With cheap cars is often saved on the quality. However, Toyota's Aygo II is also pleasingly robust in old age.
Toyota's second-generation Toyota Aygo is on the market for about five years. Accordingly, there are already a large number of second-hand copies at reasonable prices. Vehicles with elevated mileage are already offered under 5.000 Euro. After all, you get for this money a technically modern, sympathetic micro car, which is considered a few years old on the hump as solid.
Body and interior: Although the new Aygo compared to its predecessor much lifestyliger therefore, but it is an undiminished short car dwarf. This has, among other advantages in the search for a parking space, because with 3,46 meter length enough small gaps, the turning circle is also modest with 9,6 meters. In the front, the Aygo still has enough leg and headroom. The back gets cuddly, if not dramatically tight. Really small is the trunk, whose 168 liters for two compact trolleys in an upright position. Thanks to the folding backrest, the storage space can grow to over 800 liters. The Aygo II can be gotten with two or four entrance doors. If you are traveling with small children, you should look for specimens with rear doors, as the additional portals make the procedure easier. In terms of quality appearance and features you should not be too high standards. Despite sometimes even chic details, the Aygo remains a completely cost-optimized car.
Motors: Modesty is also the order of the drives. Actually, there is only a one-liter three-cylinder, but now in two performance levels. The first four years of construction were 51 kW / 69 PS, since the facelift in summer 2018 makes the gasoline engine 53 kW / 72 PS. In both cases, the propulsion is similarly modest as the consumption, which according to Toyota should be around four liters. Practically you will burn more one liter more. Who does not feel like switching work, can get the Aygo also with automatic. However, this variant has rarity on the second hand market.
Equipment and safety: The basic equipment of each Aygo includes ESP, six airbags and projection lights. A more attractive alternative to the otherwise Spartan basic model is the X-Play Touch version, ideally complemented by the X-Smart package, which in addition to the infotainment system X-Touch with 7-inch touch screen still includes automatic climate control. Despite the abundance of airbags, the Aygo is not a model safety student. With the EuroNCAP crash test, 2017 only had three stars for the simple variant. If the Safety Sense safety package is on board, there is a collision prevention system that EuroNCAP rewarded with an extra star.
Quality: So far, the Aygo II is considered inconspicuous in terms of long-term qualities and susceptibility to errors. Similar to its predecessor, the current generation comes with an average error rate by the TÜV investigations. Frequent problems only make lighting and braking. The breakdown statistics of the ADAC also identifies the Toyota as a safe bank.
Conclusion: If you are looking for a cheap and modern automobile for the city, the Toyota Aygo II is the best choice. The used prices have already reached a middle four-digit level, which makes it in view of its long-term qualities to a very attractive option in the micro car segment.
