Ready for hybrid? Next-gen 2022 Toyota Vios to get hybrid powertrain

The Daihatsu link to the Vios is via an internal Toyota-Daihasu company called Emerging-market Compact Car Company (EMCC). EMCC was formed between Toyota and Daihatsu back in 2016, with the aim of developing compact cars for the wider Toyota Motor group. This is where the D92A project comes in. 

Daihatsu’s local partner, Perodua, has confirmed that they will be the R&D hub for this region.

What platform will the next-gen Toyota Vios get?

With the underpinnings of the current Vios being close to a decade old (the current model is essentially a facelift of the 2013 Vios), a replacement model is definitely on the cards.

The next-gen Toyota Vios is widely believed to be developed on the DNGA platform – just like the Perodua Ativa and next-gen Perodua Alza / Toyota Avanza. DNGA is a cheaper and simpler version of Toyota's TNGA. 

So the next Toyota Vios will get a hybrid, would it be similar to the Prius?

At this point of time, details surrounding this new hybrid Toyota Vios is unclear, but seeing that the Vios is positioned as a budget model in Toyota's line-up, it is unlikely to get a Prius-like full-hybrid system.

Instead, we believe that the purported Vios Hybrid will get a simpler mild-hybrid system (MHEV) instead.