Filed under: Economy, Japan, Hatchbacks, Toyota
Faster than a speeding Yaris: the Superman Limited Edition
The Caped Crusader gets to drive the coolest-of-cool Batmobiles, but what does the Man of Steel get? A Yaris.
The Toyota Yairs Superman Limited Edition comes only in Superman blue, natch. And you can tell it's special from all them snazzy decals: they're on the hood, the sides and on the back – big S shields and a flying Superman sticker. Inside, the comic book dream continues with blue seats and S-shields on the steering wheel, floor mats, handbrake, shifter and even on the tissue box.
If you're retching, you can take comfort, and if you're drooling, you can take a flight (and another appointment with your shrink): this bad boy is for sale only in Indonesia, thankfully, for a thousand-dollar premium over a Clark Kent-normal Yaris. (Think, though: a thousand bucks could buy you a lot of Superman comics.)
What we want to know is what eight-year-old boy won the design contest that brought this to fruition.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Hamud 3:21PM (10/10/2006)
WTF. Is this for real?????
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Joe 3:29PM (10/10/2006)
Missing the other portion of the story that this is on a 5-door Yaris that will never make America...
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Hung2 3:33PM (10/10/2006)
Hey great timing Toyota!! The last Superman movie was released this past summer - to bad you missed the party. Maybe they're going after the DVD sales in November?
Where's the Spiderman Edition? The X-Men Edition?
Lame!
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Ilko 3:35PM (10/10/2006)
and waht is under the hood ?
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Hamud 3:40PM (10/10/2006)
#4 Problably some crystals from Krypton, ehehehheheheh.
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Toyota Yaris 4:05PM (10/10/2006)
I wouldnt drive it but I think it looks pretty cool.
If you're interested in the Yaris, be sure to check out http://www.toyota-yaris.com
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Ian 4:20PM (10/10/2006)
no worse than the horrible Dodge trucks and Jeep Wranglers that Chryler painted to look like American flags. Yeee Haaaw
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DPC car videos 4:23PM (10/10/2006)
You got to really like superman to go for this.
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christopher 4:30PM (10/10/2006)
It's a really poor answer to a question that will never be asked: What would Superman drive?
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Robert O 4:31PM (10/10/2006)
Nothing wrong with having a little fun with your car. No stranger than a 4x4 that rquires a 6' ladder to enter or a daily driver with a top speed in excess of 100 miles per hour, or a stero system that harms your hearing, or a badge on the exterior of your calls that tells other drivers how big your engine is....
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gs 5:04PM (10/10/2006)
Looks nerdy, maybe they shoulda made it the Clark Kent edition.
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Gale 6:21PM (10/10/2006)
Man, the Yaris looks GOOFY enough without all the decals. Why release a "special edition" for a movie that is almost ready for DVD already?
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Big Al 6:21PM (10/10/2006)
Wonder if Shaq will buy one. I would pay money to see all 7'1" of him getting it to or out of one of these.
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JON 7:30PM (10/10/2006)
Is this Toyota's answer to the "hello kitty" Mitsu?
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leo 8:11PM (10/10/2006)
looks like too much kryptonite killed superman, more like it than what they are claiming
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Scott Eaton 8:38PM (10/10/2006)
#3, hollywood movies don't open around the world at the same time. Go to Europe, even... you'll see new movies that played here a year ago... it's freaky.
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DarkKnight67 9:35PM (10/10/2006)
Slower than diarrhea ... unable to get to 60 in less than 10 seconds ... looking like a giant blue turd that all the villains laugh at. Priceless!
This is the lamest tie in ever.
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Mark Gha 9:40PM (10/10/2006)
#3 Hey great timing Toyota!!
I live in Indonesia, actually this car was released month before the superman returns hit the big screen.. so this is an old news in Indonesia, it was like 5-6 month ago... Why does Autoblog post this article just now?
Btw, I agree with you guys, when Toyota Indonesia release this Yaris Superman, I can't understand what's the point of this product... Toyota Officials in Indonesia sure had a bad taste of cars...
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PiCASSO 9:43PM (10/10/2006)
Hopefully you can remove the stikers if your lame enough to buy this "special edition" in the first place.
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That One Person 10:16PM (10/10/2006)
hahaha Toyota has a good sense of humor!
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