Toyota Aygo X Lease Deals

Why Lease a Toyota Aygo X?

Small cars have been quietly disappearing, and the ones left are mostly either very basic or very expensive. The Aygo X is neither. It is a proper city car with a raised ride height and a bit of attitude, and since the facelift it comes with Toyota's full hybrid system, which in a car this light makes a real difference: 87g/km of CO2 and up to 74.3mpg on the official test.

One important change to know about. The Aygo X is now hybrid only when leased new. The old 1.0 litre three cylinder petrol and the manual gearbox have both gone, so every new car is an automatic. If you were set on a manual, this is no longer the car.

The Hybrid System

A 1.5 litre three cylinder petrol engine paired with an electric motor and a small lithium-ion battery, driving the front wheels through an e-CVT. The engine on its own makes 91 DIN hp, and the complete hybrid system makes 116 DIN hp, which Toyota also quotes as 114 bhp. That is around 44 more than the old petrol Aygo X had, and in a car this size it transforms how it feels pulling out of a junction.

It is a full hybrid, not a plug-in. You never charge it. It recharges itself under braking and on the move, and runs on electricity alone at low speeds and in traffic, which is where most of the fuel saving comes from. There is no cable, no wallbox and nothing to remember.

A fair warning on the gearbox: an e-CVT holds the engine at one note when you ask for everything, and the Aygo X does drone if you push it hard up a hill. Driven normally, which is how a city car spends its life, it is smooth and quiet. Low CO2 also helps on company car bands, though those change each tax year, so check the current figures with your accountant.

Space, and Who It Actually Fits

Here is where we need to be honest, because it is the thing people get wrong about this car. The Aygo X is a five door, but it is a four seater. There are two seatbelts in the back, not three. And those two rear seats are a children and short journeys proposition: Carbuyer rates them as suitable for children and small adults for most journeys, the rear door openings are tight, there is no centre armrest, and the rear side windows pop out rather than wind down.

The boot is 231 litres, which is decent for the class, and the rear seatbacks split 50:50 to give around 829 litres with them folded. If you are one or two people who occasionally carry two more, it is ideal. If you have three children, or four adults who need to travel together regularly, look at the Yaris instead and we will price both.

Grades, and the Canvas Roof

• Icon, with a 9 inch touchscreen, a 7 inch driver's display, automatic air conditioning and two USB-C ports.
• Design adds fabric upholstery with contrast embroidery, a wireless phone charger and push button start.
• Excel adds the larger 10.5 inch Smart Connect system, perforated upholstery and heated front seats.
• GR SPORT adds two tone paint with a black bonnet, its own grille and wheels, specific upholstery and revised suspension and steering.

Toyota's configurator sometimes lists additional grades alongside these, so ask us to confirm what is on offer when you enquire rather than working from a list.

If you remember the Aygo X Air, with the full length retracting canvas roof, that trim no longer exists. The roof survives as part of the Premium Pack option, bundled with a JBL sound system. It is lovely on a warm day, though be aware it reduces headroom and can generate some noise in tunnels and underpasses, and the JBL subwoofer eats into the boot.

Toyota's Warranty, and How It Really Works

You will see Toyota's warranty described as "up to 10 years", and that is true, but not automatically. Every new Toyota comes with a 3 year / 60,000 mile manufacturer's warranty. Toyota's Service Activated Warranty, which it markets as Toyota Relax, then adds a further 12 months or 10,000 miles each time the car has an eligible full or interim service at an authorised Toyota dealer, up to a maximum of 10 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.

So it renews by servicing. Skip a Toyota service and the extension lapses, and faults arising during the gap are not covered. The car also has to be under 10 years old and under 100,000 miles at the time of the service to qualify. On a typical lease term this matters less than it does to an owner, but it is worth understanding before anyone sells you a car on a ten year warranty.

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