Chris Harris vs the rally-bred Toyota GR Yaris | Top Gear Series 30

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • Yes, the brand new series of Top Gear returns on 14th November to BBC One. So, to celebrate, here's a snippet of one of our favourite films from the last series. It's Chris Harris. It's the Toyota GR Yaris. It's some of the greatest homologation specials of all time. And naturally, it's sideways...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 1,9 тис.

  • @OnTheRoadYTC
    @OnTheRoadYTC 2 роки тому +3268

    That scene with the GR going in-between the legends has got to be one of the coolest scenes I've ever seen!

    • @MOSSFEEN
      @MOSSFEEN 2 роки тому +18

      You should get out more !!!!!

    • @E38vip
      @E38vip 2 роки тому +14

      @@MOSSFEEN the only way you can top that is the grand canyon honestly

    • @Alaster-
      @Alaster- 2 роки тому +51

      Shame they couldn't rope the WRC team to lend them the real Yaris WRC car for the full set.

    • @hirun6459
      @hirun6459 2 роки тому

      Yeah 🔥

    • @robertmenghini.Lambomad
      @robertmenghini.Lambomad 2 роки тому +6

      Yes that was a special moment indeed!

  • @T4gProd
    @T4gProd 2 роки тому +316

    03:33 Here's a fun tidbit. Chris mentions the EVO that Tommi Mäkinen "dominated the sport in". Same Tommi Mäkinen was the chief of the Toyota rally team during 2017 to 2020 before moving on to being a motorsports advisor for Toyota. He led the Toyota rally team to victory in 2018. He actively participated in developing the Yaris GR. I feel like that cements its place in that line up even more.

    • @thatscool487
      @thatscool487 2 роки тому +9

      Wow, that’s an interesting fact! Thanks 🙏

    • @ilkkak3065
      @ilkkak3065 2 роки тому +14

      Tommi and his team develop Yaris WRC. And with him was Lasse Lampi who was test driver for Mitsubishi when Mäkinen won Championships.

    • @johnpatricklim4509
      @johnpatricklim4509 Рік тому +1

      there was an interview about him during the toyota rally team. the reporter is asking about what happen at the end of the 1999 rally gb when the corolla of carlos sainz blew the engine out just a few short meters to the finish line and if he is not gonna let the same thing happen again....

    • @ecsrobin
      @ecsrobin Рік тому +3

      And Mitsubishi build the carbon roof.

    • @tretreor2140
      @tretreor2140 Рік тому +2

      In sweden when you buy a new car you get a license plate whit 3 letters follow by 2 numbers and then 1 letter at the end. When i pickt up my GR Yaris i got the best plate possible. TME as the 3 letters.

  • @zenskain
    @zenskain 2 роки тому +1752

    The only homologation car with a 10 year warranty. I've had mine for 6 months and it's totally fabulous even at low town speeds. Every drive to work is a special stage.

    • @BrendanEvan
      @BrendanEvan 2 роки тому +426

      “Every drive to work is a special stage”
      Toyota should have hired you for marketing.

    • @zenskain
      @zenskain 2 роки тому +111

      @@BrendanEvan lol it's true! Roundabouts are now my favourite thing.

    • @BrendanEvan
      @BrendanEvan 2 роки тому +71

      @@zenskain can’t say I’m not jealous

    • @mugenmark
      @mugenmark 2 роки тому +46

      @@zenskain likewise! I went around the outside of an M2C recently with mine on a roundabout and then just slingshot up the carriageway with a huge grin on my face.

    • @Neojhun
      @Neojhun 2 роки тому +6

      Yikes I would not commute in that special thing if you do 5 days a week. I want as many as possible to survive in good condition.

  • @tangodman
    @tangodman 2 роки тому +283

    This is not a review. This is emotions. That shot of Yaris entering the league of legends is frikin fantastic. Only Chris could have driven and justified the Yaris to be in that league of legends.

    • @randomman1050
      @randomman1050 Рік тому +6

      Its a really good review, with hindsight as our guide here.... i own this car and the kudos it gets is very large to say the least. On the road, there is very little can keep up until you get to over twice the price, and thats the reality. What you have here, is a bargain basement lunatic. That looks after you.

    • @nazz0007
      @nazz0007 Рік тому +1

      So emosh, mayn

    • @andrewtingate6658
      @andrewtingate6658 7 місяців тому +1

      This review spurred me on to buy one :)

  • @ianmccormick247
    @ianmccormick247 2 роки тому +1652

    It’s incredible how much access to these cars top gear has. Got some historic icons just for a 30 seconds shoot!

    • @MathsYknow
      @MathsYknow 2 роки тому +145

      If these cars are in private ownership, it's probably just a matter of knowing who the owners are. Said owners probably don't take much convincing.
      "Would you like your homologation special to be on Top Gear, next to its rally counterpart, and with Chris Harris touting its significance? It couldn't hurt the resale value, you know..."

    • @ianmccormick247
      @ianmccormick247 2 роки тому +21

      @@MathsYknow totally. Im just so happy they do!! Its awesome to see this! May be the only time i get to see those cars next to each other

    • @haryaraditya
      @haryaraditya 2 роки тому +15

      I bet those homologation special private owners already have or ordered GR Yaris as well.

