GR Yaris - What the Mini GP3 should have been ?!
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- History is full of iconic rally cars homologated for road use. Could the Toyota GR Yaris be the next icon. Designed for the WRC, but due to a twist of fate it will never fulfil that design brief, however it has all the required ingredients.
The most powerful 3 cylinder engine ever made, a rear biased four wheel drive system and a 6 speed manual gearbox. It is not without faults but in the video I share my thoughts on the most exciting hot hatch to hit the roads in years.
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Got one in the garage and love it at 68years old can't get enough of hot hatches cheers from Sydney
just ordered one for my 70th next year 14 month waiting list
My cars have been a Clío sport 182 team, Mazda speed 3, bmw m135i and my current car is a mustang gt. I feel weird in a mustang and seriously considering trading for the Yaris
Not many cars can put a smile on your face these days Ped. I grew up with Xr2i's, Xr3i's, 205 Gti's and Metro Gti's and they were so much fun.
This looks the business!! 😍
Excellent, Excellent, Excellent video. I loved the serious start, the balanced review and the clarity of your narrative. Great job Pete. Clearly not going to be a car for me as a suitable run about and daily commuter to the rail station but exciting none the less. BUT if you can't abide fake tail pipes how, how how, can you tolerate fake enine sounds? Tricking your brain with sound isn't too far from trying to trick you eyes with looks ???
It’s a small price to pay 😜😂
I know it's 33K but you are getting a WRC car and it goes great and handles amazingly. It is like back to the go kart days were you point and shoot 👍👍
And already the tuners are getting in on the act.
Nice review, I agree with your take, they spent the funds in exactly the right places. I think this will be a future classic.
Ordered mine in December after the test drive....it managed to pull me out of my M140i. It really is mega....I didn't want to give it back ! Roll on August delivery !
Great vid 👌
How does it compare? Any regrets?
It looks amazing looking Hatch. The engineering side of it does make the GP look more of a marketing made car.
Obviously a super hyped car but virtually every review has said how good it is. Shows there is still a strong market out there for value for money hot hatches. Also in my opinion far more interesting that a Golf GTi or similar.
These reviews make me wanna move to Europe for few years just to own the GR YARIS. PS. We never get these type of cars in the US...we get overrated/overpriced Porches🤔
Great review and for anyone who hasn’t figured it out… lane departure button, top right on steering wheel, press and hold for 3 seconds off ….. you have to do it every time you start it 👍
Thanks for the info!
@@PetrolPed you’re welcome
There isn’t another company that would have done what Toyota did with this Yaris. Yes they have more resources than most other companies but to create a whole new platform for a road car is just incredible. Hopefully the demand is there for them to produce more than the 25,000 initial promise
I’ve never wanted a Toyota so much in my life! I actually reminds me of my little Daihatsu Charade GTti that I used to have. Except the GTti had an awesome noise outside as well! Thanks very much for another awesome video, really enjoyed it!
one of the best, if not the best new car in the past 15 years. Small AWD, MT hot hatch, perfect formula with interesting history that involve rally legends and Toyota`s CEO
Should have brought back the Starlet badge for this car, here in NZ we loved the turbo Starlets of the 1980s and 90s
We had the Starlets here in the UK 🇬🇧 too.
yep. Toyota's marketing team was drunk somewhere in 2000's. Loved how they just killed corrola and vent for aurius or what ever it was. They've fixed that now but seems like they've forgot about the other damanges they made.
Growing up standing in Clumber Park watching the rally cars go through...headlights on at 5am in the morning makes me appreciate this car, how it used to be when manufacturers made rally cars for the road. I was there with you on this one 👍 perfect review..looked like you enjoyed this one 😁
Great review. This is what the passion of driving is about. I have a Yaris GRMN and people say oh it's too expensive, it's not as good as the Fiesta ST, it's a crap interior.
It's an amazing car, you get excited looking at it and anticipating getting in it. The sense of occasion its what's it's about, incredible engine, great gear change, grip and diff to drag you through corners.
