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Sporty, yeah?
FiestaST
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On paper is seems like it. Give a read at the Autocar prototype review.
pinball wizard
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They should rather have done a rally concept and sent a WRC branded one to market.
FiestaST
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TheChamp
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Toyota Yaris GRMN review: Elise engined hatch driven
A Toyota Yaris? Why should I be excited?
This is the Toyota Yaris GRMN. It is far and away the most exciting Yaris ever, save for the World Rally car. In fact, it’s meant to be the link between regular Yaris Hybrids and the one that competes in the WRC. As the camouflage tells you, this is still a development car, but it’s very nearly finished. We even have specs. Its 1.8-litre supercharged engine produces 209bhp and 184lb ft. Modest numbers nowadays, but the Yaris weighs just 1,135kg, so it’s capable of 0-62mph in 6.3secs on its way to an electronically limited 143mph top speed. These figures all outdo Toyota’s own GT86.
What does GRMN stand for?
Deep breath… Gazoo Racing tuned by Meisters of the Nürburgring. Really. Gazoo Racing is Toyota’s motorsport arm, and a badge we can expect on more performance cars to come. GRMN editions will always be the fastest and most extreme version of any Toyota road car. And limited too – there’ll be just 400 of these Yaris GRMNs in Europe, the UK cars priced at £26,295.
So it’s a £26k Yaris…
It is, but your money buys some proper components. There’s a Torsen differential on the driven front axle. Sachs has provided the suspension. The wheels are 17in BBS forged alloys. And the engine? A supercharged 1.8 that’s 95 per cent the same as one you’ll find in Lotus Elises.Toyota knows it’s a specialist car, but reckons the strong names and components on its spec sheet will draw in at least 400 people willing to pay GT86 money for a Yaris. And this is a car unlikely to make a huge amount of profit for Toyota even at that price – it’s a brand builder for the Yaris and Gazoo above all.
https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/toyota/yaris/18-grmn-3dr/first-drive
A Toyota Yaris? Why should I be excited?
This is the Toyota Yaris GRMN. It is far and away the most exciting Yaris ever, save for the World Rally car. In fact, it’s meant to be the link between regular Yaris Hybrids and the one that competes in the WRC. As the camouflage tells you, this is still a development car, but it’s very nearly finished. We even have specs. Its 1.8-litre supercharged engine produces 209bhp and 184lb ft. Modest numbers nowadays, but the Yaris weighs just 1,135kg, so it’s capable of 0-62mph in 6.3secs on its way to an electronically limited 143mph top speed. These figures all outdo Toyota’s own GT86.
What does GRMN stand for?
Deep breath… Gazoo Racing tuned by Meisters of the Nürburgring. Really. Gazoo Racing is Toyota’s motorsport arm, and a badge we can expect on more performance cars to come. GRMN editions will always be the fastest and most extreme version of any Toyota road car. And limited too – there’ll be just 400 of these Yaris GRMNs in Europe, the UK cars priced at £26,295.
So it’s a £26k Yaris…
It is, but your money buys some proper components. There’s a Torsen differential on the driven front axle. Sachs has provided the suspension. The wheels are 17in BBS forged alloys. And the engine? A supercharged 1.8 that’s 95 per cent the same as one you’ll find in Lotus Elises.Toyota knows it’s a specialist car, but reckons the strong names and components on its spec sheet will draw in at least 400 people willing to pay GT86 money for a Yaris. And this is a car unlikely to make a huge amount of profit for Toyota even at that price – it’s a brand builder for the Yaris and Gazoo above all.
https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/toyota/yaris/18-grmn-3dr/first-drive
TheChamp
Honorary Master
Arrive yesterday at the Nurburgring, today declare yourself a master of the ring? Aikhona...
pinball wizard
Honorary Master
Like peeps that arrive at mybb forums...
TheChamp
Honorary Master
Did any of them declare themselves masters of this forum? name and shame.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Toyota Yaris GRMN (2017) International Launch Review
Can Toyota successfully produce a hot hatch to rival the likes of the Polo GTI, Clio RS and Fiesta ST? The Japanese brand has come up with a world rally championship-inspired 157 kW Yaris GRMN and international correspondent Dan Prosser finds out if the newcomer is on the right track.
For the past 20 years, car manufacturers competing in the World Rally Championship haven’t really known how to draw a tangible link between their road cars and their mud-splattered competition machines. Not since the late 1990s have they been required by the rules to build road-going versions of their special stage weapons, which has meant that, for the most part, rally cars and road cars have shared scarcely any DNA.
The Yaris GRMN is Toyota’s attempt to make the bewinged beasts that fly over Finnish crests at 160 kph seem more closely related to the showroom models. Unlike its rallying sibling, however, the Yaris GRMN isn’t four-wheel drive, it doesn’t have bundles of power and it isn’t particularly fast.
What is a GRMN?
