The Yaris may be an econobox at its core, however the GR Yaris is a completely totally different animal. With 300 horsepower and all-wheel drive, it may possibly preserve play in the identical league with the larger GR Corolla geared up with the an identical three-cylinder 1.6-liter engine. For the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota made the new hatch even hotter by placing a much bigger powertrain behind the seats. Sure, this Yaris has a mid-engine structure.
Toyota put in a brand new engine somewhat than the small “G16E-GTS” unit within the GR Yaris, GR Corolla, and the Lexus LBX Morizo RR. The work-in-progress turbocharged “G20E” has 4 cylinders and a 2.0-liter displacement. The Japanese model calls it an “underdeveloped” powertrain, which suggests it is a part of the brand new “game-changing” engine household that Toyota is engineering. Whether or not the GR Yaris M Idea is rear- or all-wheel drive is unclear.
Photograph by: Toyota
Photograph by: Toyota
Logic tells us it is unlikely Toyota will promote a mid-engine GR Yaris. The structure would make extra sense for a devoted sports activities automobile. In any case, the Japanese automaker has been dropping hints about bringing again the MR2. As well as, we may see the four-pot engine in different Gazoo Racing-branded enjoyable automobiles, possibly the reborn Celica we preserve listening to about. Furthermore, Toyota has pledged to maintain the Supra within the lineup after the present era retires.
Within the meantime, Toyota will check the GR Yaris M by getting into the pocket rocket within the Tremendous Taikyu Sequence. The bite-sized efficiency machine will likely be “repeatedly pushed to failure after which repaired within the excessive situations of racing.”
