Toyota Verso Review and Prices
The Toyota Verso is a mid-size seven-seater MPV that’s dependable and easy to use. It’s in a tough class that includes the Ford C-Max, VW Touran and Citroen C4 Picasso.
What's good
What's not so good
Find out more about the Toyota Verso
Is the Toyota Verso a good car?
The interior is airy and spacious with plenty of room for five adults. The two spare seats in the boot are only really suitable for children and eat up luggage space when upright. The same is true for most of the Toyota Verso’s rivals, though.
The Verso isn’t bad to drive. It’s not engaging, fun, agile or entertaining, but it does everything you ask it to without fuss. Lots of sound deadening means it’s very quiet on the motorway.
Engine choice is simple – go diesel. There is only one 1.6-litre version, but it beats the petrols in all disciplines except acceleration, but that is not likely to be high on the list of priorities for most MPV buyers. However, even the diesel is no match to the cleaner and more fuel efficient engines found in rivals.
All trim levels are well equipped and entry-level cars have air-conditioning, front fog lamps, electric mirrors that are also heated, electric front windows, a CD player with MP3 and a multifunction steering wheel as standard.
The Verso's a decent all rounder with good practicality – rivals are better to drive, though
From a purely objective perspective, the Verso does have plenty to brag about. It’s well priced, there shouldn’t be any reliability issues and the Toyota’s staid and sensible nature may be appealing to some. However, the sedate Verso appears very dull and bland when it’s compared with other rivals, most notably the Ford S-Max. There is no denying that the Verso is a capable and competent car in the class, and it’s certainly an improvement over the Corolla Verso. However, if you want a practical yet stylish MPV that’s good to drive, there are more “desirable” choices out there.
How practical is it?
The Toyota Verso is like many seven-seaters of this size: it’s good for five adults, but the rearmost seats are really only suitable for children, and the boot is tiny with all seven seats upright
Apparently, there are 32 different ways to arrange the seats in the Verso, but I'm struggling work out more than a dozen
What's it like to drive?
Despite being a relatively large car, the Verso is easy to drive, with all the controls being suitably weighted while visibility is excellent.
It's not exactly exciting, but it handles well enough
What's it like inside?
The cabin is well built, but some materials are lower-rent than in rivals and the design isn’t that modern.
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