Three Years Later, is the Toyota GR Yaris Still Worth The Hype?

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Today I am revisiting the mighty Toyota GR Yaris. I was one of the first journalists in Britain to get to drive one - and loved it, but didn't think that people would actually buy it! Happy to be proven wrong, and with the facelift incoming - how does the original stack up in 2024?
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@JayEmmOnCars 7 месяцев назад

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@herbbert82 7 месяцев назад

Can you steer with your belly? maybe you should walk more instead of driving everywhere.

@KN-jw7ts 7 месяцев назад

Someone seems jealous…..it’s very unbecoming. Would love to see how visually appealing you are.

@sveeny 7 месяцев назад

Fun fact about the GR Yaris: It has a longer wheelbase than a Porsche 911 🙂 Regarding the few drawbacks of the Circuit Pack: It does have Apple Car play and Android Auto so navigation etc. is no problem at all. Also, I upgraded my speakers for about 350 Euro so it's now better than the convenience pack's stereo. I simply don't understand how anybody would get this car with the convenience pack, this car is literally defined by the torsen differentials.

@cblack1green 7 месяцев назад

Interesting, I have 911 and would of never thought that.

@yebzy 7 месяцев назад

That Porsche fact made me laugh out loud Wow

@Inazuma68 7 месяцев назад

You know what. I drive a 2004 GT3 and was thinking of buying a GR Yaris as a daily…. 😂

@ashfanman 7 месяцев назад

A genuinely surprising and interesting fact. Thanks, random internet stranger!

@DavidJackson-zc4eq 7 месяцев назад

This is true, I parked my 997 next to one and it was longer wb and a damn sight talker too 😂

@robertarthur3711 7 месяцев назад

59 cars owned including M cars Italian horse cars, my 2020 gr is the longest I’ve kept a car 44000 faultless miles so far, incredible car. Staggering grip, never a dull moment

@loslogo 7 месяцев назад

Wtf is an Italian horse car? And you must have had some real shitters if this is your conclusion.

@KiwamiJoryu 7 месяцев назад

You never kept a car longer than 3 years?

@Mexxx65 7 месяцев назад

Ditto

@JasonISF 7 месяцев назад

Are you upgrading to the facelift one?

@m00nkinftw 7 месяцев назад

Out of curiosity what kind of MPG are you getting?

@smellyfish36 7 месяцев назад

I love my GR yaris, still look at it every day and get that "coooor what a car" feeling - and its never let me down

@emgee9775 7 месяцев назад

Yeeaahh Toyotas are brilliant!

@Dan23_7 7 месяцев назад

My mum has a Yaris (albeit a 1.5td). I think it’s 14 reg, she’s owned it 8 years, it’s never let her down, she loves it and never wants to sell it. It still looks fresh out of the box too.

@Cernunn0s90 7 месяцев назад

@@Dan23_7 Weird comparison tbh. This is a Yaris only in name. It shares almost no parts with a regular Yaris.

@Mexxx65 7 месяцев назад

You "love" it. Thanks for your incisive informative comment here. Great. Well done mate.

@Mexxx65 7 месяцев назад

@@Dan23_71.5td, You're having a lend aren't you Dan!! Hahaha

@Daemonarch2k6 6 месяцев назад

My over 80 years old landlord (rip) bought one 2 years before he died, and had the fun of his lifetime with that thing. This was a man, who had at least 100 cars and classic motorbikes. This car is truely special, thank you - toyoda san.

@quokkapirquish6825 7 месяцев назад

I’ve had mine 3 years now and I’m still in love with it. It’s the bends, it’s just such a giggle driving through them in a rally car.

@Marcus-kw2ed 7 месяцев назад

As someone who's owned a Yaris gr for a year and a bit and done 15k miles in it, I absolutely love it. Its so usable, and its so much fun, especially in the winter. Haven't done any mods apart from a milltek resonated exhaust, some Stedi lights in the front and OZ Ultraleggeras with cup2s as summertires. And everything always works on it. Even in -25 celsius it connects to apple car play without hesitation (all my other cars struggle when the electrics are cold), never had any rattles or noises from the interior. It just works. And its so, so fun to drive on every road. No matter if its hot summer tarmac, gravel or a snowy field.

