NEW Toyota GR Yaris in-depth review - is it REALLY that great? | What Car?
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Only today, I caught a fleeting glimpse of one of these as it shot past me going the opposite directly, sadly - but, man... does it stand out...! It really did look awesome...!!
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I have missed: - the Lancia Stratos (too young) - the Audi Quattro (see above) - the Lancia Delta HF Integrale (no money) - the Mitsubishi Evo 6 (for some reason) I now will get my GR Yaris. What do you think? - I'm happy as a child...
My pic? The Evo IX, but TBH the Yaris has got more modern features and is more practical - turning circle of the Evo gets old pretty quick. Throw in fuel economy into the GR Yaris way to boot.
Your comment spoke to my heart
What about celica gt4 ?
I live in Wales and I bought one, this car is ballistic if you hit 4k it's like warp drive, I never used to overtake anyone until I got the GR. 😁
I own one too, I would call it brisk but not warp drive lol. It's slower than my Audi S3.
I live in Wales too and almost bought an S3 which would be way more practical for me but this looks far more special. Just got to wait another 8 months for mine 😅
@@sodazman good for you, well done. 👍
@@markhunt7218 I waited 5 months for mine, it felt like years 😂
You guys are so lucky. Im in commiefornia.
4.6 seconds is bloody astonishing
never seen a fair, true certified measurement about 4.6....its more likely 5.0-5.3 on flat road (not downhill), all the time.
It's BS thats why
Question is would it destroy the clutch
@@rjac001 Agreed.
@@MaxCohagen maybe it's chip tuned to 300hp?
Great review, kept me engaged.
Saw one the other day and my god it’s stunning beautiful
I got the red one as well.. reviewed it ... Happy customer
Nice review.It would be good to see a comparison test between the Track Pack equipped version and the Standard version,do the trick diffs make a huge difference for road driving,where most of us tend to drive?
If interested in open diffs models, better looking at European and Australian, currently, reviews!
I have the open diff model. I’ve driven a windy road I love (fast) and the diffs weren’t an issue. With TC off and in sport mode (so ‘expert’) it was great and consistent. Never actually spun any tires, but still did help rotate the car through the corner. I’m at a great drive. Like a big go kart.
Very good review. Very informative and well explained.
Have had mine for a week (circuit pack) and it’s simply brilliant. You don’t buy one of these for the lush interior or space, but the pure driving pleasure. Not to upset any Honda fans, but I would never consider the Civic Type R as the looks just aren’t for me. A Macan GTS is my family car, the Yaris GR is my selfish toy for the weekends and B roads and gives me a smile from ear to ear. Good on you Toyota. A petrol head from New Zealand
One reviewer complained regarding it being difficult to access the footrest. Has this been a problem for you? (I would like a GR Yaris but have big feet).
@@riqo90 Right hand drive has much smaller footrest, (it's tolerable with uk size 9 shoes), compared to left hand drive which is normal sized
@@James-RJM thank you for this info. Appreciated!
@@riqo90 👍
I got mine this week. I'm having to restrain myself while I run it in but it is fantastic.
would you say it's useful as a day to day commuting car as well?
@@yuanwho Yes, I use it every day to go to work and back. The ride is a bit harsh but then it's to be expected given the sort of car it is. My wife and I did a long run a few weeks ago and it was much more comfortable on the motorway than I had anticipated. I hate the lane assist (not good on narrow UK roads) and the stop-start which always seems to stop at the wrong time so I immediately switch those off, but those are minor complaints. It's a brilliant little car.
Any chance you could film yourself sending it? (Can you document via the magic of moving pictures a full power acceleration run)
Good job on that review, concise, informative, entertaining. Thanks!
Thats what i love about toyota and there prestige division lexus, they are great at building vehicle's that are fit for purpose, very good companies.
Getting mine at the end of the month in Alice Springs! Can’t wait!
Great video on my next car, I don't just want it, I need it :).
