Toyota GR Yaris vs Morris Mini Cooper S: | Chris Harris Presents Llandow Laps

It’s Episode 3 of Llandow Laps, and Chris Harris is braving some typically Welsh weather to see what the world of hot hatches has to offer. First, we have the widely praised Toyota GR Yaris, which has charmed the press and enthusiasts alike with its potent 261PS turbocharged inline-three and surefooted four-wheel drive system.
Due to a manufacturer no-show, the initial stand-in entry is something that features lightweight polymer construction, a two-wheel layout and, you might say, ‘ample storage space’.
Fortunately, thanks to a last-minute substitution courtesy of a certain Mr. Cooper, we got to pitch the GR Yaris against something small and high-revving after all. Given the conditions, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Toyota was a clear favourite - but it might just have its work cut out against the unexpected contender.
So, get out your best sweeties and settle in for another exciting episode of Llandow Laps; complete with added detailing tips, strong opinions on bell peppers, and the automotive equivalent of saddling up a Labrador.
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Llandow Laps is our exciting new series, hosted by Chris Harris at the 'legendary' Llandow Circuit in South Wales.
The concept behind Llandow Laps is to pitch two vehicles from the same genre against one another to see which is faster; and the first series will feature grand tourers (with a twist), hot hatches, supercars, roadsters, and restomods.
As well as showcasing the cars’ performance on track, the films will also reveal the behind-the-scenes work required to produce the end result, introducing some of the personalities from the Llandow Circuit and the Collecting Cars team.
The science bit: All cars featured in Llandow Laps will be unmodified from the specification seen on screen, they’ll be running with a full tank of fuel, and they’ll be fitted with sensible tyres available on the road cars from the factory.
Lap times will be recorded, and a winner of each head-to-head will be revealed - although there’ll be more focus on the driving experience and character of the cars than on the numbers alone.
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[@kings3803]

We all need a friend like Chris Cooper. Whenever you hear him talk about Chris on the podcast you can see how they are great friends. 👍

[@zakelwe]

Mr Cooper gave it to Mr Harris who gave it the Mr Beans .....

[@kings3803]

@@zakelwe 😂😂😂😂👍

[@CleanFinish2023]

They are a class bunch aren’t they!

[@user-dr9qw1mm5m]

They are really two friends we all want to have 😊

[@jonlyons1033]

There's no abs There's no traction control, this is as what? Did you say bad? You meant good didn't you. DIDN'T YOU. Good grief.

[@Avantone]

Just 10 seconds slower than the 750S - I'll have the Mini every day of the week! We need the Mini back on a dry track! (please)

[@sresto7943]

Can we have Bill Sollis for a driver too ? the race is on !

[@Kingofthehill84]

750hp vs 258hp 😅😂

[@kpopmojo]

I second this!

[@shaunbainbridge1584]

@@sresto7943Bill Sollis is a great shout, there’s also Nick Swift

[@georgeg9959]

I'd take the mini for this track only cos there is no where for the 750 to stretch it's legs there

[@hotblackdesiato3451]

Never underestimate a green wheelie-bin on a set of full wets.

[@bootn13]

Especially when said bin is still attached to your towbar when your late for work 🙄 😂😂😂😂

[@richardharrold9736]

​@@bootn13 or when the wheelie bin has been fiddled with by Colin Furze...

[@garyprince2867]

It's the extreme 'no slip diff' that gives them edge, IMO.

[@hyhgtsssassfilj]

Green VX220?

[@smolfespark_257]

The Japanese knot weed of salad for bell peppers was an underrated joke

[@jonfollows7553]

Ben Kendal made me laugh with the driving it like that on Wednesday comment too.

[@stephenwooliscroft4887]

I think the ‘Bin disorganised’ just pips it!

[@patrickbyr]

I'll never look at a red bell pepper the same way again. Telling my wife they are banned from our household now. "Why?? Because @Harrismonkey said so, that's why!"

[@Ti22Vehicleservices]

Amazing being involved in this with you guys! Thanks for having me, looking forward to the next episodes in this great series.

[@collectingcars]

Star of the show 😉

[@420CaptainSlow]

"What could possibly go wrong?" Hood flies up seconds later 😂

[@skylined5534]

I bet someone got some major flack for not doing those bonnet straps back up pre flying lap 😂

[@aussiebloke609]

I noticed the leather strap wasn't done up as he left and was wondering if there would be a problem. Not entirely sure they did up the boot strap, either.