@Mexxx65 7 месяцев назад

You "love" it to. I guess you "love" Taylor Swift as well, tells me zip mate.

@johnnytenjobs 6 месяцев назад

Are you OK @@Mexxx65

@KN-jw7ts 6 месяцев назад

@@Mexxx65 what are you trying to convey? please claify.

@Mexxx65 6 месяцев назад

@@KN-jw7tsLol. So you "love the car that you own. That does not also imply the car is brilliant of good or reliable. I mean I can "love" my best slippers, and that doesn't make them better!!

@DarkIzo 6 месяцев назад

@@Mexxx65 isnt that the point though ? its a subjective opinion, theyre not trying to sell you anything lol

@conwayhouse218 7 месяцев назад

My car is just coming up to a year old and straight after I had run it in I did an alpine road trip with a number of like minded people. The car is comfortable on long motorway schleps and is an absolute riot on b roads and alpine passes. It’s punch out of corners along with the speed you can carry through them made other more expensive cars disappear in the rear view mirror. R8’s, DB9, M2 competitions, Ferrari 360’s didn’t stand a chance. It almost has too much grip as it just seems to taunt you with “is that all you’ve got” when you come out of a bend that you thought you were going fast into and it went round without a murmur. Bloody love it.

@KN-jw7ts 7 месяцев назад

This review was the final nail in the coffin, you have turned me into a fan of yours. Idk why I found you off putting initially, but this was yet another brilliant review and now a loyal follower.

@JayEmmOnCars 7 месяцев назад

Glad I got you in the end :)

@barry5138 7 месяцев назад

@@JayEmmOnCars you're good Jay, intelligent without the arrogance. A very rare trait these days...... keep it up lad 💯

@HQBProductions 7 месяцев назад

James….I have been watching you for about five years now and recently you started to worry me after testing too many weird and mostly unobtainable old Japanese barges…I wondered what was going on but I am delighted that you are back on form again! As for the Yaris….I like Harry’s in red with Arun Gold wheels….my wife is not well so cannot stand the stiff ride but otherwise, this is the new Mini Cooper 1275S that we grey haired old dodderers used to play with when we were 26…but are not past everything despite popular expectations…you don’t HAVE to go bonkers when 70 is a memory!!😃😃😃😃

@fritsified5952 7 месяцев назад

The map button does work if you connect an iPhone or Android, it will open your last used nav app in carplay or android auto. Who needs a built-in sat nav these days?

@aksmehyl 7 месяцев назад

exactly so :)

@dadcars 7 месяцев назад

When all the initial hype happened I was still sceptical 🤨… it’s a lil Yaris, I just can’t lust over a car that LOOKS like that. Then a subscriber reached out and offered me to drive one… yep I agree 💯 with your verdict on this one. Amazing review James, reminding me yet again why you’re the RU-vid road testing GOAT 👏

@GTFour 7 месяцев назад

The most amazing thing is if you service it through Toyota every year you get 10years/100k miles of warranty AND they don’t care if you track it! Just incredible 🤯

@Altesego1 7 месяцев назад

Even 15 years and 150k in germany, I don’t know where else tbh.

@GTFour 7 месяцев назад

@@Altesego1 wow that's even more incredible. No where else anywhere near, mostly a 1/3rd of that at most!

@Onontsira 6 месяцев назад

"Even 15 years", in Italy as well :) @@Altesego1

@willoffer7119 7 месяцев назад

Had mine for almost a year & is my daily driver. Absolutely love it, makes every journey something to look forward to 😎

@Mexxx65 7 месяцев назад

Love it. Ok got it mate.

@luisrpa123 7 месяцев назад

I'm totally buying a Mk2 GR Yaris when the order books open in my country.

@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X 7 месяцев назад

They artificially limit production to make their cars seem more desirable. The old GT86 only sold around 300 units per year in Germany, and the imported around 250 per year of the GR86. It's not that they would be able to sell much more, they just pretend those cars are rare.

