Toyota Yaris GRMN (2018) First Nürburgring Experience

[@robintournez554]

Thanks misha for driving my GRMN! Love to read all the nice comments and to see the love these unknown cars deserve ! :)

[@lucasbim]

That was really fun to watch, this car is awesome! Thank you for sharing. :D

[@JarrenW83]

Love this car, very well balanced and love the 1.8 4 cylinder supercharged engine that it has! I personally prefer this 1.8 over the 1.6 in the GR Yaris as this one has more character!

[@vraatzucht]

I would be nice to organise a meeting with GR(MN) owners! I'll definitely attend. I have 117/400 in my garage. Nice to see the car get some more well-deserved attention, it's a hidden gem.

[@Fr3dTHC83]

I bought the 111th grmn few weeks ago . Amazing car 🤩🤩

[@AlexBunte]

Hey, just picked one of these up! What intake do you have fitted? it sounds really good!

[@m0rb1d43]

Really happy to see the GRMN doesn't get completely overshadowed by the new GR.

[@sesh3508]

With the car off - press in the e-brake and the brake, start the car, release the e-brake and press it 3 times leaving it in on the third, then release the brake and do the same, then release the e-brake and repeat the same once more and traction control is going to be FULLY disabled. This works in every Toyota made vehicle

[@Porkycheun]

That's just seems like an old school cheat code, except it is really annoying in a car! 😯

[@zf8496]

OMG the pedal dance LOL

[@sesh3508]

@@Porkycheun it definitely is annoying but I’ve heard Toyota was able to give people lower insurance rates on high horsepower cars because they stated “You can’t fully turn off traction control” but they left that in there for us all :)

[@AhmedAli-lk7qp]

the pEdAl DaNcE

[@vraatzucht]

I'm going to hold on to my Yaris GRMN. Amazing car! I think it'll become a future classic.

[@dawn-moon]

My first new car was the first gen Yaris T-Sport on Yokohama's, 960 Kilo's, 105 HP from a 1.5L. also a diff in the front. What a blast, my fuel consumption was around 9 liters and the Yokohama's lasted less then 20000 kilometers, no tracks :) Newer Yaris got added weight, a 1.8L and 0-100 slower... so I never considered buying a later version, but this GRMN Yaris rox, nice car you got !

[@Garcheezy]

hey misha, i think there is a "pedal dance" to fully disable the ESP on the GRMN. It´s a shame that you couldnt test it like that, for what i´ve heard it´s a really fast fwd hothatch.

[@sesh3508]

There is! Barely anyone knows about said pedal dance but it’s a godsend! It works in literally every single toyota/Lexus vehicle including my Lexus IS350

[@Garcheezy]

@@sesh3508 yeah, that was i said it, every toyota i tested has that "feature" in it hahaha

[@sesh3508]

@@Garcheezy I really hope he sees this and can avoid future headaches from annoying ESP

[@pollumG]

@@sesh3508 well...what's the "dance" then? otherwise 0+0=0

[@AhmedAli-lk7qp]

i will comment here to bump this comment so that misha can see

[@ConquerDriving]

One of my GoPro cameras kept failing with SanDisk Extreme Pro SD cards. Since switching to the white Samsung Evo cards I've not had one SD card error. If you want more info message me and I'll get the exact details of the cards I now have.

[@Stringwar]

Loved my GRMN. Sensational Engine. Now have a GR Yaris.

[@mdub048]

Really interesting perspective after the recent SF90 and GT3 supercar laps! The little Yaris looks like a lot of fun to drive

[@richardrichbert1889]

i personally like the first Yaris GRmn. I thought of buying it a few times.

[@xXxH8TERxXx]

Well that looked like a fun lap 👍🏻

[@rjnation5042]

Had no idea these little things existed, always liked a supercharger on almost anything, Rj in Oz

[@mishimaschoolofparenting5194]

One of the cars high up on my list before I stumbled into a Fiesta ST. Really love that Toyota chose to use a supercharger instead of a turbocharger. Real gem!

[@Diamotors]

It whines pretty well. Good to see that a rare car like that.

