TOYOTA GR YARIS 2020 // Real review - does it deserve the hype?
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- There's a lot of buzz around the Toyota GR Yaris right now. Does the GR Yaris deserve all the fuss? Is it value for money? Is is beneath Mark's dignity to sit in a 3-cylinder shopping trolley? Let's take it for a spirited fang on some twisty Australian roads and find out what this litle turbo hatchback is really like. Real race driver, real roads, real review.
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What a great video and team. Just the right blend of footage shown driving, mixed with a little comedy and no rose coloured tint on the judgement.
Thanks we appreciate your thoughts. We should have a 968CS to drive soon !
The best GR Yaris video out there
Thanks for the encouragement, we appreciate it. Just need more subscribers now !
Yeah, really good one and refreshingly different, one thing i would change though to make it even better, the in car audio had an echo effect, probably because of 2 audio devices recording at once!
@@MT-eb2dx Thanks yes, I need to work on that. 4 mics in the car and can be tricky to get the phasing consistently right.
@@grumpystu that is probably impossible, since there is echo too and it's different for each mic! I would try to use 1 for each person and maybe one for ambient. But the person mics should be gained so that the pic up only the voices. So much for theory ;-) if that doesn't work just one for the one person and the ambient one closer to the other person.
A tip: watch movies on kaldroStream. Been using it for watching loads of movies these days.
Great review guys :) I have a circuit pack here in the UK, certainly one of the best cars I've owned, suspension is perfect for the rather rough B roads we have here. Also, (plastic parts on the one you were testing, are open vents in the circuit pack, to cool the brakes) so does look better.
Now thats an intro. Keep up the awesome work and you have yourself a new subscriber. My GR Yaris is expected in late April/early May. Cheers.
Thanks we appreciate your support. You’ll love your GR
Great video guys ! We love ours and will continue to make videos on them! Some great tips in this video 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks, appreciate your comment
Wow what a great channel you've got! I only found it with your Evo video. I look forward to your future videos.
Thanks NippyMoto. Appreciate your comment. We have about 30 cars lined up - and expect to be back on deck in about two weeks, when travel restrictions are lifted. Glad to have you onboard!
A proper test driving, and thanks for the extra setup tips at the end. Should have my GR in 3 months
Thank you Anna. We know you're going to love it.
Thanks Anna.
Subscribed :) Though the more videos I see of this car, the more I think I will keep my MY20 Golf R...... or just blow my budget out fully and get a BMW M2 LOL. Cheers, Don :) (Dons Shed and Xplor Overland)
Thanks for subscribing. The GR is great and I really enjoyed driving it, a lot of fun. But I’m an M2 owner and whilst the GR would be faster in certain circumstances, I remain a bigger fan of the M2.
Surprisingly good video. Seemed quite unbiased and I'm glad you approached it with skepticism rather than the usual hype.
I'm pleased I have one on order :)
Oh and I see you were reviewing the standard model, over here (UK) everyone is ordering the circuit pack with the Torsen front and rear diffs and (slightly) stiffer suspension.
Thanks, yes we try and be open minded even though all the cars we drive are pretty cool. I don’t think we have the track version in Australia yet, will try a test one when we can.
The GR is the best car for hard mountain roads.five stars
Great review guys. Came here from Harry’s Garage.
Thanks for making the long trip down under!
@@inCARnationAustralia Not that long, I live on the Sunny Coast, QLD.
Great video guys I got one and love it don't miss the WRX any more cheers ray
Thanks Ray, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the GR
Great work guys, very informative with a bit of humour thrown in....
Thanks Andrew
Loved my test drive in Nov LY with mine due in Dec TY. Enjoyed your review 👍🇦🇺
Thanks Bondy, we appreciate your comment. You’ll love the GR
Great review, looks like heaps of fun in the twisties. Maybe not quite so funny doing the hour up the freeway to your favourite back-road then home & general communiting?
