Yaris Hybrid - the most advanced Yaris yet

Here are the first pictures of the Yaris Hybrid which have been revealed ahead of the public debut of the car at the Geneva Motor Show.

The new model brings together the packaging and agile handling of Yaris with the high efficiency and refined driving experience of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain.

Yaris is Toyota's best-selling car in Europe. The Yaris Hybrid follows the launch of Auris Hybrid as the second core Toyota model to feature full hybrid technology.

It shares the same new-design 'face' of Toyota but places priority on aerodynamic efficiency. The car combines a new 1.5 petrol engine with a more compact electric motor, transaxle, inverter and battery pack. The result is a system that is 20 percent lighter than that used in Auris Hybrid.

The car offers the same occupant space and luggage capacity as the conventional petrol and diesel Yaris models.