it did paid off; 3 WCs back to back. I believe in 2026 or 27, it will be replaced by the new/future Celica; Toyota is doing what the german's won't so, we should buy all their cars and support their efforts with our money.
Had mine for almost 2 years, and I love it, and am planning on keeping it long term. Always brings a smile to my face, and I think with a few mods it looks and sounds awesome too. I must say I felt a bit of extra pride in owning one after hearing all this praise from Ben Collins himself! Cheers from Norway.
keep it brother! you never know how the future went, maybe its the last car that its that cool! if i would own one, seriously half of my money would go into this thing, i would tune the engine with better parts but not giving the car more power. maybe 300hp, there is no need for more power, its a perfect car for rallying on the street. no other car is faster in corners than this beauty!
Great video. I’m fortunate to own a GR despite always wanting an Integrale, but out of my price range. The GR Gen 1 is a keeper for me, and the true homologation version. Thanks Toyota 👍🏻
Brilliant little motor, only had it for prob 4 months and already, lowered the seats, Alcantara steering wheel, ITG panel filter, AST coilovers, spacers and now an additional rear spoiler. I'm happy with the power though. Thanks, Toyota, for building this little Hyper Hatch, Deffo my last car at aged 61 ❤
Got one. Love it and what's an added benefit it can be the family 'shopping trolley' giving you another car in the stable, without using up all of your sports car points. So you can have a second sports car as well ! I've got a 600hp/tonne '7' and in all honesty, unsighted point to point back road the GR would walk away from it. The sheer confidence inspiring grip level is just off the charts.
It isn't tho. Rally1 Yaris has only a shell looking like a Yaris. The rest is a tube frame. But you could make a Group A car from every street Delta. GR Yaris is cool tho.
@@pontozannata8847 still not a WRC Rally 1 car. Nobody cares about Rally 2, like nobody cares about Formla 2 or Group N back in the days when Delta was competing in Group A.
Excellent video as always Ben, always really balanced opinions and it obviously helps massively that you can drive the thing to the limit! Great cars, I'd absolutely love one.
I own a number of iconic homologated rally and rally raid vehicles but the GR Yaris is currently #1 on my desire list. Trouble is, I live in the United States so this is forbidden fruit for us. I already own a GR Corolla but it's just not the same. It does not have the same reason for existence behind it. That car was never designed an engineered to go win the World Rally Championship like the GR Yaris. So how do I solve my dilemma? I'm moving to Europe. I'm currently in the process of gaining Italian citizenship just so I can have this car in my life. THAT is how bad I desire to own one of these. I'm willing to change countries! There are many great YT videos out there covering the brilliance of the GR Yaris but I think Ben has just created the best offering. He really captures just why this tool is so adept at the job. There is another YT video out there covering this car and in the comments a Porsche GT3 owner commented on the GR Yaris in a disparaging way. But in the video, the GR Yaris was just one second off the lap time of the Porsche GT3. 1 SECOND! The GR Yaris is just a remarkable piece of engineering from one of the last manufacturers you would think would create it. A truly special moment in automotive history. Those of you lucky enough to have access to one of these, you need to take advantage of it as this truly maybe the last time a piston driven car such as this will be released to the public. Great job Ben and your team!
@@79blustone Funny you should mention that. I'm originally from San Diego and I'm actually in San Diego right now visiting. Went to a weekend car show on Saturday here in San Diego and they're sat a GR Yaris sitting on Mexican plates. I spoke with the owner, he got the car directly through Toyota corporate (he was friends with the higher-ups) and it was sold to him on a bill of sale, no title. He got some Mexican plates from God knows where, threw them on it and he's just driving it around SoCal! Pretty ballsy. It was amazing to see one in the flesh in California. As to finding one in Mexico and bringing it into the U S., it would be a pretty big undertaking. Might look a little odd seeing a Mexican plated buzz bomb rolling around Oregon or some other non-border state. The PoPo might be overly interested in something like that, no? Not worth getting your car impounded over i.m.o. Sucks that Toyota couldn't find a way to bring these into the US. My GR Corolla Circuit is great and all but it's just not the same thing. It's just not.
@abikepeddler What a legend 👏, that's a great story, most appreciated. The one with the 'circuit pack' or 'Rally' or whatever its called in its domicile is the one to have, basically it's the one with the Forged alloy wheels, limited slip diffs. As there are a few variants. It's a fantastic car, they didn't sell it in the US because of the lack of normal Yaris being bought their. That's why you guys have missed out, but to be fair the Corolla looks nice and virtually the same spec. Imagine seeing a GR Yaris in Southern California, that would be so cool, you would be practically thee only person in the whole of the US in one of those. There must be a way to legally be able to own and drive one surely?