To you and me, GRMN is as unfamiliar as it is clumsy to say aloud. It has actually been around in Japan for several years already, but now Toyota is launching the performance brand in Europe. The badge will be reserved for its sportiest, range-topping models. Toyota won’t confirm anything for the time being, but GRMN versions of the 86 and forthcoming Supra might well be on their way.
Those four letters stand for Gazoo Racing Meister of Nürburgring, which probably sounds more poetic to a native Japanese speaker than it does to the rest of us. Gazoo Racing is the in-house division that runs Toyota’s LMP1 and to some extent, Dakar programme, while ‘Meister of Nürburgring’ refers to the Nordschleife wizards who will test and develop the cars, working partly out of the company’s permanent facility near to the ’Ring.
Is it coming here?
The Yaris GRMN will be limited to just 400 units in Europe, with no units destined for SA. It will cost 29 900 euros (R450 000) and uses a 1.8-litre supercharged 4 cylinder that will develop about 157 kW. Toyota South Africa isn't all that keen on the model anyway as it sees Yaris as a value-based all-rounder in the B-segment. That's not the only deterrent, however, fuel quality issues in South Africa prevent the Yaris GRMN's engine from breathing as cleanly as the Japanese require.
Toyota’s stated objective for the Yaris GRMN is bold: for it to be the lightest, fastest and most powerful car in its class. It remains front-wheel drive, although the body structure has been stiffened and the springs and dampers are bespoke. There is even a Torsen limited-slip differential.
“Every single day people told us this project was too challenging,” says project leader Stijn Peeters. “They told us to stop, but we always had the support of the management.”
Nonetheless, a company the size of Toyota is simply not structured to develop, build and sell a very limited- edition car that’s so different to the base model. Inflexible long-term product strategies and factories that are run with millimetric precision don’t leave much room for short-run projects like this one. In fact, for Peeters and chief engineer Yoshinori Sasaki, the entire project has been a battle from start to finish. You get the feeling that had they pitched four-wheel drive and 200 kW to the board, the idea of a Yaris GRMN wouldn’t have survived the first meeting.
How does it drive?
Production won’t begin until late 2017, which means the car isn’t quite finished yet. Even at this prototype stage, though, it is a huge amount of fun to drive. The Sachs dampers are fixed rate and there are no complicated driving modes or adjustable parameters. The exhaust barks out a snorty, tinny tune, rather than the contrived parping and popping score that accompanies so many small hot hatches. The Yaris GRMN is brilliantly simple.
The specially developed sports seats offer lots of support, although they’re set a little high and the 86- sourced steering wheel doesn’t extend quite far enough. The pedals are also spaced a little awkwardly for heel and toe downshifts. Those things are all determined by Toyota’s unbendable global standards, which means the engineers’ hands were tied. In some ways, an independent garage would be better placed to build this sort of car.
The chassis is just about as focused as they come in this sector. It feels firm, with lots of support at each corner, but there’s enough quality in the damping to deal with most road surfaces. It’s properly taut, this Yaris; it feels just a set of knobbly tyres and some bucket seats away from being a junior rally car.
The Bridgestone tyres don’t generate huge grip, which means the car’s limits are well within reach on the road. That makes it a real blast to drive but, before too long, those modest grip levels might well become a frustration. It might not deliver the strong, boosty acceleration of a turbo unit, but the supercharged engine feels potent enough and very sweet. It also offers instantaneous throttle response, which no turbo engine does, while the LSD works subtly but effectively to give good traction away from corners. The manual gearbox is reasonably slick, the steering is decent enough and the four-pot brakes feel strong.
No matter the price, driving doesn’t get a whole lot more amusing than this. The Yaris GRMN isn’t the lightly detuned WRC monster some will have been hoping for, but it’s a very promising hot hatch...
http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/toyota-yaris-grmn-2017-international-launch-review/43738/
Can Toyota successfully produce a hot hatch to rival the likes of the Polo GTI, Clio RS and Fiesta ST? The Japanese brand has come up with a world rally championship-inspired 157 kW Yaris GRMN and international correspondent Dan Prosser finds out if the newcomer is on the right track.
For the past 20 years, car manufacturers competing in the World Rally Championship haven’t really known how to draw a tangible link between their road cars and their mud-splattered competition machines. Not since the late 1990s have they been required by the rules to build road-going versions of their special stage weapons, which has meant that, for the most part, rally cars and road cars have shared scarcely any DNA.
The Yaris GRMN is Toyota’s attempt to make the bewinged beasts that fly over Finnish crests at 160 kph seem more closely related to the showroom models. Unlike its rallying sibling, however, the Yaris GRMN isn’t four-wheel drive, it doesn’t have bundles of power and it isn’t particularly fast.
What is a GRMN?
To you and me, GRMN is as unfamiliar as it is clumsy to say aloud. It has actually been around in Japan for several years already, but now Toyota is launching the performance brand in Europe. The badge will be reserved for its sportiest, range-topping models. Toyota won’t confirm anything for the time being, but GRMN versions of the 86 and forthcoming Supra might well be on their way.
