YouTube Chris Harris drives the Toyota GR Yaris

[Mook]

I love this thing.

Click to read more...

 

[SleeperLS]

Those cars look like so much fun. I wonder if they would hold together with a few more ponies.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Those cars look like so much fun. I wonder if they would hold together with a few more ponies.

Seems the extreme light weight is super bonus, considering they managed 12's stock around 106mph.

 

[RedBeard]

 

[Spivitz]

Oooooo, I too like the power to weight ratio

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

So, apparently Stripped, R Compound street tires, race pads, and with a full suspension it hauls ass on the ring.

 

[Mook]

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

This car would cause major butt-hurt if it came to the US. A 3 Cylinder Yaris decimating basically every single 80's through early 2000's v8 car.

Man the muscle car guys with their matching lawn chairs would be pissed at cruise nights.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

yeah as much as I hate to admit a toyota yaris is cool....I would drive that ugly ass shit and probably have a blast

 

[Mook]

This car would cause major butt-hurt if it came to the US. A 3 Cylinder Yaris decimating basically every single 80's through early 2000's v8 car.

Man the muscle car guys with their matching lawn chairs would be pissed at cruise nights.

Beating 80s and 2000s V8s doesnt take much

 

[Mook]

To find out how the two compare, Mat Watson took the full-fledged M2 CS, which packs 39 horsepower more than the standard M2 Competition, and the GR Yaris to a track for a few timed laps. Unsurprisingly, the M2 CS is faster, putting down a baseline lap of 1:12.2. It is a small, performance-focused car with nearly 450 hp to its name, and it is expected to perform well on any track.

Far more surprising is how close he comes in the Yaris. In one lap, the three-cylinder GR Yaris put down a 1:14.1, less than two seconds behind the far more powerful and far more expensive six-cylinder BMW. For comparison, the Yaris beat out a seemingly natural competitor, the Ford Fiesta ST, by over three seconds in the same test.

 

[IDAFC21]

Watched that vid the other day, the results were expected, but still no less impressive

 

[RedBeard]

It’s such a shame we don’t get this over here.

I wonder if they’ll do a GR Corolla for us. But unless it’s a homologation car it won’t be as cool as this.

 

[IDAFC21]

There is talks of a Corolla variant that will be released here. But not much is known on its exact specs yet. Probably wont be as hardcore as the GR Yaris, because thats just how it do in the states.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

There is talks of a Corolla variant that will be released here. But not much is known on its exact specs yet. Probably wont be as hardcore as the GR Yaris, because thats just how it do in the states.

Plus, even if they did release it how many people will pay $40k+ for a Yaris, no matter how well it performs.

The GR Yaris is like one of those Forza or GT builds where you max out everything but HP. Best tires, AWD, suspension, and stock engine.

I mean, at 2800# with 257hp on top its not a rocket, but its. not exactly slow either. But with that low of a HP# its not a top speed monster either, I don't think it would get much past 145mph no matter how much room it was given. Toyota says its top speed is 230kph, only 143mph.

So anything past 115mph probably feels pretty slow. But I bet in the say 40-80mph area and in corners its a riot to drive I bet.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

The Drift King tackles the Touge with the GR Yaris.

Skip to 8m for the Initial D music run.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

The Stig throws the Litchfield GR Yaris around the track.