@@79blustoneYeah as I understand it you're correct. Because the standard Yaris has not been federalized for sale in the US, the GR variant is also not going to meet federal standards to be sold here. I own a 2023 GR Corolla Circuit pack with the aluminum hood, front and rear LSD diffs, and $15,000 forged carbon roof. It's a great car. And I'm sure it's 90% of a GR Yaris. But the longer wheelbase, additional weight and likely less stiff structure will all add up to make it just a little less... "Yarisee". Personally, I think the GR Yaris will be looked back upon as one of the all-time greats. When you consider it came from a major manufacturer at a time when no other major manufacturer was even considering homologating a car to go win a race series, well it is a marker in history. And when you consider the fact that, in the real world, with potholes, wet b-roads, and off camber corners it can run with cars five times it's cost, well it is just a hero car. 5 minutes ago I found out that my buddy Sam, who just spent 10 days in Japan, rented one for the time they were there. He's actually a general manager at a Toyota dealership here in the US. He says you now understands why I love them so much. He said the car was simply epic. (No he wants one) Unfortunately, there is no way to bring one legally into the US. Canada has a 15-year rule, no car can be imported into Canada that is younger than 15 years old. The United States rule is 25 years. No car can be imported into the United States that is younger than 25 years old (with the exception of some very specific, exempt cars). So it's going to be quite a wait to get a GR Yaris into the US legally.
Bought mine when the order books opened during the pandemic when Toyota were offering 0%. Felt like an absolute steal and hasn’t really depreciated either. Love mine, especially this time of year when the roads are leaf strewn and damp and every drive feels like a tarmac rally stage leaving other more exotic cars backing off.
The GR Yaris is my all time favourite car, got mine to 360 bhp, then reached 45000 miles and decided to sell and let somebody else love it.. Got a GR Supra or "BMW Supra" as replacement :D, love em both.
the last Gen Supra is such a nice car. first, before it came out - but everbody knew that a new one is coming - i was praying that its been looking like the old one but with the style of modern cars, seriously i thought it would be a nice car, but nothing that looks like the newer supra. After seeing the first one on the street i was getting goosebumps and thinking "holy shiiiit, this rhing looks fantastic! better than i ever can imagine!"😁 next the engine. BMW is the King in building inline 6's so its the perfect combination of both. you can get a 1000hp so easy out of the B58, sure you can also get 1000hp on a 2jz but you will pay another price 😅
@@benedikthassel i remember 11y ago when i turned 18 and got my driving license, friend had some old 325 bmw and holy fuck that Na I6 screamed on snowy roads 🤣 Even tho im Mercedes guy and mostly diesel when IT comes to petrol I6 its bmws podium.
I've had my GR Corolla (US) for just under a year, and I can say without a doubt, this is one of the best cars I've ever owned and driven. Describing it as a pocket rocket is 100% spot on. It very much is a 'point and go' car - pairing this much power with incredible grip is a wonderful recipe. The few items that I wish were different is the availability of colors (I wanted to get a grey one, but it wasn't offered on anything except the Circuit Edition - and I have the Premium Edition), braided steel clutch and brake lines, and the front dash speakers that used standard mounting hole spacing. I have not taken it to a track, so I cannot speak of its behaviors in that arena, but I have enjoyed it a fair amount on backroads, and it is an absolute riot to drive. :) It will go as fast as you are willing to push, and likely can handle more than we mortals are comfortable with (there is only 1 Ben Collins and sadly I am not a WRC driver). Endless thanks to Akio Toyoda for pushing to get this car made.
I have one alongside an 700hp Evo 5. The GR is a superb package and you can trace the DNA back to the Evo days thanks to Tommy Makinen being involved in the development.
Ben, have driven one and agree with everything you say. But the most refreshing thing about your review is that you cut through all the BS without feeling the need to qualify your enthusiasm with some 'balance' about the rear view mirror being too big, or not enough cup holders or some fake sophistry that shows you are really a superior person. You get the big picture like no other. More please. I'd take you over any other journo.
Ben is such a natural in front of the camera. I remember his Chiron "review" and it was effortless, coherent, natural and really exploited the car despite the roads he was on. I love and will always love the Stig, including his no face/no talking persona, but it's ironic how well Ben can do the talking bit.