I see a lot of people complaining in the comments; no automatic, price, etc. The GR Yaris is made for very specific buyers and drivers. If you're not one of them, stop complaining and fark off. Don't compare this to a normal Yaris as everything is bespoke from ground up. Peace!
It's a stupid car as it's not practical, has no rear doors and high emissions as well as an ancient transmission system and you can't even take it upto full speed unless if you have a aircraft runway or private land. It's just the most ridiculous car after the worst global pandemic and the worst financial and environmental crisis of all time.
@@shanjanusman9974 geez your life must be so boring 🤣. Stick to your Toyota RAV4 hybrid or the bus and taking a guess your vegan ? 🤣🤣
@@geokon7192 Actually Mercedes-Benz does EQC and hybrid now lol and they're faster and better than this tinpot crap. Also I'm not a vegan lol.
@@shanjanusman9974 who wants it to have rear doors and be practical? Plenty of dull cars out there that fulfil that job!
"No automatic" "no rear doors" If you want something similar to this, there is _Mazda 3 Turbo_ that has you covered on those 2 things. Now don't tell me that it has less power than the GR Yaris cause it's only slightly less powerful.
Ranmore Common is EXACTLY where I’d take one of those to test 🤓
He makes a very good point about the m140i, it is a scary machine! On a nice smooth A road in perfect conditions it surely would accelerate faster than the Yaris and probably more entertaining on track as well (I never tracked mine). But in 90% of driving situations you’d find yourself in on UK roads (and weathers) the Yaris will blow it out of the water. I can definitely believe the 4.6 time. I pick mine up a few weeks away and will gladly test it (after the first 1000km) :)
Excellent review - really enjoyed it.
Great review, clear and concise. 👍🇬🇧
Good video, after watching many on KZhead this is the 1st that has shown what the rear seats are like thanks guys.
Nice review, although it might have been helpful to go into more depth about the pros/cons of the different versions. I also find that motoring journalists dismiss sat nav and say use Android auto without thinking it through, in my opinion. I quite like Waze but it's not much cop if you lose your data connection, you still get the maps for quite a while but the guidance is lost. Whereas the built in sat nav continues to work fine, so I prefer to have both. I also thought Android Auto would be wonderful, from reviews like these but the reality is that it sometimes crashes or doesn't work properly (I've used ti for some months on Ford, Skoda and Vauxhall) although it's better than it was. I also found that only some apps are compatible so my standard radio player didn't work and I had to track down one which did. So, for me, I want a car with Android Auto but I also want DAB and built in sat nav (as an aside I was surprised to find the latest Skoda sat nav was possibly slightly better than Waze for the journey I used it with). Just my tuppence worth :-)
No such issues with Apple CarPlay.
SATNAV is also helpful for those that want to de-google and/or have privacy concerns.
@@user-lv9my6jw3x What privacy concerns? Built-in satnav systems are even easier to get your info from.
can the engine "noise" be cut from speakers ? any settings available ?
Yes can be switched off using app
I love this car I just wish I could order the circuit pack in the UK .... I can’t because I have no money.
Finance
Still got a couple of months to wait for mine...
First thing to do: Turn off the fake engine noise. You can't do it using the infotainment system, but an ODB2 gadget and iPhone app can do it. I did it within days of getting mine, I couldn't stand the fake noise.
You are required by law to say “hot hatch” any time you review a sporty hatchback.
Nice one from GR hopefully they make more performance version in the Toyota lineup Good review
I hope the suspension on the Yaris is not as firm as the Ford Focus RS, because that was brutally firm. I had to sell it after only 8 months of ownership as all my filings loosened up.😉
Best real world review on this car I have seen so far. You are the first person I have seen sit the backseat. Can’t get this car in America 🇺🇸 now but I like it.
It wont be available in our country but can’t help watching reviews of this car.
Very good review. 👍🏻
Why talk about the quality of the plastics or the room in the back? Rather missing the point.
in portugal, the 0.9 yaris, from 2007, would cost the same, as this.. as a portuguese citizen, I really feel attracted to move to UK, and buy a rally car, for the price of a yaris!