Those four letters stand for Gazoo Racing Meister of Nürburgring, which probably sounds more poetic to a native Japanese speaker than it does to the rest of us. Gazoo Racing is the in-house division that runs Toyota’s LMP1 and to some extent, Dakar programme, while ‘Meister of Nürburgring’ refers to the Nordschleife wizards who will test and develop the cars, working partly out of the company’s permanent facility near to the ’Ring.
Is it coming here?
The Yaris GRMN will be limited to just 400 units in Europe, with no units destined for SA. It will cost 29 900 euros (R450 000) and uses a 1.8-litre supercharged 4 cylinder that will develop about 157 kW. Toyota South Africa isn't all that keen on the model anyway as it sees Yaris as a value-based all-rounder in the B-segment. That's not the only deterrent, however, fuel quality issues in South Africa prevent the Yaris GRMN's engine from breathing as cleanly as the Japanese require.
Toyota’s stated objective for the Yaris GRMN is bold: for it to be the lightest, fastest and most powerful car in its class. It remains front-wheel drive, although the body structure has been stiffened and the springs and dampers are bespoke. There is even a Torsen limited-slip differential.
“Every single day people told us this project was too challenging,” says project leader Stijn Peeters. “They told us to stop, but we always had the support of the management.”
Nonetheless, a company the size of Toyota is simply not structured to develop, build and sell a very limited- edition car that’s so different to the base model. Inflexible long-term product strategies and factories that are run with millimetric precision don’t leave much room for short-run projects like this one. In fact, for Peeters and chief engineer Yoshinori Sasaki, the entire project has been a battle from start to finish. You get the feeling that had they pitched four-wheel drive and 200 kW to the board, the idea of a Yaris GRMN wouldn’t have survived the first meeting.
How does it drive?
Production won’t begin until late 2017, which means the car isn’t quite finished yet. Even at this prototype stage, though, it is a huge amount of fun to drive. The Sachs dampers are fixed rate and there are no complicated driving modes or adjustable parameters. The exhaust barks out a snorty, tinny tune, rather than the contrived parping and popping score that accompanies so many small hot hatches. The Yaris GRMN is brilliantly simple.
The specially developed sports seats offer lots of support, although they’re set a little high and the 86- sourced steering wheel doesn’t extend quite far enough. The pedals are also spaced a little awkwardly for heel and toe downshifts. Those things are all determined by Toyota’s unbendable global standards, which means the engineers’ hands were tied. In some ways, an independent garage would be better placed to build this sort of car.
The chassis is just about as focused as they come in this sector. It feels firm, with lots of support at each corner, but there’s enough quality in the damping to deal with most road surfaces. It’s properly taut, this Yaris; it feels just a set of knobbly tyres and some bucket seats away from being a junior rally car.
The Bridgestone tyres don’t generate huge grip, which means the car’s limits are well within reach on the road. That makes it a real blast to drive but, before too long, those modest grip levels might well become a frustration. It might not deliver the strong, boosty acceleration of a turbo unit, but the supercharged engine feels potent enough and very sweet. It also offers instantaneous throttle response, which no turbo engine does, while the LSD works subtly but effectively to give good traction away from corners. The manual gearbox is reasonably slick, the steering is decent enough and the four-pot brakes feel strong.
No matter the price, driving doesn’t get a whole lot more amusing than this. The Yaris GRMN isn’t the lightly detuned WRC monster some will have been hoping for, but it’s a very promising hot hatch...
http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/toyota-yaris-grmn-2017-international-launch-review/43738/
FiestaST
Honorary Master
TOYOTA PLANNING NEW ‘PERFORMANCE RANGE’ – REPORT
A fresh report out of Tokyo suggests that Toyota is planning to announce a “new sports car series” in the near future.
According to Automotive News, the Japanese brand will make the announcement at an event in Tokyo in September.
The new high-performance range is expected to be tailored to the Japanese domestic market, with the US publication adding that it remains “unclear” whether these new products will be offered in other markets.
The new line-up, which Automotive News reports will be the “Toyota-brand equivalent” of high-performance F-branded models from luxury arm Lexus, is set to be confirmed ahead of the reveal of the new Supra.
Of course, Toyota recently kicked off its new range of GRMN products, with the Yaris receiving some interesting go-faster goodies.
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/toyota-planning-new-performance-range-report/
A fresh report out of Tokyo suggests that Toyota is planning to announce a “new sports car series” in the near future.
According to Automotive News, the Japanese brand will make the announcement at an event in Tokyo in September.
The new high-performance range is expected to be tailored to the Japanese domestic market, with the US publication adding that it remains “unclear” whether these new products will be offered in other markets.
The new line-up, which Automotive News reports will be the “Toyota-brand equivalent” of high-performance F-branded models from luxury arm Lexus, is set to be confirmed ahead of the reveal of the new Supra.
Of course, Toyota recently kicked off its new range of GRMN products, with the Yaris receiving some interesting go-faster goodies.