Thanks. It was quite a pleasant and appealing little car all round. Even though we didn't even try out the stereo I think it would probably be quite suitable for the freeway commute too. SG.
Brilliant video. Great car
Top stuff guys
Thanks Tom!
Great review (as usual) - you made me (almost) want one. Perhaps I will wait for the version that addresses your “fix list”? Had it been around in the 90’s, it would have been a great car to have earlier in my driving career and a rival to the fiesta sport, golf gti and the MR2!
Thanks Gavin, it’s a really interesting car and fun to drive.
@@markwilliamson8662 Don't wait to long its the best car i have driven in the last twenty five years.
Is there any chance you guys are able to do a turorial on how to heel and toe please🙏🏽
Indeed there is. In our Ferrari Dino video at 11 minutes, Mark gives instruction into double de-clutching, which requires heel and toe. ua-cam.com/video/g_OPePwRNFE/v-deo.html In modern cars, double de-clutching isn't necessary, but the heel/toe principle is the same.
Excellent video.
It’s nice you had photos of modified GR’s but I had a difficult time trying to take screenshots LOL.
I’ve had mine for three weeks and it’s a blast but it’s so easy to hit the rev limiter in first gear.
It’s in the process of PPF and ceramic coating as it will be a keeper.
Any suggestions re aftermarket wheels i.e. size/width/offset?
I ask as I believe you two would have industry connections that I’d never have or have difficulty finding.
I’ve subscribed so looking forward to future videos.
First port of call for me would be John Boston at Trackschool.com.au who not only drives the GR on the track regularly, but experiments with various wheel/tyre combinations, some of which he sells.
Thank you for your speedy reply and for the heads up for the wheels.
Hopefully you’ll have more content on the mighty GR in future videos 👍🏻
Great review guys. Should make the milkshake review as a regular side review in your car reviews 🥤🏎
Now that's a thought!
Just will have to use the paragon milkshakes as a bench mark 😉.
@@geokon7192 I'm expecting an extra scoop of ice cream next time I'm there.
I really do like the idea of a regular milkshake review !
@@inCARnationAustralia more then happy to. Been making milkshakes since I could reach the flavour pumps on the counter. My 4 year old daughter likes to get on a stool and help make milkshakes with the staff. Must be in the blood. My current favourite is a caramel malt thickshake.
If a car has a "track" mode how can you question warranty issues on track!....
This is a question that is starting to circle around the GRY community and really needs a formal response from Toyota.
Can you please ask the owner what he did to the rear view mirror mount? Highly appreciated!
We will get back to you.
@@markwilliamson8662 thanks ☺️
I did reply before but I used a web address and think UA-cam deleted it, thinking it was spam. It's a billet aluminium riser from TGR Performance - An Aussie company. It raises the mirror by around 25mm and does result in a slightly shorter visible distance through the rear window but on a flat road, I can still see a good 150m behind me. My seating position now needs to come down another 40-50mm and my eyeline will be right between the screen and the mirror but I've got to work out an option there.
so much fun to watch! don't have these in the US.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the vid. Yes you have a lot of cool cars in the US, but also sadly miss out on some. But that’s probably why you still have a car industry, unlike Australia!
Did you thrash it from 0 miles?
I've just babied mine for 600.
Nice review 👍
The owner thoughtfully ran it in over 1200km first before very kindly lending it to us.
@@inCARnationAustralia thanks for taking the time to reply, keep up the good work 💪😎
This GR Yaris was made on a Lexus plant assembled by Lexus workers so it is basically a Lexus.
Thanks, we didn’t know that
It is actually the motomachi factory which has only been used to manufacture the Lexus LFA and has sat dormant until they decided to use it to produce the GR Yaris.
There are rumours they may now use this factory to produce more GR specific cars in the future.
Oh, and the workers used to put these together are toyota employees called Takumi whom are the highest skilled employees who have over 60000 hours experience working with toyota.
