Japanese domestic sales of the updated 2024 Toyota GR Yaris facelift are to begin on 8-April 2024, bringing with it an automatic transmission, beyond a host of new stuff. While that will be relatively readily available, the two special brews – the Sébastien Ogier Edition and Kalle Rovanperä Edition – are only available at 100 units apiece, and only by lottery. More on that in a bit... Anyway, the GR Yaris facelift gleans on lessons learnt from the road, track, and dirt, which sees it gain more p
Sanjay
22.03.2024
Toyota said that the unexpected success of the Toyota GR Yaris has led to the model being a permanent fixture in the brand's lineup, reports Autocar UK. Naohiko Saito, the chief engineer, revealed this information during an event where Autocar had the opportunity to test a prototype of the facelifted GR Yaris. Saito said, “This isn't the end of development,” indicating ongoing improvements. Initially, Toyota aimed to produce 25,000 cars with the distinctive three-door bodyshell to homologate its
Shaun
17.01.2024
We’ve seen it, the updated 2024 Toyota GR Yaris that was recently revealed at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon. The focal point of much discussion has undeniably been the interior, and it's not hard to understand why. The interior changes are controversial to say the least, and although it doesn't quite strike me as visually appealing, the redesigned cockpit draws inspiration from race cars. The automatic variant features a traditional handbrake instead of the standard electric parking brake found in t
Shaun
16.01.2024
Confession time: I’m one of those who firmly believes in the manual transmission supremacy in specific types of cars, i.e., Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ, Mazda MX-5, or the Toyota GR Yaris. These are the types of cars that want you to be involved in the act of driving instead of merely manoeuvring it. It’s not about sheer speed, it’s all about the sensation, the communication between you as the driver and the car. They won’t flatter poor driving and yet, won’t punish you for it either. They provide feed
Shaun
15.01.2024
Rally-born and bred for the road; it was a hot hatch that took the world by storm in 2020. Now it gets sharper, harder and angrier – petrolheads rejoice, this is the facelifted 2024 Toyota GR Yaris. Taking Toyota Gazoo Racing’s (TGR) learnings from road, track and dirt; as well as input from Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman and Master Driver Akio Toyoda, a.k.a. Morizo, the new GR Yaris now receives further technical, design and construction enhancements that promise to deliver an even greater d
Arvind
12.01.2024
The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) has confirmed that the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 has officially received homologation from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) starting 1-January 2024. Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) has been an active participant in motorsports with the GR Yaris Rally1 hybrid in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), the GR010 hybrid in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), and the DKR Hilux EVO T1U in the FIA World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC)
Shaun
05.01.2024