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/toyota-planning-new-performance-range-report/
Drifter
Honorary Master
About time that Toysnotta bring out a hot hatch. Last was the Conquest RSI.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
1.8L Supercharged 4-pot; 156kw; 250nm; 6-speed manual; 0-100km/h in 6.3secs; top speed limited to 230km/h.
Just 400 Yaris GRMN will be available to European customers, including both right and left-hand drive models. The price is €29,900 (~R464k), with market variations for taxes and other local factors.
Toyota Yaris GRMN
The Toyota Yaris GRMN is inspired and influenced by the Yaris WRC, the car with which Toyota has returned to the FIA World Rally Championship, with event-winning success. Its performance focus is broadcast by its lightweight 17-inch BBS alloy wheels, larger brakes, central oval tailpipe and a bespoke exterior finish that displays Toyota Gazoo Racing's white, black and red competition colours. Under the bonnet is a 1.8-litre engine, tuned to produce 212 DIN hp and benefiting from a supercharger, a feature unique among B-segment performance hatchbacks.
Development at the Nürburgring
Right from the completion of the first Yaris GRMN concept in 2015, a prototype was sent to a Toyota facility close to the legendary Nürburgring race circuit in Germany. Here a select group of Toyota tuning specialists from Europe and Japan have honed the car's handling and performance, working both on track on the famous Nordschleife and on the wide variety of roads found in the immediate neighbourhood - from ultra-fast Autobahns to tightly winding mountain routes. Toyota's belief is that if the car can prove its capabilities in this environment, it can do so anywhere.
The name GRMN itself declares the special efforts that have been invested in the car, standing for Gazoo Racing tuned by the Meister of the Nürburgring. The team working on the car have developed their skills through participation in motor sport, working side-by-side with racing professionals, and through sports car development programmes. They have also been able to draw on the experience gained by Toyota Gazoo Racing from competing at the circuit.
Even since the car's show debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, work has continued to define the optimum shape of strategic areas of the bodywork. Every part has been painstakingly reconfirmed so that the Yaris GRMN is in perfect trim for the start of production at Toyota Motor Manufacturing France's Valenciennes plant this autumn. Production will be supervised by a team of TMMF's most skilled members and each car will undergo a special quality control check, including a specific test drive.
Engine and performance
The heart of the Toyota Yaris GRMN is its 1,798 cm3 four-cylinder engine, a 16-valve unit equipped with a Magnusson Eaton supercharger and Dual VVT-i intelligent variable timing for both inlet and exhaust valves. The 2ZR-FE unit is built by Toyota Manufacturing UK and has been specially adapted for use with the smaller Yaris platform.
With a 10:1 compression ratio, it delivers a maximum 212 DIN hp (156 kW) at 6,800 rpm and peak torque of 250 Nm at 5,000 rpm. Driving the front wheels through a six-speed manual transmission, the engine enables nought to 100 km/h acceleration in around 6.3 seconds; top speed is electronically limited to 230 km/h.
Installing the supercharger presented a particular challenge, as only very limited space was available in the Yaris GRMN's engine compartment. The packaging solution combines the supercharger, cooling and air intake together in a single, space-saving stacked unit. Cooling is crucial, so there is an intercooler for the supercharger and an oil cooler, both located in front of the radiator, and an enlarged air intake to support better engine breathing. The fuel system has also been upgraded, using components from a V6 engine.
With kerb weight kept down to just 1,135 kg, the Yaris GRMN achieves the best power-to-weight ratio in its class at 5.35 kg per 1 hp.
Chassis and handling
To ensure the Toyota Yaris GRMN's power is transferred smoothly to the road, the car is equipped with a Torsen limited-slip differential. Chassis stiffness is enhanced with a lateral bar across the engine bay, between the front suspension towers, with further front and rear chassis underbody bracing.
Shorter springs allow the car to hug the ground more closely (24 mm lower than the standard Yaris) and these are teamed with dedicated performance shock absorbers, developed with Sachs, and a larger diameter (26 mm) front anti-roll bar. The suspension is a development of the Yaris' front MacPherson strut and rear torsion beam design.
To achieve razor-sharp braking controllability, the 275 mm-diameter grooved front disc brakes are fitted with four-piston callipers; 278 mm discs are featured at the rear. The callipers are a stand-out feature, painted in signature Toyota Gazoo Racing white and visible through the slim spokes of the alloy wheels.
The wheels are 17-inch BBS lightweight multi-spoke alloys which not only save weight but also provide sufficient space for larger brakes to be used. Fitted with Bridgestone Potenza RE050 205/45R17 tyres, they also contribute to the Yaris GRMN's very precise steering feel.
Performance exhaust system
The exhaust has been fully reworked, a task that had to be achieved within very tight space limitations, and with careful attention to underbody heat management. The goals were to reduce exhaust back pressure and control emissions and noise levels. Success in this task has enhanced engine power and produced a rousing exhaust note. The design has also helped reduce the car's overall weight.