    • @aphinion
      @aphinion 2 роки тому +3

      Plus after this rain-shot they all need a special hand wash XD

    • @janojanuary
      @janojanuary 2 роки тому +5

      MONEY.

  • @salahdehina9733
    @salahdehina9733 2 роки тому +161

    Chris has that special ability that Jeremy had, he can put you in a rollercoaster of emotions through his car reviews.

    • @AndorRadnai
      @AndorRadnai Рік тому +4

      @@alicunte5624 Wrong. Well. Not entirely. He is a showpony, a good driver, but real-world good. Not on Chris‘ level. But he is the biggest name in motoring journalism because of his quality of pulling people in and making you feel this character every car has.
      Chris can do that as well, it just so happens he has the driving skill to back it up even more.
      Both are unapologetic in their opinions and will give you the good and the bad of a car in a brutally honest way. But one, that shows the emotions in either category.
      So, overall, that is a very stupid thing to say. Have a nice day regardless.

    • @Showmetheevidence-
      @Showmetheevidence- Рік тому +1

      Yeah. You mean the writers…
      Clarkson is huge,y entertaining. Harris is just a good driver, but not as good a presenter imo.

    • @Tacticuz
      @Tacticuz 10 місяців тому

      ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@AndorRadnaia bit biased as a Jeremy hater and not a real car guy clearly, stfu😂😂who watches Top Gear with the sole intention of a proper car review? Nobody, it’s entertainment, and Clarkson done his job very well, and despite what you think, is actually an extremely talented driver, not quite as talented as Chris but still very capable behind the wheel. Wheres your profession that allows you to judge driving ability?

  • @patrickdgarez86
    @patrickdgarez86 2 роки тому +1446

    Chris Harris, the only reason why I still watch UA-cam Top Gear.

    • @lazgrillo6982
      @lazgrillo6982 2 роки тому +30

      I've become a fan of Jason Camissa on the Hagerty UA-cam channel. I don't mind Top Gear but I'd get rid of the other two and team Camissa up with Harris. Both honest funny guys who know a sack load about cars and driving.

    • @yerrie1908
      @yerrie1908 2 роки тому +2

      @242turbo not impressed with the presentator part, perfect presented but his car choices are predictable, I like the old top gear style much more, it’s crap but we would still buy it. The Delta is obviously the real car nut car

    • @johnnygrape5306
      @johnnygrape5306 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah get rid of the other 2 and bring Rory back.

    • @dawg7339
      @dawg7339 2 роки тому +8

      @@lazgrillo6982 they could bring the guys from throttle house over here

    • @neilneilorangepeel
      @neilneilorangepeel 2 роки тому +4

      @@lazgrillo6982 I second that, watched the Hagerty video with the CTS, M5 and plaid earlier, what a production for UA-cam.

  • @vittorio870
    @vittorio870 2 роки тому +194

    Thank Kiichiro Toyoda's grandson Akio Toyoda for this corporate direction 👏. The Gazoo racing thing almost never happened but he convinced the other exec's. And now we have a classic in our generation.

    • @AcuRobbie
      @AcuRobbie 2 роки тому +8

      its about time we get some proper legendary cars made with the same passion as the previous decades. its been cars getting facelifts for what feels like about 15 years. except the focus RS. now we get toyota making hot hatches, and the new Z coming out, a flat plan 670hp mid engine vette, some fantastic cars the last year

  • @morinc75
    @morinc75 2 роки тому +565

    Top gear's ability to just have a whole lot of classics from the 80's out for filming is astonishing

    • @Murphy252000
      @Murphy252000 2 роки тому +16

      Was thinking this, they must have a contact list the size of the uk

    • @rezwan6613
      @rezwan6613 2 роки тому +7

      Money

    • @marielikes2502
      @marielikes2502 2 роки тому +2

      Murphy D perks of being on state-run tv i suppose

    • @Orcawhale1
      @Orcawhale1 2 роки тому +6

      What's so astonishing about it? Topgear is the biggest car show on the planet, so surely owners would want their cars featured?

    • @mbal4052
      @mbal4052 2 роки тому +10

      @@Orcawhale1 there’s always one 🙄

  • @NoticeForBlue
    @NoticeForBlue 2 роки тому +114

    Toyotas styling has also been on point over the past few years. The GR Yaris has an awesome stance/presence.

    • @THUMBSUPBITCHify
      @THUMBSUPBITCHify Рік тому +3

      Lexus always was. Media has alwYs hated Japanese

    • @resnonverba137
      @resnonverba137 Рік тому

      Toyota's...

    • @reynaldiwidjaja277
      @reynaldiwidjaja277 Рік тому +1

      ​@@THUMBSUPBITCHifyLexus grille had not always been my taste but they have the best rear end design.

  • @ahmerrizvi
    @ahmerrizvi 2 роки тому +377

    what GR Yaris really deserved, a Chris Harris treatment. Thank you Top Gear

    • @retardno002
      @retardno002 2 роки тому +3

      He forgot to mention they're hand made, a bit like the AMG cars.

