RE: Toyota Yaris GRMN - Geneva 2017

[quantum2000]

Engine is the 1.8 supercharged as used in the Lotus Elise S

[Mike1990]

Looking forward to this, it certainly has all the right ingredients, i quite like the Interior seems rather simple. I do prefer the looks to the older JDM only yaris/Vitz GRMN though.

[SonicShadow]

quantum2000 said:

Engine is the 1.8 supercharged as used in the Lotus Elise S

I doubt they'll bring back the 2ZZ, that engine is a couple generations old now. Much more likely to be based on the ZR engine, hopefully with a 'G' head.

[LasseV]

SonicShadow said:

I doubt they'll bring back the 2ZZ, that engine is a couple generations old now. Much more likely to be based on the ZR engine, hopefully with a 'G' head.

Still in production tho. I'm not sure how well ZR series can handle sporty things.

[SonicShadow]

The ZZ is in production but being phased out by the ZR engine across the Toyota range. Most cars that used to have the 1ZZ-FE now have the 2ZR-FE for example. Toyota need a new 4cyl performance engine, this would be the ideal way to introduce it.

Edit- Also, the Toyota GB blog states it's a new 1.8L supercharged engine.

Edited by SonicShadow on Monday 13th March 12:25

[RumbleOfThunder]

Supercharged 1.8 is an odd choice in this day and age. Interested to see how it turns out.

[filski666]

Norbury90 said:

The Gremlin? What a good name. Hopefully this will be a couple of tweaks away from being a great car.

I read it as "GARMIN" - thought it was a Sat Nav tie in version.......

[epom]

RumbleOfThunder said:

Supercharged 1.8 is an odd choice in this day and age. Interested to see how it turns out.

Have to agree, especially with how good turbo engines are these days. Maybe they are really aiming for the purists.
The JDM one there is much nicer.