@Cernunn0s90 7 месяцев назад

@X8X8X8X8X8X8X That's not the reason. The reason is EU average fleet emission fines. Google it. If your average fleet of sold cars have emissions over X%, then they are fined 15.000euros per car above the limit, so they have to produce them slowly. Also, the GR Yaris is hand built, so they take a lot more time to produce than literally any other car Toyota makes currently, and they share assembly line with the GR Corolla, which they produce faster, because of no fleet emission penalties in the US.

@Murphy252000 7 месяцев назад

@@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X that then makes them rare 😂 so they are rare!

@Cernunn0s90 7 месяцев назад

@@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X Check out EU fleet emission rules... 15k euro fines if their average fleet emissions are over certain numbers.

@lookship 7 месяцев назад

Absolute downgrade from the original

@JS-te2vj 7 месяцев назад

I live in Japan, and I sold my 996.2 GT3 for one of these. I love the Porsche, and it's a different kind of car for sure, but the sheer rigidity, the fun this thing is around corners is insane! And the running costs too - the only advantage I'd give the Porsche is the sound, seating position, and stability under braking. The new version is (sadly) even better - and strangely, I'd prefer the 8AT than the Manual. Hats off to the lads at Toyota!

@MrTaro98 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic review once again! for anyone STILL unsure of getting one, I collected mine in May 2021 and was my second ever car, 18,000 miles of somewhat daily use later and I feel like I have found the elusive "forever car". Your review is the only one I felt that nails what it feels to drive and own one.

@tomcatuk 7 месяцев назад

I overpaid for mine, it had 6k miles on it and still cost me a bit over retail. Regrets? Forget it. Glad I was able to get it.

@scatmancraig1974 7 месяцев назад

I had a go in my mates GR at Christmas. It was a horrible cold and wet day, but I couldn't even get the traction control to cut in such was the level of grip. The only time I lost a tiny bit of traction was under heavy braking for some flood water. Amazing amazing car, wish I could afford one!

@stevegunnis7100 7 месяцев назад

Nice review. I would only say that the brakes are one of the stand out excellent features of this car. 12,000 miles on mine and they are still strong enough to detach your retinas, no sponginess at all in the pedal. It’s best feature though, is mashing the throttle mid corner on a sharp, filthy, soaking wet bend and feeling the lsds haul the car around and the engine fire you out under full power with all four tyres battling over who’s getting the most torque. Makes me chuckle every time.

@ben1000bhp 7 месяцев назад

It's awesome to see you come back to this! I remember when I first saw this thing it was the only new car that I've ever wanted. I finally got one June last year. While I did end up having to part with my Suzuki Cappuccino to get it and I do really miss that car am in LOVE with the GR. I've put a seat lowering kit along with a few other things similar to what's been done to this example and I'm so happy to call it my daily, especially at only 24 years old.

@ca9968 7 месяцев назад

It reminds me of the Toyota Conquest RSi that was released back in the early 90`s in South Africa...cheap (ish), basic layout, great seats but blisteringly quick for a 1.6...so good to see Toyota back in the performance game again!

@k4xe 7 месяцев назад

I've owned a Circuit Pack one since new, released during the gloomy covid days and it still puts a smile on my face 3 years later. The GR Yaris is the ultimate drivers car and it's a keeper. Even if I had the money for a grey auto Mk2 version my white Mk1 manual would have to sit along side it as it's too good to trade in! 😍

@Cernunn0s90 7 месяцев назад

Lovely video! I have owned my circuit pack for a year, and I am still in love with it. Exhaust, intake and a few exterior mods just made me absolutely love this gem of a car. In my opinion it needs those mods to truly come alive. I quite like that raspy 3-pot noise as well, and it produces lots of fun turbo-noises with an intake. The aftermarket support for these cars have taken off! There are a few guys on the gr-zoo forums who have bought 2 of these, using one, and stuck the other in a garage for long-term. Crazy stuff. I cant wait for spring to come around. I am going to sit outside looking at it with a cup of coffee after a long detailing session... Cheers from Norway!

@ReeceT20 7 месяцев назад

I ordered one when I was 21, having owned a Toyota at the time, however due to the salesman and 13 month wait I gave mine up and went to a manual M240i, I don't regret it but I'd still love one of these at some point

@Gaz_b1 7 месяцев назад

You’re BMW is 10 times the car of this.

