With its own version of the Toyota Hybrid System, using a 1.5 petrol engine, the car starts at €18,950 and is available in two grades.
It is believed that it will be the only car that will achieve the new A1 tax band expected to be part of a new regime of motor taxation following next week's budget.
The Yaris Hybrid emissions are rated at 79g/km. Toyota Ireland expects that up to 15 percent of Yaris sales next year will be of the hybrid variant.