Body and styling
Like its world rally counterpart, the Toyota Yaris GRMN uses a three-door version of the new Yaris bodyshell. It introduces a number of dedicated features including a black, wing-type rear spoiler, bespoke rear bumper design, rear diffuser, honeycomb front grille and - again echoing the rally car's styling - a central oval exhaust tailpipe.
It also sports a special paint finish - white with red and black flash detailing on the bonnet and sills, echoing the livery of the Toyota Yaris WRC, and a black roof with a unique-in-segment black shark fin antenna. The front lip is picked out in red and the LED headlights are given extra visual impact with the addition of a black upper ornamentation.
Cabin design
The cabin is equally an expression of the car's performance focus, with front sports seats designed specifically for the car by Toyota Boshoku, providing best-in-class body holding and support.
The authentic performance details include an engine start button and a small-diameter, leather-wrapped steering wheel, sourced from the Toyota GT86 coupe and further adapted to suit the special requirements of the Yaris GRMN. There is also an aluminium sports pedal set, aluminium trim detailing and a bespoke, high-grade combimeter with TFT display, designed to reflect the car's special performance character.
Sales and pricing
Just 400 Yaris GRMN will be available to European customers, including both right and left-hand drive models. The price is €29,900, with market variations for taxes and other local factors.
https://www.netcarshow.com/toyota/2018-yaris_grmn/
Just 400 Yaris GRMN will be available to European customers, including both right and left-hand drive models. The price is €29,900 (~R464k), with market variations for taxes and other local factors.
Toyota Yaris GRMN
The Toyota Yaris GRMN is inspired and influenced by the Yaris WRC, the car with which Toyota has returned to the FIA World Rally Championship, with event-winning success. Its performance focus is broadcast by its lightweight 17-inch BBS alloy wheels, larger brakes, central oval tailpipe and a bespoke exterior finish that displays Toyota Gazoo Racing's white, black and red competition colours. Under the bonnet is a 1.8-litre engine, tuned to produce 212 DIN hp and benefiting from a supercharger, a feature unique among B-segment performance hatchbacks.
Development at the Nürburgring
Right from the completion of the first Yaris GRMN concept in 2015, a prototype was sent to a Toyota facility close to the legendary Nürburgring race circuit in Germany. Here a select group of Toyota tuning specialists from Europe and Japan have honed the car's handling and performance, working both on track on the famous Nordschleife and on the wide variety of roads found in the immediate neighbourhood - from ultra-fast Autobahns to tightly winding mountain routes. Toyota's belief is that if the car can prove its capabilities in this environment, it can do so anywhere.
The name GRMN itself declares the special efforts that have been invested in the car, standing for Gazoo Racing tuned by the Meister of the Nürburgring. The team working on the car have developed their skills through participation in motor sport, working side-by-side with racing professionals, and through sports car development programmes. They have also been able to draw on the experience gained by Toyota Gazoo Racing from competing at the circuit.
Even since the car's show debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, work has continued to define the optimum shape of strategic areas of the bodywork. Every part has been painstakingly reconfirmed so that the Yaris GRMN is in perfect trim for the start of production at Toyota Motor Manufacturing France's Valenciennes plant this autumn. Production will be supervised by a team of TMMF's most skilled members and each car will undergo a special quality control check, including a specific test drive.
Engine and performance
The heart of the Toyota Yaris GRMN is its 1,798 cm3 four-cylinder engine, a 16-valve unit equipped with a Magnusson Eaton supercharger and Dual VVT-i intelligent variable timing for both inlet and exhaust valves. The 2ZR-FE unit is built by Toyota Manufacturing UK and has been specially adapted for use with the smaller Yaris platform.
With a 10:1 compression ratio, it delivers a maximum 212 DIN hp (156 kW) at 6,800 rpm and peak torque of 250 Nm at 5,000 rpm. Driving the front wheels through a six-speed manual transmission, the engine enables nought to 100 km/h acceleration in around 6.3 seconds; top speed is electronically limited to 230 km/h.
Installing the supercharger presented a particular challenge, as only very limited space was available in the Yaris GRMN's engine compartment. The packaging solution combines the supercharger, cooling and air intake together in a single, space-saving stacked unit. Cooling is crucial, so there is an intercooler for the supercharger and an oil cooler, both located in front of the radiator, and an enlarged air intake to support better engine breathing. The fuel system has also been upgraded, using components from a V6 engine.
With kerb weight kept down to just 1,135 kg, the Yaris GRMN achieves the best power-to-weight ratio in its class at 5.35 kg per 1 hp.
Chassis and handling
To ensure the Toyota Yaris GRMN's power is transferred smoothly to the road, the car is equipped with a Torsen limited-slip differential. Chassis stiffness is enhanced with a lateral bar across the engine bay, between the front suspension towers, with further front and rear chassis underbody bracing.
Shorter springs allow the car to hug the ground more closely (24 mm lower than the standard Yaris) and these are teamed with dedicated performance shock absorbers, developed with Sachs, and a larger diameter (26 mm) front anti-roll bar. The suspension is a development of the Yaris' front MacPherson strut and rear torsion beam design.