Still got my '22. Its a garage queen and thats how I like it. Its comes out on dry days for some fast B roads and days out when I saver the car for special days otherwise it'll end up being a car that'll gradually be unappreciated. It would be nice to keep hold of this car for as long as possible. The underside is Bilt Hamber Dynax UC and SC50, the bodywork PPF'D and ceramic coating with Carpro CQuartz UK 3.0 and Carpro SIC layered. Well maintained and in pristine condition.
The Delta Integrale evo 2 is the most beautiful hatchback ever produced (the interior, not so much)! The Yaris at least in my eyes is the most beautiful supermini in production, the Mini included.
Hypercar in a matchbox......hmmmh, looks & feels like it. We love those things over here in 🇨🇭 even a couple of driving instructors use them for everyday coaching, mind you, we also have one or two Subaru STI's being used as everyday instruction tools here aswell....something to do with more corners than straights maybe...🤔😉
Great review! I love mine and do not plan to sell it ever. At the end of its "daily driver duty" it will most likely have a nice place beside my oldtimers, as I do agree that this is a very special car (or a swan song?) from the era we are in...
😮🙏 The legendary Rally Champion of the 1980s & early 1990s Lancia Delta Integrale 🌷🌿🇮🇹 were the designs & engineering of that nostalgic era ... While the Toyota Yaris GR is our freshly college graduated nephew whom being supported & helped by many more advance design , engineering & manufacturing hardwares & softwares knowhow of the 2010s & 2020s ... Cars from different era! 😊🙏🌷🌿🌎✌💜🕊🇮🇹🇯🇵
Hi my names Ben collins bro i love cars i always watched stig on topgear loved it always then you are the stig after not knowing and i used to call myself the stig at school as always loved cars before even knowing you were him haha love your videos
Very apt comparison with the Lancia. Toyota really nailed it. Love mine. Who needs silly 700hp+ so-called supercars for £300K+ (and depreciating faster than their 0-60 times)?
Another great video Ben , do you remember or did you ever drive the crx vtec of 1990 it never gets mentioned in hot hatch reviews, it could blow away the golf gti and 205 gti of the same year, this reminds me of it
To me this is the spiritual successor to the Evos and Stis from the 90s and early 2000s. Not quite as raw and direct but captures a lot of the spirit. The 3 cylinder is a weapon when modded too.
That Yaris is epic. But .... if someone gave me the choice between a GR Yaris or a Delta Integrale , well it's no contest , I'd take the Integrale all day long
As a daily and with the price difference? I've had both and as good as the Grale was, I couldn't go back to LHD, terrible fuel consumption and Lancia reliability. The Yaris has a 10 year, 100k mile warranty. But the Lancia is prettier and timeless.
Delta or Escos. Ill take them both. But i cab afford this yaris. So this is going to be my escos or integrale. They find one in my garage when im dead in 40 years
My mate bought one after much pondering and looking lustily at Civic type R's. He absolutely loves it but frets over his license, he claims it tells lies about how fast you;re actually going. It shares a garage with an Honda S2000 and a Mitsubishi Pajero Evo. He has interesting taste and a good eye.
Try the i20N, for me who drove both it's a more angry road car and it was more spacious and even lighter than the GR. So I bought one, tracked it a few times too and it's great fun.
Another excellent vid, ta. GRY painted Nero Purosange - aka metallic blackberry - with silver wheels would look cool. Speaking of Purosange, when are you going to review the latest Italian 4WD? Andiamo!
Awesome video Ben! Across the pond the yanks get the Corolla GR version, and it has an interesting issue with the rear end clutch pack going into protection mode in like a lap you just have front wheel drive...and this is purely a programming thing because their is not temp sensor on it even. People have put diff coolers on them and there was zero improvements. One channel asked the one of the engineers about it while reviewing the 2025 model and sadly they did nothing to fix this complaint at all. LOL
@@khamid1 From the mouth of the engineers at Toyota on that project there is no temp sensor...so it is 100% over protection granny protection math as they admitted.
Lucky enough to own this and a modern Ferrari. And I still drive the Yaris lots and always enjoy it! To takey Ferrari on track have to get inspection etc. Toyota say fill your boots. Go enjoy!
I'm an Air Fresheners Abuse Agent. I therefore warmly suggest Mr The Stig to report to our offices and have a chat on how those little scented cardboards suffer during track days.