[@MrTcardoso]

I love that supercharger sound 😍 Makes me miss my old Cooper S R53 🥲

[@azurri0298]

Love the sound supercharge whining..it reminds me on k10 superturbo

[@martindeoliveira5128]

I was fortunate enough to drive one of the Toyota South Africa press cars a while back. Such an awesome little car. Light, responsive and a lot of fun. I prefer it to the GR Yaris.

[@swift9417]

Such a cool little car! Never knew those things came with a supercharger.

[@Tom.Walker]

Supercharger whine. 😍

[@R19Robbin]

The Yaris looks like a lot of fun on the track 🔥

[@DJSammy69.]

Supercharger whine always makes my smile. One of those glorious car noises!

[@sylvainjamais904]

Nice whine. I think the dash cam and the main footage lost sync at some point, from after the face cam disappeared

[@leonurphy3132]

Would be great to see you drive and thoughts on the MK8 fiesta st

[@suricateenerve165]

i guess with a good set of dampers and some good tyres and a single stage 1, it should be a really nice car on track.

[@davidhocevar8510]

it is lowered from factory for 3cm, with 3.4kg/m springs and it has SACHS performance dampers, suspension is perfectly tuned in this car. no work needed, it needs semi slicks and -2.5 camber in front.

[@Wiggy321]

I always liked the Yaris. I had one a few years ago. Nice run

[@MilesNotKilometres]

I'm sure it is to do with the YAW Rate Sensor. You can switch this off usually. I know the Corolla T Sport just needs a fuse pulling, but they all do it. I get this a little in the Vitz TRD Turbo M. Lovely motor!

[@sebastianvittel74]

If Misha are saying « ah we will take it easy » we know that the car he test is a monster 😅

[@arifazar786]

Seats are made by a company in Japan called Boshoku.. equivalent to something like Recaro

[@superspeedworld6260]

Actually its ToyotaBoshoku

[@MLWALK3R]

For a second I thought this had a straight cut gearbox; bloody super charger 😂

[@S1RS]

I lapped my GRMN at the Ring a few weeks back, tbh I was massively unimpressed by it considering it was supposed to have been developed at the Nürburgring. Woefully undersprung and underdamped. And as Misha said the electronics don’t aid the handling at all. I honestly think my Mk1 1.5 T Sport engined Yaris laps quicker.

[@MT-eb2dx]

It was Toyota's first try, and it was still on the Yaris chassis, you can't expect wonders ... The GR Yaris on the other hand is a bit of a different beast.

[@S1RS]

@@MT-eb2dxI had a GR before I got the GRMN, I took the GRMN in P/ex when I sold the GR. The GR was an incredible car but as a daily I found it tiresome, all the electrickery to turn off each time you got in, I found all round vision poor and the seats were so uncomfortable. As a daily the GRMN was a better car imho, and dare I say more fun as you didn’t need to be doing silly speeds to actually have to “drive” it.

[@MT-eb2dx]

Anybody claiming the grmn is better than the GR Yaris is insane. Especially bs excuses like electronic systems. If they bother you it means you can't even keel your car on your lane, which you fail your driver's license for 🤣 (You can switch it off) Nobody ever complained about abs, isn't that cheating?🤣

[@trentmarlowe7655]

@@B__L Not if you turn them off (which you can, completely). The GR is awesome. People complaining about electronic systems should read the owners manual before whining.

[@MT-eb2dx]

@@trentmarlowe7655 100%

[@Emanicas]

The speedo camera gets desynced from the main footage :((( noticed around 14:00

[@annanadel]

Whats GRMN? a little explanation abiout the differences to normal gr would have been nice cause i have no clue :)

[@shanechopko5523]

GRMN stands for Gazoo Racing, Masters of the Nurburgring (or Nordschleife {sp}) so its a turned up version of the regular Yaris. The GR Yaris is much closer to the WRC car in driving feel I would assume.

[@S1RS]

The GRMN is the previous generation Yaris to the GR, fwd 1.8 supercharged circa 210BHP. Made in 2018 some three years before the GR came out.

