Toyota Vios J specs Auto:
Metalic Blue, love the black interior. Great car. Used a Myvi before & now just feel Myvi is underpowered some how (Of course comparing 1.3 to 1.5 cc). Very little body roll compared to Myvi with standard specs. You can touch 170km/h easily. Felt Vios was a big car to buy at first but then you'll realize the comfort & how going 110km/h feels like 70km/h. Good insulation from sound & wind is the reason why driving at these speeds seems very easy. My mom & grandma still catches me for speeding thou because of the speedometer in the center. Acceleration is good depending on your mood.
Driving a Vios involves 2 stages. One is slow & stead, rev won't go up more then 2k (Idle is at 500-700 anyway). In order to move on to the second stage(fast & furious) there is a lag due to changing gears. You can avoid this if you speed up from the start at a steady rate. If your looking for an extreme sports car perhaps your should try Peugeot 308, EVO10 or something like that. But if you don't plan to enter races then maybe this car is good enough for you. P.s i drive pretty fast most of the time also.
Pic with standard springs
Current mods:
Volks racing 16" rims. Comments: Looks great, just suits my car color but a little on the heavy side. It's Taiwan made. Cost RM1600. Costly but worth it. I prefer looks of course then light racing rims.
Tyre Falken ZE522 (205/45/R16). Comments: Love the tyres. Feel so much secure to the road compared to my previous 14" tyres. I've maintained the same size ratio with my previous 14" set so that not much change in my speedometer. No problems like tyre hitting the fender even after lower with full load. Quite on tar & great grip in rain. Noisy on Concrete thou.
Tein S-Tech Lowering Springs. Comments: At first look quite high but it does it's job at making sure it won't hit bottom. The gap around the arch is the same for the sides & top. At full load there is 1 finger gap between the arch. Some saw the spring would be hard but for me it feels the same as standard but just lower by 1.5" (2/3 fingers lower compared to the earlier 5 finger gap). For daily life in kulim it's good enough as the roads are pretty messed up. Some might prefer lower as there is still 3 finger gap between the fenders (Thins fingers).
Tinted rear light. Comments: Just don't like the silver or chrome finishing for the rear lights so covers it with tinted film. Put it on myself.
Some important links for VIOS lovers to jump to below.
1) http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html (Calculate tyre size)
2) http://www.fujicorporation.com(Toyota Belta/Vios with rim's of your choice)
3) www.viosclub.com & www.vioszeroseven.com (Vios Forums)
4) www.ftzoneracing.com (Online Car accessories in Butterworth)
5) greddyvios.blogspot.com & http://www.viosunderground.com (A blog on Vios mods)
6) http://www.etimago.com/yaris/repairmanual/ (Detailed repair manual)
With Tein Springs...
