Puttin' On The Vitz - Toyota Vitz RS
Nonsense To The Extreme-Plus A Toyota Vitz To Boot
Photography by Wes Allison
Every shop in Japan seems to have a signature color. Top Fuel uses white, JUN uses yellow, Signal even has their funky copper over gold color. Needless to say, Yashio Factory drew straws and came up with this bright pink/fuchsia. The RS blue just didn't look right sitting in the garage next to 600hp pink 240SXs and Silvias so the factory opted to spray the Vitz in the same hue. Chrome and pink vinyl graphics were added for the roll call and provide a shocking but interesting contrast to the sea of fuchsia. The aero kit on this car is also a Yashio Factory masterpiece giving the car a more muscular stance and with fender flares supplying the look of widened haunches.
The inside of the car is the picture of simple performance. No 12-woofer ear-shattering A/V system here. When you look inside all you see are a pair of Bride Nexus seats shod in a similar hue to that of the exterior and a custom steering wheel. This car was at one time relegated to carrying parts, and now its new lot in life is that of pure performance and driving fun. The guys at the factory are pretty proud of their creation and are more than willing to take you for a ride. Maybe when I start making the big bucks and can afford a Leno-like stable of cars, I'll buy this little speedster from the Yashio guys instead of creating one of my own. I'd rather save what little brain I have left to finish my Dick and Jane books.
Fast FactsOwner Yashio Factory
Ride Toyota Vitz RS
Hometown Saitama, Japan
Daily Grind Badass tuning shop
Under The Hood 1000cc DOHC VVT-i, Blitz supercharger, HKS Racing filter, F-Con V Pro, Yashio Super Radiator, header and exhaust
Stiff Stuff Yashio Spec coilovers with 8kg spring in front and 3-8kg variable-rate springs in the rear
Rollers 15x7 Yokohama Kreuzer wheels, Yokohama Neova tires 195/50R15
Stoppers Endless
Outside Custom Yashio Factory Fuchsia, Yashio Look Aero GT front and rear bumpers, side skirts and fender flares
Inside Bride Nexus seats
Props Bride, HKS, Endless, Yokohama, Blitz
By Wes Allison
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