Amazing Toyota GR Yaris GRMN timed on track and 0-60mph

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How’s THIS for a World Exclusive!
Mat’s flown over to Japan, and he’s got his hands on every edition of GR Yaris ever made! But that’s not all, he’s going to be the first journalist EVER to take these cars around Toyota’s all-new test track!
During this video, he’ll get his hands on the 1st generation, the Japan-exclusive GRMN, the 2nd generation (both manual & automatic), and the limited-edition Ojier & Rovanperä editions!
So let’s take a look at how they compare. Starting with the 1st GR Yaris, it comes with a 1.6-litre 3-cylinder engine that produces 272hp and 370Nm. It’s equipped with a switchable four-wheel drive system and a 6-speed manual gearbox, and it truly is an affordable and incredible rally car for the road!
Then we come to the GRMN edition. Only 500 were ever made, and while horsepower is the same, torque increases slightly to 390Nm. The car also comes with several other upgrades, including a carbon fibre wing and bonnet, a lower ride height, and a load of Alcantara on the inside!
Then we come to the second generation. Power has been increased to 300hp and 400Nm, and it’s available either manually or automatically. It comes with stiffer suspension, a 20mm lower ride height than the gen one, and a set of digital dials. It also comes with a loftier price tag, starting at £40,000.
And then finally we have the two limited-edition models, built with personal input from drivers from the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC team. Both editions have exclusive paint jobs, improved rear wings, as well as drive mode settings personally chosen by the two drivers. Both cars are limited to just 200 editions each!
It’s the video every GR Yaris fan has been waiting for, but which will Mat choose as his favourite? You’ll need to keep watching to see for yourself!

[@carwow]

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[@vijayatk3776]

Please do a drag race between Maclaren 765 lt vs Ferrari sf90 🥺 please do

[@FuryEntity]

Pls do a review of ford mustang cs850gt

[@misanthropicsophist]

fun video

[@waqasrasool6494]

HONDA NSX races please 🙏🙏🙏

[@purwantiallan5089]

Or a review of HKS CT230R,​@@FuryEntity

[@DaewooAirfryer]

I love how happy the engineers seem, you can tell there genuinely passionate about their car

[@whatwelearned]

they're

[@ash2730]

@@whatwelearnedit’s their 💀

[@whatwelearned]

@@ash2730 someone needs to go back to school

[@oskarskalski2982]

This car is a testament to what we cam have when engineers with passion are involved and accounts are staying away.

[@JW-qf2fx]

its great that Toyota have let them go in this direction, i used to work for them, and they really died in sports cars with the later Celica's/MR2's and no Supra. The LFA / ISF and 86 started a mini revival, but the Supra and then all the GR stuff is awesome. More of this please!!

[@shaesnell3938]

Respect to Toyota for being so open and transparent with their models so we could see this comparison

[@CJ-hv6fe]

FR tho

[@purwantiallan5089]

1990s: IS THAT A SUPRA?! 2024: IS THAT A YARIS?!

[@bishopchristodoulos8153]

yeah no lol

[@pivkaaa]

2030: IS THAT A AYGO?!

[@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale]

Atleast Yaris handles well, unlike the BOAT.

[@bishopchristodoulos8153]

@@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale is that why the i30n got better lap times than the Yaris? lol...

[@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale]

@@bishopchristodoulos8153 What does that have to do with anything?

[@xiaoyu88]

I love the Toyota culture, look how happy the engineers are, they love what they do and it shows! The fact they do everything they can to make it better, be it the newest guy or the CEO itself, just shows why Toyota it the greatest of all. Proud to own my 2004 Yaris T Sport, One day I hope I could visit Japan and drive the GR Yaris!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yaris T Sport 2004?