I don’t know who came up with the design first, but I’m not surprised I like the lancia you’re referring to because I discovered some year’s ago that mercury made a fox body Capri, and that I liked it better than the fox body mustang
Ben, I know you own a Lancia Delta Inter, but the Yaris is the baby of the Toyota Celica Gt4 legendary rally cars. The cars that finally ended Lancia's domination of Group A rally. Remember? Yes, you guessed. I own a Celica. 😂
Yaris or Delta? Well I'm 50 so it's a Delta, but anyone who is 35 or less then I can understand you would take the Yaris. It's just the nostalgia for me 😁
I sold my Mitsubishi Evo 8 FQ-330 to grab one of these….i want an Evo again, but we I come close to fully committing to selling my Gr it just bites back and I can’t. 11/10 car
Owned mine for nearly 4 years and can't ever part with the thing. Just to put things into perspective I recently drove a new GT3RS around a track for 50 laps and it felt boring compared to this thing on my local mountain roads. The worse the road, the better this little nugget gets. Haven't found anything better to be honest.
Manual 'box, four wheel drive and 257 horsepowers: Toyota has done it right, I really love such a car exists. I wouldn't make a comparison with the Integrale - Three decades of technological advantage clearly give an advantage to the GR. Still, it actually is the true successor to it.
Never stop making these videos.
The world needs more Ben Collins and Chris Harris.
Imagine a Chris and Ben duo
great idea! @@dill6078
@@dill6078 hoping to get Chris on if he's not too busy hanging with Joe Rogan
Amen🙏
The world has thousands more like them. They live in foreign lands and speak with funny voices.
Modern classic. Many manufacturers don't have the balls to make a car like the GR Yaris anymore.
true - but it's great when they do. Focus RS was another mad moment of joy
it did paid off; 3 WCs back to back. I believe in 2026 or 27, it will be replaced by the new/future Celica; Toyota is doing what the german's won't so, we should buy all their cars and support their efforts with our money.
@@BenCollinsDrives mate had mk2 focur sr tuned to 450hp took me for a b road spin THE FEAR THE FEAR hahah
Without Akio Toyoda taking the helm and going all in with the LFA, the Gazoo Racing wouldn't have appeared. Look at what we have now. Beauts
Gazoo racing appeared because Naruse didn't like someone who doesn't know how to drive telling him what a good car should be.
Never thought The Stig would make such a good car journalist!! Cant pass a Ben Collins Video!❤
He learned from the best. He was always there watching
@egyptology22 💯% he did!
Had mine for almost 2 years, and I love it, and am planning on keeping it long term. Always brings a smile to my face, and I think with a few mods it looks and sounds awesome too.
I must say I felt a bit of extra pride in owning one after hearing all this praise from Ben Collins himself! Cheers from Norway.
keep it brother! you never know how the future went, maybe its the last car that its that cool! if i would own one, seriously half of my money would go into this thing, i would tune the engine with better parts but not giving the car more power. maybe 300hp, there is no need for more power, its a perfect car for rallying on the street. no other car is faster in corners than this beauty!
Great video. I’m fortunate to own a GR despite always wanting an Integrale, but out of my price range.
The GR Gen 1 is a keeper for me, and the true homologation version. Thanks Toyota 👍🏻
It's like me, love and keeping my 2020 red Circuit Pack GR Yaris, awesome car!
Brilliant little motor, only had it for prob 4 months and already, lowered the seats, Alcantara steering wheel, ITG panel filter, AST coilovers, spacers and now an additional rear spoiler. I'm happy with the power though. Thanks, Toyota, for building this little Hyper Hatch, Deffo my last car at aged 61 ❤
I've driven basically everything and nothing compares to this wonderful machine. Never ever will sell mine!!!
Got one. Love it and what's an added benefit it can be the family 'shopping trolley' giving you another car in the stable, without using up all of your sports car points. So you can have a second sports car as well ! I've got a 600hp/tonne '7' and in all honesty, unsighted point to point back road the GR would walk away from it. The sheer confidence inspiring grip level is just off the charts.
Только вернулся с прогулки на Yaris GR,прокатился по зимней дороге к морю рядом .Эта машина достойна ,спасибо создателям.
That’s what we love Ben , enthusiasm
I'm loving the horizontal air freshener 😊
The stig and a GR yaris is a killer combination. Awesome little car, will never sell mine
Same, keeper for life
Finally Toyota GR Yaris ❤❤❤
Awesome video
Year by year it's acquiring rally royalty status. Just like the Lancia did. What a beautiful little car.
