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Toyota's little Aygo X matures in this Hybrid guise. Jonathan Crouch drives it.

Toyota's little Aygo X citycar goes Hybrid. Proving that your next tiny hatch doesn't have to be a full-EV. Maybe there's life in the segment for combustion power after all.

It's rare these days to come across a citycar, the smallest breed of compact hatch, that isn't an EV. But the Toyota Aygo X has been an exception since its launch back in 2022. Back then, most other major brands were declaring the citycar segment unprofitable, but Toyota has proved them wrong with this model, shifting over 300,000 units since the original launch, 14,000 of those in the UK in 2024.

The Aygo X's achilles heel has always been its ancient and rather feeble 1.0-litre petrol engine, the origins of which date back to the turn of the century. And because of the relative inefficiency of that unit, Toyota hasn't been getting the ZEV EV mandate benefit from all those Aygo X sales that it might have had. Hence the decision with this rejuvenated model to switch to the 1.5-litre full-Hybrid powerplant from the Yaris supermini. That's clearly a better engine, but it also makes this Aygo X a more expensive car. Do the sums add up? Let's take a closer look.

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Overview 00:00
Background 00:35
Driving Experience 02:17
Design and Build 05:58
Market and Model Range 10:35
Cost of Ownership 14:25
Summary 17:57

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17 Comments

@edsmith4821 2 months ago

Buy it you wont regrets it . Its fantastic. Had one on a rental and was shaking my head then when i drove it i couldnt believe how good it was . I actually looked forward to driving the thing .the tech the handling the mpg even the alerts are muted . Buy without fear

@peterlewis3540 3 months ago (edited)

Ive just ordered this very same car, with delivery expected in August. ( just a quick update, my car arrived on the 17 Sep, so theres a very long wait for a factory ordered vehicle)
On my test drive, i returned a very impressive 93,7mpg, and its the way the car performed and handled the road.
Its certainly no longer an affordable or easily obtainable vehicle, at nearly £27k, but i was just captivated by how the car behaved, and returned such impressive fuel efficiency, without really tyring that hard.

Normally you have to drive very carefully to even achieve such impressive fuel efficiency, but this Aygo Hybrid just returned high economy figures with such ease..

With the added Toyota reliability, and long warranty, i can see why Toyota have marketed this lovely car at such a high asking price.
It has so much onboard kit, outstanding fuel efficiency, and perfect driving manners.

Yes, £27k is a lot of money to pay, for such a small city car, but you get a lot of standard refinement, and virtually guaranteed reliability

@roconnor5114 5 days ago

Great little car, but two things still need addressing, the rock hard elbow door rests and the lack of a small centre armrest.

@maricallo6143 3 months ago (edited)

It's a THREE cylinder engine, not four. 😮
Also, if they managed to fit JBL subwoofer under the boot floor above the aux battery, you can certainly fit a reduced size spare wheel instead.

@susanb.1113 3 months ago

❤brilliant.

@doracsiky 3 months ago

I have this car since end Feb, so almost 4 months now. Average fuel consumption is 3.5liter/100 km, and I already drove 4500 kms in it, of which a 3500km road trip across Europe. On some highway/country roads streaks, fuel consumption was as low as 3.2liter/100 km, but I must say I am a calm driver, who does not race. As a second car, besides a Tesla, this is the only non-EV I can tolerate, given its amazing fuel efficiency.

@theneone111 1 month ago

We’ve got one. Cabin reverberation intermittent and lighting inconsistencies which Toyota claims no defect on. We are escalating.

@geoffwebber8272 2 months ago

I'm assuming by 'slightly adapted' you mean the removal of one cylinder!

@richardsmith579 3 months ago (edited)

I’m not the first to say it, but it’s a three cylinder engine….
And the thing under the bonnet isn’t a sound deadener it’s a heat shield.

@eleanorloney2264 3 months ago

The hibird Agro X is not £27 thousand I have one on order

@Smile342 3 months ago

Prefer renault clio

@foppo100 3 months ago

£27 k for a tiny car the world has gone cracy.

@gordonjoyce2157 2 months ago

It’s a 3 cylinder engine

@MySteaming 1 month ago (edited)

I like the Aygo hybrid.
However, it must be unique in the motoring world where you can purchase a brand new 4 door car costing as much as £26,500 that has Painted Rear Seat Backs on display & Rear Door Windows that only open a couple of inches on a Latch. 😱

The Chinese are definitely the way forward & the future for the car industry...

@jamie74gemini87 2 months ago

Ughhhh, "4 cylinder"... Hate such basic mistakes

@markjohnathanappleton8642 3 months ago

full of cheap plastic , the doors are like bake beans tins very tiny , they should have given the interior a lift

@BeLowBelowo 3 months ago (edited)

Eh... The hybrid in such a light car is fun, but it doesn't change the fact that this AygoX is a cynical crossover not much more practical than the stylish AygoX before it and built for car share apps in mind. God help the trade-in Toyota customers who know no better and still think EVs can't go further than 70 miles, they're missing out.

Id recommend anyone looking at an AygoX to look fowards a used Toyota Aqua first, and if they're sensible with their cars a used 27-36kWh Hyundai Ioniq, a used 36kWh VW eUP/SEAT Mii electric/Skoda eCitigo, a new Dacia Spring or a used 24-44kWh Fiat 500e.