  • @mhossain21
    @mhossain21 2 роки тому +40

    The GR going in between the legends is just goosebump inducing!

  • @thefightingplumber
    @thefightingplumber 2 роки тому +1089

    "One of the best cars i've driven in years." Wow, that's a statement

    • @tomtom72
      @tomtom72 2 роки тому +5

      Yes! But what's happened with the Supra?

    • @swiftsportcolombia
      @swiftsportcolombia 2 роки тому +37

      @@tomtom72 it’s a bmw with bmw issues. Hope Toyota ditch that engine and tweak better the chasis … how about 3 more piston on the GR Yaris engine for the Supra 🙌🏻😉✌🏻

    • @ilovechocolatebutihategrapes
      @ilovechocolatebutihategrapes 2 роки тому +30

      @@swiftsportcolombia that bmw engine smokes the jz tho

    • @wyteoh2000
      @wyteoh2000 2 роки тому

      Yes.

    • @mrbetamax1969
      @mrbetamax1969 2 роки тому +1

      Drove the gr previously owned 5 toyotas through I wud give it a chance stick to my 2 ltr audi 8x...still yet to test hyundai i20 but I think 3 cylinders not for me..

  • @Auditography
    @Auditography 2 роки тому +158

    One of my favorite videos this year. Chris never disappoints. I just made an Audi Legends videoshoot with the Sport Quattro S1 E2 and I can't think of any car that is more fun to drive and gives better sounds than that. Bucketlist! Cheers

  • @gnerd07
    @gnerd07 2 роки тому +599

    the production quality of this is absolutely insaanne. that ending clip with the cars was orgasmic.
    awesome car that deserves and awesome review.

    • @Cous1nJack
      @Cous1nJack 2 роки тому

      It’s a tv show. It should be that good.

    • @T4gProd
      @T4gProd 2 роки тому +1

      I'm honestly wondering how much it cost them to set up that shot.

    • @iriantoivan
      @iriantoivan 2 роки тому

      yes the car the footage the story makes perfect. ive never seen such production like this for many years maybe, except the hollywood movies.. this is enjoyable

    • @krusher74
      @krusher74 2 роки тому +1

      "The production quality of this is absolutely insaanne" it's top gear from the BBC have you been living under a rock?

  • @ranjan_v
    @ranjan_v 2 роки тому +355

    This is the most beautifully made car review video i've ever seen.
    Especially when they compare the price with that of other cars.

    • @tristan8140
      @tristan8140 2 роки тому +2

      Clearly you don't frequent UA-cam much

    • @ranjan_v
      @ranjan_v 2 роки тому +8

      @@tristan8140 the experiened one, point me in the direction of one "Car Review" better than this

    • @Gsmiler
      @Gsmiler 2 роки тому +2

      @@ranjan_v I like this one - ua-cam.com/video/5Q0Svvdrx_E/v-deo.html

    • @ranjan_v
      @ranjan_v 2 роки тому +1

      @@Gsmiler : It's beautiful, thanks for sharing

    • @joetalley192
      @joetalley192 2 роки тому +2

      Uhh, they should be comparing it to the WRX and focus RS. It's more expensive than a Civic type r or fiesta st which would probably be better road cars. These are what it should be compared to.

  • @Kingspeed422
    @Kingspeed422 2 роки тому +171

    Who ever wrote this episode did an absolutely fantastic job and Chris makes everything he drives look so enjoyable!

  • @davidhunternyc1
    @davidhunternyc1 2 роки тому +9

    The production value of this video is insane. The drone shots. The colors. The light. The angles. I bow to the team that put this together! Love you too, Chris.

  • @futeditzs2482
    @futeditzs2482 2 роки тому +381

    With this GR Yaris, a Toyota proved that it didn't produce "just" boring cars. I'm enjoying these models with more emotion and soul, like the Gr Yaris, the GR 86 and the ​​Supra.

    • @alexander1485
      @alexander1485 2 роки тому +22

      The 6 cylinder supra is a bmw

    • @raghavsundar8253
      @raghavsundar8253 2 роки тому +6

      GT86*

    • @BJJBOURN
      @BJJBOURN 2 роки тому +8

      @@raghavsundar8253 they're producing a GR 86...
      The supra is a Z3 with a Toyota sticker on it

    • @nf1369
      @nf1369 2 роки тому +41

      @@alexander1485 It can't "just" be a BMW because there are specific badge-engineering laws that would prevent Toyota to actually rebadge their car. Also if you really think that Toyota would take their most legendary nameplate and just "rebadge" a BMW then you're being really foolish. Toyota did much more work and had way more say than what bandwagon haters like to say. Do some research. It would help.

    • @jogaplayer640
      @jogaplayer640 2 роки тому +5

      @@nf1369 but it is though. Same chassis, same engine and gearbox, same electronics. Go check how much the design of the Supra had to be changed from the concept to the actual finished product because of restrictions that were imposed on Toyota by using BMW's platform. Also consider the fact that the Supra is built on a platform designed to be without a structural roof. So yeah, only the styling and the badging on the Supra is from Toyota

  • @NERGYStudios
    @NERGYStudios 2 роки тому +36

    That ending almost had me tearing up, always imagined the GR Yaris as a modern reincarnation of the Evo; a barely lovable saloon / hatch brimmed with motorsport tech to make supercars look feeble.