I have a pearl white Convenience pack on order and will upgrade it bit by bit to a full spec car and keep it until Boris financially makes it impossible to own a petrol car.
Ordered one back in October, and was waiting for your review to confirm if I've made the right decision. No pressure.
October? It's February now!
@@Wholiganify Correct. Long waiting list.
@@Wholiganify Remember Petrol Peds massive long wait time for the GP Mini
That was longer.
Ordered in November. Mine is in UK
@@gaycha6589 I must have a lazy dealer.
Need for speed "Oh definitely" I can imagine you driving on a rally course in that GR beast of a little car and loving every minute , a real drivers car that`s going to be an icon for Toyota :)
Looks a lot of fun Pete. I miss the punch and 4 wheel drive of the S1 I had so I can imagine what this GR Yaris must be like.
Split is 60:40 to the front in normal not to the rear, lane departure is a long press on the wheel to disable. The shelf under the screen seems to hold a phone if it has a leather case but not without.
I think you summed it up really good when you said it doesn’t drive slowly well. IMT isn’t great when going slow as soon as you’re pushing on it’s great.
Another good review Pete and I agree that this is what the GP3 should have been it’s not perfect but at this price point it’s quite attainable by most.
I've just brought one and it's best thing I've over owned
Yep 👍
Pick mine up on March 1st - Red with convenience pack. I am sure I am going to be very happy with it !
I am sure you are 👌
Wow, very few specced the convenience pack - what made you choose that over the circuit pack?
@@relentlesspursuit6894 have you bought one ?
@@leonk5793 yes
@@leonk5793 what made you pick the convenience pack over the Circuit pack?
Hi Ped
Love your take on this little beauty. Pocket Rocket with ATTITUDE🤗🤗🤗 Make a superb 3rd car in the garage, just for fun.
Superb review Pete, your face as you drove it was brilliant you really looked like you had fun and enjoyed the car. 👍
I had a blast 👍
Great to see another “Pocket Rocket 🚀 “ in action !! Looks very nice in white. Great fun for a Sunday morning countryside drive !!
Great review. Many a fond memory heading to Lydden Hill back in the day to see the 6R4, Audi Quatrro and RS 200's at rally cross. Cracking little car and reckon these will really pick up in value in the next few years. Sierra / Escort Cosworth Escort I imagine. Yeah, Shame it doesn't have those few extra touches, but it's hardly a deal breaker! , but an adjustable steering wheel isn't too much to ask really... 😎👍
More manufacturers should do this sort of thing. Give some of the stuff only found in WRC on the same platform to a road going car people can buy, use and admire on the roads.
They’d always have, they just stopped because it doesn’t make them money.
@@S29V8T and because they need to make 25k pcs from the model they want to race... so, usually, the wrc models are modified regular models.. see i20, puma, etc.
Toyota took a gamble... and I wish more manufacturers would, instead of beefing up normal models. Not saying a gti/r or a ford st/rs are bad cars.. but, they are no effin homologation specials.
I used to have a Corolla compressor and that was an absolute hoot to drive, once the revs were above 5k it was delight to drive and the sound from the compressor was just special😆
To my eyes/mind, this car is an instant cult classic. I've now watched several reviews and the more I see the more I want.
The three pot in the Mini Cooper is a great little engine however this Toyota three pot seems fantastic.
Having (yesterday) changed to Pilot Sport 4S tyres on my Vantage I can imagine the grip this little 4wd has.
Unfortunately, cars like this will become few and very far between, so we really have to commend Toyota for bringing this to market, though calling it a Yaris does give the wrong impression and may put off many buyers I'm sure.
Great review as ever, the beeming smile tells us all we need to know Pete.
Was waiting for this review. A reviewer we can trust! Knew you would love it.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Love one of these for the daily commute to work......sadly I work from home .
I had a Mk1 MR2 back in the early 90's, they knew even back then how to make a great gearbox, the engine was pretty good as well.