It isn't tho. Rally1 Yaris has only a shell looking like a Yaris. The rest is a tube frame. But you could make a Group A car from every street Delta. GR Yaris is cool tho.
@@eni3995 the yaris rally 2 just won its class in the wrc, and that one is based on the street car shell
@@pontozannata8847 still not a WRC Rally 1 car. Nobody cares about Rally 2, like nobody cares about Formla 2 or Group N back in the days when Delta was competing in Group A.
So you want it to win with a normal chassis in a series where every car is tube frame?
Excellent video as always Ben, always really balanced opinions and it obviously helps massively that you can drive the thing to the limit! Great cars, I'd absolutely love one.
I own a number of iconic homologated rally and rally raid vehicles but the GR Yaris is currently #1 on my desire list. Trouble is, I live in the United States so this is forbidden fruit for us. I already own a GR Corolla but it's just not the same. It does not have the same reason for existence behind it. That car was never designed an engineered to go win the World Rally Championship like the GR Yaris. So how do I solve my dilemma? I'm moving to Europe. I'm currently in the process of gaining Italian citizenship just so I can have this car in my life. THAT is how bad I desire to own one of these. I'm willing to change countries!
There are many great YT videos out there covering the brilliance of the GR Yaris but I think Ben has just created the best offering. He really captures just why this tool is so adept at the job. There is another YT video out there covering this car and in the comments a Porsche GT3 owner commented on the GR Yaris in a disparaging way. But in the video, the GR Yaris was just one second off the lap time of the Porsche GT3. 1 SECOND! The GR Yaris is just a remarkable piece of engineering from one of the last manufacturers you would think would create it. A truly special moment in automotive history. Those of you lucky enough to have access to one of these, you need to take advantage of it as this truly maybe the last time a piston driven car such as this will be released to the public.
Great job Ben and your team!
I would do the same. I completely understand.
Can't you go into Mexico and bring one back over the boarder?
@@79blustone Funny you should mention that. I'm originally from San Diego and I'm actually in San Diego right now visiting. Went to a weekend car show on Saturday here in San Diego and they're sat a GR Yaris sitting on Mexican plates. I spoke with the owner, he got the car directly through Toyota corporate (he was friends with the higher-ups) and it was sold to him on a bill of sale, no title. He got some Mexican plates from God knows where, threw them on it and he's just driving it around SoCal! Pretty ballsy. It was amazing to see one in the flesh in California. As to finding one in Mexico and bringing it into the U S., it would be a pretty big undertaking. Might look a little odd seeing a Mexican plated buzz bomb rolling around Oregon or some other non-border state. The PoPo might be overly interested in something like that, no? Not worth getting your car impounded over i.m.o. Sucks that Toyota couldn't find a way to bring these into the US. My GR Corolla Circuit is great and all but it's just not the same thing. It's just not.
@abikepeddler What a legend 👏, that's a great story, most appreciated. The one with the 'circuit pack' or 'Rally' or whatever its called in its domicile is the one to have, basically it's the one with the Forged alloy wheels, limited slip diffs. As there are a few variants. It's a fantastic car, they didn't sell it in the US because of the lack of normal Yaris being bought their. That's why you guys have missed out, but to be fair the Corolla looks nice and virtually the same spec. Imagine seeing a GR Yaris in Southern California, that would be so cool, you would be practically thee only person in the whole of the US in one of those. There must be a way to legally be able to own and drive one surely?
@@79blustoneYeah as I understand it you're correct. Because the standard Yaris has not been federalized for sale in the US, the GR variant is also not going to meet federal standards to be sold here.
I own a 2023 GR Corolla Circuit pack with the aluminum hood, front and rear LSD diffs, and $15,000 forged carbon roof. It's a great car. And I'm sure it's 90% of a GR Yaris. But the longer wheelbase, additional weight and likely less stiff structure will all add up to make it just a little less... "Yarisee". Personally, I think the GR Yaris will be looked back upon as one of the all-time greats. When you consider it came from a major manufacturer at a time when no other major manufacturer was even considering homologating a car to go win a race series, well it is a marker in history. And when you consider the fact that, in the real world, with potholes, wet b-roads, and off camber corners it can run with cars five times it's cost, well it is just a hero car. 5 minutes ago I found out that my buddy Sam, who just spent 10 days in Japan, rented one for the time they were there. He's actually a general manager at a Toyota dealership here in the US. He says you now understands why I love them so much. He said the car was simply epic. (No he wants one)
Unfortunately, there is no way to bring one legally into the US. Canada has a 15-year rule, no car can be imported into Canada that is younger than 15 years old. The United States rule is 25 years. No car can be imported into the United States that is younger than 25 years old (with the exception of some very specific, exempt cars). So it's going to be quite a wait to get a GR Yaris into the US legally.