To achieve razor-sharp braking controllability, the 275 mm-diameter grooved front disc brakes are fitted with four-piston callipers; 278 mm discs are featured at the rear. The callipers are a stand-out feature, painted in signature Toyota Gazoo Racing white and visible through the slim spokes of the alloy wheels.
The wheels are 17-inch BBS lightweight multi-spoke alloys which not only save weight but also provide sufficient space for larger brakes to be used. Fitted with Bridgestone Potenza RE050 205/45R17 tyres, they also contribute to the Yaris GRMN's very precise steering feel.
Performance exhaust system
The exhaust has been fully reworked, a task that had to be achieved within very tight space limitations, and with careful attention to underbody heat management. The goals were to reduce exhaust back pressure and control emissions and noise levels. Success in this task has enhanced engine power and produced a rousing exhaust note. The design has also helped reduce the car's overall weight.
Body and styling
Like its world rally counterpart, the Toyota Yaris GRMN uses a three-door version of the new Yaris bodyshell. It introduces a number of dedicated features including a black, wing-type rear spoiler, bespoke rear bumper design, rear diffuser, honeycomb front grille and - again echoing the rally car's styling - a central oval exhaust tailpipe.
It also sports a special paint finish - white with red and black flash detailing on the bonnet and sills, echoing the livery of the Toyota Yaris WRC, and a black roof with a unique-in-segment black shark fin antenna. The front lip is picked out in red and the LED headlights are given extra visual impact with the addition of a black upper ornamentation.
Cabin design
The cabin is equally an expression of the car's performance focus, with front sports seats designed specifically for the car by Toyota Boshoku, providing best-in-class body holding and support.
The authentic performance details include an engine start button and a small-diameter, leather-wrapped steering wheel, sourced from the Toyota GT86 coupe and further adapted to suit the special requirements of the Yaris GRMN. There is also an aluminium sports pedal set, aluminium trim detailing and a bespoke, high-grade combimeter with TFT display, designed to reflect the car's special performance character.
Sales and pricing
Just 400 Yaris GRMN will be available to European customers, including both right and left-hand drive models. The price is €29,900, with market variations for taxes and other local factors.
https://www.netcarshow.com/toyota/2018-yaris_grmn/
FiestaST
Honorary Master
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Supercharged Toyota Yaris GRMN full specs confirmed
Gazoo Racing's high-performance Yaris is powered by a 1.8-litre supercharged engine developing 209bhp
The Toyota Yaris GRMN hot hatch produces a peak of 209bhp at 6800rpm, the brand's performance arm Gazoo Racing has confirmed in Frankfurt.
Powered by a 1.8-litre supercharged engine, the Yaris outpunches rivals such as the 197bhp Ford Fiesta ST200 and 205bhp Peugeot 208 GTi.
The car's highly strung four-pot also makes a peak of 184lb ft, enabling it to accelerate from 0-62mph in a claimed 6.3sec and reach an electronically limited 143mph top speed.
Toyota says its car weighs 1135kg, making it one of the lightest models in the segment. It sits on 17in BBS alloy wheels and Sachs performance shock absorbers.
Despite other cars in the class turning to five-door only bodystyles and the regular Yaris coming in both three and five-door forms, the hot Yaris will be offered as a three-door only.
Just 400 examples of the Yaris GRMN are destined for Europe. Buyers can pre-order now, with prices starting from £26,295.
Toyota's hot hatch takes the GRMN name of Toyota's Gazoo rallying outfit's special edition Toyota road cars. Previous GRMN models, including the GT86, 2013-spec Yaris (Vitz) and the iQ, were sold exclusively in Japan.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/...harged-toyota-yaris-grmn-full-specs-confirmed
Gazoo Racing's high-performance Yaris is powered by a 1.8-litre supercharged engine developing 209bhp
The Toyota Yaris GRMN hot hatch produces a peak of 209bhp at 6800rpm, the brand's performance arm Gazoo Racing has confirmed in Frankfurt.
Powered by a 1.8-litre supercharged engine, the Yaris outpunches rivals such as the 197bhp Ford Fiesta ST200 and 205bhp Peugeot 208 GTi.
The car's highly strung four-pot also makes a peak of 184lb ft, enabling it to accelerate from 0-62mph in a claimed 6.3sec and reach an electronically limited 143mph top speed.
Toyota says its car weighs 1135kg, making it one of the lightest models in the segment. It sits on 17in BBS alloy wheels and Sachs performance shock absorbers.
Despite other cars in the class turning to five-door only bodystyles and the regular Yaris coming in both three and five-door forms, the hot Yaris will be offered as a three-door only.
Just 400 examples of the Yaris GRMN are destined for Europe. Buyers can pre-order now, with prices starting from £26,295.
Toyota's hot hatch takes the GRMN name of Toyota's Gazoo rallying outfit's special edition Toyota road cars. Previous GRMN models, including the GT86, 2013-spec Yaris (Vitz) and the iQ, were sold exclusively in Japan.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/...harged-toyota-yaris-grmn-full-specs-confirmed
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Toyota announces new 'GR' sports car range!
