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Hi. Well when I get mine with 19 inch wheels I shall be in a position to do a direct comparison as I have a mate who has a 2020 excel with 18 inch wheels on it. This will be interesting to see. Terry

Tyre pressures must be done before your journey commences, ie when tyres are cold. And as the posts directed with a proper tyre pressure gauge for accuracy. Do not rely completely on compressor gauges for accurate readings.

I use a mains electric RING compressor when checking pressures on the car at home. It always over-reads when inflating tyres (as it has to overcome pressure inside the tyre to inflate it to a higher pressure) and drops to read the actual pressure when the compressor is switched off. Experience with mine tells me that I need to add an additional 5psi before switching off and then recheck the actual pressure. I always double check with a hand held gauge.

We've seen it all before. When the 3rd generation Prius was launched in 2009, the base model had 15" wheels and the middle and top trim had 17". The actual circumference at the outer edge of the tyre was almost identical, but there was over twice as much rubber and air between the wheel rim and the road on the 15" ones. Having spent (probably) millions getting a fantastic 0.25 drag coefficient on the 15" version, (a 0.01 improvement on the Gen 2 - which is actually a big improvement despite the small value) cars with 17" wheels had a CD of 0.27, actually worse than the old model (and worse mpg and CO2 emissions too). [This was due to the tyres on 17" rims being wider, and therefore creating extra drag). There were a lot of complaints that cars on 17" wheels were noisier, more prone to rattles, had a harsher ride and tyres were significantly more expensive to replace, and it made the turning circle worse too. Cars with 17" wheels also didn't qualify for exemption from the London Congestion Charge. At least when the 4th Gen Prius came out in 2016, the top two trims came with 17" wheels but when ordering it was possible to specify 15" instead. I did this, and was delighted to get a £400 price reduction as a result. Cars which defaulted to 17" wheels got a repair kit instead of space saver, but a space saver could also be specified where ordering as a no cost option. Although my RAV4 Excel came with 18" wheels, unlike the base model's 17" ones, there is plenty of rubber between the rim and road, and I'm happy enough with the ride quality. Given the choice though, I'd have happily taken the 17" wheels. Not sure I'd want the 19" wheels. but I'm unlikely to change. The Plug-in would tempt me (especially with a Head Up Display), but not with the other features it looks likely to come with.

The new Yaris uses the M15A-FXE the cat looks like its part of the manifold (like most new cars the manifold is part of the head) https://response.jp/article/img/2019/10/17/327692/1464032.html?from=tpimg

But No luck lol, I know sweet FA 😀😀

12 plate 2.0D 393000. If lockdown hadn't occurred I would have been about 420000! Oh still on the original clutch!