[@MalteSpieltYT]

Man, Masahiro Sasaki is such a good driver. He's really putting the car through it's paces

[@GrEeCe_MnKy]

Didn't ask

[@mothusiraseroka1808]

Dude. This guy can whip a car so well. Wow. You see how he hit every apex and in donut mode you saw how comfortable he is.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@mothusiraseroka1808Masahiro Sasaki i think he was like a rival character to Masami Hasegawa.

[@richscrinsonphonegg8842]

He's like the Japanese Stig

[@okithdesilva129]

The Toyota GR Yaris is like a mini Godzilla. Despite been a small cute looking car, it packs a lot of horses!

[@fletch9702]

AKA Godzuki from the old cartoons.

[@conor7154]

Acceleration is still way too slow. 5 second 0-60 is awful.

[@thrasher10000]

@@conor7154it’s been timed in the 4s by multiple amateur drivers

[@oskarskalski2982]

​@conor7154 272 hp car making low 5's with manual gearbox is slow? In what world?

[@fletch9702]

@@conor7154 "Awful" Really? it's way faster to 60 than a Type R, but that's "awful" is it? Within a blink of the eye of matching an AMG A35, but that's "awful" is it? The Ferrari F40 took 4.2 seconds FFS! How fast to you want a small 1.6 hatchback to be? 0 to 60 is only for schoolkids playing Top Trumps. Nobody else gives a monkey's about this stat. On a decent back road, the Yaris comfortably pulls away from almost anything else on the road. Put down the TT cards. Grow up, pass your driving test & discover what grown-ups do in cars

[@samkelo27]

Toyota has found an infinite money glitch with these cars.

[@mls.design]

How is that?

[@neoneo9573]

they lose money on them i think

[@bosshogg690]

Are you a brainlet, sports cars never make big money

[@chumbucket1026]

Although not bringing the Gr corolla to the UK is a poor business decision.

[@qbaaa54]

Selling 2 cubic meters of metal with 1.6 r3 for 50k, i think they do make money on them

[@okithdesilva129]

This is the ultimate Toyota GR Yaris video on KZbin!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yaris GR GRMN is the most expensive one on this list. About $66.500.

[@rasherbasher8203]

@okithdesilva129 no it's not bot

[@martinfitzsimons9539]

Greetings from the Republic of Ireland!! Toyota Yaris GR is one of my dream cars as well as Lexus LC500 V8 coupe (Red with tan interior) and a Morgan 3 wheeler. Love the channel.

[@goshhT]

Couldn’t agree more with all those suggestions! Hopefully one day we can tick a few of those off the list 🤞

[@lambethlongshanks7990]

Just bought a 2022 Circuit Pack YESTERDAY! WHAT A CAR!!!!!

[@iftikhar9590]

Yh bro I've had a GR yaris for a about a 1 year now and it is such a fun car to just drive it is such a machine to bad it has fake engine noises but it is what it is mate hood luck on your yaris.

[@okithdesilva129]

Surprisingly, Mat didn't got kicked this time for saying the no no world "Nurburgring"!

[@rlrihards948]

When using "didn't" you don't need to use past tense.

[@Letuva_Friends298]

The sentence doesn’t make sense you used got you can change it to get

[@yeahitskimmel]

Not here to police your grammar but rather note that I think the 'ring bit is dead because he's said it without being kicked in a couple videos recently

[@Chamacurmom]

@@yeahitskimmel What do you guy’s mean by him getting “kicked”? Sorry I’m just not familiar with the history behind this topic, and I am very curious. Thanks in advance!

[@themaster-5209]

@@Chamacurmom There was an inside joke in old carwow videos where someone else kicked him whenever he said the word "Nurburgring". You can check out some old videos or search up a compilation of this on KZbin.

[@Cgee3]

This video is Christmas morning for car geeks.

[@user-yq6ov6ow7l]

Not for car geeks in the US. We don’t get this car, just the gr Corolla, which is like a watered down version of this.