Back in August, rumours surfaced that Toyota was planning to launch a new sports car series. And, as it turns out, the rumours were entirely true.
Yes, Toyota has announced its new “GR” sports car series in Japan, revealing that it plans to “deploy the GR series outside of Japan as well gradually”. We’ve approached Toyota South Africa Motors for comment on local plans and will update this story once we hear back.
The Japanese automaker says its aim with the new line-up is to “foster a culture of enjoying cars”, adding that it plans to “further enhance” the range in the future and offer a variety of parts as well.
In Japan, Toyota’s range of performance vehicles will comprise the range-topping GRMN (such as the Yaris GRMN), this new mid-range GR series and the entry-level GR Sport models.
Toyota explains at the GRMN models will be “limited” releases each featuring a tuned engine, while the mass-produced GR variants will “possess the essence of GRMN”. The GR Sport trim, meanwhile, will offer what the brand calls a “casual sports car driving experience”.
Rolling out in Japan, GR and GR Sport versions of the Yaris will be available, with GR Sport variants of the Prius PHV, Harrier, Mark X, Voxy, Noah and a handful of other models also on offer. The 86 will likewise come in for the GR treatment, albeit at a later stage.
Features will vary according to model, but typical GR derivatives seem likely to gain items such as special suspension tuning, additional bracing and small-diameter steering wheels. The 86 GR, meanwhile, will feature a full aero kit, Sachs shock absorbers, Recaro seats, uprated brakes and a Torsen limited slip differential.
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/toyota-announces-new-gr-sports-car-range/
Back in August, rumours surfaced that Toyota was planning to launch a new sports car series. And, as it turns out, the rumours were entirely true.
Yes, Toyota has announced its new “GR” sports car series in Japan, revealing that it plans to “deploy the GR series outside of Japan as well gradually”. We’ve approached Toyota South Africa Motors for comment on local plans and will update this story once we hear back.
The Japanese automaker says its aim with the new line-up is to “foster a culture of enjoying cars”, adding that it plans to “further enhance” the range in the future and offer a variety of parts as well.
In Japan, Toyota’s range of performance vehicles will comprise the range-topping GRMN (such as the Yaris GRMN), this new mid-range GR series and the entry-level GR Sport models.
Toyota explains at the GRMN models will be “limited” releases each featuring a tuned engine, while the mass-produced GR variants will “possess the essence of GRMN”. The GR Sport trim, meanwhile, will offer what the brand calls a “casual sports car driving experience”.
Rolling out in Japan, GR and GR Sport versions of the Yaris will be available, with GR Sport variants of the Prius PHV, Harrier, Mark X, Voxy, Noah and a handful of other models also on offer. The 86 will likewise come in for the GR treatment, albeit at a later stage.
Features will vary according to model, but typical GR derivatives seem likely to gain items such as special suspension tuning, additional bracing and small-diameter steering wheels. The 86 GR, meanwhile, will feature a full aero kit, Sachs shock absorbers, Recaro seats, uprated brakes and a Torsen limited slip differential.
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/toyota-announces-new-gr-sports-car-range/
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Meet Toyota's new GR performance brand
The mention of RSi and TRD used to make Toyota fans hot and sweaty, and now GR are the letters that will in future signify sporty Toyotas.
The letters reference Toyota's Gazoo Racing motorsport division which among others competes in the Dakar Rally (in the Hilux driven by our own Giniel de Villiers) and the World Endurance Championship. Under the Gazoo Racing banner Toyota also returned to the FIA World Rally Championship this year with a Yaris.
Road cars from the sub-brand will fall into one of three performance categories, the top one being GRMN which stands for Gazoo Racing Masters of Nürburgring. These will be limited-edition cars featuring the biggest upgrades, including tuned engines. The first is the rally-inspired Yaris GRMN (seen here) which comes with a 1.8-litre supercharged petrol engine delivering around 157kW. The car is also fitted with sport-tuned suspension and 17-inch BBS wheels wearing 205/45R17 Bridgestone Potenza tyres.
Under the brand name GR, the Japanese auto giant unveiled seven cars remodeled as sports editions, including the Yaris and the Prius which reach Toyota’s retail outlets in Japan this week.
The main target of the new brand is younger customers, who are often said to have lost their passion for driving their own cars, Gazoo Racing President Shigeki Tomoyama said in launching the GR brand.
The GR and GRMN models will initially be focussed on the Japanese market and selected European countries. Toyota South Africa spokesperson Riaan Esterhuysen said there are no immediate plans for local introduction of these derivatives but this can change in the not so distant future.
We hope it doesn't take too long. Aside from the two-seater 86 coupé there's not too much for enthusiast drivers in Toyota's local line up, and the last 'hottish' hatch it offered was the home home-bred 133kW Auris TRD back in 2012.
https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/meet-toyotas-new-gr-performance-brand-11287201
https://youtu.be/B2B0GMtowmU
The mention of RSi and TRD used to make Toyota fans hot and sweaty, and now GR are the letters that will in future signify sporty Toyotas.
