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Toyota Vios at a glance
What else is there to be said about the Toyota Vios? It's been the Philippines' best-selling sedan for several years in a row. There aren't a lot of cars that can get near it in terms of sales, but does it mean it's the perfect subcompact sedan? After all, sales does not automatically mean it's a car is great. But before we answer that, let's have a quick history lesson about the Vios. The Vios was first introduced in the Philippines in 2003, effectively replacing the lower-spec Corollas of that era. It was affordable and relatively basic, but that formula proved a success and quickly overtook the Corolla Altis as Toyota's best-selling sedan in the country. With it firmly establishing itself in the Philippines, the second-generation debuted here in 2007, and was redesigned yet again in 2013; the present generation. The current generation is split in two, those made from 2013-2017 and the ones made after that. Even though they look different, they're essentially the same car underneath. The post-2017 models also came with updated engines and a new transmission option. It received a minor update in 2021, along with the addition of a new sporty variant, the GR-S.