@FayeBelogus 7 месяцев назад

@@Gaz_b1 I really don’t know if it is. I regularly drive both an E46 M3 and a GR Corolla and I would say that they are both fun in their own right but to me, the GR ends up being a better car because it is fun in ALL weather conditions.

@thijs5931 7 месяцев назад

Excuse me for asking, but how do you have enough money to buy a new (performance) car at 21?

@ReeceT20 7 месяцев назад

@@thijs5931 mostly drugs... No I lived at home paying cheap board and worked like 80 hours a week, instead of buying a house I bought a car 🤷🏽‍♂️

@ReeceT20 7 месяцев назад

@@thijs5931 I paid board at home and worked 80 hours a week to buy it instead of buying a house 🤷🏽‍♂️

@mugenmark 7 месяцев назад

Coming up to 3 years ownership. Preordered mine during the pandemic when the order books opened without seeing it as knew it would be a very special thing. No regrets at all except I need to drive it more as always puts a smile on my face every journey. I have a HKS Legamax, Eventuri, and a cheeky DTUK box on mine to give it a small bump in performance over standard and lots of nice noises. Love watching reviews like this and seeing testers genuinely smile and glow about a special car :)

@Whifbitz 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the mention Jay 😎

@beefsuprem0241 7 месяцев назад

There's one of these parked near the grandparents house most times i visit. It's always immaculately clean and i look at it fondly as a hot hatch fan☺️

@jimpawson 7 месяцев назад

I just picked up mine today. 21 plate in met black. I love it …. It is just superb 👍

@R-Tap 7 месяцев назад

That exhaust note is very well considered on this style of car.

@Mexxx65 7 месяцев назад

"very well considered". I read as crap then!

@alexfusi5759 6 месяцев назад

Sounds like a JZ

@davidr7819 6 месяцев назад

What a fantastic review! Been driving (ordinary) Yarises since 2001, just love them. Nothing Ever Ever Ever goes wrong! Each iteration is so far ahead of the previous version. Got a 2021 Icon doing 77mpg 🎉

@Gryphus-R 6 месяцев назад

GR Yaris owner here. The Map button does work, with the phone connected. It does not have embedded navigation, it is Android auto / Apple car only

@darrenprior6339 7 месяцев назад

Owned mine for three years now and only drive it on days out with the lads in their Porsches, AMG's, Ferraris and McLarens. The car is just astonishing in its ability to literally destroy anything and any badge on the right mountain road. The little nugget was scoffed at when I first brought it along but now it gets a little more respect. Incredible car. Can't wait for the new one

@johnwozniak6145 7 месяцев назад

Would a mountain frog be better lol😊

@bigladdan 7 месяцев назад

Love mine had it for over 3 years 32k miles. Had lot’s of nice cars over the years and the Yaris is most definitely one of the best. I bought it originally for a winter car as NOTHING I have ever driven can beat it down a wet, greasy B road which is my preferred driving environment. However it has turned out to be superb at everything doing track days, Welsh weekends, road trips, the ring etc. You never have to look at the weather forecast and worry about cup 2’s or rear wheel drive nightmares just thrash the bejesus out of it and laugh out loud. I have several friends with them and we drive spiritedly throughout the winter when all the garage queens are locked away (including mine). The car just opens up the whole year of driving pleasure and the harder you drive it the better it gets. If you are hovering on the fence and thinking of getting one just do it you won’t regret it. Good time to buy as well.

@robmarks4137 7 месяцев назад

Yeah he's on the money! I've had rally derived cars since my first car which instantly won my heart,a 1971 Twin Cam escort mk 1 , Its taken till now to equal.........

@omg_stoppit 7 месяцев назад

Jay, you're fantastic. I know you have an S2000 on Öhlins, so if you ever come to Los Angeles and want to drive that setup in our canyons, I would absolutely love to let you drive my S2000. I'll even guide you through all of the canyons in LA, from Malibu to the Angeles Forest to Mt. Baldy, so you can experience literally all of the best roads.