  • @nf1369
    @nf1369 2 роки тому +211

    Legendary. 😍
    When Toyota sets out to do something great, they deliver.

  • @shortfattoad7317
    @shortfattoad7317 2 роки тому +3

    People forget that Toyota were very big in the late 80's and 90's in WRC. Carlos Sainz was one of their main drivers

  • @rjnation5042
    @rjnation5042 2 роки тому +157

    Been waiting for Chris to get his hands on one of these, had mine almost a year can't get out of it, Rj in Oz

    • @Fertro
      @Fertro 2 роки тому +9

      Oh, I'm tremendously jealous. Enjoy that little beauty!

    • @markos8400
      @markos8400 2 роки тому +5

      Jelly too, stuck at UA-cam vids for another 1.5y before mine arrives. Have fun and take care of it!

    • @Dreisiebenacht
      @Dreisiebenacht 2 роки тому +2

      @@markos8400 Same here..!

    • @smallhatshatethetruth7933
      @smallhatshatethetruth7933 2 роки тому +19

      Did you try unlocking the doors?

    • @nerowolf8006
      @nerowolf8006 2 роки тому +1

      I would instantly trade in my bmw 235 for this... If it came to America / Canada

  • @NigeUK007
    @NigeUK007 2 роки тому +72

    Hats off to Toyota! They still have it in them. 250BHP from a 3cyl 3 pot… remarkable! And likely bulletproof.

  • @helipeek2736
    @helipeek2736 2 роки тому +164

    “That your Nan drives” if my Nan was still with us, she’d be in the GR Yaris, quite possibly sideways and trying to reach the bag of Werthers that just shot off the dashboard.

    • @rjnation5042
      @rjnation5042 2 роки тому +9

      I'm probably a bit older than you, for me my mum would love these things, I've had mine almost a year now & my 26yo nephew can't stay away from it, Rj in Oz

  • @quattropower34
    @quattropower34 2 роки тому +10

    One of the best choreographed car videos I have seen in a long time. Chris's enthusiasm is contagious 😀

  • @carlwedderkopp4710
    @carlwedderkopp4710 2 роки тому +64

    best buy ever, Walther Röhrl did test it 6 month ago, his statement - "a dream for real drivers", it would normally cost 600.000 🙂

  • @relentlesspursuit6894
    @relentlesspursuit6894 2 роки тому +23

    Toyota got Tommi Mäkinen in to develop the GR - I think he knows a fair bit about what makes a "proper rally" car

  • @davedave4658
    @davedave4658 2 роки тому +131

    If anyone wants to have feelings for a Yaris...this video WILL do it. When Chris feels joy, we all feel joy. (One heck of a day at the office 😍)

  • @Pitttdog
    @Pitttdog 2 роки тому +13

    After watching endless car 'reviews' and back yard 'reviewers' i have to say when you want to see something professional and presented on another level, Chris Harris can do it in a t-shirt and shorts with his phone camera and its always epic. Thats the difference between a motoring journalist and youtube amateur host. Great to watch.

  • @f00lxpl
    @f00lxpl 2 роки тому +36

    How a car video can put tears in my eyes?! Absolutely outstanding review, story, editing and lineup

  • @4kpingu
    @4kpingu Рік тому +38

    the lil yaris between those legends legit put a tear to my face.

  • @badman5356
    @badman5356 2 роки тому +95

    You have one of the best editor in the world Top Gear.

    • @misevibre
      @misevibre 2 роки тому +6

      One of the best.....in the world *Clarkson voice*

    • @lesflynn4455
      @lesflynn4455 2 роки тому

      They've always had one. Ever since the early Clarkson, Hammond and May days.

    • @clevernduruza8624
      @clevernduruza8624 2 роки тому

      Check hargety

  • @bigmouth-studio
    @bigmouth-studio 2 роки тому +16

    It's definitely epic to have all these real rally car with the road legal version at the same time, excellent job TopGear!!!

  • @robertarthur3711
    @robertarthur3711 2 роки тому +54

    I’ve had my Pearl white one 11 months and done 12000 miles, I use it as a daily like a van and chuck everything in it, what a fab car, it’s incredible when it’s damp or rainy. The grip is unbelievable. I never get bored it’s bonkers. 0% and 10 year warranty lol. I’ve now done 16000 miles had the major service it’s still bonkers, now done 31000 miles still brilliant

    • @ZAK19857
      @ZAK19857 2 роки тому

      It looks awesome I’ve only got Icon plus Yaris I do want to upgrade to GR Yaris at some point. What’s the acceleration like mid range etc? 0-60 in 5 seconds in a Yaris is insane 😁😁

    • @robertarthur3711
      @robertarthur3711 2 роки тому +7

      @@ZAK19857 Hi it’s much faster on the a to b road than the figures suggest as it doesn’t waste any Power, trust me it’s fast .faster than my sons golf R 7.5

    • @confounded_feline
      @confounded_feline 2 роки тому

      @Zeheer Khan 60-90 for example, its pace is aggressively quick and eager.

