HOT HATCHES: VW Golf GTI Clubsport vs Toyota GR Yaris | Stig’s Garage ft. Becky Evans
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2022
- After 45 years of the Golf, in comes the Mk8 GTI Clubsport. There’s no question that VW knows what it's doing with a hot hatch but there's a new kid on the scene - the Toyota GR Yaris. A homologation special, designed to make you feel like a rally driver on the road. It’s only fair that we let them fight it out on the Top Gear Test Track, with a little help from The Stig and Becky Evans. Which one will take the top spot on the Power Lap leader board, the more powerful FWD Golf or the 4WD Yaris?
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That Yaris launch was crazy!
I agree 👍
@HFG I wouldn’t say the only reason, but a big part for sure
@HFG hardly, lighter, shorter wheel base, awd. the Golfs a glorified grocery getter, the yaris is a track car.
Manual transmission let's you do that!
Did they use the launch control on the Golf?
The Yaris launch point in the video has a "most replayed tag" lol.
Top Gear, officially not trying to compete with other channels in journalistic or production quality.
It’s so dull compared to even beginner CZcamsrs
@@domsbits3922 I was going to write that very same impression, especially in consideration of them having over 8.5mil subs in audience.
Carwow is the new top gear😀
the Yaris is lighter and more nimble, despite lacking in gear shifting DSG whiz-bangery. 1280kg vs 1460kg, 1 less cylinder, slower top speed and 1sec quicker to 100km/h, which on this track, out-paced the kraut.
Bullshit. It's impossible for it to perform as fast. I can see that new top gear suck ass badly
actually 0-100km is at 5.5sek according to toyota.
@@binskee677 Exactly. So its not really that fast and on par with regular hot hatches on dry track
@@pazera66 depends on what you define as "fast"
@@binskee677 I explained it in the second sentence :|
An extra 400cc, one more cylinder, and a DSG box and still loses to a Yaris on a bone dry circuit. Just imagine how much the difference would be if the track was a bit damp and greasy. Quicker than the Civic Type R as well I reckon. Mega lap! The GTI looked very unsettled under braking and reluctant to turn in despite being the Clubsport edition.
Depends on the track, the Toyota is in the advantage here because of its weight. The Golf is 11 seconds faster on the Nürburgring for example.
Golf comes with Bridgestone s005, Yaris is on ps4s
@@GerbenBol Nurburgring has a lot of sections where you can be flat out in top gear. Top Gear track is more representative of real world conditions.
@@mugenmark That's debatable. The fact is that both cars feel more at home in different tracks.
@@GerbenBol well I own a GR Yaris and coming from a modified Focus RS it is a quicker car in day to day usage. Believe the hype. The GR really is that good.
The over the shoulder view was great! More of this please 😂
Yep. Classic Top Gear
I thought this was some knock off top gear, turns out to be the real thing 😂😂 absolutely shocking!
A little Diamond that just needs some polish. Becky can drive, she will learn quickly from lord Harris
Yeah editing was jarring
GTI looked upset every time stig was on the brakes.
Better than pressure washing vehicles.
By professionals
The Yaris really is astonishing, 1.6 litre, 0-60 in 4.6! Crazy!
Think that's a typo
i dont think it does it under 5
@@rubenTR309 If you watch the car wow review, he times it.
Becky Evans great fresh faced twist to top gear. Great to see this style of content
Seems like really generic content to me. Top Gear was Clarkson. There's zero humor or snark to this. I mean its fine, its not bad or anything. It just doesn't stand out in my mind from a bunch of other similar programs.
@@moonlitegram agree, pretty bland but just a different type
Correct me if I'm wrong but it didn't look like any of the TC and ESP controls were switched off on the Yaris, otherwise they would have been glowing bright orange on the dash. If right, that's going to severely dent the Yaris's times
Also it appears the AC was on
@@Philbyyyy and a woman driving it
@@ag8912stig was clearly driving it on the time lap
Very evenly matched. The difference in times comes down to the launch really. The Yaris pulls a gap at the beginning and the golf closes it marginally
Yeah it would be fun to see how times are with flying lap.