[@Larscarfanaticlief]

we're getting limited Toyota's with this one 🔥🔥🗣🗣

[@Leehuss5582]

In 2021 a friend of mine bought a second hand low milage 1st Gen GR. The car was INCREDIBLE to drive for such a small engine!...also the MPG it returned was wow considering the power it gives out... WICKED car

[@Einzbrn]

What is the mpg on that?

[@Leehuss5582]

@@Einzbrn It was returning avg 33/34mpg for the power it gave it was crazy...wish I had one.. 👍

[@Leehuss5582]

@@Einzbrn It returned average 33/34mpg

[@Murphy252000]

That's good, but you.can get about 40mpg from a GTi golf so :/

[@Einzbrn]

@@Leehuss5582 I have 180HP ND2 Miata and it gives me about 33, so it’s exciting to know how much more power it can give with the same efficiency!

[@user-tz7jj7bl6q]

Was literally gocking and jaw dropped by that track overhead.. wow!!!!! Imagine owning this land and track and living on it.. my god. What a track

[@AbrahamArthemius]

Considering how the GRMN is one of, if not the only car in Hot Version to get a full 100 score by the iconic trio (D.K., NOB, & Orido) on Gunsai touge is a testament for just how good that car is.

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

1.8l supercharger, it's a monster.

[@AbrahamArthemius]

@@ArthaxtaDaVince777 there's actually two GRMN version of the Yaris. There's the 'Yaris GRMN' which predates the GR Yaris by a few years and sold just in Europe. It's the one that uses the Supercharged 1.8L 4cyl producing 209 hp and FWD only. This thing is pretty much a unicorn and very rare since only a few hundreds ever sold. Then there's the 'GRMN Yaris' that appeared in this video which is the track focused version of the regular GR Yaris. This one is using the Turbocharged 1.6L 3cyl producing around 260-280hp (depending on your country) and AWD.

[@Sgemblunx]

This is mr. Akio Toyota testament to his passion.. Which resulting a heck of a car as the final product. 👌

[@nf1369]

Woah!! The fact that you had the privilege to use the amazing Toyota Shimoyama track is badass (A.K.A. the Toyotaring).

[@stefankiney1625]

So so so so nice video ! Very very interesting for GR YARIS owners like me ! Thank you very much ! GRMN, love it so much !!!

[@Magic_Kamikaze]

for a short moment i was thinking about selling my gr yaris mk1 to get the mk2 (when i first heard about the mk2 some month ago) ... then my dealer informed me about the prize ... i was shocked 😳 and wil stay with my mk1 😍🥰

[@sheshd]

What prize is that?!

[@Magic_Kamikaze]

@@sheshd i asked "5 in front?" - dealer "yes" ... so it´s 50000+ euros 🤒 i did not ask for the excact prize

[@wpjohn91]

Since 2020 the world has had on average over 30% inflation. The old 36000 price tag with inflation is about right

[@Magic_Kamikaze]

@@wpjohn91 did not pay 36000 for mine, 34k incl. a set of rims with winter tires

[@wpjohn91]

Im glad you got a good price. However the price increas is still about inline with inflation

[@mccharles28]

This car is so good that even someone who is not a Toyota fan will appreciate everything about it 🙌

[@nils4481]

This is the car that really made me a toyota fan. I did like them before, but mostly some of the older cars.

[@26.dangngocbaoquan98]

I never knew the Yaris family would be this much. I like the last one the most!

[@popsbubbles1242]

As a GR owner loved this, the Toyota guys are great!

[@markomarin3414]

That’s it I’m sold . I definitely getting the Automatic GR Yaris

[@aweeb634]

16:03 We got Japanese batman before GTA VI

[@markbiggart1265]

I love how a 3 cyl turbo sounds. Honestly sounds like there’s a 6 under the bonnet. ❤

[@oskarskalski2982]

I don't understand why people shit on 3-cyl cars, I like their "harsh" growl, it's way more interesting that those artificial pops&bangs in emerging like golf R with akrapovic exhaust.

