GR Yaris test drive report that combines driving in the city and fun of operating!!

Difference from normal Yaris

"Yaris" is not only different in appearance, but also has completely different character.

It is no exaggeration to say that the decisive difference between the Yaris released earlier and this GR Yaris is all the work from the manufacturing process to completion.

GR Yaris which was redesigned from the engine and was born as a sports car, was assembled by hand by craftsmen, and only those that passed the strict checks of the test drivers are delivered after completion.

Experience the fun of operating with a 6MT.

The essence of GR Yaris is that it has a smooth shift and a feeling of acceleration of 6MT.

It gets the impression that speed and operability have been added to the normal Yaris, which is ideal for everyday use.

GR customization is applied all over the place.

Aside from the exterior aero parts, the "GR" logo is placed in various places, not to mention the exterior and brake calipers.



It is no exaggeration to say that GR Yaris is completely different from normal Yaris in terms of performance and appearance.

Impression of the test drive.

It will feel the acceleration quickly when you step on the accelerator.



If you step on the accelerator when you want to accelerate such as starting or merging lanes, you can rely on it to accelerate as what you expected. You can enjoy a feeling of acceleration that you can't think of as 1,600cc engine.

Small turning is effective, and you can feel the strength of rigidity firmly on the curve.

Have you ever felt uneasy about the feeling of bending or tilting of a car when you suddenly operate a steering wheel such as a U-turn while driving?

GR Yaris has been tuned not only for the engine but also for the suspension, and the car body is also equipped with a roll bar to increase rigidity.

Because the machine can withstand such harsh driving conditions, it creates a sense of stability even with the slightest sudden operations that occur in everyday driving in the city.

Although it is a manual transmission car, the support system is designed to make it easy to drive

It may have the impression that a manual transmission is difficult to drive unless you are familiar with it.

However, by the 6-speed iMT (intelligent manual transmission) installed to GR Yaris, the shock feeling during engine stall and shifting is considerably reduced.

Not only is it easy to drive, but I also got the impression that the ride quality is better than a general MT car.

It can have various driving experience with the 4WD mode select switch.

"4WD mode select switch" that can change the torque distribution between the front and rear wheels, "Normal Mode" that puts specific gravity on the front wheels, "Sport Mode" that has high torque on the rear wheels. And also, it can change to "Track Mode" that divides into equal torque distribution at any time with the touch of a button.

It can feel the difference between each mode by switching.

"Normal Mode" that car is easy to drive, "Sport Mode" that it can feel the increase in speed like pushing hard from behind, and "TRACK mode" that firmly grasps the road surface and turns when operating the steering wheel.

"GR Yaris" that it can enjoy from driving in the city to a long cruising.

"GR Yaris" can be said to be a car that pursues the fun of driving.

If it look only as the displacement of the 1,600cc engine, it can't imagine that it has much power, but when take it for a test drive, it can feel that this is a sporty car that Toyota is serious made, and it is a highly complete car.

JDM GR Yaris		RZ High Performance	RZ	RS
Size	Length / Width / Height [m]	3,995 / 1,805 / 1,455
	Wheel Base [m]	2,560
Engine	Model	G16E-GTS
	Displacement [L]	1,618
	Type	Inline-3 Turbo
	Power [kW(PS)/rpm]	200(272) / 6,500
	Torque [Nm(kgfm)/rpm]	370(37.7) / 3,800 - 4,600
	Fuel Tank Capacity	50
Drive System		4WD		FF
Transmission		6iMT		CVT

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