[@nickwall5829]

Strap back down off you ,go a modern car new bonnet please 😂

[@nazz0007]

😅

[@spilot1016]

Yaris beats DB12 and within half a sec of M5 CS. Wow

[@user-fb7qu8lu7s]

Who cares…….It’s As Ugly as Sin.

[@jennypenny7243]

Power of social media. A wild Chris Cooper appears!

[@HIYAEW]

Nice to see Chris Cooper finally got his Collecting Cars Merch!

[@dazstory1616]

Need the Cooper back in the dry!! Lovely to see it. 👍

[@skylined5534]

That I'd like to see! Would it still be slower? Possibly... But by the narrowest of margins!

[@jfv65]

​​​@@skylined5534it would be quite a bit faster but not as fast. If you look at Goodwood races you can see these Coopers doing lurid rear wheel drifts at Vmax. A real site to behold. What i WOULD have REALLY liked to see is a face-off against the Mini of Bad Obsession Motorsport. It has a 2.0L 16V turbo engine and driveline of the 90's Celica GT4

[@piotrlalak1766]

Raw bell pepper rant give me a good chuckle

[@VonBlade]

That Mini is the ultimate expression of "stop making stuff needlessly heavy". Imagine thrashing that round the old circuit with a full field on a glorious Revival day.

[@clarksonoceallachain8536]

But the japanese cars.....

[@stevenpalmer3891]

Love this!!! It's the real, raw stuff like this that got Chris the top gear gig, and it's also why we all wanna keep watching Chris being himself!!! Funny, honest, and a genuine car geek making great videos for fellow car geeks to watch without the meddling of network TV!!! Love it!!

[@akaYOOOOO]

100% accurate though!

[@DrMillerfan]

So impressed with that Yaris!!!

[@zakelwe]

10 years back if you said a Porsche 911 GT3 would be less than 1 second ahead of a Toyota Yaris on one lap of a circuit. True, the circuit and weather helped, but it still makes me want to give the bosses at Toyota a big man hug for it and also the GR86.

[@VladekR]

Sadly new back and front of GR86 sucks@@zakelwe (owner of 86 GTS and Yaris GR Rallye)

[@Cernunn0s90]

​@@zakelwe This track has quite a bit of straight as well! What if this track had a couple more tight corners? Impressive stuff.

[@kevingolden5675]

What a good man Chris cooper is 😊 nice to see you finally hooked the lad up with a gillet 👏💚😂

[@paullockwood7219]

Absolutely loved this! The GR is glorious, but that mini. 😍

[@SteveMerrowSmith]

thanks to Mr Cooper indeed! awesomeness - back of a Labrador!!!

[@idek_man]

My god I am falling in love with this channel every week. I hope you're able to continue this forever!

[@NigelsModellingBench]

That was brilliant!! As a 60 yr old GRY owner I can relate to how much fun both those cars are, "No ABS, n traction control", BRILLIANT!! oh and btw.. my Yaris is also stock so yours is not the only one lol.

[@fredpressy6127]

Mine too! Maybe because I am 67!

[@binskee677]

mine is stock too, only has a short shifter and a harder torque mount and i'm 28 so don't worry ;)

[@danjacksonuk]

Same here plus full exhaust, speakers and a Zunsport front grill, oh and flapz!!

[@binskee677]

@@danjacksonuk need to add those flaps for winter! =D

[@Gorbyrev]

Brilliant. We needed an outtake at the end where Chris Cooper goes off on a fascinating tangent.

[@brandonchism6960]

On the sandwich/pepper thing; I feel that way about raw onions. I actually eat raw bell peppers (red, orange, & yellow, not green) as a snack. But a slice of onion on a sandwich or in small chuncks on a salad takes the entire bite over for me in a way that I refuse to have them on my food now. Beyond that, I love this series and I'm always happy to see Chris and his crew on video.

[@2dcutout]

I agree. Bell pepper - yes. Raw onion - no thanks.

[@andrewrichardson5604]

Best one yet fellas!

[@creekfreak1997]

Truly jaw dropping performance from that Yaris, and the Mini just has me grinning ear to ear watching Chris thrash it around in the wet! Great job CC!