Honda really got it so right. Holding the crown for all these years. That’s proper engineering 👏🇯🇵
Cup tires is cheating. Honda is a joke
FWD is for kids and the Honda looks like a total dogs dinner. Horrendous
Defo down to tyres
@@tracktimevideos5164 he says with a focus RS in his thumbnail hahahaha
@@swanblake How is it cheating when that's what it comes with? Yeah it's a good joke being in first place🤣
If im not going to see a gr86 anytime soon from a huge channel like top gear, I guess I'll never see one
gear shifts be very precise and accurate👌🏾
The Golf should’ve been manual haha 😂 but I don’t know if it even came out in manual
6:20 when the stig hits the braking point that shot is kinda sick
Muy buen amiga q bueno q si sabes usar la caja manual ese chiquito salio Bravo me sorprende la potencia q tiene
Not sure why the FWD GTI Clubsport is being matched against the AWD Yaris. Seems a bit unfair. Perhaps the Golf R should have taken the place of the Clubsport....?
It is a more refined platform against a built economy car... ultimately their racing the clock but each other
It's not unfair because the Yaris is down on power and is manual
And I do think that the Clubsport is faster than The Golf R around the circuit
Golf r more expensive and powerful. This comparison gets potential owners thinking about what they want from a hot hatch. Personally I would go for the more nimble fun one.
What makes you think even the golf r could take on the AWD might of Japan? The GR Yaris is unbeatable and will leave the germans in the evening dust caus JDM is the best! 🗾
FINALLY!!! Using leftover content for good use. CAGE MATCH races always work. MORE PLEASE!!!!
Amazing machines
I'm making an assumption that the power in the GR Yaris was quite low down in the rev range because I noticed the sitg short shifting quite a bit.
Finally The Stig is back!
I noticed a lot of hesitancy with the GTI in turns. Looked like the driver was fighting to stay in control. Not sure if that was understeer or just loss of grip.
Since it's a GTI, both
Crap tyres
FWD 5 door Golf, it's to be expected
Most likely tires.
I am glad i grewup with old topgear . There is offensive jokes, no making fun of people , nothing. Old topgear was all in one . The new topgear is like climbing down a mountain but the old topgear was like climbing down a mountain in a water slide .
@@ACRLZ you are right but i have to type my hate somewhere
Cant believe you lot are still crying about it holy shit its been what like over 5 years now??
@@BarbecuedPossum never mind i whatch grand tour
@@BarbecuedPossum amazing some people still have their panties in a twist about it. They need to get out more.
As rubbish reviews goes that's a Oscar winner .
A better stig would have achieved a better time. That Yaris should have hit past the top hot hatch on the leader board.
Tjooo The GR YARIS LAUNCH WAS EPIC
Awesome 🔥
For the love, cut out the music. We want to hear the cars!
Even if the Yaris wasn't faster I still prefer it over the GTI why because (No offence to German engineering as they're great) but, I prefer Japanese cars. Cheaper, parts cheaper and easier to get, cheaper to maintain and overall much longer lasting. Plus it's manual and I prefer manual. Manual transmission trumps automatic transmission any day any time for me. I prefer to shift my own gears. Speed is irrelevant to me, manual is more run and exciting overall.
Let's be honest here fore a second. German engineering has lost its meaning a long time ago. Now a days German cars (especially Luxury branded ones) are known for being high maintenance, not super reliable and the build quality is not what they used to be.
@@electrikoptik you make valid point and I'm in agreement with you 👍🏽
Practically you just like slower shitboxes ;)
@@pazera66 as you can see, in the hands of a Professional driver, the Yaris was actually faster than the clubsport gti (maybe you could do it better 😄?). For the average dude that want to have fun doing trackdays it’s just a matter of Taste and preferences, if that’s the Golf for you, that’s absolutely fine.