You can indeed get the GR Yaris here...you will also get depression, racism and a grey weather year out. May wanna do a pros and cons list again
Thanks for the video mate! Great car. Cheers for the advice. Regards from Cyprus and Scotland 😎👌
i just bought a new one, it comes in june. im so excited :D my gf says i dont need it haha
Ordered mine In jan with a May 2022 delivery date
Loser
@@richardnixon4345 okay, says the low life that’s looking for attention in the comment section that more than likely has no car just bis pass , have a nice day 😎
@@RandomVideosFirst Where is this car manufactured? UK or JP?
@@chantalslut Japan...
@@leonk5793 That will be a proper well made car then.
Very very awesome
The real elephant in the room is that the Fiesta ST-3 now starts at £25,500 with metallic paint. What the hell is that all about! The FOCUS ST started from £25k in 2017. That's £26,900 today. The special edition Fiesta ST 200 was £18k in 2016. That's equivalent to £20k today.
Good review thanks
Lol i reached the max amount of videos that i can put on my watch later playlist
0 to 60 is 96.5km. The fastest I have seen to 100km is 4.8. Still so FAST.
"Forget about the Yaris nameplate.." he says. Hells bells I removed it and the GR-FOUR plastic badge - rear looks mean and clean with only the Toyota and GR badges..
idk why but when my dad got a new bmw 3 series i’ve been loving cars so much lol and my parents say that i love cars
Just waiting for the Ford Fiesta Rs next year 🤣
Definitely cancelling my order now I know I can only get 3 carry on size suitcases in the back.
I know right. This should easily carry 7 adults and tow a 2.5t caravan. What a joke of a car…
More Circuit pack hype, imho. But a great informative video.
👍😂
Why isn’t this available in the US?
Because the US have Shelby GT500, there must be balance in the world.
agree, even europe wont get nissan 400z. Although its not a competitor, there should be a balance lol
@@arher9598 I just wish all cars were available everywhere😂
Because you guy's can't drive manual car properly.
Because you guys in the US are all interested in big trucks, SUVs and crossovers. Well not all of you but the majority of you guys are.
Unfortunately you can't "buy one of these", the delivery date is now as far out as May 2022... another car manufacturer (like Suzuki and the Jimny) that can't keep up with demand.
yeah, was very put off by this myself. i want it now, not bloody next year wtf
God. Cant remember i have seen a Jimny for ages. Where they all go?
@@chantalslut There weren't many available, seen a few around here but I suspect many are parked up hoping for someone to pay yve inflated prices.
@@DavidMBanes Think they are just to expensive overhere at 32.000 Euro. But also the old ones you hardly see.
Imagine if Ford bothered to another 4wd rs.
Ikr imagine what mechanical detects could be possible😏
@@jasoncee666 *Defects. I had the blown head gasket, the white smoke...
Have to wait until I’m 50 to get one since I live in the US 💔
I hope for you toyota will sold this yaris in USA at the same time in europe we don 't get camry V6 TRD Avalon TRD or new IS 350 Fsport or V8 ect grettings from Belgium 👍😎
Here in EU we cant but IS350, The only car Id consider replacing my IS250 with..
@@zuber1328 hope for you your dream will be realized 👍😀😎
I like how you've waited till the hype died down a bit. These day one panic reviews are less informative.
Does this come with automatic gear shiftbox?
No!
An automatic transmission model as GR Yaris RS is sold in JDM. That's FWD, CVT. 1.2 liter NA. 3 cylinders. Weight 1130 kilogram. The prices are 26000 US dollars. An exterior and a chassis are GR. The explanation of a car critic isn't enough for power, but it's more light-weight and fun. It's recommended to the consumer who would like to save money.
For people wondering why the seats sit so high check out Robert Mitchell's channel where he pulls the interior apart to reveal the seat rails. They are a mess and need to be changed. Hopefully in 2022 Toyota will address the problem and fix the seat rails in the GR Yaris.
