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Originally Posted by Hubert Farnsworth
Good luck with this goal, despite the fact that they also sell the Yaris here, the EPA as well as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) likely won't allow you to import the eurospec model as the emissons are different enough as well as the occupant safety requirements. It would be easier to import the 1.3L engine and perform a swap if the area you lived in did not monitor emissions that closely, and require that all engines remain basically stock. The us spec Yaris has a 1.5L engine.
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Yup; the laws are carefully designed to keep out most diesels and smaller, more efficient cars. It wouldn't do to have people making fewer trips to the pump, after all. What would the lobbyists say?