RE: Toyota teases new Yaris GR-4

[LasseV]

rossub said:

Surely nobody would buy it at £35k though.

They're aiming for big sales numbers, so it'll need to be a half sensible asking price.

Can't wait to see the specs and numbers though.

No, they are not aiming for big sale numbers.

[Big Robbo]

If it's £30k they'll sell as many as they can make , if it's £35k they'll sell enough to make it viable

[rossub]

LasseV said:

rossub said:

Surely nobody would buy it at £35k though.

They're aiming for big sales numbers, so it'll need to be a half sensible asking price.

Can't wait to see the specs and numbers though.

No, they are not aiming for big sale numbers.

Have you read the updated article? 25,000 of a 4wd 3 door hatchback is a lot.

[Advevo]

Weight is 1280kg carbon roof and alu doors hood and trunk.
1.6 3 cilinder engine with 261hp
4wd rear biased
6 speed manual
And an old skool handbrake oh yess

I think it is sold

[rb26]

There's a massive amount of want over here. If it's under £30k it's going to be the bargain of the decade

[epom]

This is going to be very interesting.

[neil-1323bolts]

This looks amazing , might have to get rid of the GRMN a lot earlier than planned !

[SturdyHSV]

ecsrobin said:

blearyeyedboy said:

had ham said:

New GR Yaris piccies, without Camo...

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-offic...





Looks quite aggressive with those arches and bonnet hump.

Want.

If they get the pricing right on this I can see it being very popular. Sub £30k and I’m interested.

That would be awesome.

This joins an incredibly small list of new cars I would actually consider buying (alongside ND MX5, Mustang GT, Giulia QF, Lexus LC500), fingers crossed Toyota make it as mental as it looks

[SuperPav]

3-cyl is a fantastic move for this. Highly boosted 3-cyl should be one of the best sounding engines in the segment!

Also, I'll revise my pricing estimate to around £30k - I was basing it on a Golf GTI/R pricing, and turns out they're a couple grand cheaper than I thought they were! Should still be a great package for that amount of money, and on the face of it, virtually without direct competitors. Are there any AWD sub compact (fiesta/polo size) hot hatches these days in EU?

[rastapasta]

SuperPav said:

3-cyl is a fantastic move for this. Highly boosted 3-cyl should be one of the best sounding engines in the segment!

Also, I'll revise my pricing estimate to around £30k - I was basing it on a Golf GTI/R pricing, and turns out they're a couple grand cheaper than I thought they were! Should still be a great package for that amount of money, and on the face of it, virtually without direct competitors. Are there any AWD sub compact (fiesta/polo size) hot hatches these days in EU?

No. I was going to say Suzuki swift but the sport model is FWD. Thing people missed is that Toyoa made the urban cruiser which was a Yarius on stilts and sold it here in Switzerland as AWD. I would be very interested in this Yaris.

[CrossMember]

I don't think I could walk past a tidy 2ZR GRMN at £19k to spend £30k-ish on this.

But I'd love both. I mean either. No, both.

[Kolbenkopp]

Advevo said:

Weight is 1280kg carbon roof and alu doors hood and trunk.
1.6 3 cilinder engine with 261hp
4wd rear biased
6 speed manual
And an old skool handbrake oh yess

I think it is sold

Effing hell -- sounds tasty. Thiis is confirmed?

[Kolbenkopp]

rossub said:

Have you read the updated article? 25,000 of a 4wd 3 door hatchback is a lot.

I've been wondering about that one. Even desperate enough to go on the FIA site to look for the homologation rules. Way I understand Group N is that they need to sell 2500 units of the thing they want to homologate out of 25000 of the base car the model is developed from.

Selling 25k cooking Yaris should be easy. Selling 2500 GR-4 at a (too) high price also. Especially if the specs posted earlier on the thread are true.

Anyone with better knowledge on that homologation business?

[Fetthobler]

Massive want, if the specs are right! Need to sell my 997 Turbo in 2020, and put me on the list for the Yaris, as this looks more fun!

[foxhounduk]

Man...if they really make a 4wd version of this, I think I'll put a deposit down. I want a fast all weather small car that isn't a golf or s3

[Captain Obvious]

Advevo said:

Weight is 1280kg carbon roof and alu doors hood and trunk.
1.6 3 cilinder engine with 261hp
4wd rear biased
6 speed manual
And an old skool handbrake oh yess

I think it is sold

I don't know if you're guessing or have inside info but that sounds real tasty.

[Captain Obvious]

[SuperPav]

Hard to tell but are those frameless windows on the front doors??

[Toltec]

Captain Obvious said:

Advevo said:

Weight is 1280kg carbon roof and alu doors hood and trunk.
1.6 3 cilinder engine with 261hp
4wd rear biased
6 speed manual
And an old skool handbrake oh yess

I think it is sold

I don't know if you're guessing or have inside info but that sounds real tasty.

A bit heavier than I was hoping for, but still sounding good.

[ecsrobin]

Toltec said:

A bit heavier than I was hoping for, but still sounding good.

An Abarth 595 is about 200kg lighter so with 4wd it’s about right I’d think.