[@genderlessyoutubefanperson]

@@oskarskalski2982 As a Mk8 Golf R owner, there is nothing "artificial" in the way it sounds. I do not shit on shit. Simple as that. It is just a shit to put 3 cylinder econ engine in a performance vehicle. That's it.

[@paulallen6915]

@@genderlessyoutubefanperson clueless. I had a Golf R and the EA888 is characterless compared to the GRY motor. The Golf is ok but I had to spend another 10k on brakes, suspension and tuning to make it feel any good. The GRY just does it out of the box.

[@mengx94]

As if 4 cylinders isn't an eco engine

[@genderlessyoutubefanperson]

@@mengx94 Much better than that 3 cyl shit in GR.

[@mwendii]

You gotta give credits to that driver

[@wisruteb]

Great comparison. 👍🏼 I’m very happy with the original GR Yaris although the GRMN seems rather sweet!

[@eugenekovalov9370]

Extremely exciting video! Thank you! Looking forward to buying GR))

[@masterbeernuts9344]

Perfect!! Love the dive into every car.. the details. Excellent video thank you.

[@GuruMarcus]

Matt’s Countdown robot dance is epic 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hitmanzzz]

This track looks so sick, need to be in a game asap 😍

[@martijnnvermeulen7515]

The circuit feels like a gt7 circuit

[@VcArena]

Man those auto really are something. Put an average guy in an auto vs an average guy in a manual and that track lap and 0-60 would be way different.

[@AbrahamArthemius]

The difference in lap times is also something to note. They're doing it in a short track with the manual being driven by a professional driver who really hammering it down, getting a 0.2 difference is no slouch and the gap will be even bigger when you add other factors like amateur drivers & a longer track (which Toyota engineers claimed a 1 second difference in Fuji Speedway)

[@user-xi6qs8dz1x]

Wow this is why i love you carwow you always make good driving video 😊

[@nikicioelszeficio]

the driver is the real mvp here

[@WindHaze10]

You are right. I cannot unsee the wheel arch bumps .

[@zohairahmad2652]

Every time I click on their video I forget the name of the presenter and the channel. I'm so lucky that Mat tells me this every time at the beginning of the video.

[@willem2099]

This is no joke my dream car. The new one.

[@markosz22]

I want one so bad.. but man the price is skyrocketing. When the first gen released it seemed achievable, but after the increases and now the new price it's a bit ridiculous. People are selling the first year models for more than what they have purchased it. :/

[@alastairc.5219]

This was an epic watch. Thanks guys!

[@prashantranjan6022]

It was nice seeing Matt start the 0-60 tests.😂

[@sulabhatalathi290]

The last 6 car comparison video was more than an hour long. The videos are getting faster and evolving, just like the cars in them.

[@itsnot1984anymore]

Mate.. you are smashing it! This IS the video we wanted to see! excellent! the thoroughness and the fact that you got them ALL, all at once, brilliant! Top cheese! Well done! P.s. I haven't watched it yet.

[@tomhowroyd]

Toyota have gone from a car company that I wasn’t interested in, to a car company I find absolutely fascinating, all because of this GR series

[@Murphy252000]

I like matts honesty!

[@ldioneil07]

Damn seeing those rare yaris is a treat.

[@tonymarcella13]

I'm happy with my gen 1 :)

[@devilmaycry383]

Great indepth video it's nice seeing the improvements. I registered for the ballot, just have to wait and see what happens now to see if i can upgrade to the Gen 2 GR Yaris.

[@DanielHernandezBC]

It would have been a better comparison if all had the same tires though.. the GR MN had much stickier tires, it made 80% of the difference with them.

[@gossam2008]

Masahiro Sasaki(Masa) He is a development driver for Bridgestone tires, GR Yaris, GR86, etc… And Masa is also Akio Toyoda's driving coach.

[@BitsNBytes1010]

Thank you Matt Watson and his team from Carwow! Thank you Toyota for choosing the right person to experience your marvels of engineering. Go KZbin!

