TOYOTA Motor Firm Australia’s (TMCA) most performance-focused hatch up to now has lastly arrived Down Underneath, with the GR Yaris Rallye checking in to native showrooms priced from $54,500 plus on-road prices.
With the 2021 Australian allocation for each the common GR Yaris and the Rallye now exhausted, TMCA vice-president of gross sales and advertising and marketing Sean Hanley mentioned new orders would doubtless have to attend till 2022 earlier than supply.
“We anticipate we’ll ship nearly all of the vehicles within the first allocations of each these autos by the tip of this 12 months,” he mentioned.
“We’re endeavouring to get additional allocation of this automobile and certainly the usual automobile within the second half of the 12 months, we haven’t confirmed the quantity but however we’re endeavouring to get an additional allocation.
“We anticipate that these deliveries wouldn’t be till 2022, so that they’ll be considerably delayed on what can be a standard supply time, however this isn’t a restricted automobile.”
Mr Hanley added that the GR Yaris Rallye can be introduced into the nation as buyer demand dictates, and won’t be a ‘free inventory’ car the place a whole bunch or hundreds of examples are ordered directly.
Toyota says it has acquired 2200 mixed orders for each GR Yaris variants, with the ratio of orders comfortably favouring the ‘common’ GR Yaris by an element of round 5 to at least one.
The total order financial institution for the Rallye comes from when the order books had been opened in November, with TMCA providing an preliminary driveaway worth of $56,200 earlier than reverting to its present worth of $54,500 plus prices.
Providing a extra targeted and performance-oriented drive expertise than the common GR Yaris with lovers firmly in thoughts, the Rallye differs from its sibling by the fitment of quite a lot of track-oriented options to reinforce efficiency capabilities.
These go-faster enhancements encompass a pair of Torsen limited-slip differentials on the entrance and rear axles, stiffer GR high-performance MacPherson strut entrance and multi-link rear suspension, improved entrance brake ducting and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S rubber.
Different distinctive spec options embody 18-inch BBS solid alloy wheels, GR purple brake callipers, Frosted White crystal pearl paint, GR sports activities entrance seats with purple stitching and perforated suede inserts, numbered Rallye plaque and a Rallye badge on the tailgate.
With a blended chassis that mixes the Yaris’ TNGA-B entrance and the larger Corolla’s TNGA-C rear, the GR Yaris Rallye has a three-door physique with a carbon-fibre roof and aluminium bonnet, doorways and hatch, whereas the outside look is helped by LED head-, tail- and foglights, a rear spoiler, rear privateness glass and twin exhaust suggestions.
Transferring contained in the cabin, the Rallye largely matches the spec of the GR Yaris with a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment show with satellite tv for pc navigation, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, DAB+ digital radio, Bluetooth connectivity and an eight-speaker JBL audio system, dual-zone automated air-con, keyless entry and begin, entrance energy home windows, handbook park brake, 4.2-inch instrument cluster show, leather-wrapped steering wheel (heated), gearshift and brake lever, aluminium pedals, electrochromatic rearview mirror and 60:40 split-fold rear seats.
Lively security tech extends to the Toyota Security Sense suite, which features a pre-collision security system with pedestrian and daylight bike owner detection, daytime intersection help, emergency steering help, adaptive cruise management, lane hint help with lane centring perform, lane departure alert with steering help, street signal help, automated excessive beam, blind-spot monitor, reversing digital camera and 6 airbags.
The Rallye shares its powertrain with the GR Yaris – specifically a 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol mill tuned to provide a hearty 200kW at 6500rpm and 370Nm of torque, driving all 4 wheels completely by way of a six-speed handbook transmission with rev-matching capability.
Its everlasting all-paw system will be cut up into three separate drive modes that distribute torque otherwise – Regular mode splits torque 60:40 entrance/rear, Sport mode creates a rear-biased 30:70 cut up and Monitor mode is even at 50:50 for best energy supply out of corners.
Stopping energy comes courtesy of beefy 356mm two-piece ventilated entrance discs with four-piston callipers and two-pot rear callipers, with Toyota claiming the GR Yaris’ entrance brakes to be bigger than these on the Supra.
TMCA mentioned the Rallye badge was unique to the GR Yaris due its roots in rally driving, and wouldn’t be used as a catch-all phrases for future performance-focused fashions of different Toyota GR merchandise.
2021 Toyota GR Yaris pricing*
| GR Yaris | $49,500 |
| GR Yaris Rallye | $54,500 |
*Excludes on-road prices
