{"id":1481,"date":"2020-09-13T07:40:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T07:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2020-09-13T07:40:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T07:40:26","slug":"racy-200kw-rally-bred-toyota-yaris-a-serious-little-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1481","title":{"rendered":"Racy 200kW rally-bred Toyota Yaris a 'serious little machine'"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week Toyota unveiled a three-door, three-cylinder, 200kW Yaris. Of course, it\u2019s officially called the Toyota GR Yaris. It\u2019s unapologetically a rally car for the road, designed as the official homologation model for Toyota\u2019s next WRC race car.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s built from a combination of lightweight materials, including carbon-fibre polymer and aluminium, all in a bid to achieve a 156kW\/tonne power-to-weight ratio.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Serious performance design tune-ups<\/strong><\/p>\n

Designed in part by Toyota\u2019s WRC racing partner, Tommi M\u00e4kinen Racing, this little hatch features some serious performance design enhancements. <\/p>\n

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Starting with weight, the GR-Yaris curb weight is a cool 1 280kg. Then of course, power comes from a seriously tuned 1.6-litre, three-cylinder turbo engine that\u2019s good for the quoted power figures above and 370Nm of torque.<\/p>\n

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The most exciting news of all — if you\u2019re a performance car junkie — is that the GR-Yaris sports a six-speed manual transmission AND permanent all-wheel-drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A first in decades<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is the first all-wheel-drive sports car from Toyota since 1999 when it developed the Toyota Celica GT_FOUR. Celebrating this, the new GR-Yaris has adopted the same name plate on its rear boot lid, leaving you in no doubt that this is a serious little machine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The AWD system is all-new, built lighter and with more flexible usability. Theoretically, the system can shift 100% bias to the front or to the rear, for a wider application of scenarios.<\/p>\n

Using a switch on the control panel, drivers will be able to vary the torque distribution depending on the need.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lower, wider, menacing is the word<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The GR-Yaris sits 91mm lower at the roofline, features frameless doors and has a wider rear track contributing to a more aggressive and more racy stance. 18-inch alloys sit just below flared and sculpted wheel arches with the red-and-black Gazoo Racing branding visible from every angle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Startling performance figures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quoted performance figures for the Toyota GR Yaris are startling: 0-100km\/h in under 5.5 seconds with a top speed of 230km\/h.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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There is no news on whether the car will be introduced locally, but Toyota SA is currently reviewing this as an option.<\/p>\n

It would be a shame if the car does not make it here, especially after the successful introduction of the new Toyota GR Supra and after teasing local media with the limited-edition Toyota Yaris GRMN in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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