@waveman1500 7 месяцев назад

In Australia the Civic Type R costs 50% more than the GR Yaris. It's amazing that they're similar money in the UK. On launch the GR Yaris was $40k (now $52k) and the new Civic Type R costs $72k.

@hsvracer 3 месяца назад

A spot on 3yr review. I've had mine since December 2020 and it's my daily. I also have a 750hp 911 Turbo that was specifically built for mountain passes and there's very few roads where my 911 will beat my GR. It punches SO far above its weight class ❤

@mjolinir9 7 месяцев назад

I have a JDM spec RZ version. A few points. First yes, the Civic Type R is as quick if not quicker down the country lane in the dry but I have to say the GRY is way more fun - lighter, more compact, more agile. I should know I used to own a CTR and in fact replaced it with a GRY. Secondly, I also agree it can get you into a lot of trouble than any other car I've previously owned. Its so much fun it just eggs you on - go faster, go faster, go faster - and then...... For sure there are compromises such as space and visibility but I think those are the consequences of being a rally car first, road car second - a true homologation special. Will I ever give it up? No way, its a keeper.

@camilstoenescu 7 месяцев назад

Is the Toyota GR Yaris still worth the hype? Yes!

@nigelwest3430 4 месяца назад

The original Focus RS wasn't a homologation special, it was just a low volume "halo" car, engineered by Prodrive. I was an EDS engineer on the program for short while and had the pleasure of following the slightly wider body of the RS going down the production line at Saarlouis for the entirety of the build (approx 6 hours) it caused several problems being both slightly too wide and slightly too low to transit though the stages smoothly, on a side note, most car production lines sound alarms if they stop, at Sarrlouis each line played a different piece of classical music, a very civilised way to trigger frantic activity to get things moving again 😁

@MrBetaKiller100 7 месяцев назад

I got a GR Corolla over the weekend and I absolutely adore it.

@rcC-vj8jj 4 месяца назад

One car I never heard get slagged off is this beauty, so cool and especially the new ones with the new and improved gearbox etc. weapons for a 3 cylinder.

@pauldavey422 7 месяцев назад

Had an uprated 1.9 pug gti growing up..that used to shift but this looks like another level..I now own a mk 1 T5 yaris..143k..Still solid as a rock..I love it..they just build great cars..

@Xen0nfire 7 месяцев назад

An amazing video as ever, perfectly timed for the facelift release!

@bowbinger 7 месяцев назад

Approaching 3 years of wait after I ordered mine in June 21’ 😂. This video gave me confidence again that the wait will be worth it. There is just nothing else like it in the market. Apart from the new model, of course. 😅

@MegaRetr 7 месяцев назад

Cheers for featuring the Yaris James!!!!!

@Duuhvis 5 месяцев назад

I wish we got the GRY in America. I own a GR Corolla and I’m in love with it, I can’t only imagine how the GR Yaris is in comparison. Would love to get my hands on one!

@bluetitan20 7 месяцев назад

All hail Toyoda-san....The saviour of the enthusiast's car for the average person!! I would love to try one someday, but the price still has a long way to fall yet, before I can afford to get into one. The cheapest I've seen so far is around €55k.

@stavroshadjiyiannis6283 6 месяцев назад

3 best cars in the world right now: a) Honda Civic Type-R b) Toyota GR-Yaris c) Mazda MX-5

@johnr3150 5 дней назад

A used MX5 is the best value of them all.

@BrendanRorrison 6 месяцев назад

Pretty crazy that this video was posted on the day I got rid of mines! An absolute gem on the road, and deserves all the plaudits. It just gets a bit tough to live with as a daily, for what I wanted anyway. A proper 10/10 machine that is worth the hassle, youve just got to decide if you have the patience to put up with it.

@tillu731 5 месяцев назад

Can I ask what makes it difficult to live with as a daily driver?

