Ever tried to test your car's peformance with Toyota Vios

[rollakid]

hey intrigue, vios do turn off the aircond for a moment when you floor the throttle right? i do felt something like that when i test drive it last time, or maybe its my imagination?

not as powerful as i like but its just right for city driving. Steering IMHO is on the heavy side but thats because i'm doing less than 70km/h but i think anything over that should be just fine. I do like the responsive engine though, thanks to vvti.

now i wish 4age also have vvti.. now its just dead without intelligent XD

 

[papagoines]

Thanks for sharing...

Anyway, why we choose Vios as a benchmark? Actually, I usually observed that based on the power to weigt ratio, Vios is not too bad and we had an experienced once on the highway where we tried to chase a Vios. We (4 persons) were driving at 190km/h (max) using Nissan Sentra 1.8L but can't seem to overtake Vios and the driver was still in front of us ... that is why I asked anyone tested with Vios before :)

IMHO, power/weight ratio only apply to pickup...once the said car past the initial inertia then, power/weigth ratio not important anymore...

open criticism welcome...remark above just a 2sen from a newbie

 

[egb18c]

erk,tapau-ed vios uisng my myvi,1.3 dat is.

actually its nuthin.
vios-automatic.
myvi-manual.
gender really can make a lot of diff,cuz usually gurls dunno bout cars.
btw,its a drag-traffic light race,and d it wus raining.

 

[xbalance2002]

i drive a vios myself.. all i can say this car is powerful in its class (1500cc). Of course u cannot expect a
I've got 2 vios in my house and one has some minor modding which is mine (eg. Pivot VS-E, HKS drop-in filter, 16" Sports Rim, front + rear strut bar) and it performs better than the stock one in terms of pick-up. Meanwhile, the stock one doesn't perform too bad either, i've managed to clock 180kmh on the highway but it was too wobbling due to the stock tires and without those strut bar, while i tested on mine and can reach 195kmh and it can still goes but my balls aint made in USA.

Another thing is the Over-Drive, find out that vios 3rd gear is very powerful (and like other forumer mention, is its gear ratio cause the 3rd gear can reach 180kmh and without red-lining yet to my suprise)

Once i manage to outrun a L200 on traffic light and a waja 1.6 (auto, if manual will definitely lose out on start).

Conclusion, this car is good for town driving and to those who occasinally love rembat rembat around town but if u going to compare this car with K20A or 4G9x or K3VET i guess the answer is shown before the comparison.

Yes brother ..vois can reach this speed....last time i drove my vios and my friends vios we tail gate for some time ....from 170kmh to 200kmh i was fast....

 

[rollakid]

huh? girl? rain?

why do i have a feeling that the other car isn't even racing? can make the story clearer or not? catch no ball here...

 

[egb18c]

owh k k,it just for fun la.

myvi vs vios.
both had 3 persons in it.

the other car wuz like really slow wit her reaction,maybe she pressed d pedal about a second after the traffic light turns to green.
n i wuz using my handbrake method(the one release d handbrake+release d clutch at the same time).

rain doesnt affect anything jes dat makin my wheels (manual car(mine) ) spin lk hell.

 

[rollakid]

so both of you *agreed* to race lar?

 

[handsome_cow]

i drive a vios myself for more than a year...
what i could say about the car is that.. for the money u paid.... it is an excellent car.. performance wise? im damn happy with it.. for a 1.5 litre car... it suprise me with the pickup... top speed wise... can reach 190 like one of the member mentioned....
yeap the vios weight less than a tone.. and the ecu is extremely smart.......
i wouldnt compare vios with the likes of putra or gti ....
but if we are comparing in the 1.5 litre category... i would say vios is definetely in a class of its own...
just my own point of view :)

 

[rollakid]

my only complain is the tax lolx. if there's no heavy tax, only few percent or something, then we can get the car like what? 60k? thought i saw the pre-taxed price is like 50k something...

 

[GSR06]

Final answer: Vios is worth buying huh? But I don't see any second-hand vios on sale :)

Anyway, about the air cond automatically being cut-off once the pedal is floored, I heard once fr my friend but is it true??

How about the fuel consumption huh? Can it be City or Savvy like what the ad says "8cents per km"??