Oh they were mega 👌
Hold in the lane departure button for 3 seconds disables it
Great video as usual.I rented the GR Yaris in Tokyo for 9 days during the Christmas holidays as I’m living there.Here they have the high performance GR Yaris RZ with 272 ps and 37.7 torque.Also in Japan it comes with a car nav,heads up display and the other stuffs you mentions.
Also the Australian gr rally Yaris comes loaded with everything , thankfully I own one and the mountain roads and my gr rally is the best medication for depression 👍❤️🇦🇺
Great review Peter, warts and all, but that said, honest reviews are your stock-in-trade.
What a cracking little car!
All the best to you from the Wirral.
thanks.....can feel a next car idea crossing your mind...certainly on my list...
The screen reminds me of an Etch a Sketch 😊
haha true!
😂😂😂
Hey from Montreal Ped, thanks for doing what you do!
Hi Stephen. Would love to visit Montreal one day 👍
One of the best reviews of this little pocket rocket out there. Class act Pete. I'm a huge fan of 3 pots as my driving ownership attests to, Audi A2 TDI, up! TSI, up! GTI and now my MINI Clubman Cooper. Admittedly, my ownership of 3 pot engineering have significantly less power than the GR Yaris, but they were/are all characterful and capable units. A very well-packaged WRC for the road this one and a great weekend toy/investment if you have the money.
Love the car and content. Just a thought, since you have IMT is the pedal box more set up for left foot braking perhaps? Makes more sense in a modern rally weapon. 😁
Good point 🤔
Love small cars for our small B roads and this is a perfect fit.
It's 1.8m wide so not so small.
Classic Mini... MK2 Escort... Caterham.. MK1 Golf...
At the start, Pete has his SERIOUS face on 😊😊
Moody 😂
Good evening guys, been waiting for this! Amazing video as always ped, keep up the good work my friend.
I think its a fantastic car. I also think the price is great. I bought a new Escort RS Cosworth back in 92. It cost £26,000 back then. It came with less power than the GR and absolutely nothing else. Great review mate, thanks 👍
Normal mode is 60 front 40 rear then sport is 30 front 70 rear. Car is incredible and as if typing this comment if you order one today you are looking at May next year for delivery unless you get a cancelled order
A future legend. I hear there's a lengthy waiting list though.
Well over 18 months now
Deliveries in the UK now out to May 2022 😳
@@PetrolPed Maybe I should contact a dealer and put my name forward for an ex-demo car then......🤔
I think you can disable the lane assist warning system by holding down the button on the steering wheel for a few seconds
I tried that 😂
It works but still annoying everytime you get in the car but I'm getting used to it.
I am mighty curious about the rumored GR Corolla that we should be getting in North America. It should be a little more practical and have a little nicer interior with the trade-off of being a little larger and a little heavier. Still, if it's close to the level of fun that this car seems to be then we are in for a real treat.
Wasn’t able to watch until Saturday due to family emergency. Great little car. Great video too!
Hope all is well 🙏🏻
@@PetrolPed
Yes. I probably over dramatised slightly! Parents had an issue with some tech that “only I could sort out”. At the moment, being their eldest son and geographically closest I am in their support bubble. They have had their first COVID jab. I get mine this coming week. I am classed as “vulnerable” being disabled. Plus the fact I’m 50 in April.
That is a brilliant intro to the content, absolutely epic into! Lit 🔥 Thanks Pete for the review, my only grip is that my Sage coffee machine sounds better than the Yaris!
This is a car that shouldn't exist but which does because of Toyoda-san's absolute commitment to the pure love of driving. It is quite incredible that Toyota reverse-engineered this road car out of their rally programme instead of the other way around.
Yep 👍
Actually Toyota had a couple of all wheel drive rally cars before this vehicle this is nothing new for Toyota has a history of building excellent performance cars. This Yaris is nothing new this is coming from Toyotas racing history and Pedegree
Can’t wait to get mine in September 😀
Fantastic video clip on Gr . Looking in from Ireland 👌 🇮🇪
Many thanks!