[@binskee677]

lucky it was in the rain

[@romancarp6427]

That mini looked magic

[@rhunt2363]

The production team should be really proud of this. The way you've combined professional HQ production and BTS to help bring out the natural whit and humor of Chris and everyone else involved (Chris Cooper is hilarious) gives this series a really unique feel that stands out in a sea of copycats.

[@stevie-ray2020]

Owned a modded Aussie Clubman S in the early 1980s, so this brought back memories of how much fun a Mini Cooper S can be! The original 1100cc motor had crapped itself, but as I was looking for a Mini to swap over all the gear from a battered 1310cc Mk1 Cooper S donor-vehicle, it was ideal! Until I fitted the auxiliary fuel-tank, widened-rims & flared guards, it was a real sleeper! Along with installing negative-camber adjustable suspension-arms, & front-shocks on the hydrolastic-suspension for phenomenal handling, I also fitted dual 1.5" SU carbs, worked head, rally-cam, extractors/headers, straight-thru exhaust, plus a Rover brake-booster to help stop those Cooper S disc-brakes! Once while I was driving on a quiet, straight, & flat section of 110 kmph motorway, one of my two passengers asked; "How fast can it go? So, after quickly reaching over 160 kmph (approx. 100 mph), I decided it was probably wise to slow down as we were quickly approaching the vehicles that had previously been quite a distance ahead! However, considering I only had two passengers because the boot along with the rest of the space was taken up by our luggage, being able to exceed the proverbial 'Ton' was quite impressive (despite the noise threatening to destroy our ear-drums)!

[@martinda7446]

I've had three standard 1000s. I would regularly do 80 on the M1 and think, on a slight downhill I was nudging an indicated 85... That was about it for a standard car that was fifteen to twenty years old (late 80s). I've never had such fun in anything else. I'd get another, but you can't just pick one up for 400 quid any more...

[@tantive4]

This is like the bit in Spaceballs where they watch the VHS of Spaceballs

[@devanman7920]

It really is 😂

[@darrenprior6339]

I own a Yaris but am jealous of the weight of that bin. Going to be a close match then

[@smulepule3621]

Haha same 😅

[@napalmhotdog4365]

Maybe in the dry

[@clintgordon1999]

"Indistinguishable from a Honda Civic" absolutely perfect deadpan delivery :)

[@DRRCreations]

Absolutely loved it! Please please please get all of the collecting addicts together and go on a road trip! That would be so much fun to watch!

[@paul-emilecendron1386]

Again, this editing formula is so fun and watchable, hats off to the production team and of course, Harris, for his shenaniganery

[@directorjon2586]

thanks dude! Thats really cool of you to say

[@jonathanstow4820]

The legendary softly spoke Chris Cooper and that amazing mini, oh and some bloke called Chris Harris, what a bloke he is too. Great channel and podcast.

[@smulepule3621]

Nice to see Mr cooper and the boys out in the wild haha great work gents

[@Dylanbforthree]

I loved seeing all the behind the scenes production stuff! That’s an awesome team

[@samwharton3533]

The Japanese Knotweed of salad had me laughing so hard I almost suffocated 😂 well played sir

[@GRfourfun]

I love it when a GR plan comes together! 👌🏻

[@binskee677]

i mean honestly the Yaris was lucky it was raining that much

[@matthewyoung3942]

Chris Cooper is the Man!!! I love a mini, my favourite car of all time but never been able to afford to buy that runs and drives or a project to then put the money into. I have a 1:43 scale Vitesse Monte Carlo Mini next too my bed, various original coopers as screen savers on every device and yet I think Mr Coopers may be my favourite yet ❤

[@epicautomotivedetailing]

The behind the scenes bits added to the main content is genius 👏

[@theangelking96]

Another hit! I always had faith in you Chris!! Well fkn done!! And THANK YOU!

[@andywarwick3745]

GENIUS production! I've never seen vids from this channel! I really like the format its genious and very attention grabbing with all the behind the scenes bits stitched in with really top end presenting. THE WAY THAT MINI UNDERSTEERED OVER THAT PUDDLE WAS EPIC AND SHOWED TRUE DRIVER SKILL! Very very good!