🙏
I really don’t get why they didn’t make second gear 5mph taller to nail the 0-60 top trumps. It’d be in the low 4’s high 3’s if you didn’t have to do two manual shifts.
Question: which human body parts are easiest to sell? 😅
With the right Hands (and feet) this car can easily do 4.6
And you can easily boost it up to 300 hp...
Toyota needs to bring back the Yaris nameplate back to the states, but only have it in the GR trim
So, if you scrub out the "trim" aspect you technically have a GR Yaris. Use a bit of imagination and you could have some fun...
This car makes we want to rush to a dark corner and crouch over a speeding fist 🤛
Wouldn’t get my money, a mk2 focus rs in blue , yes please.!!
Too expensive for a tiny Toyota Corolla / Yaris.
isn't it more 5.9 than 4.6 man'f spec?
Its 4.6
Lots of comments on here comparing it to cars like the Audi S3, Golf R etc. in the real world (on public roads) I think they address different needs. In a straight line or on a major A road my GR Yaris will get destroyed by all the premium hot hatches but on the twisty and bumpy B roads where I live, the roles are completely reversed and in the wet, well hardly anything would keep up with it, it’s just sensational. If you want practicality, performance and a premium badge go for one of the hot hatches but if you want something that is impractical but has no rival in terms of putting a smile on your face, nothing beats it. Finally, one year down the road it looks like only a handful GR Yaris’ are being sold in 2023 (Australias allocation seems to around 100) so residuals on these are likely to be rock solid and with a 10 year Toyota warranty in place I can’t see me selling mine anytime soon.
I'm glad it exists but Its a bit out of my age demographic. I'd feel silly getting out of it.
Forget what other people think, bring out your inner 9 year old and enjoy life!
Most people just think it's a Yaris though, fine grandad car. Petrolheads will worship you and ask questions.
that statement shows you are still young !! when you get old you dont give a fig about what other folk think !! Im 58 and have a 1971 Escort RS1600 BDA and a 2017 Focus RS and grey balding hair, I dont care !!
Thats more your inferiority than the products fault. Therapy may be cheaper.
@@andrewnorris5415 Or don't care. It's always an option.
WAIT WAIT ....Sound thru the speaker?? tell me MORE...pls
A stock Ralliart Evo 6 managed 0-60 in 4.4 seconds 22 years ago.....
A fast Evo is normal, but a fast Yaris is something special. Just so you know Yaris is on the same category as a mirage and yet it perform like an evo
From a 1.6 3cyl? No I didn’t think so
@@nonameyet2205 it doesn’t perform like an Evo 😂
@@Speedwelltuning Its closer to an evo than a mirage
@@nonameyet2205 I think you're seeing a mirage...
Why the Civic Type R comparisons when the Golf R is a thing?
Hi George - The Civic Type was our favourite hot hatch before the GR came along, hence the comparison. Both cars also cost a similar amount. We haven't tested the new Golf R yet but it's quite a lot more expensive (starts at over £39k in the UK).
It's also, only, dsg. More satisfying travelling on public transport...!
@@James-RJM No. It’s available with a 6-speed manual, just not in the UK yet. The DSG is faster and more satisfying though. 0-60mph is 4.7 seconds and it fits actual 4 people and cargo. Plus it has actual rear torque vectoring via its “drift” mode.
@@afcgeo882 New mk8 is dsg only mate and, for me, shit ott tech and cheesy extreme Ambient lighting etc. Obviously the latter is subjective. It appears to be another, marginally different model to the previous. A VAG formula to a tee! Previous 7.5 I test drove. Don't get me wrong, it was effective but again, for me, boring. I compared it in conversations to someone competent but also who irons their socks! Lol. But each to their own 😉
@@afcgeo882 VW is rubbish
They have a history of being oil burners.
It’s a brand new engine
How funny people being upset about this car like anyone is forcing them to buy these. Don't worry, those who really want to buy these cars can barelly get their hands on it, so you most likely will never have one anyways.
