Re : Toyota GR Yaris - official!

[Tr1cky]

Have asked to be kept up to date on this.

Uk site for the plug and play booster mentioned earlier

https://www.chiptuning.com/uk/coming-soon.html

[Lauren13]

rodericb said:

The GR uses Emotional Red. There are a few metallic reds in use at Toyota. Emotional red is a bit darker than the rest, doesn't pop and I think is quite sensitive to the other colours on the car. I would stick with black wheels rather than silver (or even white) if changing the wheels. I've ordered red...

It's called 'Scarlet Flare' in the UK. You can see that on the configurator.

[ecsrobin]

Lauren13 said:

It's called 'Scarlet Flare' in the UK. You can see that on the configurator.

It’s the same colour though isn’t it and just a name change?

[rodericb]

Okay - in Japan and Australia at least, the red is Emotional red. In the UK at least (maybe Europe?) it's Scarlet flare. The code for emotional red is 3U5 and scarlet flare is 3U4. scarlet flare looks a tiny bit darker than emotional red. The toyota UK site says that scarlet flare is a pearl but other sources I'm finding say it's metallic. Emotional red is a apparently metallic. It's probably not a problem unless you need paint...! Just make sure to get the correct one if you're buying from overseas.....

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/touch-up-paint/t...

Edited by rodericb on Monday 19th October 10:37

[ecsrobin]

Not sure if this has been posted before but a good demonstration of the 3 4wd modes around a 180 bend and launching from standstill.

https://youtu.be/gLU7HGSk4xg

Edited by ecsrobin on Monday 19th October 11:41

[anonymous-user]

Forgot the link?

[Darren198]

Anyone in Devon, ideally West Devon picking one up soon?
Spoke to local dealer and they said will have a demonstrator in the next month or two. Wanted me to look at a std Yaris to help me make a decision but i said no, it's more of a bespoke car so want to see in flesh as would want it to be a very long term car & daily driver so needs to be right. So, wouldn't mind having a look at someone's, go for a passenger ride.
Really shouldn't be considering buying a new car after buying one last year but finding i hardly use the MX-5 if need to park anywhere as difficult to get in and out of if space restricted. Great car though and may keep but tempted to go for one of these so can move back to having one car only.

Edited by Darren198 on Monday 19th October 12:18

[ecsrobin]

Sam.M said:

Forgot the link?

Sure did! https://youtu.be/gLU7HGSk4xg

[anonymous-user]

ecsrobin said:

Sam.M said:

Forgot the link?

Sure did! https://youtu.be/gLU7HGSk4xg

Nice comparison

Track for the launch, sports for fun!

[Galerion]

Sam.M said:

Nice comparison

Track for the launch, sports for fun!

So sports mode all the time

I don't know about you folks but I pretty never launch my cars that hard and I don't plan on starting to do 5K clutch dumps or that sort.

[RB Will]

I certainly wouldn’t advise doing it regularly in something awd and grippy with a normal clutch

[anonymous-user]

No indeed. Will be interesting to watch tuning companies and more devil may care owners find the limits of the stock platform over the next 12 months.

With regards to press coverage of the car, how soon do we think we'll see anything published?

Will the press have got their hands on a car before the dealer demos arrive? Are they waiting just as we are for them to land along with the press cars? Is there an embargo on the car?

[Atkinson2k]

Nice shot for anyone who went for the Red

[anonymous-user]

That angle really captures it well, angry little box arch beastie.

[GrJa]

Galerion said:

Sam.M said:

Nice comparison

Track for the launch, sports for fun!

So sports mode all the time

I don't know about you folks but I pretty never launch my cars that hard and I don't plan on starting to do 5K clutch dumps or that sort.

I’ve just sold an M2 that I never even tried the launch control on. I’ll give vehicles hell through the gears and try to pull their tyres off round the corners but squealing off from standstill doesn’t appeal to me at all.

[Lankan]

At last, a known driver giving a Circuit Pack car the beans around a small circuit: Heikki Kovalainen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5pY4Q_5l9w

Not surprisingly, HK's laps were less dramatic (i.e. smoother), with less tyre squeal, but yet faster than the other chap, albeit by not much. I think that would be typical of any Formula 1 driver. Not sure what driving modes were used, but the Japanese driver talks about "sports modo", but unsure whether he engaged that mode before setting off.

Seems like HK has been involved in testing the GRY:
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1022...

Edited by Lankan on Monday 19th October 18:24

[GrJa]

Lankan said:

At last, a known driver giving a Circuit Pack car the beans around a small circuit: Heikki Kovalainen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5pY4Q_5l9w

There’s a lot of people getting in a twist about exhaust note but that turbo slurp is going to keep me well amused, love it.

[anonymous-user]

Blitz just released a video featuring their GR Yaris.



Just suspension so far, exhaust and intake under development.

[Darren198]

GrJa said:

There’s a lot of people getting in a twist about exhaust note but that turbo slurp is going to keep me well amused, love it.

Don't really care for exhaust note but engine/intake more important for driver enjoyment. I'm sure they'll sound good for the occupants. I had a three pot 1 litre Aygo last year as a courtesy car from Toyota and thought the engine note was cool. That had no power however

[AlphaDelta]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FjWQe0uv0Q

Not sure how I missed this video in my GR trawl of youtube previously (seems the video was uploaded in February) but this guy hoons a pre-production model around. Looks an absolute riot.