2014 Toyota Aygo unveiled

Beneath their skins the new Citroën C1, Peugeot 108 and Toyota Aygo city cars are virtually identical. Nevertheless, the Japanese brand’s interpretation manages to look completely different compared to its two French counterparts.

The second-generation Aygo features a prominent beltline that rises sharply at the rear to meet vertically-stacked light clusters. However, the most striking styling element is a bold ‘X’ motif at the front. Running from the door mirrors down to the bottom of the bumper, the device gives the Toyota unmistakeable ‘down the road graphics’ in design-speak. In other words, an Aygo appearing in your rear-view mirror will be instantly recognisable.

In this market segment the ability for buyers to personalise their cars is almost compulsory nowadays. Accordingly, the frontal ‘X’ and rear bumper insert can be specified in a range of colours and much of the interior trim can be customised.

Compared to its predecessor the 2014 model has hardly grown. At 3,455 mm (11’ 4”), the length has increased by only 25 mm (1”) although the latest Aygo is a tad wider and luggage capacity has risen by 29 litres. Crucially those dimensions have kept the kerb weight down to as little as 840 kg (1,851 lbs).

Consequently the engine is still a 1.0 litre, three-cylinder petrol unit, albeit with some efficiency-improving modifications. Producing 68 bhp (51 kW / 69 PS) and 95 Nm (70 lb/ft) of torque, it’ll achieve an estimated 68.9 mpg (4.1 l/100km) with 95 g/km of CO2 emissions on the combined cycle when the five-speed manual gearbox is fitted. An optional automated manual transmission sees those figures worsen slightly to 67.3 mpg (4.2 l/100km) and 97 g/km respectively.

The 2014 Toyota Aygo will be offered with either three or five doors. UK prices and final specifications are due to be confirmed nearer the launch date, which is scheduled to be sometime this summer.

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