Wait list now May 2022 in the UK
@@relentlesspursuit6894 really? that long
@@Mankelipoika it was - but I now understand it's closer to Dec 2022! Demand well outstrips supply, great news for owners 👍
@@relentlesspursuit6894 I ordered mine few weeks ago. I am from Finland and should be here on august.
@@Mankelipoika not to bad then - the demand in the UK is crazy (not surprisingly)
Toyota Gr yaris 0-60 5.5 sec
4.6 is achieveble in the real world
Hah...same colour as mine. I lent mine to my brother for a fang and he came back after 30 minutes and said "never sell this car"
He agreed to join your vampire clan? Welcome to the dark side, bro.
Yeah you can geat a Type R instead of Yaris, but you have to be blind or only drive it in the evening cause it is ugly as hell :)
Why would you get the lesser of the two ? Obviously the type r is less of a car then the GR Yaris
I've seen a couple of these on the road now and I gotta way that thing does absolutely not look 30 grand
You are right, looks like a 50k+ car 👌
You’d probably be better off with a Gucci man bag and a 116i 👍🏻
Think you missed the whole point
@@relentlesspursuit6894 you should be wearing a helmet full time if you would even consider paying 50 thousand real pounds for that cheap ass looking bubble car.
@@seshelbow336 and gucci slippers as well. What I don't understand is why ppl who aren't interested in driving or in driver's cars, watch and comment on vids on the exact things they don't like. If you don't like a particular thing, then don't waste time watching videos about it and discuss it with other ppl... come on, how hard can it be?
The whole homologation story from Toyota is just a marketing ploy. The WRC car shares nothing in common except the roof and door count with the road car unlike the Group A days. And they wouldn't waste that much money for a tiny edge in the lower classes like WRC2.
I agree. WRCs, much like American stock cars, only look like production cars. They are actually all custom designed vehicles.
You're likely correct re marketing ploy! Why allegedly build a totally new rally car for just a year b4 completely new hybrid rules! Then give it large re only 25000 being built blah blah... BUT I still ordered one as it's phenomenal and NOTHING else out there to equal it dynamically spec for spec!
@@James-RJM The Golf R blows it away though.
@@afcgeo882 Mate. I don't like the golf R, end of. You clearly feel the same about the GR yaris. The newer mk8 might be better than the mk7 but I'm not interested in it for many reasons, especially that it's not manual in uk so not even worthy of a test drive
@@James-RJM One doesn’t have to like something to have a civil conversation about its pluses and minuses. Well... perhaps you excluded.
That Toyota isn't bringing the GR Yaris to the USA is THE biggest dick move in automotive history...
I don’t think Americans would get this car or be able to appreciate it. Having lived in the US for 15 years....
@@odl21 um, just no, we'd eat that car up...
@@bikebudha01 my point exactly.
Did he say the engine noise is fed through the speakers! WTF !
Yeah even BmW is pulling that shit for years now. You can normally disable it and add some noise back in with an intake.
dude where tf have you been, this has been happening for years on more expensive sports cars wtf lol
Wow love the shear bonkers nature of this car problem I have with it is the interior, nearly £34,000 for that, ok I get your buying a weapon of a car but unless your going to use it as the weapon that it designed to be whats the point and are we all likely to drive it like we stole on every trip? I must be getting old because I like a nice hot hatch but I also like comfort luxury and quality
Most GR owners dont daily drive them, interiors in these type of cars are pretty unimportant in the grand scheme of things
To be honest the interior of the Cossie, Integrale, Integra, Evo 6 are all pretty trash. The 1995 Ford Escort was an abomination as a standard car. I've got a Yaris GRMN and they always trash the interior but it's really fine actually, does the job, solidly made and doesn't creak or rattle. I sat in a GR last week and it's nice actually, the gearbox makes the car feel better quality because it's so weighty and precise. I think if Peugeot or Renault had made a homologation Clio, 308 or Mégane I don't think they would be drawing attention to the dashboard quality. Is the Focus RS really a better interior than the Yaris, doesn't look it to me. The German cars and the Civic do skew this perception a little bit because they seem quite a bit better.