    • @robertarthur3711
      @robertarthur3711 2 роки тому +4

      I’ve now done 24,000 miles, needs another service and safety check, it’s certainly got much quicker and smoother, I only use super E5, E10 fuel is awful. highest average fuel economy has been 54mpg on the M25 Surrey to Kent with 50mph limits in places, my average overall for the year is 39 mpg, I’ve had it nearly 2 years and still love driving it. It’s a very fast road car simply because of the grip and weight, other hugely powerful cars always back off at any bend or roundabout but this car attacks. I’ve just driven my sons brand new 70k vorsprung RS3 which is rapid and is so much more luxurious but it doesn’t have the driving experience of a homolgation GR especially the steering suspension and road feel and he agrees, the RS3 is lovely, numb but with a great engine. GR has not had one single issue totally reliable, How the hell do you replace a GR for the money?

    • @GRfourfun
      @GRfourfun 2 роки тому

      @@robertarthur3711 Love this! I’ve had mine a month and I’m in love with it. Knowing how good it still is with miles is reassuring too.

  • @dipsLair
    @dipsLair 2 роки тому +6

    Been following the gr yaris for some time and till now no other anchor did justice to this modern classic ( in india we will never ever in a zillion year will get to even see these special releases ) .
    The emotion , the feel , the mannerism almost made me cry . Kudos to the top gear team. CLearly on of the Best content for a while .

  • @vittorio974
    @vittorio974 2 роки тому +44

    Apart from the car it self, this video's photography, editing and script are magical! Great pros at work! Congrats!

  • @guillermoyelamo5816
    @guillermoyelamo5816 2 роки тому +7

    As a former Yaris owner I couldn’t contain my excitement and emotion about this car, truly a great engineering achievement by Toyota and Sensei Morizo. Gotta love Chris Harris’s hooliganism though…

  • @hirun6459
    @hirun6459 2 роки тому +15

    7:07 This scene really got me , Finally The GR Yaris is getting the love it deserve 😍

  • @9999AWC
    @9999AWC 2 роки тому +2

    0:03 I thought that was Hammond for a split second lol

  • @lukapogo
    @lukapogo 2 роки тому +38

    I’ve never fallen in love with a car as much as I have with the Yaris.

    • @zGJungle
      @zGJungle 2 роки тому +3

      Same man, reminds of cars they don't make any more, small, fast and fun.

    • @lukapogo
      @lukapogo 2 роки тому +1

      @@zGJungle Yep. I feel like with the advent of EVs, the concept of a small light and fun car will fade into obscurity.

    • @Porsche4life
      @Porsche4life 2 роки тому +3

      I agree. I have a 07 yaris hatchback with a turbo kit making 220hp, wider tires and coilovers/suspension work and even being fwd and 2800 something ponds I fucking love throwing it around corners and wet services

    • @zGJungle
      @zGJungle 2 роки тому

      @@Porsche4life Sound like a riot man !

  • @conwayhouse218
    @conwayhouse218 2 роки тому +8

    Seriously I get goose bumps knowing I have one of these coming next year. Great video. Used to watch the Group B back in the day. Love it, love it, love it

  • @ygma
    @ygma 2 роки тому +30

    this car finally got its well-deserved own introduction :')

    • @Xayuap
      @Xayuap 2 роки тому

      to the Legends Company

  • @daltonv5206
    @daltonv5206 2 роки тому +2

    I bet the folks at Toyota that designed and built this thing are proud as hell to see it in that company

  • @gr1ff1ngton
    @gr1ff1ngton 2 роки тому +8

    Had mine 6 months and loving it - gives me a massive smile every time I take it out for a drive.

  • @Pk1998AMG
    @Pk1998AMG 2 роки тому +2

    Here because Toyota Is unveiling the GR Corrola tonight and I haven't been this excited for a car ever. Lamborghini and Ferraris are cool and all, but as a 24 year old who will most likely never be able to afford one, these are the types of cars that get me excited. Can't wait!

  • @mark7457
    @mark7457 2 роки тому +35

    And the Aussies are already getting 400hp out of it.. just insane.

    • @markos8400
      @markos8400 2 роки тому +5

      Think it was 320kW at wheels and almost fully stock engine, only valve springs changed I think, and big turbo ofc. Engine seems durable.

    • @AbrahamArthemius
      @AbrahamArthemius 2 роки тому

      @@markos8400 Yeah, granted Toyota must have been wanted to take the 3cyl engine to competition as well (at WRC2/WRC3 at least), so it's definitely gonna have to be more durable to take all those abuse. There's even an AP4 GR Yaris at Australia made by Neil Bates Motorsport and they're keeping the 3cyl engine. (AP4 is equivalent to R5 Rally cars).
      If we're talking about tuning then i remember HKS & G-Force also tune their car to reach around 360-400hp and it made the car lapping faster than a Nismo GTR around Tsukuba, all of it with stock internals. HKS did say they wanted to see how far the 3cyl can go before it pop or needing stronger internals.

