While much of Toyota’s business has been retail, he says he sees no reason why a 40 per cent business user share should not be achievable and promises a “harder push” towards company car and business car leasing opportunities.
With its company car tax appeal, we would tend to agree with that assessment.
It’s early days yet for the Toyota Yaris Hybrid. But with the chill winds of recession set to blow for some time to come, cold financial calculation suggests that the innovative supermini may well find itself pushing at some already wide open SME doors.
Toyota Yaris Hybrid 1.5 VVT-i T3 CVT – the low down
P11D Value | £ 15,140 |
Monthly business rental (ex VAT) | From £212 a month (3yrs/30,000 miles) |
Company car tax bands 2012/13 to 2014/15 | 10%, 10%, 11% |
BIK tax | £1,514, £1,514, £1,665 |
Engine | 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol/electric motor with nickel hydride battery pack |
CO2 | 79g/km |
Power/torque | 100bhp/ 132Nm |
0-62mph | 11.8 seconds/103mph |
Economy | 80.7mpg |