It's because they spend all the money on the driving aspect of the car , same with the focus rs mk3 that had the most sophisticated 4wd on the planet when it came out amd people just moaned about the Interior , and it's only now that vw made the golf r etc more playful with drift mode ,because of the driver engagement that the focus had , only hard-core drivers want a manual gearbox , the rest just want to have it done for them while all the computers keep them on the road
Problem with this car is that it is essentially as inert as most other modern hatches (steering, driving position etc). It's very fast A to B, especially in the UK, but not the most feelsome experience
Absolutely the opposite - its stands out in a sea of dull generic hatch backs! Go try one for yourself
@@relentlesspursuit6894 I tried one myself. That's how I came to the opinion above...
@@feelsgoodman245 its absolutely nothing like other hot hatches on the road! Perhaps you didn't get a chance to drive it properly?
@@relentlesspursuit6894 Perhaps our frames of reference aren't the same. If you drive nothing but hot hatches maybe it feels very different, but compared more broadly to performance cars it drives like a very fast hot hatch
@@feelsgoodman245 I've heard many liken it to a 911 - we also all know that itl give most supercars a run for there money. It's a Hot Hatch in shape, but for most it gives the feel of something much more special and seriously capeable. Comparing it to generic hot hatches is selling it well short!
HONDA TYPE R is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy superior machine !
Not on wet backroad!
Ηey! In a few days you will say that Yaris GR exellerates like 911 Turbo S.! Bulshits! Come ooooon! At high range of rotaring the motor is ''dead body''! It groans to exceed 220Κm/h. Very ''short'' transmission and the c.b.u software throws down the turbo boost after the limit of 6.500rpm. Very overestimated model
So don't buy one. That is one more for all the real car lovers.
@@stephensimpson4256 that is an overestimated ''fast'' car.
Not really. I have a 911 gts, M5, macan pp, and several very fast racing and rally cars. The Yaris is quicker than all of them in the real world. This is car for people with some rallying or racing expertise really.
Overestimated by 98 percent of the world's motoring press! :)
👍👍👍
TYPE R has a bigger boot 4 doors and can fit 2 adults in the back i would choose the honda without a doubt
A big boot and 4 doors are not a requirement in a performance car - guess the GR is lost on you 🙈
@fanbuuuoy Wallace: ahahahahaha
I’m a big Honda fan but would take the Yaris. Honda need to stick the type r engine in a smaller 2 door like a new crx
@@seshelbow336 i had a 17 plate TYPE R up until last september had it for nearly 4 years brought a new APT tuned 350hp CUPRA R and regret it the cupra is a very good car but in 2 years buying another TYPE R as it was the best car i have ever owned and at 60 i have had a few but i agree that engine in a GT86 would be amazing i had a 14 plate TRD my second fav car
Type-R is a C-segment. Yaris is a B-segment. That means you will notice a difference. Lets wait for the nurburgring time of the yaris.
funny, if this had a Ford badge on it, all you would hear is people slagging off the cheap plastics inside, the pathetic waste of space behind the seats, the weak engine sound, the silly piped in simulated engine noise, the poor visibility under the interior mirror over the info centre, the flimsy parcel shelf, the fact that with a proper paint colour and the only spec anyone should buy makes the car a whopping £34000 !!, also a 3 cylinder is an awful engine, thrummy and sounds like a 4 pot with a plug lead off ! BUT.. because it has a Toyota badge everyone is looking past all the bad points and hyping the hell out of it as if there has never been a turbo all wheel drive hatchback before !! Try going on a long motorway trip in one, its short geared to get the performance but 70mph in 6th is about 3000 revs, whereas most cars nowadays are doing 80mph at 3000 revs, the thing is a buzzbox and needs to be driven hard all the time otherwise its got the 'off boost' flat feeling.