    • @mark7457
      @mark7457 2 роки тому +1

      @@markos8400 yes, you're right, although they brought it back to 280kw until they can upgrade the fuel pump. It ran an easy 10sec quarter mile! Quite amazing, really on an unopened engine, so to speak.

    • @JizzaaNizzaa
      @JizzaaNizzaa 2 роки тому +3

      Update... 475 hp ATW

  • @greybeard27
    @greybeard27 2 роки тому +5

    "... and it is a Toyota!"
    Conveniently forgetting there was a Celica GT4 missing from the homologation heroes line up.

    • @shanedusautoy5258
      @shanedusautoy5258 2 роки тому +3

      No Subaru either

    • @Toyota4Life
      @Toyota4Life 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly my thoughts he’s also forgetting the Toyota made the LFA supra MK four MR two turbo in about 20 other fun vehicles I do not understand why people like to forget and act like Toyota don’t know what they’re doing. Toyota is very conservative most of the time but when they are ready to dominate they dominate

    • @Toyota4Life
      @Toyota4Life 2 роки тому

      How they forget the celica GT4 is a CRIME

  • @teacherkiat
    @teacherkiat 2 роки тому +14

    Dang! It’s been a while since I’ve experienced goosebumps watching something this solid on BBC 😂 that end runway shot with the classics … good job!

  • @WarriorsPhoto
    @WarriorsPhoto 2 роки тому +6

    The best part of this video was Chris Harris saying this car belong with the company of those legends. Well said sir and you have my respect. (:

  • @wbwayne8887
    @wbwayne8887 2 роки тому +12

    Yet, another "Icon," not sold in the US. 😭
    This video's content was much more than I initially expected. Outstanding!

    • @mrjjthor
      @mrjjthor 2 роки тому +2

      It's sad Toyota would rather sell us a BMW product rather than give us one of their own creations developed inhouse. I'd rather much have the GR Yaris over the Supra and I owned a 21 Supra too. I don't really have high hopes for the longer wheel base GR Corolla .

    • @Toyota4Life
      @Toyota4Life 2 роки тому

      There are a bunch of Toyota icons that America do not get this Yaris is just one of the many. Toyota aristo / Toyota Chaser etc

    • @johnnygrape5306
      @johnnygrape5306 2 роки тому

      Americans would rather drive dull CUVs.

    • @neilbenton1152
      @neilbenton1152 2 роки тому

      There sold in Mexico arnt they ? Just import it !

    • @wbwayne8887
      @wbwayne8887 2 роки тому

      @@mrjjthor
      I don't either, however trying to be optimistic.

  • @LuideMulumba
    @LuideMulumba 2 роки тому +10

    Need a wallpaper for the Yaris going through the other legendary machines 😁

  • @AN2Felllla
    @AN2Felllla 2 роки тому +17

    The GR Yaris is a gaurenteed future classic!

  • @shkm
    @shkm 2 роки тому +3

    2:11 "allow me to explain" and then cuts to the audi flying was pretty epic

  • @ghost21501
    @ghost21501 2 роки тому +65

    Chris is the perfect replacement for Jeremy Clarkson. If only Top Gear could find perfect replacement for the other two blokes.

    • @robertspadorcia8175
      @robertspadorcia8175 2 роки тому +1

      i think that's unfair. they work well together, as much as hamster and slow in terms of chemistry. paddy binning the diablo was the lowest point in top gear history but fred bungie jumping a car off a dam was legendary. right up there with the fiesta review.

    • @leonk5793
      @leonk5793 2 роки тому +2

      I agree - McGuiness and Flintoff are awful. Chris Harris could do the show on his own and do a far better job than that pair of plums.

    • @bigboost2641
      @bigboost2641 2 роки тому

      I’d watch the show if it was just with Chris, the other 2 sidekicks ruin the show.

  • @rasmars
    @rasmars Місяць тому +1

    Nobody in my family thought about getting an homologation car, such as the Lancia Delta for example, when it came out. Although my uncle had a Ford Thunderbird, so he was into fast cars, not even he acquired such a beauty as shown in the video. For my part, I own the GR Yaris (gen. 1) and love this machine; the noises it makes when shifting gears, the feel of the brakes (the steering one needs to get used to, for it is steering by wire, and that’s new to me), the way it corners, quick and agile in a city setting, a ton of acceleration, massive amount of grip, no essential buttons are hidden away in the infotainment system, dedicated climate control, etc. It’s fantastic and worth every cent. And btw, I’m over 6 feet (180 cm), and the driving position is not too high imho; the mirror is precisely positioned so that with one glance one can see out of the back! Drawback: the view to the opposite side of steering wheel is a bit hindered, but I’m already used to it. Cheers fellas, and safe driving! And may my uncle rest in peace, and watch his beloved Formula 1 in the heavens!

  • @thunderstruck1078
    @thunderstruck1078 2 роки тому +12

    Chris Harris => me watching the video.
    Beautifully edited!

  • @igenglenn
    @igenglenn 2 роки тому +5

    Biggest Thanks to Akio Toyoda and Tommi Mäkinen to make that kind of Wonderful car to the Road,track and for the rally competition❤️❤️❤️

    • @igenglenn
      @igenglenn Рік тому

      Those who want a WRC car and not an Anonymous BMW..

