Top 10 Cars That Need An Extra Gear (or two)

Toyota Yaris (4AT)

The Yaris has a four-speed auto. This is unacceptable, especially when the Kia Rio, Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta and Hyundai Accent both have six-speed automatics. Here’s what else those other cars are: good. The Yaris on the other hand has been floundering in the subcompact field for quite some time, relying on the reputation of the badge in its grille.

While Toyota updated the Yaris recently with an all new look inside and out, it was utterly confusing why the company didn’t update the drive-train at all, meaning that four-speed automatic gets to work with a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine, in order to get 32 MPG combined. Toyota uses a CVT in the Scion iQ for goodness sake, why can’t we get something like that in the Yaris?