@BrendanRorrison 5 месяцев назад

@@tillu731 This will sound stupid because it's a hot hatch but the general level of space is just so small. The boot is practically non-existent and the rear-seats may have well been converted into a cabin instead of trying to squeeze them in there. Also, British roads are just so crap in general now that you rarely get the chance to have fun with it unless you're on a b-road. Managing the throttle in traffic is a frustrating experience. The ride is also a bit rough unless you're on pristine tarmac, and the stuff suspension makes it a far from perfect passenger car. It was purely a personal choice that I wanted something a bit more versatile, so ended up getting a Guilia. All that being said, at the price you can get one at now, there's nothing better on the road for a driver's car imo. I don't imagine the facelift will be better enough to justify a 15k price hike from a used MK1 as well

@mr2gti 4 месяца назад

I'm 30 months in on mine. Still utterly amazing.

@cadillacoftheskies4077 6 месяцев назад

I like them, i really do. I've owned an Evo Integrale for 20+ years so appreciate a car built for rallying. My only hang up is that I sometimes struggle to initially spot the difference from a standard granny shopper spec Yaris at first glance until you then realise the obvious differences. Does that really matter though when it drives that well...for me a little yeah. Great little car and nice to see companies like Toyota still building an homologation car. Cheers.

@neilsmith1502 7 месяцев назад

Can't speak as to their on-road liveability, but they're bloody awesome on a track.

@michelfauteux4500 7 месяцев назад

Entertaining, as always! Cheers and bravo from Montréal.

@chozen2157 6 месяцев назад

I REALLY wanted one of these in 2021 all the dealers gave me a long waiting time. and me being me couldnt wait and bought a Mustang GT instead. I do love the Mustang but honestly speaking I wish I had waited for one of these. Harry and Lucy Keep it if you can guys. Amazing car and the bonus definitely a future classic. Great Review by the way.

@lolsovs 7 месяцев назад

Lets not forget that in several countries Toyota is offering up to 10 year defacto warranty on one... Try getting that on your BMW m4

@anniealexander9911 6 месяцев назад

I've owned 2 cars in my 22 years of driving. A 2002 Yaris 1L, and a 2011 Urban Cruiser 1.4L diesel which I still have. Both are great fun to drive altho I adore driving my Urban Cruiser. I find the smaller engine cars so much fun to drive. I know neither is this car but I just wanted to give some love to the smaller engined Toyotas. Any Scots out there who are familiar with the westbound M876 slip road with the 90 degree bend merging onto the M80 filter...Urban Cruiser is such fun driving that

@MrPeteJMc 7 месяцев назад

I own a 2023 RAV4 phev. I love the car for it's practicality, have a golden retriever in the back, very very low fuel consumption and its great power when needed (302 hp). I've been driving Toyota's for 34 years now and love them. If i could afford it i would love a GR Yaris as a second vehicle. If i was single and i would definitely have one over the RAV4. I can but dream.

@richardbourne6660 6 месяцев назад

This is the only car since I got my mk2 focus rs over ten years ago I'd consider buying and thats quite a compliment from me

@HendrikKleyn 2 месяца назад

My circuit pack / Rallye is worth every bit of hype 👌 what a car

@bernardgoss9760 7 месяцев назад

Great review and I can tell you enjoyed driving the Yaris. I was laughing when you compared the vehicular movement between it and the Audi 😆😆 Even though I am an Audi guy

@joeyzhang876 7 месяцев назад

in Australia we have all the features in the rally

@jamesj97370 7 месяцев назад

Considering the facelift will be c£40k these will hold their value easily!

@hensh911 7 месяцев назад

I have one alongside a 997, which I think makes a decent pair with differing characteristics. Sometimes I take the 911 for an early morning blast, other times the GRY. It really does love to corner hard!

@oliverbailey8788 7 месяцев назад

My Litchfield flavour GR Yaris is in the Goldilocks Zone : 330BHP, not too much power, just right. It's such a savage and on fast roads really comes alive. I will take this over my Porsche all day long.

@christopherhamilton1303 7 месяцев назад

Approaching 3 years ownership from new and 40k on the odometer, bar changing tyres (Had to change to Michelin PS5 at 27k, good luck with getting 4 PS4s even in 2024 in synchro). No probs and still makes me smile and drives far better and faster than the exterior and branding portrays. Great example of non profit engineering.

