]

the Rexton is a huge suv, i thought it was smaller. bigger than the Sorento and how it square off its like a prado or defender.

Dimension wise the Rexton is bigger than a Prado in length, width and also wheel base, while at the same time the 4WD version is cheaper than a 2WD Sorento. Rexton is based on the Musso Grand platform, so it has a proper low range with locking differentials. The engines are manufactured in-house, but almost all of them use AISIN transmissions (Toyota). In the UK I think it won 4x4 Magazine's "Best Value Award" for the last 6 years! The SsangYong vehicles in general offer a lot of kit for the money! The warranty period was recently increased from 3 years to 5 years.

[aaron17]

Hold up..cerato following crown crossover sedan?

[Shalom Vanamson]

New Kia Cerato, might come next year, not sure how I feel about this design though , looks high off the ground which I guess could be a good thing for our roads, but a bad thing for looks, most likely will come with the same 1.6 as they're staying engine options are carry overs. PXL_20230810_161924546~2.jpgPXL_20230810_161915363~2.jpg

Dont know how to come to terms with this new look.

[nick639v2]

New Kia Cerato, might come next year, not sure how I feel about this design though , looks high off the ground which I guess could be a good thing for our roads, but a bad thing for looks, most likely will come with the same 1.6 as they're staying engine options are carry overs. PXL_20230810_161924546~2.jpgPXL_20230810_161915363~2.jpg

Dont know how to come to terms with this new look.

Some cut springs and it will look tops

[Registered User]

New Kia Cerato, might come next year, not sure how I feel about this design though , looks high off the ground which I guess could be a good thing for our roads, but a bad thing for looks, most likely will come with the same 1.6 as they're staying engine options are carry overs. PXL_20230810_161924546~2.jpgPXL_20230810_161915363~2.jpg

Looks like this K3 is actually a replacement for the Rio, with the cerato series being renamed to K4 in the future. Now it's a wait and see for what actually ends up in our market and and how well specified vs its price we end up with.