@@electrikoptik German engineering has always been high maintenance.
I can hear Jeremy doing the commentary while the stig was timing the laps
the Honda Type R still on the top ... thats what I'm talking about
almost 50 more hp 😂
On the top of the ugly tree. FWD is crap
What's missing is the onboard commentary during the lap
Should have testet the golf r
It's a good new series... It would be cool if this was with Stig and Chirs Harris..
BBC top gear went down hill in England altogether there anyway
When TopGear meets Blue Peter
Didn't know until today tat Becky had made it to the really big time. Congrats
Type R is pretty impressive, but I would never buy one, because it's fwd, I'd hate to drive fwd in the snow.
Good to see Becky Evans on channel 👍🏻
Also the GR Yaris is AWD. That stig was a bit crazy...
Just give me the GR Yaris and I will be more than happy 😊
So the GR Corolla will be similar to the GTI CS but better around corners with Awd
i can die smiling now.
if the civic was awd id be killer. id take yaris alll day
Need Jeremy Clarkson!
It's a lot boring know on.
I really want a Yaris GR in the states
Gti se ve más inestable en las frenadas en cambio el Yaris siempre está más firme y a pesar de que no tiene una dsg es demasiado rápido.
This top gear is not fun as the old one 😮
No point in testing these cars from a standing start. Should be a flying lap.
Was the Yaris setup in 50:50 or 30:70 ? I guess the former?
Our presenter said she had it in Track mode, 50/50 ;-)
esa lista de tiempos no os la creeis ni vosotros jajaja!!!
Great video! Would have been good to see you whack the yaris into sport mode though and play around with the rear wheel bias.
Yaris is so fast for only 258hp, mild mods and a tune and I reckon it would be miles faster than anything other than a tuned type r which is also a beast
Becks!!!
Brilliant show! Can’t wait to see more of this. *Stig’s Garage*
Brilliant!
Feels like a natural evolution from OG Top Gear. Top Gear+ if you will..
Some excellent DLC added to the vanilla
At 1.26.8 Should be just above the Focus RS mk III (not below), but the Toyota GR was awesome to be honest :)
The focus time says 1:26.4 !
If he had disabled the traction control on the Yaris GR he would have been faster
Same for the GTI
Probably had it in "expert" and didn't know how to turn it all the way off
@@jaseleese7549 exactly
The Mk3 Yaris GRMN needs to be on this list. Why hasnt Top Gear go their hands on one?
Good to see Becky, deffo the next VBH imo!!
She’ll need to work on that sexy/dirty laugh before she takes Vicky on. 😅
She is a very good presenter, Proffesional, Articulate and i respect her opinion. way better than the clowns that present the current top gear. I would like to see chris Harris and this lady present Top Gear.
I agree
Casual bloggers with a couple of GoPros are producing better quality videos than top gear now. Sheesh! Dull
I really thought they are shooting with pre HDR era smartphones!
This makes mr want a gr yaris more, but at the same time I want a ford raptor
I mean only 1/2 of a second, possible the stig didn’t have the gti in sport diff mode
So top gear have got their teeth into Becky. They see some talent and popularity and want it.
Becky has secured the bag
The Toyota's launch looked so much more rapid, I'm not at all surprised by the results.
we can't forget that the Golf has a DSG and the Yaris is a manual, that should make more of a difference than the start as DSG's are always faster on track than a manual.
GR is 4wd
@@Mav86asian i know i own 1...
when did top gear become so lame?
I though on the begining Clarkson was demonstrating the differences beetwen some women... If you know you know 80085 ;)
I was really forcing myself to finish the video! What is going on?
Seems that no one mentions that would be all wheel drive vs front wheel drive. Think about that for a sec. Shows just how good that Honda really is.
All down to tyres
@@domefford864 and more power
The diff is from launch rly... do that with a rolling start and gti will come on top :)
It better, this is a disgrace!
the golf has DSG and more power and is intended as a track car, it should have been better even though the worse start, but then start is also part of a race.
