X A V I Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Nissan's Pike Factory cars—the Figaro, Be-1, S-Cargo and so on—have long been the best-known cars that embody Japanese domestic-market wonkiness. But they aren't the only ones, as this wonky little Toyota proves. Check out this Toyota WiLL Vi, up for sale on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos). It's a blend of Citroën and Yaris, and if you can believe it, also beer, fax machines, and candy. The WiLL Vi was part of an experimental linkup of various Japanese companies trying to appeal to the youth market. As you may have already guessed from the unusual styling, the experiment didn't work.Still, there's something appealing about an odd-duck car with conventional underpinnings, and if the WiLL Vi looks strange, it's conventional Toyota underneath. That means you get a 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine with 87 horsepower and a four-speed automatic transmission. This car will provide modest acceleration, excellent fuel economy, and likely long-lived and faithful reliability. All the usual Toyota dependability that enthusiasts sometimes deride as boring. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64246021/2000-toyota-will-vi-bring-a-trailer-auction/
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