@JasonISF 7 месяцев назад

Are the sidewalls still soft like the PS4 on the PS5?

@yusufkphotos 7 месяцев назад

Amazing car, more companies should do cars like this. Imagine if Hyundai made an AWD version of the i20N and essentially made a road going version of their rally car. Same goes to Skoda and Ford. Great video as always ❤

@Sarncho 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely love mine. Love taking it to my local track and thrashing cars that cost 3 times as much! Its quite amusing.

@stevensumner3146 6 месяцев назад

Another great vid thanks for sharing it’s helped me in considering a fun car option for my next car. Keep the vids coming 👏

@JasonISF 7 месяцев назад

That front end bite can easily be 'fixed' with a set of inexpensive camber bolts and/or front anti lift kit. Just with those simple mods alone it gives it more bite than an angry dog. Look up Motive Video (Australia) and see what a GR Yaris is capable of.

@oliverkykal8087 7 месяцев назад

I was looking for the GR Corolla, because I want a little taller car. But the corolla is not sold in Germany. Nevertheless I stick to my lovely 20 years old Corolla TS.

@trevorwhitham6742 3 месяца назад

I think it looks adorable it’s not a classic mini like I want but if I had a drivers license I’d buy it

@DLNix 7 месяцев назад

Great follow up review. Had my St205 Celica Gt-four WRC 20yrs in US never getting rid of. No interest but gad we at least got GR Corolla. Though it will never be a rally icon just become clapped out tuner brohs platform in 5yrs. GR Yaris has WRC pedigree but to me will never be as iconic as Group A cars from 90s. Interior is base model cheap but 2.0 update looks to address that slightly. Can't argue with performance but just doesn't excite me like Celica.

@soggysaunders9858 7 месяцев назад

I’m sat here watching thinking that place looks familiar 🤔 then realised it whittlebury! Then you turned around in Akeley!! Where I grew up! The Yaris is on my top of my daily list if I ever had the money 👍👍

@andyapexmeister 6 месяцев назад

I bought a GR the 3 weeks ago. Quicker than an Exige 350, 410 down a B road! 430cup would keep up but you would have to have some big Kahoonas on the off camber downhill sections! Unbelievable really for the money!

@AnythingEvil78 6 месяцев назад

At 1st I was so pissed I missed the 1st allocation, being the owner of two Toyota Heritage vehicles (MR-S & Celica) but not so fussed now as I bought a manual TT RS instead . . .

@markomarin3414 7 месяцев назад

Can’t wait for 2024 Automatic GR Yaris

@rossoandy 5 месяцев назад

paddle shifters and a fast 8 speed auto box should be a winner if its anything like the ZF boxes used by BMW and Alfa and many others

@remyche8768 5 месяцев назад

I have a "rallye" edition that was offered in Australia its a combination of the two "packs other got. I dont know how many where made but mines number 172 with a badge in the car. And it inly came in the premium white. The other one that was offered sounds like the convenience pack, with the enki wheels with dunlops tyres. White stitching not red like the rallye. No brake ducts, no lsd, no red brakes. And they came in red black and base white. And different suspension and sway bars.

@judelinton 5 месяцев назад

Good vid, I have a colt Ralliart still going fine very reliable as well, hope to have it a few years yet but if I need another car will defo be a GR Yaris

@leonismyname6573 7 месяцев назад

Random factoid ... the NZ version, comes with the combination of circuit and comfort. So the LSDs, along with GPS, heated seats and whatnot. But oddly, not the tyre pressure sensors. I've had mine about a year and a half and friggen love it.

@JayEmmOnCars 7 месяцев назад

Yeah there were a few markets where you could do that, just not the UK

@thrasher10000 7 месяцев назад

Ah I was wondering why I couldn’t find the tyre pressure readings haha. Also no parking sensors in the NZ one. So it seems to be the circuit pack + some of the convenience pack

@jonfoz1379 7 месяцев назад

I’ve heard the VBD lowered seat kits make a huge difference to the driving position 👀 I live the exhaust note on this one 😎

@sheeshulex 7 месяцев назад

Definitely getting one of these in like 5-6 years once they get slightly more affordable, tiny, great handling cars are great, but they usually lack power and chassis to support it. These are amazing, feels like everything I could ever want from a car, except for some annoying modern car electric rubbish, but that can be worked around anyway.