Thanks Ben, love my GRY, every drive is special, and it never disappoints.
Heavy duty weapons...mated with optimus prime.
Shat out into this car.
Beautiful.
Bought mine when the order books opened during the pandemic when Toyota were offering 0%. Felt like an absolute steal and hasn’t really depreciated either. Love mine, especially this time of year when the roads are leaf strewn and damp and every drive feels like a tarmac rally stage leaving other more exotic cars backing off.
Same 😂
You like it, we can tell 😎 great quick track review., loved your description of its conception 🤣
The GR Yaris is my all time favourite car, got mine to 360 bhp, then reached 45000 miles and decided to sell and let somebody else love it.. Got a GR Supra or "BMW Supra" as replacement :D, love em both.
The GR Supra fun ?.... I bet it being RWD more options open up for fun and much better engine.
the last Gen Supra is such a nice car. first, before it came out - but everbody knew that a new one is coming - i was praying that its been looking like the old one but with the style of modern cars, seriously i thought it would be a nice car, but nothing that looks like the newer supra.
After seeing the first one on the street i was getting goosebumps and thinking "holy shiiiit, this rhing looks fantastic! better than i ever can imagine!"😁 next the engine. BMW is the King in building inline 6's so its the perfect combination of both. you can get a 1000hp so easy out of the B58, sure you can also get 1000hp on a 2jz but you will pay another price 😅
@@benedikthassel i remember 11y ago when i turned 18 and got my driving license, friend had some old 325 bmw and holy fuck that Na I6 screamed on snowy roads 🤣 Even tho im Mercedes guy and mostly diesel when IT comes to petrol I6 its bmws podium.
I've had my GR Corolla (US) for just under a year, and I can say without a doubt, this is one of the best cars I've ever owned and driven.
Describing it as a pocket rocket is 100% spot on. It very much is a 'point and go' car - pairing this much power with incredible grip is a wonderful recipe.
The few items that I wish were different is the availability of colors (I wanted to get a grey one, but it wasn't offered on anything except the Circuit Edition - and I have the Premium Edition), braided steel clutch and brake lines, and the front dash speakers that used standard mounting hole spacing.
I have not taken it to a track, so I cannot speak of its behaviors in that arena, but I have enjoyed it a fair amount on backroads, and it is an absolute riot to drive. :) It will go as fast as you are willing to push, and likely can handle more than we mortals are comfortable with (there is only 1 Ben Collins and sadly I am not a WRC driver).
Endless thanks to Akio Toyoda for pushing to get this car made.
Great video,great car that will ultimately be classic for the ages! Thanks for the video and commentary…keep them coming please 👍👍
I have one alongside an 700hp Evo 5. The GR is a superb package and you can trace the DNA back to the Evo days thanks to Tommy Makinen being involved in the development.
I'm trying to convince my wife to buy one. I've tried to explain to her that it will take her from being a 7 to a 9 😂😂
Я купил ,но жена не может понять почему так дорого😅
Nice one Ben. I see GR and you and I’m watching!
I've just got to get one of these! Flippin' love them!!
Ben, have driven one and agree with everything you say. But the most refreshing thing about your review is that you cut through all the BS without feeling the need to qualify your enthusiasm with some 'balance' about the rear view mirror being too big, or not enough cup holders or some fake sophistry that shows you are really a superior person. You get the big picture like no other. More please. I'd take you over any other journo.
@@John-i1g Absolutely spot on John
The Lancia looks amazing
Great work Flat Out Media 👍👍 it's good to see Ben thanking you for your work 👍
Best advert for this pocket rocket I've seen
Love mine, I bought two!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Congrats on 200k subs
Mines a keeper… love it. Both my boys drive it on track too so fun for all the family…😜
I have a GR Corolla Circuit Edition and I absolutely love it
Great video as always! One thing you didn’t mention is the amazing sound
Ben is such a natural in front of the camera. I remember his Chiron "review" and it was effortless, coherent, natural and really exploited the car despite the roads he was on. I love and will always love the Stig, including his no face/no talking persona, but it's ironic how well Ben can do the talking bit.
