NEW Toyota GR Yaris in-depth review – is it REALLY that great? | What Car?

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...!!

"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..

can the engine "noise" be cut from speakers ? any settings available ?

Getting mine at the end of the month in Alice Springs! Can’t wait!

i just bought a new one, it comes in june. im so excited :D my gf says i dont need it haha

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.

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.

0-60 in 4.6 . Biggest load of lick bait tosh I’ve ever heard

HONDA TYPE R is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy superior machine !

looks like a MOSQUITO - little garbage box

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.😉

Overrated.

Very good review. Very informative and well explained.

Too expensive for a tiny Toyota Corolla / Yaris.

Wouldn’t get my money, a mk2 focus rs in blue , yes please.!!

Question: which human body parts are easiest to sell? 😅

Great video on my next car, I don't just want it, I need it :).

Just waiting for the Ford Fiesta Rs next year 🤣

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) :)

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

Saw one the other day and my god it’s stunning beautiful

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.

This car makes we want to rush to a dark corner and crouch over a speeding fist 🤛

What a load of old crap !

Great review, kept me engaged.

Why talk about the quality of the plastics or the room in the back? Rather missing the point.

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

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.

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Toyota Gr yaris 0-60 5.5 sec

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.

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 :)

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...

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.

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.

I got mine this week. I'm having to restrain myself while I run it in but it is fantastic.

WAIT WAIT ....Sound thru the speaker?? tell me MORE...pls

Arent yaris mazdas?

Seats are too and and far to short in leg length. It will become tiresome everyday. Cheap inside . And yes, I have driven one

STOP talking about interior, are you afraid of hard plastic, it is much easier to clean ! Start DRIVING a car like THAT, moron !

Definitely cancelling my order now I know I can only get 3 carry on size suitcases in the back.

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.

Ordered mine In jan with a May 2022 delivery date

Good job on that review, concise, informative, entertaining. Thanks!

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.

Excellent review - really enjoyed it.

Have to wait until I’m 50 to get one since I live in the US 💔

Bloody honda doesn't come close on any day

Does this come with automatic gear shiftbox?