[@sjd7810]

Old properly tuned mini's are grin factories.... Its like you swallow a giggle drop from the second you floor the accelerator 😁😂😂😁😁🤣🤣 The absolute joy and childish delight from Chris made this one an instant classic! Hats off to Mr Cooper....total Legend!

[@bafmotorsport]

Real credit to Chris, such a genuine down to earth guy. By far my favourite KZbin channel

[@Graham-rc1cp]

The thing about the Mini, 87mph in one of those feels like 150 in anything else 😂

[@nickgreenwood2854]

Back in the Neolithic age, I had a mini 850 estate. Seeing Mr Harris drive that around took me back to howling down the Cornish lane to my home at Talland Bay. It wasn't hugely fast, by today's standards, but it was fun off the known scale.

[@mervyn2316]

I loved the style of this edit, bts and everything, so good!!!

[@paultune1696]

Has anyone pointed out that Chris was wearing a woolly hat in the mini but was hatless in the GR Yaris. That extra weight made all the difference. 😂 Two exceptional cars by the way and an epically funny video, I laughed like a maniac when the mini's bonnet flew up!

[@squirrelpelt]

The format of this video was a hoot. Also, while you're wrong about bell peppers, the passion is appreciated.

[@hayabusa200mph]

Kin ACE, especially the Mini !!!!! Can we see that Mini@Llandow again in the dry one day, PLEASE ? !

[@milesmacnz]

Chris' sandwich review is on point! 👍 And 2 particularly-appealing cars as well.

[@omgitsabloodyandroid5161]

Chris, you are definitely the most entertaining motoring journo around. Keep going mate

[@thepuntersperspective]

that wheelie bin is quite the plucky lil menace ... love it anq what a lovely little film you have

[@Mrtallguy76]

Driving a 60bhp Mini is a hoot, I can only imagine how much more fun that Cooper S would be in the dry 😍

[@WAFFLNATORE]

That mini has so much heart, so much soul ❤

[@that_biker_boy5550]

Absolutely brilliant episode!! 😂 The bell pepper sandwich moment, the Bin, Chris Coopers intro to the virtually Honda Civic Type R mini…. This was all first class video GOLD! ✨👌 Round of applause for all those involved. 👏👏

[@blkhrse6]

I don't think I've smiled that much through any video! Great fun!

[@Alex-iq5bi]

Front end wash out on the mini just after 14.29 is so good to watch! Must have watched it 10 times and could happily watch another 10 times

[@andyhb1970]

That was the best video yet, really enjoyed watching that ❤

[@thelostvisuals]

Mad, my old ep3 went up to ti22 many many years ago for camber bolts and fast road alignment. Good times, glad to see things are still going in the detailing biz! 🙌🏼

[@Ti22Vehicleservices]

Wow that was a lifetime ago!

[@glenburnham4928]

Please can we repeat this in the dry? I want to see what that mini can do at Llandow.

[@angellawry]

Much more enjoyable then the others! Chris twirling the Yaris was an eye opener. Such casual driving is probably only shown in outtakes I have not seen

[@matthewyoung3942]

Watching again for the mini content!!! Please could someone convince Mr Edward to sponsor a collecting cars classic mini racing team so we can see the infamous Monkey/Cooper driver line up peddling this wonderful car at full chat??!!! 🙏

[@MySquareWheel]

What an awesome lunchtime video, cheers Chris!

[@homeslice99]

Loving this content!

[@TP-3000]

Love it. I have what may-or-may-not-be a works rally car that has been fettled by Swiftune and I preferred it to my former caterham race car. So much fun and great to embarrass the “all the gear” guys

[@danielwillits2173]

So happy he referenced the tub of lard

[@BarringtonSmythe]

Great Stuff! Keep 'em coming.

[@clifevieira07]

great fun tx so much love the stile of filming with the hole team in it keep it up

[@alcapony4935]

Bloody hell, I’d love to have a Mini like that. Sounds brilliant! 👌

[@nimrod6603]

What a great channel this is👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kings3803]

Nice to see Chris cooper on video with you. Want more of all the addicts together having some fun with cars.

[@1991julez]

“Japanese knotweed of salad” really got me

[@justingrainger6627]

That mini is just stunning

[@Nasko00]

More of these please 🎉

[@stefancremer4615]

Cracking content!!!

[@brijkotecha8300]

Excellent.