Thanks for the additional info, very interesting
driving up and down a mountain road you could give an average porsche driver the shits with that little weapon.
Hey, go easy. I'm an average Porsche driver. Very average. (Stu)
Also as an average Porsche driver, I'd agree but only on really crappy roads. On smooth twisty stuff my 911 Turbo (seen in the intro) would be long gone but the worse the road gets, the better the GRY gets. I guess that's the WRC coming out in it.
@@hsvracer Hi Nathan, (Mark and Stu). Really enjoyed watching this and the other video of your gr4 vs an older 911 for similar price comparison.
Will you be changing the stock dunlops early for better u/uhp tyres such as the ps4s's or Goodyear f1 supersports whilst keeping same wheel size? Would be very interesting to see/hear your opinions regarding improvements of the grip/less understeer for wet and dry conditions in a second great video! Effectively closing the gap in dynamics between the normal and Circuit pack/rallye.
I have a vested interest. Test drove Circuit in uk 3 times, no base/convenience to try at the time unfortunately. After much research and debating I ordered the Convenience pack, my reasoning being that the visibility is gr4's achilles heal! Convenience also gets parking sensors front and rear in the UK, along with the blind spot monitors and rear cross traffic emergency braking. In uk, Circuit gets none of the above!
I personally believe that for the road only and keeping esp mostly on, diffs won't be missed and the suspension will be better as a daily. Thanks
@@James-RJM @James Morphew Hey James, glad you've enjoyed the vids my little GR has been in. I am already looking at slightly wider wheels (9") and would love to go with 255 Michelin PS4 or PS4S but the latter is not yet available in Australia in 18" sizing but I'm told is not far away. Unfortunately, Michelin availability here in Oz has been patchy at best, since COVID kicked off, so I'll see what I can get. I truly expected the Dunlops to be complete rubbish but with this package, they work quite well. Changing the wheels is not just about width, stance or aesthetics but the factory wheels are ~$2400 EACH here and my daughter will start to learn how to drive in it in May 😬 If she curbs cheaper wheels, I won't cry so much.
The base model available here is a weird mix of your options. No front or rear parking sensors but a backup camera, heads up display, lane keep assist and all the other electronic nannies.
As its my daily, I couldn't justify the extra $11k that would only see proper use for about 2% of the driving it will do. It certainly ticks my fun and comfort boxes.
Cheers for reaching out 👍
@@hsvracer thanks Nathan for such a swift reply. Very kind of you.
Yes, forged Circuit wheels are 1169 uk pounds compared to the enkei's at around 400. My thought process too, but regarding potholes and ending up with one buckled😪
Look on "tyre reviews" at the bmw m2 competition Goodyear car, Eagle f1 supersports vs ps4s's and sid north same type of review. Goodyear's are a newer design and come out better in the wet, sharper responses 👌. Thanks again mate
Australians: Heating steering wheel is the most useless feature.. lol mate, no kidding, but winter exists elsewhere in the world xD .. that was funny!😁
Haha yes pretty useless in Aus, but I’m sure it would be good feature in some places. Actually I’ve driven a few cars with heated wheels that work really well, but this one was pretty ordinary in terms of function. But who cares, still a great car. Thx
The UK specification GR Yaris doesn't have any option to have a heated steering wheel or heated seats, and we need it!
@@michaeleaton5053 nobody has the option, it's always included!?
@@MT-eb2dx no, they are not available on UK specification cars.
@@michaeleaton5053 weird, is this a UK specific thing? I see a lighted sign in the area where the heated seat controls normally are. Germany and Austria def. have it and others too..
what roads were you testing on guys??? great review!
PS. i agree on the pedals. I sat in one of these at Toyota and they are spaced SO FAR apart. terrible for H&T. My golf R much easier to do it
Thanks. Southern highlands, around Macquarie pass, NSW, Australia. Not recommended on weekends. Too busy.
@@inCARnationAustralia You wouldn't go near Range Road now... the road surface is appalling and you probably loose a wheel in a pothole
@@kynanbful So I've heard!