I am driving a GSR and the fuel consumption is like 20cents per km...

 

[handsome_cow]

the fuel consumption for vios is damn F******* good i would say...
many vios can get around 450-550
there was once in paper a vios could travel 650km on 1 full tank :)
but there are people i know that could only last 250km on a full tank

 

[Maxx]

Final answer: Vios is worth buying huh? But I don't see any second-hand vios on sale :)

Anyway, about the air cond automatically being cut-off once the pedal is floored, I heard once fr my friend but is it true??

How about the fuel consumption huh? Can it be City or Savvy like what the ad says "8cents per km"??

I am driving a GSR and the fuel consumption is like 20cents per km...

vios do have the ac cut off when floored.
this make the engine more "lighter" to accelerate the car. thus more pickup.
btw, it can be diy to other car also. just need some relay wiring and switch or trigger.

 

[xbalance2002]

later vois will be local built...the frame...so the cost will be cheaper...

 

[papagoines]

vios do have the ac cut off when floored.
this make the engine more "lighter" to accelerate the car. thus more pickup.
btw, it can be diy to other car also. just need some relay wiring and switch or trigger.

care to share the diy? i'm not using vios...

 

[LuKa]

so.. u mean.. if u floor the car for 5 mins.. the A/C is not on until u let it go?

 

[TitanRev]

The Vios AC will automatically switch off for a few secs only when you overtake. The ECU detect how much throttle is applied to determined wether the driver is overtaking or not. This is what the pros at Toyota told me when I was working at Toyota. Although the Vios throttle is still using cable but there's a sensor on it.

One thing I like about the Vios is its suspension system...1 word, simple...but do a great job. Unlucky, that M'sia dont have manual version. The manual version's characteristic is very different from the AT but both has the power. different in terms of gera ratios...

Another thing that makes the Vios light despite the engine is the gearbox. A very small one indeed. I once overhaul a Vios GB. Very light..1 person can carry already...with all the AT fluid drain out lah...but with AT fliud also wont contribute too much of a weight.

i like the 1st model of Vios rather than the new facelift version.

 

[GSR06]

I forgot to ask one question. Until what rpm can the Vios 'tarik'? Usually, the max power will be around 5500~6500rpm. When I tarik my car to until 7000rpm, sound of the engine is like exploding... I like the Vios with the added frond, side and back skirt. Some of them even changed their Front bumper to a more 'fierce' looking...

 

[kennethfong]

so.. u mean.. if u floor the car for 5 mins.. the A/C is not on until u let it go?

lol how could u possibly floor ur throttle for consecutive 5 mins??

 

[Maxx]

care to share the diy? i'm not using vios...

not diy yet. lack of free time now.
btw, got some idea thou..

some basic requirement. relay, wiring,connector, led(for indicator if needed), etc.
know how in cars n electronic, wiring.

1. can use throttle sensor. but require some circuit so it will isolated from ecu reading and wont disturb throttle signal to ecu. wired thru relay and a/c system.
2. use other switch and attach to throttle. wired thru relay and a/c system.
3. turbo indicator. some cars got turbo light on dash/meter. wired thru the indicator and relay n a/c system. when turbo kick in a/c will off.

just need to cut off the a/c compressor. this will do enough. :shades_smile:
timer also can be used if needed to cut off the compressor as long as u like after cut off occur.

 

[papagoines]

not diy yet. lack of free time now.
btw, got some idea thou..

some basic requirement. relay, wiring,connector, led(for indicator if needed), etc.
know how in cars n electronic, wiring.

1. can use throttle sensor. but require some circuit so it will isolated from ecu reading and wont disturb throttle signal to ecu. wired thru relay and a/c system.
2. use other switch and attach to throttle. wired thru relay and a/c system.
3. turbo indicator. some cars got turbo light on dash/meter. wired thru the indicator and relay n a/c system. when turbo kick in a/c will off.

just need to cut off the a/c compressor. this will do enough. :shades_smile:
timer also can be used if needed to cut off the compressor as long as u like after cut off occur.

Thanks....

I'm driving kancil auto (mata bulat), all kancil before mata bulat seems to have this "Eco" setting but not my car :Not_Impressed: