FIRST there was red, then there was blue, now silver becomes the third addition to the Colour Collection range from the Toyota Yaris.

The Yaris Colour Collection Silver is now on sale, priced from £8,895 on the road.

Finished in gleaming Lucerne Silver Metallic, the Colour Collection Silver will be offered in both three and five door body styles, with a choice of 1.0 and 1.3-litre VVT-i petrol engines with manual transmission.

All versions will come with colour-coded bumpers, a titanium-effect front grille and 15-inch alloy wheels with locking wheel nuts. The interior is finished in Elipse grey cloth upholstery and features a leather-trimmed steering wheel, sound system with CD player and central locking. The cars will be further distinguished by special Colour Collection badging just forward of the door mirrors.

The Yaris Colour Collection Silver 1.0-litre three door model costs £8,895 on the road and the 1.3-1litre version, £9,395. Five door versions add an extra £500 to the price tag.

The New Year ushered in a fresh look for the capacious Yaris Verso with new teardrop headlamps and redesigned front grille, front and rear bumper sections and rear lamp clusters.

Extra safety equipment has also been added to the standard specification of all versions with front seat side airbags and a three-point seatbelt for the centre rear seat.

Unlike some of its competitors, the Yaris Verso is not a van dressed up as a car, but offers great refinement as well as practicality in its design, equipment, handling and performance.

The two Yaris Verso grades have been changed from GS and GLS to T3 and T Spirit, in line with the trim classification of other Toyota models.

Metallic Crystal Silver has been added to the choice of exterior colours, while new colours and trims are offered for the interior. The three-point steering wheel has been redesigned and now comes with leather trim and built-in audio controls on the T Spirit version. The specification of the T Spirit also includes a radio tuner with CD player, while the T3 adopts a new wheel cover design.