Thanks for putting me off this car, big style
How 🤷♂️
How 🤷♂️
On the strength off this video that i sent to my friend in Australia he has gone out and bought one !!!!!!!!!
Wow 😳
I love the fact its 4wd! Going to have to take it for a spin at some point!
nice review. enjoyed watching it
Thanks 👍
Well....
You said it all. That's real driving passion speaking. That car was built to enhance that passion we have.
👍
What a car Ped!!! A big congratulations to Toyota for bringing this gem out, other manufacturers would have put it on the shelf. When you look at the prices of other hot hatches, this isn’t too bad. A cult car.
Mines not coming until november.nice u tube name by the way!
@@_Archambaud Thank You. That’s a very cool You Tube name you have yourself. 👌 Roll on November!!! That is one very cool car you are getting. A total game changer. 👍🎯
@@SennaF1 for me Senna was more than a driver.for the people of Brasil and for some Christian's he was a prophet.i have fun in any car or moyorbikeI drive or van for that matter.for me there is something special about driving on the limit the absolute limit of what the vehicle can do.its very satisfying to me.
@@_Archambaud Ayrton was an incredible human being and the ultimate competitor. I often think what Ayrton would have moved on to after racing, for me i always thought Sir Frank Williams nailed it, he predicted that Ayrton would have either run formula one or he would have become the President of Brazil. I love driving too and i love watching all forms of motor sport.
Been looking forward to this review. Have a great weekend all.
What a great little car, it might have a small boot, not a lot of rear leg room but both of those are 100% bigger than the GP3 . Not driven the Yaris but prefer the look of the GP3 just for the wing but it does look like you can use the power a lot better of the Yaris on the road but be interesting putting the 2 on track
Always a pleasure to watch your car reviews Pete. Neighbour has got one in red, very jealous!!!
Thanks Peter 👍
Surprised you didn’t reference the Renault Turbo 5 during the intro!! Brilliant video as always though.
I missed quite a few out 😬
Brilliant 😊 Thank you so you much for the time you spend every week sending us all you do 🙏 Timmy Norfolk
My pleasure 👍
Another great one from you again. GR Yaris was something i was planning to get ut price here in Finland is about 50K euros...
I enjoyed watching the Video Review. One of the best Hot Hatches
Great review, love this car, massive Toyota fan🤩😎🇳🇴
Been waiting all week for this upload pal👍
👊
Interestingly, there's a sort of "bare bones" GR Yaris only sold in Japan used for racing called the "RC trim". There's no entertainment system, a slightly smaller wheels, the seating position is lowered (i believe) and the suspension is tweaked to suit race tracks properly.
Fantastic well made video and awesome review. Think we are going to see the prices of these rise for sometime. Soon there will be a rear seat delete for it just like the Abarth. But what a great fun car.
Hello my friend, since when did Yaris become a stunner??? Bit different to the original, my god. Nice lil pocket puncher. Interesting to see it in the stunning ‘Castrol’ decals. Proper nod to its grandparents then.
Just did an inflation calculation of the cost of the MR GT which I owned back in the day. They would have cost £40K new in today's money. I reckon this YR Yaris is a bargain!
I got to test drive GRY and car that it resembled most was 996 GT3 with its direct feel and fun to push
Lane departure warning button is on the steering wheel.
Bloody annoying feature if you can't easily turn off. Mrs has a Scooby and it likes to nanny you. Don't have it on my car, but did have on my old e61 and you had to turn it on if you wanted it to work (ie not on by default).
Thank god for that. Would do my head in
Tried that 🤷♂️
First thing I turned off very very annoying but why can't you save some features after turning the car off. Silly but you get used it.
PS Had my Red GR here in Australia for almost a month and love it. I did pay 50K full price but worth every cent.
It's not perfect and with few tweaks will take it to the next level. That's what the Mod and tuners are for. A new exhaust is a must.
@@PetrolPed Hold it for 3 seconds. Done.