I think you have missed the point of the car! It's not a motorway cruiser, nor is it practical, it's not meant to have a luxurious interior - it's a pure drivers car, most owners have them as a 2nd,3rd, 4th car or part of a larger collection. At the price point, it's an absolute steal. As it happens, if you want a "used" example, itl cost you thousands over list, if you want a new one the waitlist is now Dec 2022!
@@relentlesspursuit6894 but the 2016 Focus RS is so much more of a complete car ALL ROUND !! I so wanted to like the Yaris, I would have traded the RS in , but NOPE !! I got back into the Focus after the laggy gutless 3 pot and said no yaris for me thanks. Its all hype, and everyone is ONLY driving it flat out, drive it slowly like you would do normally , in traffic, busy roads etc and its flat.
@@mainman2999 I think you are still missing the point of the car! Personally the GR is far superior to the RS, but they are clearly different animals. The GR is fine around town, but that's not its favourite job, it's out on the B roads where it comes I to it's own. It's a special car, the likes of which we rarely see and certainly wont ever see again.
@@relentlesspursuit6894 but we dont all drive round country lanes and b roads do we?? most folk drive normally on boring roads ! get in a car with over 300bhp and more torque with a 2+ litre engine and you will see the lack of bottom end the 3 pot has, its on boost all the time to keep it going. I just dont see what all the hype is about, its like fanboy stuff, its not doing anything better than the RS was 5 years ago !!
@@mainman2999 when I drive my 3.0 6cyl 480bhp RWD car, it does feel different to the GR but so it should, is it more special than the GR, no, is it quicker round the twisties, no, is it more fun, no. The GR is far more advanced than the Ford - does the Ford have the following : carbon roof, aluminium body panels, 2 LSD's, was it hand built, is it a bespoke chassis, is it a homologation car, does it weigh less than 1300kg. The answer to all of that is NO. The GR will launch quicker than a Porsche GT3, Urus, 488, A45S and pretty much any super car around - and will destroy a stock RS. Virtually nothing can keep up with it on a wet twisty B road. I own a GR, its solely for that purpose, a B road blaster - the 3.0 6cyl 480 bhp RWD does a good enough job as a daily, and my other cars suit other tasks. The GR is a very special car, one which few drivers will be able to own. Perhaps you didn't have a chance to drive it properly when you tried it, or failed to realise its individuality.
fiesta st more fun
NO it isn't, get a life! The GR is Porsche 911 level fun - Fiesta is just a shopping car!
@@relentlesspursuit6894 bad loser cant handle the truth you get a life if all matters to you is having the best by opinion not by fact have it who cares more to life than cars but fiesta st is more fun end of story
@@williamdeasy7507 NO, it isnt! Go take a look at all the reviews. The Fiesta is a cheap and nasty learners car
@@relentlesspursuit6894 by you just saying that tells me that you know fiesta st is more fun but you just can't handle it i have seen enough reviews and the faces of the people driving them and that tells me all i need to know fiesta st is more fun now please just go away and get a life if you think that gr4 is best i am happy for you but i don't agree end of story
@@williamdeasy7507 what a loser! The Fiesta is for kids who cannot afford anything better
I’m sorry, but KZhead is fool of Yaris reviews. Why making another one month later than others did?
All the roads around here are 20mph. What's the point.
Move!
Why have you bothered watching this video?
@@ike3206 need a lot more money for that
Itl beat pretty much anything 0-20 inc most supercars 😎
😴, stick to watching milk float reviews
I find it an over-hyped, expensive, cheapo-interior'd, one-trick pony. It does the AWD traction-tastic thing, great. But that just gets boring very quickly. I prefer FUN, and sliding the back end around at roundabouts. Even with the remap cost added, my M140i was still 10 grand cheaper than the Yaris staring price, for a 2.5 year old with under 15k miles. And it's quicker, better equipped, nicer interior, is a lot more practical, much more relaxing (in comfort mode with the adaptive suspension), yet at the same time MUCH more fun in sport+ when I want to get the car sideways.