Well this has been a long time coming.A proper review not some one hammering down some german road flat out but not giving you any insight into how the car feels at high speed or it's breaking or cornering abilit'y amongst other things.that car wow shit should be banned all that teaches young people is how 2 kill themselves real quick.Just on the subies i owned 2 of those nice cars but as you said they seriously let you down with way they understeer.I grabbed one of the last makkinens from a dealership in hobart wow what a great car far more superior than a subi. break fade was the only issue i really had with that car easly fixed. i'm really interested in the yaris mainly because it's another tommi special from watching you drive it looks very forgiving how do you think the breaks will hold up with a nice long hammering. great work give me more
The brakes are monstrous for the weight of the car, I've leaned on it quite heavily and there's zero signs of fade. Others are tracking them straight from the dealership without issue.
I thought it had a short wheelbase, but in fact the wheelbase is longer than the latest Porsche 911!
Wow, you're right. Porsche 2450 Yaris 2558. Who'd have thought? And the Porsche is significantly wider, so it's much boxier than the Yaris. Ha ha! Nice observation.
Great review. Thanks.
Thanks Paul, we appreciate your comment
@@markwilliamson8662 after 20,000 kms and 1 year of ownership I am still absolutely in love with the car
I got to drive the regular Yaris for a day (whilst my car was in the garage). I must say it was one of the worst cars I have driven. Sounds like the other end of the spectrum to the GR. They must have very little in common - beside the name.
Yes Gav, it is the other end of the spectrum. Almost nothing in common. But hard to imagine a base Yaris being worse than a Nissan Micra. Maybe we should have a 'race to the bottom' comparo.
@@inCARnationAustralia I am tempted to see just how bad it can get! At the other end of the spectrum, the garage was fitting the Litchfield springs and handling kit (polyurothene mounts) to my 991.2. Initial impressions - it has done a lot to improve the steering feel and turn in - which is what I was looking for. Ride quality seems just as good as before, if not better - but a lot of noise on some motorway sections that are made of concrete (I don’t understand why, but this very noisy road surface has been used on some motorway section for years). Very pleased, but it would not work for someone who commuted on the motorway each day.
Isn't it port and direct injection
Yeah actually I think you're right. I just got it straight from the Toyota Australia website which says "1.6L 3-cylinder Turbo-charged, direct injection petrol engine"
@@inCARnationAustralia yeah i have seen blue prints of it sure is both, its a pretty high tech engine really
0:50 Volkswagen Scirocco 😆
Exactly what I thought after I spent a day doing the special effect Sly. If I'd known that in advance I would have put that in the script "Look, we turned it into a Scirocco! Let's stretch it." And after we stretch it.. Tesla Model S.
Circuit pack?
CP isn't yet available in Australia. This is a mix of the 2 other specs that the UK get.
It's a shame you don't have the track spec one
As this is my daily driver, the extra ~$11k to get the Rallye would have only been well spent around 1-2% of its driving time. Putting that $11k into the 911 Turbo though... thats the better idea 😁
In the UK its only 1k more
I don't think they've hit our shores yet. We would like to try one... on the track.
My friends at Rodin Cars have one. So when we can get to NZ we will do some laps in the Yaris on the Rodin track and review.
@@markwilliamson8662 Awesome!
the use of the word 'Awesome' needs to be banned, I blame the Americans for its lazy over use.
9:10 cringe.
Pity they didn't base its engine from, I don't know, maybe the rally car? And give it what it needs a 4 cylinder. And could of Toyota picked a more ugly car in their lineup, to "rallyise it" ? About as an attractive looking car as a Queensland cane toad.
just becausee you cant afford one no need to hate lol keep saving your ceenterlink one day you can afford a beat up falcon LOL
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Just wondering - you don't like the car, or you don't like the review, or you don't like my Japanese pronunciation, or you don't like any of them?