[@bodyan4243]

finally I was waiting for this

[@erg0101]

Amazing video! Tha GRMN is sick! If I had the money, I would buy the Kalle limited edition because I'm a fan. 🔥

[@mouhammadaamotaljaan8442]

I’m a fan of these cars and I search à vidéo like for month ago. THANK YOU!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@Lindsaybkk]

Toyota CEO: "This New Engine Will Destroy The Entire EV Industry!"

[@blastmanutz7798]

I've seen the one with the vinyl on (the white/gray/red one) on a gas station just two or three days ago in my town. Pretty neat thing and super compact. I'd love to own one of these.

[@steelervette]

Mat's traveling the world this year

[@thecoolesttalkingginger4573]

I absoutely love the GR yaris

[@AntoniusTyas]

Toyota engineers admitted during the launch drive of GR Yaris in 2020 that they made huge loss selling the GR Yaris for GBP33k. So when they slapped GBP47k price tag on GR Yaris EVO I understand why the price leapt that much.

[@gaycha6589]

Yup. But to me it does not justify trading ‘up’ at that price when the mk1 is still a fine car.

[@acerimmer8338]

Love these little rally cars! Wish we got them in NA. At least Toyota gave us the GRolla, but I love the small, squat size of the Yaris.

[@Flared]

Any version of the car is still amazing.

[@bcm70]

I was going to buy a gen 2, then saw the price increase elsewhere in the world and bought a gen 1 rallye here in Australia. For the extra money, I'll get myself a set of MCA coilovers, a spare set of rims and r-specs and a ecutek tune and be happy with that. I also won't have to sit in front of that dash...

[@gaycha6589]

Ditto.

[@orfeasGreek]

No one talks about what tires each model uses, as if it makes no difference-but it actually does. a lot .lol

[@DanielHernandezBC]

true, most of the difference in the MN was made because of the tires

[@ackyboo1983]

Matt, your bird flapping launch starts made me laugh😅

[@goga.games18]

One of best videos on this channel Love Toyotaaa ❤

[@gagd7351]

I love the GR Yaris, bummer it costs so much! I would easily trade my CTR FK2 for the newer one if I could! Also the driving skills of the pilot are mind blowing, the precision lap over lap is incredible. Of course, he's a professionel but still needs to be pointed out.

[@honda4185]

Theese ones makes me miss my old -89 Hb Corolla Gti16v

[@ballparkcy]

Yes, I had a H Corolla gti-16 H plate with loads done to it ! Lowered, scorpion SS system, Icon race piggyback ECU, Ram Air, etc. It was so much fun, miss it loads.. I WILL get a GR Yaris at some point ❤

[@honda4185]

@@ballparkcy Yes and they reved to 8000rpm to and screamed so nicly and then the seats where you could squeeze yourself more if you wanted with the adjuster on the side of seat.

[@TheCluelessEnthusiast]

Japanese racetracks are so cool!

[@PerformanceY]

HOW!? HOW is that little 3 cylinder thing doing that?

[@AbrahamArthemius]

That same 3-cylinder is also powering the Rally2 version of the GR Yaris and so far the GR Yaris Rally2 has been a potent car in WRC2 raking up podiums & wins even though the car just had its debut early this year up against other makes like Skoda & Citroen.

[@deepestlight]

Have clocked over 32k in the last Gen GRY. Big hike in price but I'm on the ballot for the Mk2 as a previous buyer (we're the only people toyota allow to now unles you put your name down before a certain time and didn't get one) fingers and toes crossed. Thanks for the vid to get me hyped btw CarWow. Great work!😎

[@gaycha6589]

I have decided to stick with my mk2 abd mod it, even thought the dealer trade in is relatively generous, the price hike to mk2 is too much. I’ve only done 11k miles in 3 years, as it is a third car. I have not been disappointed abd think Toyota did a superb job with this little car

[@renllanfair3340]

Welcome to Japan!🎉

[@brucecoudrey1246]

Another great video!!