Been on track with ‘em… Awesome lid’l things!!! 👍😊👊💥
Still got my '22. Its a garage queen and thats how I like it. Its comes out on dry days for some fast B roads and days out when I saver the car for special days otherwise it'll end up being a car that'll gradually be unappreciated. It would be nice to keep hold of this car for as long as possible. The underside is Bilt Hamber Dynax UC and SC50, the bodywork PPF'D and ceramic coating with Carpro CQuartz UK 3.0 and Carpro SIC layered. Well maintained and in pristine condition.
Lovely pocket rocket
Now I’m tempted to buy one!! Agree re the future classic status.
Great to see you at Pembrey 👌👌👌
The Delta Integrale evo 2 is the most beautiful hatchback ever produced (the interior, not so much)! The Yaris at least in my eyes is the most beautiful supermini in production, the Mini included.
Nice Review Ben!
Hypercar in a matchbox......hmmmh, looks & feels like it. We love those things over here in 🇨🇭 even a couple of driving instructors use them for everyday coaching, mind you, we also have one or two Subaru STI's being used as everyday instruction tools here aswell....something to do with more corners than straights maybe...🤔😉
As a good mate said, this thing is VERY chuckable..... and I agree :-)
Great review! I love mine and do not plan to sell it ever. At the end of its "daily driver duty" it will most likely have a nice place beside my oldtimers, as I do agree that this is a very special car (or a swan song?) from the era we are in...
Love my GR Yaris. Its my daily drive.
Great film as usual Ben 👌
Thanks a ton!
Cars like Yaris happen when true driving passion and philosophie meets with dedication and understanding.
😮🙏 The legendary Rally Champion of the 1980s & early 1990s Lancia Delta Integrale 🌷🌿🇮🇹 were the designs & engineering of that nostalgic era ... While the Toyota Yaris GR is our freshly college graduated nephew whom being supported & helped by many more advance design , engineering & manufacturing hardwares & softwares knowhow of the 2010s & 2020s ... Cars from different era! 😊🙏🌷🌿🌎✌💜🕊🇮🇹🇯🇵
I defo wish I had ridden the 1st wave of these - kudos to those with their finger on the pulse!
I love my yaris GR
Nice review I will be patiently waiting for the Toyota GR86 review 👀
This or a GR86?
I love my 2013 6 speed manual ZR hatch with panoramic roof .. heaps of zip .. can’t wait to get hold of the GR
Yay for the handbrake!!! 👍 But seriously it looks to me like it’s just gonna roll over around some of those turns…it’s a roly-polie!
I can’t help feeling like I’ve seen this man setting lap times in cars like this before🤔
Bonus points for the hazards lighting up under breaking 😂
You thoughts on the gr yaris are the same as when I bought my evo 5 brand new in 99 and still have it to this day!
Hi my names Ben collins bro i love cars i always watched stig on topgear loved it always then you are the stig after not knowing and i used to call myself the stig at school as always loved cars before even knowing you were him haha love your videos
Far out, I want one
Ben, get a gen 2 with the auto and try it out in a Welsh B road, life changing bro! Live your work. Adam🇬🇧 in 🇨🇭
I think you misspelled manual; automatics are for ppl who cannot h&t or, basically, lack any driving skills.
Very apt comparison with the Lancia. Toyota really nailed it. Love mine.
Who needs silly 700hp+ so-called supercars for £300K+ (and depreciating faster than their 0-60 times)?
Another great video Ben , do you remember or did you ever drive the crx vtec of 1990 it never gets mentioned in hot hatch reviews, it could blow away the golf gti and 205 gti of the same year, this reminds me of it
Great review. I don't care about cup holders and soft surfaces, I want the car to overtake on an English B road like time warp.
To me this is the spiritual successor to the Evos and Stis from the 90s and early 2000s. Not quite as raw and direct but captures a lot of the spirit. The 3 cylinder is a weapon when modded too.
Few chassis tweaks and they are relatively raw with better mechanical grip
Lancia Delta Integralle is one of the most beautiful cars made ever.I can't say the same for Yaris.
That Yaris is epic. But .... if someone gave me the choice between a GR Yaris or a Delta Integrale , well it's no contest , I'd take the Integrale all day long
As a daily and with the price difference?
I've had both and as good as the Grale was, I couldn't go back to LHD, terrible fuel consumption and Lancia reliability. The Yaris has a 10 year, 100k mile warranty.
But the Lancia is prettier and timeless.