@PeteAnda 7 месяцев назад

Another great review. Thanks. It also has a 10 year warranty. Keep thinking I want one but I but love my slow 86s waggling tail.

@TboneDuggins 6 месяцев назад

I just can't even with these pronunciations Toyota - "Sah Lee Ka" The other day: Mazda - "Mah ZDuh"

@jonnyyates7901 7 месяцев назад

I own a red circuit pack GR (with bespoke Marlboro livery) and a track prepped celica gt-4 and between them I have everything I need for fun trips 😂

@dmc6617 6 месяцев назад

Wow, that exhaust did wonders

@nazz2406 7 месяцев назад

I remember being a bit upset when this came out because it wasn't coming to the states. Then Toyota kills it again with the GR Corolla for us. This car will be spoken about long after everything goes electric for sure. The EVO may not be produced anymore but we certainly have this and it's worth being proud of.

@mx83toy 5 месяцев назад

Just came across you as my GR-four Yaris is also coming up to three years and 40,000 km's (I'm from Australia) and wanted someone else's view on the car.. first off cool review 👍 2nd I agree with everything you said...3rd Here in Australia we got 2 Model's a. Equivalent to your "convenience" pack was our base model (this is the one I bought as that's what I could get so no lsd's and bbs's ect but has nav heads up ect) b. Is the "Rally" equivalent to both the convenience and circuit pack😮 combined

@Mgoblagulkablong 7 месяцев назад

I am already looking forward to all the videos about the new version :)

@snootbooper467 7 месяцев назад

The funniest part about the GR Yaris is that it wasn't even needed in the end. The pre-hybrid WRC specifcations required that the cars shared the shape and dimensions of a road going version. The GR yaris was made so that the rally team could have a better roofline, windscreen etc. but by the time it actually came to production, the Rally1 regulations were introduced being a lot more relaxed on how the rally cars were based on road going cars (hence why the rally1 puma is 1000x cooler than the road version) and so Toyota would have been able to make the changes they wanted to anyway without the GR yaris

@JayEmmOnCars 7 месяцев назад

Yep, rule changes also got delayed due to COVID - so it was the homologation special that never needed to be, but I am glad it is!

@chrisarmstrong6997 7 месяцев назад

I love mine it's the best thing I've ever owned

@jeremyjackson2897 7 месяцев назад

Funny how the first scenes with the exhaust note comes up as “music” when you have subtitles on

@1professor 7 месяцев назад

Great review! I wish they would bring this to the States. At least we got the GR Corolla!

@MissYaBigMan 7 месяцев назад

£27k used?! They're asking €57k used in Ireland! We do like our Toyotas though...

@onniroy4975 7 месяцев назад

Great review. Amazing how subjective the feel of the car can be. I think the brakes are fantastic but the steering is a bit numb. Yes the interior is a little low rent but it is a future classic particularly if most of the buyers of the second gen go for automatic! Also can go head to head with my lambo/porsche/lotus Exige!!!

@jondonnelly3 7 месяцев назад

I hope I can own one someday. I love pocket rockets.

@emgee9775 7 месяцев назад

Me too, these are brilliant.

@Mexxx65 7 месяцев назад

@@emgee9775 I agree they are brilliant!!!!

@loneokami6560 7 месяцев назад

On the Civic comment, i would rather get the GR 10 times out of 10, Awd pocket rocket Vs Fwd japanese golf

@gaycha6589 7 месяцев назад

Loving mine. Never seen 40mpg tho

@Takutak866 6 месяцев назад

Have you tried lighter shoes?

@TheSlash389 5 месяцев назад

in germany you can get those used with hpp starting at 30k€. I think thats i good price. Might drop even more because of the facelift like all cars to with facelifts.

@OkinawaWild 6 месяцев назад

JDM RZHP has the convenience pack, and the circuit pack, and a few extra bits. The JDM cars account for the lion's share, and the majority of those were RZHP. I'm guessing whatever you were told about homologation and the variants isn't true.