The letters reference Toyota's Gazoo Racing motorsport division which among others competes in the Dakar Rally (in the Hilux driven by our own Giniel de Villiers) and the World Endurance Championship. Under the Gazoo Racing banner Toyota also returned to the FIA World Rally Championship this year with a Yaris.
Road cars from the sub-brand will fall into one of three performance categories, the top one being GRMN which stands for Gazoo Racing Masters of Nürburgring. These will be limited-edition cars featuring the biggest upgrades, including tuned engines. The first is the rally-inspired Yaris GRMN (seen here) which comes with a 1.8-litre supercharged petrol engine delivering around 157kW. The car is also fitted with sport-tuned suspension and 17-inch BBS wheels wearing 205/45R17 Bridgestone Potenza tyres.
Under the brand name GR, the Japanese auto giant unveiled seven cars remodeled as sports editions, including the Yaris and the Prius which reach Toyota’s retail outlets in Japan this week.
The main target of the new brand is younger customers, who are often said to have lost their passion for driving their own cars, Gazoo Racing President Shigeki Tomoyama said in launching the GR brand.
The GR and GRMN models will initially be focussed on the Japanese market and selected European countries. Toyota South Africa spokesperson Riaan Esterhuysen said there are no immediate plans for local introduction of these derivatives but this can change in the not so distant future.
We hope it doesn't take too long. Aside from the two-seater 86 coupé there's not too much for enthusiast drivers in Toyota's local line up, and the last 'hottish' hatch it offered was the home home-bred 133kW Auris TRD back in 2012.
https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/meet-toyotas-new-gr-performance-brand-11287201
https://youtu.be/B2B0GMtowmU
Gtx Gaming
Gtx Gaming
A sporty Pruis lol
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Lol...i3S...Love it 
TheChamp
Honorary Master
Rsi, TRD, GRMN, GR? meanwhile M is still that and AMG is still AMG,ST, GTi... get a nice name and stick with it Toyota.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Toyota Yaris GRMN 2018 review
Should I buy one?
Whether, warts and all, this amounts to a supermini worth paying £26,295 for is a touch doubtful – but mostly, irrelevant. The Yaris GRMN is effectively sold out (although company insiders suggest there may be one or two in UK dealer stock if you look hard enough). This tester’s money wouldn’t go on one – but that’s because I’d be put off at least as much by the WRC-homage paint livery as the price. But as something to simply enjoy on a Sunday morning moorland blast, there aren’t many hot hatchbacks I’d sooner drive.
What matters most is that Toyota has created a true driver’s car worthy of an enthusiastic following here, that augers very well for things to come – particular when Gazoo Racing turns its attention to a more promising base car: say, just for argument’s sake, next year’s new Supra.
We clearly shouldn’t expect those future ‘GRMN’ models to be cheap – but they’re equally unlikely to be ordinary. And amen to that.
Toyota Yaris GRMN
Where Barcelona, Spain On sale sold out Price £26,295 Engine 4cyls inline, 1798cc, supercharged, petrol Power 209bhp at 6800rpm Torque 184lb ft at 4800rpm Gearbox 6-spd manual Kerb weight 1135kg Top speed 143mph 0-62mph 6.4sec Fuel economy 37.7mpg CO2 170g/km Rivals Mini Cooper S Works 210, Peugeot 208 GTI
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/toyota/yaris/first-drives/toyota-yaris-grmn-2018-review
Should I buy one?
Whether, warts and all, this amounts to a supermini worth paying £26,295 for is a touch doubtful – but mostly, irrelevant. The Yaris GRMN is effectively sold out (although company insiders suggest there may be one or two in UK dealer stock if you look hard enough). This tester’s money wouldn’t go on one – but that’s because I’d be put off at least as much by the WRC-homage paint livery as the price. But as something to simply enjoy on a Sunday morning moorland blast, there aren’t many hot hatchbacks I’d sooner drive.
What matters most is that Toyota has created a true driver’s car worthy of an enthusiastic following here, that augers very well for things to come – particular when Gazoo Racing turns its attention to a more promising base car: say, just for argument’s sake, next year’s new Supra.
We clearly shouldn’t expect those future ‘GRMN’ models to be cheap – but they’re equally unlikely to be ordinary. And amen to that.
Toyota Yaris GRMN
Where Barcelona, Spain On sale sold out Price £26,295 Engine 4cyls inline, 1798cc, supercharged, petrol Power 209bhp at 6800rpm Torque 184lb ft at 4800rpm Gearbox 6-spd manual Kerb weight 1135kg Top speed 143mph 0-62mph 6.4sec Fuel economy 37.7mpg CO2 170g/km Rivals Mini Cooper S Works 210, Peugeot 208 GTI
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/toyota/yaris/first-drives/toyota-yaris-grmn-2018-review