Toyota yaris hybrid vs GR yaris Drag race please
Shows how good the focus RS time was
🤨it was slower! & it's got 100 bhp more & an 800cc bigger engine. that's hardly impressive
@@pauldavies7251 who cares...
@@kramshiron it was literally your point to begin with
@@kramshiron you're the one who commented 🤨
is the stig James Deane then
Could you tell us the difference between the host's time and the Stig's? I'm curious how much difference a pro driver makes.
A previous Stig was faster than most F1 drivers in the Top Gear "reasonably priced car", they were about 3secs faster than the fastest celeb and 20secs ish faster than the slowest celebs.
Barichello had some T shirts printed with "I beat The Stig" for himself and some others printed "I didn't beat The Stig" which he distributed to rival F1 drivers :-)
Oh gosh TG is turning into 5th Gear.
I feel like the Yaris and golf r would’ve been a better test
Sorry. this is not top gear. I don't see Clarkson J.... 😕
Yaris is 4wd and the club sport is front. So it makes sense
the club has a DSG and the Yaris is manual, DSG is always a lot faster on track than manual and the club has 40 more hp.
Yaris GR this is the best car >VW,Ford st and all the other
Suggestion: at the end comment which car of the two you and Stig preferred.
I30n dct pls
...and this GR has rally engine under the hood. You can easily tune it to 400hp without breaking the car/bank.
The GR Yaris is a very special car being a homologation. The Golf is not special at all. In fact in my country it's mostly driven by tough guy wanna be Moroccan migrants.
little bit apples and oranges
Who here misses James,Jeramy and Richard
Fun fact, this cars are not even in the same group class.
Golf should go against Corolla and Yaris should go agains Polo.
Then we would really see how much better GR Yaris is then anything WV can offer at the moment.
1 1/2 years to go to get my own (yep, thats how much i’ll have to wait), then PPF the life out of it, abuse it as it should be and i will still be able to show it to my grandchild (if i get one), because this is a Toyota.
Stig seemed to be stuck in RWD mode with that VW.
Hope our GR Corolla is just as good in the US.
Smaller tracks like this would better suit the yaris. I feel like the clubsport is much faster around the nordschleife.
The most unrealistic racetrack in the world sadly, the nordschleife. Too much straight road.
@@sunrisesunset1734 Straight roads (e.g. highways, freeways, etc.) are all over the place in North America. What's unrealistic about that?
@@KP-xi4bj Driving in a straight line? Drag racing? You clicked on the wrong video. Lol.
@@sunrisesunset1734 And your original reply is idiotic. LMFAO SMH
@@KP-xi4bj That's why American cars aren't as good at handling as European and Japanese cars and are more for straight lines
The Golf will always be a mass produced car..get the GR
Sad! Top Gear is dead. What are they doing with a bunch of CZcamsrs? Also, content has gone down the drain.
It seems like Top Gear principals gave the leftovers of the budget to make this series of videos. Just use some smartphones, do some lame laps and upload them to the channel!
The HONDA CIVIC TYPE R FK8 IS STILL KING AND WAS FIRST ON SALE IN 2017, BUT STILL BEAT EVERY OTHER HOT HATCH SINCE 🤷🏻♂️❗️❗️🤓
It's the ugliest car on sale and is limited by FWD. Quick but ugly and with the worst drive layout . FWD is crap.
In the dry, on a track - real world, I think not!
@@relentlesspursuit6894 I HAVE A TYPE R AND AGREE, BUT ITS ABOUT THE WAY IT DRIVES. HOWEVER ON THE ROAD I STRUGGLE TO SHAKE A WELL DRIVEN FIESTA ST, SO ALL OF THIS IS A BIT OF FUN 😊
@@markdean3217 if you struggle with a ST, the GR will give you a shock - it's a supercar killer😎
Becky perfect for TopGear
Has Becky something to do with Chris Evans?
No.
Miised the of top gear
Some say, nothing...
What happened to Stig's introduction?