  • @Andrewrrrrr
    @Andrewrrrrr 2 роки тому +4

    Amazing piece of production! The lighting , weather, camera work, driving and actually having the legendary rally cars! Well done.

  • @gman1008
    @gman1008 2 роки тому +3

    Excellent video! To see the Yaris GR so appropriately among those other icons was beautiful. The saddest part for me is I live on the other side of the pond and will never be able to appreciate owning such a beautiful piece of automotive history. This video deserves many awards….truly great job.

  • @marcojosnorbertjerr5360
    @marcojosnorbertjerr5360 2 роки тому +5

    Yow that last part with all the rally legend cars hits different, it gives me goosebumps or something😂, it’s like a happy ending of a movie 🍿

  • @adeelahmed1319
    @adeelahmed1319 2 роки тому +2

    As a toyota loyalist that scene with the Yaris coming up the middle of legends make me cry with pride.

  • @fpvillegas9084
    @fpvillegas9084 2 роки тому +4

    Chris Harris is one of the most fun-to-watch drivers i've ever seen. He makes it look so easy.

    • @volt8684
      @volt8684 2 роки тому +1

      And best ever presenter

  • @AndorRadnai
    @AndorRadnai Рік тому +2

    This car, much like the original M2, is one of those instant classics.
    They are simple, easy to understand, unbelievably exciting… they have been built with a level of love and understanding that seeps through every molecule of bodywork. Not bland numbers, no customer base derived selling points… they are made to be brilliant and invented to be characterful.
    They are the kind of brilliance we love about all our dream cars, our bedroom wall posters, our heroes. They are - simply put - era defining drivers cars.

  • @Bmontepeque11
    @Bmontepeque11 2 роки тому +7

    I love how Top Gear really transmits the pasion for special cars, and also, The GR Yaris and 86 show that when Toyota wants to make a sports car they are among the best automakers out there.

  • @relentlesspursuit6894
    @relentlesspursuit6894 2 роки тому +5

    Imagine the FOMO of everyone who didnt buy one from new - you snooze, you lose.
    A modern day icon for 33k was an absolute steal!

  • @michal.laskowski.
    @michal.laskowski. 2 роки тому +13

    The best car of the last 20 years imo. Love it

    • @Skirk84
      @Skirk84 2 роки тому +1

      I think its a bit dull tbh. I feel like im driving an suv.

    • @salvi1398
      @salvi1398 2 роки тому +2

      @@Skirk84 lol what kind of suv feels like the Gr Yaris. No suv is as connected to the road and has even similar handling as the Yaris

    • @michal.laskowski.
      @michal.laskowski. 2 роки тому

      @@Skirk84 simply put a lower sit

  • @toobasaurus23
    @toobasaurus23 2 роки тому +2

    I met a bloke at the gym that has one of these, and took me for a drive. It's so much fun and engaging.
    He has a Ford Focus RS Limited, as well.

  • @aadilkahar469
    @aadilkahar469 2 роки тому +4

    This was a treat for my eyes
    The direction was insane

  • @macallanvintage
    @macallanvintage 2 роки тому +1

    Driven 4 units of these babies since 3mths ago, and its an absolutely brilliant performer.
    So comfortable and quiet on regular roads, its also a superbly unstressing daily driver.

  • @philanim10
    @philanim10 2 роки тому +15

    This is the best Top Gear and one of the best car reviews I've seen since the old TG, the GR Yaris is a brilliant car, I had to watch this 3 times to squeeze all the goodness out of it. Epic👌👌👍

  • @lachlanmorrison2412
    @lachlanmorrison2412 2 роки тому +1

    I'm not really a hot hatch guy....but everytime I see one of these on the roads I can't look away!....& I want one👍🍻

  • @abdelhameedalotaibi3657
    @abdelhameedalotaibi3657 2 роки тому +6

    Toyota really work hard to bring the best they could out there , I remember Chris review of the GT86 and how he was amazed by the engineering that goes behind it .. great review btw .

  • @Neojhun
    @Neojhun 2 роки тому +1

    I got chills when the line of the Homologation Cars & Race Cars apeared. This special car deserved this show case.

  • @nebelwaffel8174
    @nebelwaffel8174 2 роки тому +10

    dayyum, that is an impressive fleet

  • @Green9686
    @Green9686 Рік тому +12

    What a review. Harris knows his stuff and sure can drive. Even more reason to ask ,where was the Celica ST185 GT4, the car that knocked the Lancia Integrale off its perch? I owned the Carlos Sainz road version (what a car) and eventually sold it to someone who wanted it to replace his Integrale.
    And I know it was banned from WRC but the ST205 Celica was the stuff of legend. Where was it?

  • @smellyfish36
    @smellyfish36 2 роки тому +6

    I've got one and I still fanboy over it and watch every video xD

  • @iftikhar9590
    @iftikhar9590 2 місяці тому

    6:58 man seeing the yaris being part of the rally icon group after so many years is just amazing❤

  • @toby319
    @toby319 2 роки тому +7

    You gotta respect Toyota now, GR Yaris, Supra and 86

  • @karlerlingwaaktaar9657
    @karlerlingwaaktaar9657 2 роки тому +1

    This is the best car view ever. What a lineup of cars, and the GR Yaris with Mr. Harris behind the wheel is no less than fantastic!

