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Just few days ago, Pakistan received the facelift of the Toyota Yaris. Earlier, we did its comparison with Honda City Aspire; both were Japanese brands. But this time, we’ve got Changan Alsvin, and this one is going to be an interesting comparison as one is a Chinese VFM deal, and the other one is the resale king.
Let’s look at the variants and pricing of both cars we’ll compare:
- Yaris 1.5L Ativ X CVT Black: PKR 6,319,000
- Changan Alsvin 1.5L DCT Lumiere: PKR 4,549,000
These are the top of the line variants of each model.
Writer’s Opinion
Unless you are a investor or just care about resale, Changan Alsvin is a better deal in 4.5 million PKR.
How?
Alsvin’s top-variant cost 4.5 million PKR, while Yaris’s top variant cost 6.3 million PKR. Now, Yaris do offer some extra goodies, but considering a 1.8 million PKR price gap, Alsvin sounds a better value-for-money deal.
Both cars comes packed with all the standard practical options, including, cruise control, 2 airbags, digital AC controls and CVT transmissions + sunroof in the Alsvin is another big edge!
Moving forward, the myth about Alsvin’ s build quality is not up-to-the-mark because of it’s Chinese origin is completely false. You might consider watching our owner review videos, all owners seem to be satisfied with built of Alsvin.
Yaris is also a good sedan by the Toyota, it’s reliable, built is solid and packed with essential options. But, when we set aside market considerations and focus solely on the value proposition in terms of price and features, Alsvin seems to be the best sedan that you can get for 4.5 million PKR.
Cabin
The design of the cabin is a personal preference; some might like Yaris’s, or some would prefer Alsvin’s cabin design. Honestly, the dashboard’s blue color accent near the AC grills in Alsvin looks better to our team.
Here’s the on-paper comparison:
| Name | Yaris 1.5L Ativ X CVT 1.5 | Alsvin 1.5L DCT Lumiere |
| Noise isolation sheets | No | Yes, under the bonnet |
| Retractable mirrors | Yes | Yes |
| Infotainment | 9” floating display with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay | 7” floating display |
| Push Start | Yes | No |
| Sunroof | No | Yes |
| Cruise control | Yes | Yes |
| Rear camera | Yes | Yes |
| Speakers | 6 | 4 |
| Seats | PU Leather | PU Leather |
| Steering | PU Leather | PU Leather |
| Air Conditioning | Digital single-zone | Digital single-zone |
| Steering adjustments | Tilt | No |
| Seat adjustments | 4-way manual | 4-way manual |
| Occupant seat warning | Yes | No |
Writer’s comments: The Sunroof in the Alsvin is a deal-maker!
Exterior
Again, exterior design depends on person to person. However, our PakWheels editor’s team likes the design of Yaris; it’s more energetic and gives youthful vibes than Alsvin.
Here’s the on-paper comparison:
| Name | Yaris 1.5L Ativ X CVT 1.5 | Alsvin 1.5L DCT Lumiere |
| Headlamps | Bi-beam LED Projectors | Halogen Projectors |
| Follow me home | Yes | No |
| Alloys | 15” | 15” |
| Rear bumper | Dual-tone in sporty looks | Dual-tone with simple and minimal looks |
| Front bumper | Tri-tone, body-colored, piano black and matte black | Tri-tone, body-colored, chrome grills and matte black |
| Side skirts | Yes | No |
| Shark-fin antenna | Body-colored | Matte black |
| Back tail lamps | LED | Halogen |
Engine and Performance
| Name | Yaris 1.5L Ativ X CVT 1.5 | Alsvin 1.5L DCT Lumiere |
| Displacement | 1.5L NR series engine | 1.5L BlueCore engine |
| Horsepower | 106 HP | 105 HP |
| Torque | 140 Nm | 145 Nm |
| Transmission | 7 speed CVT | 5 speed DCT |
Safety
| Name | Yaris 1.5L Ativ X CVT 1.5 | Alsvin 1.5L DCT Lumiere |
| Airbags | 3 (3rd one in driver’s knee) | 2 |
| Rear Parking sensors | Yes | Yes |
| Heated side mirrors | No | Yes |
| TPMS | No | Yes |
| Hill-assist + VSC + TC | Yes | No |
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