Back to the main question: as a former owner of a MINI GP3 and a current owner of a GR Yaris (plus a bunch of other cars, such as GP1, GP2, Focus RS Mk1, Megane R26.R, 458 Speciale and various others), I can confirm that the GR is all that the GP3 should have been. It's more fun to drive and that's all that counts (in such a car). Forget pure speed, it's all about the smile on your face when driving it! Most of the safety systems can be switched off easily or permanently (via the dealer), the mirror position becomes normal in no-time, the gearbox is indeed mega and the lack of space and the interieur quality, who cares... at least I can put the kids in the back if I want.
Sorry I missed the two hour window.Fantastic vid,great review.
That opening sequence out-Partridged Alan Partridge! 😂
Yeah Pete should have been wearing his string back driving gloves and Gaudete playing on the stereo🤣
😂😂😂
Now that's a proper hot-hatch for the modern era! What a bit of kit!
What I noticed in the Video is that I needed a bigger screen because your smile was too bit to fit on my screen!
It reminds my of those few short lived but very exciting cars such as the Renault 5 Raider or the Pu-Cup 205 4x4 plastic pigs from the Paris Daker!
😂😂😂
Was interested to hear your perspective, MINI F56 JCW owner, Test Drove the GR Yaris early Dec between lockdowns and placed order the same day, due in June - can't wait. Think you've hit the nail on the head saying it's what the GP3 should have been. Place an order today and you are looking at delivery May 2022!
Good on Toyota for producing this amazing rally car 😎👍
Yes indeed!
Great video Ped. I am due to pick up my GR next month after ordering in November. Can’t wait!!!
Lucky you 👍
I think this is the best review on CZcams. Not biased at all and pointing out a lot of the faults that would put me off. Well done! Too many CZcamsrs reviews come across a false and scripted.
Thanks Andy 👍
As always Ped, great review, but I still think for the fun and the price point no one is beating the Fiesta ST.
Totally agree, too much hype with so many negatives. I can’t think of any on the fiesta st
Compared to a supercharged saxo, the Fiesta ST is boring.
@@Wankdorf183you Think! a st is anything but boring. It out performs the spec of the Saxo both in acceleration, top speed, toque and mpg and all on 3 pots. So, not sure how you come to that conclusion. But I guess its all fun in the end.
The enjoyment of driving this little beast showed all over your face. Would you rate it best small car ? Great report .
It’s certainly up there 👍
Great summary, what you said about the mini's was something that crossed my mind a few years back. Buy 2 write-offs (mark 1 cooper s and early all4) and try and convert the cooper into 4wd rally car for the road. Can only dream though 🤣. Agreed 100% the GR gives you that in 1 off the shelf package. Wish I had the cash to get one.
Maybe Toyota will release a GRMN version with 350+ HP and people will sell this version at a knockdown price. Got my fingers crossed 😂
Your wish has come true with the grmn version but not 350 hp and only for the Japanese market
Ordered the Scarlet Flare GR in April to replace my Clubman JCW 306bhp. Expected delivery end of June 2022. 15 months to wait. 70th birthday present
Evening looking forward to an interesting review on this one Pete..
You have a mud flap problem book in an appointment now!!!! will have put right soon enough
Thank you Petrolped for another brilliant review.I know they're not comparable but if we get a similar smile on our face with a Fiesta ST I do not see why spend >30k for this Yaris. Having said that sounds from your review a fun little beast.
Not in winter😉
Really really great review Ped. Thanks
Thanks Jim 👍
Simply too compromised for many, but looks great fun none the less.
Hi Pete. Have watched many of your reviews, in particular the two re the i30N performance pack hatch and you hit the nail on the head re the bunny hopping in cool wet weather from standstill!👍
I still bought one lol even though I was craving an awd car, and after a comparison to many other small and awd manual cars, S1, RS MK 3 and Golf R 7.5. I think the rarity and bimodal exhaust sold it 😃.