@ yes and yes. Some folks priorities are different to others . I’ve never daily’d a sensible car in my life.
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be? 🤣🤣
Delta or Escos. Ill take them both. But i cab afford this yaris. So this is going to be my escos or integrale. They find one in my garage when im dead in 40 years
I have been waiting
My mate bought one after much pondering and looking lustily at Civic type R's. He absolutely loves it but frets over his license, he claims it tells lies about how fast you;re actually going. It shares a garage with an Honda S2000 and a Mitsubishi Pajero Evo. He has interesting taste and a good eye.
Try the i20N, for me who drove both it's a more angry road car and it was more spacious and even lighter than the GR. So I bought one, tracked it a few times too and it's great fun.
Finally!
😂😂😂😂 3:26 top motor reporting
Stellar
So tempted to get one....or the GR Corolla.
My Gen1 is definitely a keeper. It's stays garaged unless I feel like driving like a hooligan, or need to go to Tesco :)
Another excellent vid, ta.
GRY painted Nero Purosange - aka metallic blackberry - with silver wheels would look cool.
Speaking of Purosange, when are you going to review the latest Italian 4WD? Andiamo!
Awesome video Ben!
Across the pond the yanks get the Corolla GR version, and it has an interesting issue with the rear end clutch pack going into protection mode in like a lap you just have front wheel drive...and this is purely a programming thing because their is not temp sensor on it even. People have put diff coolers on them and there was zero improvements. One channel asked the one of the engineers about it while reviewing the 2025 model and sadly they did nothing to fix this complaint at all. LOL
The GRC does appear to have more of an issue with the system going into limp mode. Some wonder if it is the transfer case rather than the clutch pack.
@@khamid1 From the mouth of the engineers at Toyota on that project there is no temp sensor...so it is 100% over protection granny protection math as they admitted.
How often do u go to the track?
Man, I was so excited for wrenchwerx
Toyota had an idea, they teamed up with finnish rally knowledge to develope this fine piece of engineering. :)
Still a great car.. nice cloud seeding in the back ground there.. we gonna need AWD
Lucky enough to own this and a modern Ferrari. And I still drive the Yaris lots and always enjoy it! To takey Ferrari on track have to get inspection etc. Toyota say fill your boots. Go enjoy!
Inspection policy madness - Toyota turn on track it and take home
I'm an Air Fresheners Abuse Agent. I therefore warmly suggest Mr The Stig to report to our offices and have a chat on how those little scented cardboards suffer during track days.
I don’t know who came up with the design first, but I’m not surprised I like the lancia you’re referring to because I discovered some year’s ago that mercury made a fox body Capri, and that I liked it better than the fox body mustang
Wish we could get these in the US, I could do with one as a daily driver whilst I'm rebuilding my Integrale evo engine!
Ben, I know you own a Lancia Delta Inter, but the Yaris is the baby of the Toyota Celica Gt4 legendary rally cars. The cars that finally ended Lancia's domination of Group A rally. Remember? Yes, you guessed. I own a Celica. 😂
Yaris or Delta? Well I'm 50 so it's a Delta, but anyone who is 35 or less then I can understand you would take the Yaris. It's just the nostalgia for me 😁
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Amazing car, my mate put me to shame on the 'ring'. He 'simply' weaved in and out of cars on corners ffs. Brilliant little track car 😂
I sold my Mitsubishi Evo 8 FQ-330 to grab one of these….i want an Evo again, but we I come close to fully committing to selling my Gr it just bites back and I can’t. 11/10 car
I really wish could see the top gear test track time. It is Stig after all.
52,000 miles in mine 2020 car, it’s bonkers especially A and B roads
Owned mine for nearly 4 years and can't ever part with the thing. Just to put things into perspective I recently drove a new GT3RS around a track for 50 laps and it felt boring compared to this thing on my local mountain roads. The worse the road, the better this little nugget gets. Haven't found anything better to be honest.
nice 🔥💯💪🏻
Manual 'box, four wheel drive and 257 horsepowers: Toyota has done it right, I really love such a car exists.
I wouldn't make a comparison with the Integrale - Three decades of technological advantage clearly give an advantage to the GR. Still, it actually is the true successor to it.
A great review Ben, thanks. Harry Metcalf has one, I think he has uprated suspension? :)
Look up Larry Chen's episode with one of these thats an omage to the celica gt4. Ridiculous how dope it looks and is.
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This video complements Harry'sGarage's latest video perfectly!