[@Superzesh101]

Seems like Toyota are focussed on developing a driver's cars when it comes to the GR Yaris. Nice that they get to pour their heart and soul into something and get recognised for it too.

[@jaspervos4345]

7:31. Totally love the squared dash!!!

[@erhanucuncu]

Matt, I'm waving at you every once in a while. But you're the master of it. Set up a party and I'll vote. 😂

[@andybakr]

Thank you , thank you, really needed this review and makes me feel better about my Gen 1, 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@corroded]

For me the GRMN is really the one I'd lust for, it's the best looking but I still love that the MKI is a car developed with direct involvement of Tommi Makinen, literally rallying around Finland, which isn't the case for anything after the MKI. The original is also the homologation special, all the newer ones aren't as the body shell has been further modified (have a feeling the motorsport cars are based off the MKI)

[@meandthecat4025]

Ever since i discovered the Yaris, I want to own one. Seems to be so much fun in those cars. Especially with the gearbox upgrades you can do. Who doesnt want to own a fun and nimble rally car?

[@stephenmoore1541]

I wish we got the GR Yaris in the States. We got the GR Corolla, which is cool but I love my coupes.

[@k4xe]

I love my Mk1 GR Yaris circuit pack. What a car I was lucky to secure on 0% finance back when they came out! Mental!! 😱 Definitely a keeper!! 😍 🥰 😎

[@gnagarn87]

All I can hear is how James May say "GRMN" hahahaha

[@stevepeacock4265]

I’m in the ballot for a gen 2. The price hike has put me off a bit , like both special editions but the extra money is a bit strong for the seemingly small difference . Let’s see,

[@abba_ra]

This is my favourite car to come out in the 2020s. I know we're only four years in but I'm calling it now- it's the car of the decade.

[@propertyindhaka8678]

I love the autobox

[@kuma_score7536]

all that's missing from this test is the GR Yaris WRC car that created the GR Yaris for homologation

[@ronald4011]

This car js going to be my future classic car

[@xorkatoss]

damn I was not expecting such an awesome video! good job Mat 💪🏻 but 1 major thing I don't like about the Gen 2 GR Yaris is the interior, why they made it look like an 80s car? =/

[@lauriedooker1031]

Very good content , thanks for This one .👍🇦🇺

[@cosmicreddevil]

It is so nice to see all the engineers excited to see how it performed and also have a laugh. Toyota seems like a great place to work. Imagine what the gen 3 is going to be like 👍

[@JohnnyEscobar1]

I love my GR ❤

[@user-xg2hy7us9p]

Great car I’ve got the gen 1 super happy with it!

[@jamihilli]

i think the ogier edition looks cleaner but i would defenitely buy rovanperä edition just because im finnish and its beautiful too!

[@ramusata]

The review of Nurburgring's Sleeper has arrived! ❤

[@conneryates5073]

I wish we got these in the US sure I like the GR Corolla but I wish we had these too because I like the Yaris a lot

[@mariobotti1952]

Owned the old one and bought the new DAT one in grey!!😍 Thought that the AT was much faster on track then MT....

[@AdamWardach]

Yep me too. I bought it too in DAT but red. expecting bigger difference and better comments from driving too. Let’s see if it makes better result after small tune. the more power the better it should be vs manual. Still I am not sure if trully D is better choice or just stunt for that video. According to press info manual should be more punchy.

[@mariobotti1952]

@@AdamWardach Thinking the exactly same things

[@svensvensson627]

finally a car maker makes a serious competition car!

[@XyzyX154]

I love this one! I need more of this track testing video since i dont really like drag race 😅

[@Creepiify]

Perfectly fits the average guy: not a big pocket, so buy a tiny powerhouse 😂

[@dhies1792]

When they were on the track with that music on. it kinda reminds me of that game called NEED FOR SPEED 😂😂