It can do that fyi
@@chantalslut I have watched videos of ppl adjusting the rear bias as much as it will go, and it 'sort of' drifts a bit, but it's artificial, and it's still not like a proper RWD car. I'll admit, I haven't driven one yet, but I have driven plenty of AWD hatches, as I work in the motor trade, and I don't see anything yet that can give the fun factor of a pure RWD car, even the new GolfR has a drift mode, like the old Focus RS, but neither are real, it's a sort of uncontrollable 4 wheel drift which slides a bit more at the back. Only time you can use it is in a wide open car park or something, not usable on the road, and pointless.
Trust me. Your 1 series is not quicker. My Yaris is quicker than my M5, 911, and all my other road cars.
I can confirm the M140 is not quicker, nor is it more fun than the GR - I own both, I'd pick the Toyota key over the M140 key any day of the week! The GR is significantly quicker on UK roads, that's in the dry - in the wet the M140 would not see which way the GR went!
@@relentlesspursuit6894 Your Yaris would not keep up with my remapped (did you miss the bit where I said remapped) M140i. It might do in the wet yes, I agree. I even said so much in my original post, which you seem to have completely disregarded. The Yaris, as I have already said, and you seem to have missed, does not give the same fun factor (because it grips too well), doesn't have as much kit/tech, isn't as high quality interior, isn't as comfy, doesn't have the same practicality, isn't anywhere near as quick in a straight line even in the wet, sounds sh*t in comparison to the B58, looks sh*t imo, and is way too expensive. It is a nippy, AWD (thus good cornering machine), and thats it. A one-trick pony, which will get very boring very quickly when you have to drive it around town and shopping duties, or on long motorway journeys, or in fact, in 99% of any driving situations which don't involve a twisty B-road blast in the wet.
Arent yaris mazdas?
dafuq
Seats are too and and far to short in leg length. It will become tiresome everyday. Cheap inside . And yes, I have driven one
0-60 in 4.6 . Biggest load of lick bait tosh I’ve ever heard
Bloody honda doesn't come close on any day
Nice car but what a cheap looking hard plastic interior.
The budget went on the drive train and chassis....a posh interior and hi tech infotainment set up would probably push it way beyond £40k unfortunately.
You're missing the entire point of this car 🤣 If you want a nice interior, get a German car lol
@@Kay_Hizzle You are missing the point. The car is great but you spent most of the time inside the car watching a dashboard that is subpar to the rest of the car. Btw the French make the beatifull interiors nowadays not the Germans.
@@knowntobehonest I don't drive a car to experience the interior and I never have. I drive a car for the experience of driving. We're all different, it's okay. Maybe this car isn't for you, again that's fine. Go buy what appeals to you and be happy hahaha.
@@Kay_Hizzle Don't get me wrong i really like this car. Probably the hot hatch which is most fun to drive at this moment. Its just a pitty that Toyota didn't make any effort in making the interior special as well.
looks like a MOSQUITO - little garbage box
Overrated.
What a load of old crap !
No semi automatic? NO DEAL!
@Shanjan Usman learn to drive stick!
@@ShutterKnack Why? Most cars will be going battery powered with no stickshift 🔋😒😬😕🙄 and also this is a stupid car as you can't even drive above 70.0mph anyway 🙄
@@shanjanusman9974 But that’s why this car wasn't made for you, Shanjan
@@shanjanusman9974 u obviously live in a little fantasy bubble where you think every one in the world should be thinking like you. Their are entire industry’s built around performance and racing and this is just a little part of it. They don’t build things like this if their wasn’t a market for it. There is F1 and WRC etc out there. Some of the highest paid people in the world are in these industries. The head of the biggest car brand in the world “Toyota” personally worked on Themis cars development. I think your the stupid one who’s thinks people who like it are stupid. Grow up and get off the comment section and look up Honda jazz or something. Moron.
@@shanjanusman9974 this car is for track and rally...you drive to a trackday, have fun, and then you drive home. Oh yeah, have fun, you don't know that part...