  • @robbyjai
    @robbyjai 2 роки тому +6

    thats high praise from Chris Harris. These things are selling like hot cakes in Australia. All sold out!!

  • @jakhariwilliams3377
    @jakhariwilliams3377 2 роки тому +2

    What an incredibly well put together video

  • @ToraxXxBS
    @ToraxXxBS 2 роки тому +4

    What an epic video... wow. Somehow i got goosebums when all these legends appeared

  • @Yan7001978
    @Yan7001978 2 роки тому

    What an honor at the end! We always talk thrash about beige corollas and camrys but we should not forget the AE86, the celica gt-4, the isF, the LFA, the new 86 and the italian destroyer, the Supra. Living in the Canadian snow 5 month/year , I'm waiting for the awd GR Corolla!!

  • @MrDoncorleone1992
    @MrDoncorleone1992 2 роки тому +6

    There are certainly 2 cars missing in the line up from the rally legends and thats the Toyota Celica where they did rallying with and the Subaru Impreza. But still a great line up and great review!

  • @tamekomarshall9542
    @tamekomarshall9542 2 роки тому +1

    The best video quality I've seen. This warms my heart

  • @blitzpixgarage3319
    @blitzpixgarage3319 2 роки тому +6

    Funny! Here in germany, the Type R (without any options) costs exactly the same like a GR Yaris incl. circuitpack, the A35 (without any options) costs 11 grand more and the Fiesta St with a hybrid that has only half the horses and is 17 grand cheaper (naked)...btw I love my GR YARIS!

    • @JPTHRICE
      @JPTHRICE 2 роки тому

      a fiesta st with a 'hybrid' puts out like 300-350hp

    • @serbang277
      @serbang277 2 роки тому +3

      never sell it. you have a future classic

    • @dodo19923
      @dodo19923 2 роки тому

      New GR yaris's are selling on autotrader now for £42000 new... I'm sorry but it would have to be gold plated for £42000 imo. That's just way too much for a yaris regardless how much fun is it.

    • @blitzpixgarage3319
      @blitzpixgarage3319 2 роки тому

      @@JPTHRICE not in the ford configurator..I was only able to find 155 hp for 20 grand

    • @JPTHRICE
      @JPTHRICE 2 роки тому

      @@blitzpixgarage3319 mk6 ST?
      mk7 has185/200 hp stock, with a hybrid turbo/stg 3 they have over 300
      similar with the mk8 i guess

  • @Liamofloin
    @Liamofloin Рік тому +2

    Don't be complaining about the price, £33k!!! I have the right to complain, it's €60k+ in Ireland!!! 😭

  • @wrathchild68
    @wrathchild68 2 роки тому +5

    I can just see Edith and Ethel doing their weekly shop in Tesco pulling handbrake turns round the car park.

  • @Ian-Hall
    @Ian-Hall 3 місяці тому

    To see the GR Yaris alongside legends I watched in the forests 30 plus years ago is iconic, Brings back the hairs on my neck.

  • @jordanmolnar2024
    @jordanmolnar2024 2 роки тому +4

    This is the first time I’ve actually watched the current top gear since Jeremy and the boys left and I’m not gonna lie… it’s actually not too bad.

  • @smoloms
    @smoloms 2 роки тому +2

    Chris' driving and commentary are absolutely incredible

  • @Xayuap
    @Xayuap 2 роки тому +15

    The best cars of the world.
    Oh, my GOD, I'm crying.

  • @blip_qild
    @blip_qild 2 роки тому +2

    "though sell"? it's sold out immediately :'( i want it so bad

  • @ChristianTheNorwegian
    @ChristianTheNorwegian 2 роки тому +4

    Chris, this was the best Top Gear video in ages. This literally gave me goosebumps and tears. Well done!

  • @MyLifeAsLouis
    @MyLifeAsLouis 2 роки тому +2

    It would be amazing if they got the legendary Celica GT-Four in here as well. That's one of my favorite homologation cars too.

    • @mrcorcelstar
      @mrcorcelstar 2 роки тому +1

      Real shame it wasn't in the line up, in my opinion best of the best..

  • @PonderousRage
    @PonderousRage 2 роки тому +3

    If this car ever comes to Canada my Fiesta ST is being sold immediately. I have yet to find a car that's just as much fun but I feel as though this would be it.

  • @clay3544
    @clay3544 2 роки тому +1

    The joy I feel when I hear and see Chris having such fun in a car, especially this one!!!

  • @ginorobinson
    @ginorobinson 2 роки тому +5

    Missed a trick with Harris on the Yaris

  • @hdmccart6735
    @hdmccart6735 2 роки тому +1

    I was sitting behind one of these today, and as he took off I can assure you it didn't sound like a small 3-cylinder!! Bloody deep growl...

    • @mkandy81
      @mkandy81 2 роки тому

      Only with a non-standard exhaust, inside the car is a different story