[Auto] Toyota Aygo X-Prologue, because it wants to continue to be the leader of the A segment

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Toyota's Aygo model hit the market for the first time in 2005, thus becoming the access product for the Japanese company. As many of you know, segment A, small and utility cars, must be reinvented, since it is increasingly difficult for brands to make an economic profit from these products due to European anti-pollution regulations.

Many manufacturers have decided to throw in the towel, but not all. For a long time we had doubts whether Toyota would launch a new generation of its urban Toyota Aygo. This prototype created by the European Center for Design and Development of Toyota (ED2), based in Nice, France, makes its intentions clear. Yes, Aygo will have a generational replacement for segment A.

The Japanese firm has presented just a few moments ago the Toyota Aygo X Prologue. It is a concept that redefines the style of the model, with the aim of landing on the European market and continuing to be the most successful model in the A segment. The brand says that with it “it shows that access cars can stand out with an outstanding design ”.

 

A new Toyota Aygo that does not lose its essence

In addition, his idea continues to focus on the fact that a car of this size and characteristics should have style, character and attractive driving dynamics. To this must be added that a good part of the target audience for this type of vehicle is usually young people, whose major trips are through urban areas. Logically, the economic price should not be lost to succeed.

In this way, Toyota wanted to give an extra touch of character to the prototype. Look at the aggressive, technological and youthful design of the car. Without a doubt, it has a lot of personality; although we must not forget that, if it reaches production, there will be changes that make it simpler and more logical. For example, I doubt very much that it is marketed with tires of such large dimensions.

At the design level, the Toyota Aygo X Prologue has a new roof line, very striking front and rear light optics, a crossover style with raised bodywork and a large glass surface, especially in the front half of the car. By the way, the rear bumper houses a bike rack. Best of all, despite being a totally different car, it maintains many features of the current Aygo.

To draw our attention even more, it is presented with a body in a two-color finish. And is that the Japanese firm has put a lot of effort in this section. In fact, the bodywork has metallic blue pigments mixed with the base paint, giving a characteristic effect. Toyota has called this termination "Sparkling Red Chili."

Everyone deserves a great car. When I look at the Aygo X Prologue I am very proud to say that the ED2 team believed exactly that. I'm excited to see him revolutionize the segment.

 

Unlike many others, it will have a combustion engine

On what the brand has not spoken at all in the presentation of this Toyota Aygo X Prologue is in the mechanical section. However, a couple of weeks ago they reported that "the installation of an internal combustion engine will maintain the accessibility of the new model."

The current model is manufactured together with PSA, but that collaboration agreement has ended. In this way, Toyota will turn to the modular TNGA platform, building its own model at will.

We also do not know if there will be any type of electrification, but we doubt it because it would increase the final price of the product. The advantage of Toyota is that they do have their homework done in the area of CO2 emissions, so they can allow strategies and movements that other manufacturers cannot consider.

These other manufacturers are directly changing the approach completely. They keep the size small, but go for complete electrification, which translates to twice the price of their combustion-engined predecessors. Obviously, this makes it difficult to directly sell a car of just 3.6 meters in length to a private customer.