[@adrianlukestylist]

Welldone cooper boys n collecting cars

[@forsh3546]

Would have loved to know what time Mr Cooper would have peddled the Mini round in!

[@peaktraveller]

Brilliant. Loved the Swiftune MINI. What a car! Unfair to compare with a GR Yaris but fun just the same.

[@lloydbellis7360]

That was so much fun. 😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@RustyBonnet]

Love the production on these videos. I remember trying to toy with a GR yaris in the wet once in my 140i. Suitably embarrassed but couldn't stop laughing, and a lot of fun. Yaris driver also enjoyed it, his passenger not so much. PS love an original mini. Never driven one, been in a few. CC's mini looks great fun.

[@Petrospect]

"It's like sitting in the back of a labrador" 🤣🤣🤣 But holy hell was that Yaris **fast** And other sentences I never thought I'd be saying...

[@AbrahamArthemius]

A short track with technical tight corners is pretty much just GR Yaris' country. ..and this is the "First Gen" at that since the upcoming "Second Gen" (or the Evo version if you will) of the GR Yaris will come with bigger power, revised AWD system, and also a newly developed optional 8AT.

[@Murphy252000]

Chris, loved him since his own channel on youtube, want a Yaris, but my that mini was classss

[@jamsxr]

This series needs some fast estates please 🙏

[@SimTrackDays]

That's a like & sub from me, the smile on your face first couple of corners is just what Mini's do to you. I miss my 1978 Mini Clubman GT British specs (Metallic Brown, Brazilian metal was the paint name i think). I still regret giving it to my sister but she still enjoys it (I gave it to her on one condition, don't let the kids drive it until they've crashed their first car). They called it uncle Paul's toy car lol. Every time it rained i would hope in & go have some F.U.N! I used to take short cuts home from work down a couple of one way streets the opposite way, if anyone came along I'd slow down (I'm not a monster) drive up a driveway along the footpath & down another driveway, they'd be abusing me & I'd respond with toot, toot ;0) LOL. I even evaded the police once through Centennial Park Sydney ( they couldn't fit through the gates when it was closed but Millie The Mini could lol.. Good times ;0)

[@ManxAndy]

Awesome Chris…..and what a an absolute star Chris was to bring his Mini, and what a gentleman…..👍😉🇮🇲👌

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

Love Mr Cooper. When I learned he was a management consultant or whatever, I was like that figures. Normally have no time for such types and he does often produce a lot of hot waffle 😂. But he is just lovely to listen to and sounds like an all-around good lad. I also learned that he did at least attempt to do a mechanical engineering degree, so he's alright in my book.

[@samwhatley2834]

love these!!!

[@94mikyyy]

I like when you show the good vibes in the crew. The amount of crew and equipment looks like you are making a TV show and then you post this kind a video which I find hilarous. Unless there are somwhere cut cinematic videos?

[@alexanderwolf5134]

This show is great

[@neilbenton1152]

Absolutely brilliant! Was getting worried about the bin race though! 😂 what's the other hatchback that didn't turn up ?

[@drewsteroriginals4564]

Strong bell pepper chat, great video and great to see the mini in action

[@keithflynn5651]

The lap in the Mini looked a whole lot more fun lol. Makes me miss my old one *sad face*

[@seidoukan]

we need to see an old impreza on here!

[@panher]

This was a good one!

[@ww6156]

Wow that mini is so much faster than my frame of reference it looks like the film has been sped up, haha that was great

[@LSCM3]

Best ep yet.

[@Rlee571]

Well done Chris Cooper. That mini is awesome 😀

[@Cernunn0s90]

This is the best thing since old Top Gear. That GR Yaris laptime is outrageous compared to it's competition on a track with quite a bit of straight... I'd love some more detailed lap analysis though! What sort of apex speeds were the different cars setting etc.

[@PrimeMatt]

Brilliant! So much better than racing a modern car.

[@daveparry1569]

I'm really enjoying these Llandow videos, possibly because they make me feel good about my own lap times around Llandow. My times in my £2500 home fettled car are similar to the considerably more expensive supercars on test in these videos. I'll ignore that these are standing start laps on a wet circuit and mine are flying laps in the dry but on the track days I do there they put cones right on the kerbs on the apexes so you can't straight line the chicane! Looking forward to the rest of this series. Far more enjoyable than the over hyped, over produced Top Gear nonsense IMHO