2006 Toyota AYGO from Iceland - Comments

This car has a very loud engine noise, and is very basic inside, so don't be fooled by the advertising of great sound and nice looks.

Test drive it.

Reminds me of my father's VW Beetle 1971. Although the space is plenty in this small car.

I was only testing it, but wrote this as no comment has been written about this car. And all reviews I have read have not mentioned the drawbacks.

I think that you have missed the point of this car completely; I drive a Citroen X1 (reviewed on this site) that is the same car as the Toyota with different body trim.

If you want lots of equipment, then you would be better off buying a Kia Picanto, which for the same money would have electric windows, central locking, ect, but the Picanto and all of the Aygo’s competitors fall short when it comes to technology.

Take the engine for example; the Aygo comes with VVTI or variable valve timing intelligence, which is far more sophisticated that of most cars on British roads, with only Toyotas twin VVTI system as fitted to some of there sports cars and there sister company’s Lexus cars being significantly improved.

The Aygo also has electric power steering, which saves on fuel consumption because not only does it not have to pump hydraulic fluid around, but it only uses power when in use so, when travelling in a straight line the car effectively has no power steering, but best of all, this system varies it’s weight depending on what speed you're travelling, so the steering is finger light at low speeds like parking for example, but then weightings up at motorway speeds. This means that there’s no compromise between high speed stability and low speed manoeuvrability.

In my opinion cars are becoming too gadgetry. Why do you need electric windows and central locking? I’m not a technophobe; far from it, but I don’t like unnecessary technology that adds weight and in the end is just another thing waiting to go wrong.

In my opinion the only valid comments in this review were that the Aygo was noisy, but I enjoy the sound that it makes, and the review also said that there was plenty of room for a small car and that is true, but at the expense of a good sized boot.

I’m also surprised that you didn’t find it comfy because I drove from Northamptonshire to Bodmin in Cornwall (280 miles) and found the cabin a very nice place to be with suportive seats and a good quality radio to save me from boredom.

I agree with the above. We've owned a C1 for six months and it's surprisingly comfortable on the motorway and very nippy around town. Yes it's noisy (characterful!) when accelerating but when up to speed on fast A-roads and on motorways the engine noise fades into the background. This is, however, replaced by wind / tire noise, but I don't find this especially tiring. The boot is tiny but this is made up for by generous cabin space, big enough for four adults. Most budget cars are built cheaply using budget materials. This car was designed to be cheap and uses materials with reasonable quality, there's a difference! try one, it may surprise you!

Yes, you were "testing" this car! In other words you didn't buy it because you didn't like it. I don't think it is fair to write a review on a car that you have only experienced on the basis of a test-drive, particularly when your complaints revolve around it being noisy and lacking in creature comforts. If it doesn't have enough toys for you, why did you bother to even sit in it in the first place?

I test drove the Aygo and didn't buy it for safety reasons. Everything was great until overtaking became necessary. There is more go in a bottle of pop! Highly dangerous in my opinion. Later, on a long gradient with two up it felt as if the engine was terminally ill, as it just faded gradually away. Sorry, not for me thanks.