Toyota Yaris (2011 - 2020) Icon Tech Hybrid 1.0 VVT-i auto 5d Owner Review

Bought this car for commuting 12 miles every day on dual carriageway, and also a bit of town driving - car was fine for this, economical and its lack of power was relatively unnoticed. We recently moved to a much more rural location with a 60 mile commute and then discovered that the car really doesn't like hills or A roads - overtaking feels like a gamble every time, engine is screaming too, have to floor the accelerator to get up all but the smallest hills. Also the steering seems to wander a lot at higher speeds. Have no choice but to part-ex (and lose money) and get something with more poke. Reliability has been fine, but then only had the car for 6 months from new, with only 6600 miles done, so not surprising that it hasn't given any trouble yet. If looking at buying one of these, make sure you're happy with the lack of power and wandering steering. Should point out this is the hybrid model with automatic gearbox.