RE: New Toyota GR Yaris revealed with 280hp
Discussion
martin12345 said:
I am 6'1". When I first sat in the car after my Leon Cupra and XJR I thought the seat was very high
(Leon gone now, still got XJR)
Mirror isn't great but in reality it doesn't really block a place you really need to look (well not for me)
Now the car feels completely fine and I am not sure if/when I get a Mk2 if I would have the seat fully on the lowest setting or have it a little raised
In some ways I do like the higher seat position for visibility compared to the XJR which is very low
That said, I could raise the seat in the XJR but i don't as the relationship to the dash and instruments wouldn't work well then
Will find out if/when I get one but I suspect I will have it low because the dash and instruments are lower
Proof of the pudding will be in the eating !
To add some contrast, when i got mine it felt like you were perched on it, as opposed to in it.(Leon gone now, still got XJR)
Mirror isn't great but in reality it doesn't really block a place you really need to look (well not for me)
Now the car feels completely fine and I am not sure if/when I get a Mk2 if I would have the seat fully on the lowest setting or have it a little raised
In some ways I do like the higher seat position for visibility compared to the XJR which is very low
That said, I could raise the seat in the XJR but i don't as the relationship to the dash and instruments wouldn't work well then
Will find out if/when I get one but I suspect I will have it low because the dash and instruments are lower
Proof of the pudding will be in the eating !
The high dash and low mirror combo was highly obstructive of forward vision, couldn't believe it had been signed off. At least the mirror should have been higher.
bennno said:
To add some contrast, when i got mine it felt like you were perched on it, as opposed to in it.
The high dash and low mirror combo was highly obstructive of forward vision, couldn't believe it had been signed off. At least the mirror should have been higher.
Didn't go for a test drive?The high dash and low mirror combo was highly obstructive of forward vision, couldn't believe it had been signed off. At least the mirror should have been higher.
chillbill said:
bennno said:
To add some contrast, when i got mine it felt like you were perched on it, as opposed to in it.
The high dash and low mirror combo was highly obstructive of forward vision, couldn't believe it had been signed off. At least the mirror should have been higher.
Didn't go for a test drive?The high dash and low mirror combo was highly obstructive of forward vision, couldn't believe it had been signed off. At least the mirror should have been higher.
Leon R said:
I sat in one August 2020.
Sitting is slightly different than getting out on the road. Also it was a pre-production car so whilst you can assume nothing will change you can’t guarantee it. Because of that before I picked up mine I managed to get a quick sit in a production car before signing on the dotted line. Boxhiller said:
Nothing mentioned for the gen 2 GR Yaris as yet but isn't there supposed to be some sort of a speed limiting/ speed logging system due to be installed on all new cars any year soon?
Yes, it will have ISA, but it can of course be disabled. Quite how much faff that is to do remains to be seen, but this button on the wheel gives some hope it’s just a single button push.
loudlashadjuster said:
Boxhiller said:
Nothing mentioned for the gen 2 GR Yaris as yet but isn't there supposed to be some sort of a speed limiting/ speed logging system due to be installed on all new cars any year soon?
Yes, it will have ISA, but it can of course be disabled. Quite how much faff that is to do remains to be seen, but this button on the wheel gives some hope it’s just a single button push.
The key thing will be as mentioned - how easy is it to turn them off !!
(there appears to be requirements in GSR2 about how they can be turned off so there is a minimum annoying level including the fact that they legally have to be turned on every time the ignition is turned on)
martin12345 said:
All new cars after the 7th July 2024 have to have these features fitted so it's safe to say all Mk2 GRY's will have it fitted
The key thing will be as mentioned - how easy is it to turn them off !!
(there appears to be requirements in GSR2 about how they can be turned off so there is a minimum annoying level including the fact that they legally have to be turned on every time the ignition is turned on)
Very annoying indeed. Hopefully they can be coded off permanently with the right OBD2 adaptor.The key thing will be as mentioned - how easy is it to turn them off !!
(there appears to be requirements in GSR2 about how they can be turned off so there is a minimum annoying level including the fact that they legally have to be turned on every time the ignition is turned on)
Networkgeek said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Same TRD, and I've read that too a few times about the F56 Cooper, and a lot of reviews say that it is the sweetspot of the Mini range.
I am properly anal about engines though, and I think that I probably listen out for stuff a lot more than most. Plus I think the B38 engine will be under a lot less strain in the Cooper, because it is a much lighter car than the ones I've driven. So I presume that it will sound a lot less thrashy/rough in that in fairness.
The B38 isn't awful at a cruise at really low revs, however once you start to use the revs it sounds like a bag of spanners to my ears in the cars I've driven with it in.
I presume the 3 cylinder engine in the GR Yaris is masked a bit in that regard(and from what I'm told it isnt rough anyway), because of the piped in cabin noise. So that disguises some of the harshness that I've heard with the 3 cylinder engines I've used. On videos the piped in cabin noise does sound quite prominent in the GR Yaris to me.
Interesting stuff, chaps. I am properly anal about engines though, and I think that I probably listen out for stuff a lot more than most. Plus I think the B38 engine will be under a lot less strain in the Cooper, because it is a much lighter car than the ones I've driven. So I presume that it will sound a lot less thrashy/rough in that in fairness.
The B38 isn't awful at a cruise at really low revs, however once you start to use the revs it sounds like a bag of spanners to my ears in the cars I've driven with it in.
I presume the 3 cylinder engine in the GR Yaris is masked a bit in that regard(and from what I'm told it isnt rough anyway), because of the piped in cabin noise. So that disguises some of the harshness that I've heard with the 3 cylinder engines I've used. On videos the piped in cabin noise does sound quite prominent in the GR Yaris to me.
My M2 was recently in for a service and my loaner was a new BMW 118i that had the 1.5 3 cylinder.
I absolutely loved it. The engine was quick enough (140bhp), the ZF auto was superb and it would do 50mpg everywhere.
My M2 is back now, and I still miss the little 1 Series. I'm holding off from test-driving one, as I would be very tempted to PX the M2.
God, I'm so boring these days
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