Toyota’s full hybrid drive train has gone into the Yaris, so one of the most vanilla hatches on the road goes more vanilla then?

Call it boring, or “just a car” there are more Yaris’ on SA roads than government unattended potholes. Ok maybe not.

The Yaris Hybrid follows in the footsteps of the Auris HSD we saw revealed last year at JIMS, and it’s a notable move on Toyota’s part because it means they’re bringing green tech to their biggest volume segment. They’re taking this hybrid stuff seriously, yo!

A 1.5-litre petrol engine paired with a 20% lighter electric motor (compared to the Auris HSD) is expected and it’ll put out a decent 74kw.

Expect it in SA from June 2012.