However, I swiftly changed the pz4's to ps4s's, much better in the wet but still typical fwd reasonably high torque/power slip and spin. The front e-lsd is likely the reason for that hopping in the wet.
Anyhow, regarding this video. 7m25s in is INCORRECT! Simply just get the Convenience pack! No issues with phone placement and cable/lack of sat nav etc...
What is this need to regularly, immediately, and without comparison, state that the circuit pack is the only one to get??! Not everyone watching car reviews is a track enthusiast. Many just love cars and driving spiritedly on the road. Not commenting only on your review I might add.
If one has driven both the base/convenience pack and the circuit pack on dry, wet, road, track, gravel etc with esc on and off daily for about a month, longer journeys, trying to park in tiny spaces, dark countryside etc, then yes, I'll take heed of that comment, but not in this context, unless you choose to expand....
I drove the circuit pack as a demonstrator 3 times pre 3rd lockdown. The reasoning for 3 tests was the total impracticability of the GR. Awful rear back and quarter visibility, no rear wiper and once dirty, the rear window and reverse camera lense will be totally obscured.
I therefore, after watching and continuing to watch circuit pack reviews, focused on the other Australian and European base model open diff's reviews.
After many hours of analysis including many reviewers commenting on the electronic esc, when on, obscuring any difference between the open diff's and torsen lsd's, decided to get the open diff spec with the Convenience pack.
I'm buying as an all round one vehicle owner. I want fun, light weight agility, small, manual, planted awd, quick and darty.
Personally dislike the circuit pack wheels, which are also £1169 each, and the red callipers. Much prefer the enkei black gloss wheels(£400) with NON painted calipers. I'll change the dunlops to probably Goodyear f1 supersports or ps4s's like on the circuit, suspension will be better as a daily and lsd's irrelevant for my use.
I'll also benefit from rear cross traffic alert and emergency braking, parking sensors front and rear, blind spot monitor, heads up display, better stereo and speakers and built-in sat nav without an annoying cable attachment and phone flying about and will also have a constant reception. Plus discreet ambient lighting by inner door handles and a uv windscreen.
Whatever spec one chooses for their needs, it's a f..k off bespoke car that deserves the attention, in ALL specs!
Can’t really understand why they didn’t fit a rear wash wipe, essential in a hatch back .The overall cost would have been marginal to Toyota if fitted on the production line.
The best car on sale right now
Hi Pete and everyone, that was a great start to the video!!!!
Thanks Garry 🙏🏻
My father had his 1st Toyota in the 70's a Corolla 1200cc ohc twin choke carb, he showed up many a Mk3 1600 Cortina 😀 Good review Pedro 👍
Peter.....that is a rare thing these days, a car that looks “right” straight off the forecourt....and IS “right” as everybody reports. I see it as the new 1966 Mini Cooper 1275S..it has made that much of an impression. It would be impossible for my wife to stand the ride comfort but I would have ordered one weeks ago...a new weekend driver...and something to smile about every time.
They ride pretty well from all accounts.
@@grahamhaynes7658 I think they do ride well for a hot hatch but osteoporosis is a challenge that few suspension systems cope with very well...my SL is marginal on city roads!!!!🙂🙂😃
What a car. Looked a lot of fun.
Yay just been informed its up loaded ..... It takes a long time to get to Cork even in a digital age! ;-) Missing Bournemouth!
It’s good seeing you have fun in a car.
Well Pete I think you quite like this car to put it mildly! As soon as you were driving it you were beaming and as an experienced driver it would take a lot to impress you. The plastics inside this rally car were never going to luxurious because rally drivers are not looking for luxury, they are just wanting a car for a purpose. Toyota are really good at making motors and this one seems to be the bees knees, so we will see you again soon👍👍👍
Turn off lane assist by holding the button down..(The Car Guys)..I have not seen any reviews on Motor Way driving..Great little car..
There's no perma off, but easy to whip off temporarily. With the ACC and this, can see a few crashes involving tired or distracted people on the motorway being avoided, which is a good thing.