[@davidhocevar8510]

Chassis is from 1.5 hybrid beacuse it is stiffer, downside is smaller fuel tank, so with spirite driving you will be at petrol station every 250-300km, chassis is strenghtened by rods in the bottom and strut bar, Engine is toyota 2ZR-FE 1.8l Supercharged, same engine is in Lotus Elise, but supercharged has beed redesigned to fit yaris engine bay, steering wheel and steering mechanism is from toyota GT86, unique seats, unique dashboard, catalytic convertor is from lexus, exhaust is totaly unique for this car, unique front and rear bumper, with rear spoiler, gearbox is from corrola/auris and it was strenghtned, clutch is also replaced to handle more power, car comes with really light FORGED BBS rims, rear brakes are stock, fronts are bigger not really bigger but wider by 3mm, 4 piston calipers (advics)... )275mm/25mm, fuel pump is from lexus LC, engine tuning is done by lotus, there is lotus logo on the compressor intercooler, car is beyond fun, decent fast, it comes with crappy bridgestone tires and way to little front camber... so with set of normal tires and at least -2 camber front this is a beautifull car to drive, engine is gorgeous, perfect power for the weight and good noise :)

[@nitchus1528]

Great supercharger whine but I can't get over the looks

[@carlosoruna7174]

Base for a beautiful sleeper.

[@suricateenerve165]

i agree, the look and the 'price' of this car is absurd.

[@smileybear420]

Would love to swap that supercharged 1.8 motor in my yaris sedan lol

[@cochisekince3190]

Have no 346/400. Curious if anyone knows what iduction kit is swapped in this car? Cant find any info on it. The factory spec one means you can barely hear the supercharger

[@martinchapman2168]

Good video

[@frankvandenbroeck8373]

eindelijk een belg!

[@robintournez554]

Hallo

[@shutu6338]

bruh toyota vsc usually hold TRC button for 5sec+ or use buttons/dials in cockpit menu settings while standing still to disable radar/lane assist/etc..

[@tdlaustralia7791]

That thing is fast. Didn't know there was a car before new gr yaris. Don't like that tc can still interfere even when off.

[@anthonybelton-ford3124]

Really love these. Shame they are limited,

[@griffinoneal1856]

Hey, you doin ok? Hope your healing process is hitting its apex.🤙🏻

[@S_G_B]

I never knew that there was a GR Toyota Prius untill today

[@slim1940]

There is another GRMN in 2022 but its japan only, 500 cars made

[@anderskihlelb3bj835]

Arround 15 Min - + you can see the sound and the RPM doesent match :) But just a small thing . Like to see the video you make. So this was just a possitive feedback :)

[@barondugger]

Schmee uses Sony cameras I think. Maybe try those?

[@schumifannreins295]

Misha, maybe start using cameras like Shmee is doing for the onboards?

[@Pandacao89]

All the yaris whare come's with this powertrain

[@derbigpr500]

I'll never as long as I live understand why Toyota isn't putting this engine into the GT86 instead of that gutless torqueless rough engine they use now. Even the new improved engine is terrible, just a bit less than the old one used to be.

[@supraJZA80s]

Have you driven the new one? It's much improved

[@micheltebraake7915]

Deze Yaris kende ik niet, maar wat de eigenaar al zei, hij is zeldzaam.

[@Emil_Bucholc]

Cool video 👍🏻

[@iceb-akap77ice93]

Nice. Quite rare then.😎

[@bureksecer5089]

Hey, what is the difference against GR yaris in feelings and fun facts. Is GR yaris so much better than yaris GRMN? tnx and I wish you a good recovery.

[@blondhelmet]

very nice!

[@ALHEALY9110]

Cool car! 😎

[@davidhocevar8510]

I own one, all it needs is good tires and more front camber. Stock camber is a joke and this car with around -2.5 front is a diffrend level animal...

[@zf8496]

The engine on this one is so lovely! the 1ZZ is an awesome engine!

[@davidhocevar8510]

engine is 1.8l 2zr-fe

[@zf8496]

@@davidhocevar8510 oh ok but it's a very good engine

[@hamzasherazi9334]

Talk about good hot hatches. This is a pretty good shout. My friend has a base variant of that. A 1 litre. Its a pretty fun little hatch. Gearbox is bad (cvt) but what can you say. Its called Vitz in the JDM market.

[@bannedone3ice138]

I rented that once the Ist generation, many years ago and had to go on the highway, khi - Hyd and was in a hurry, it would max out at 110 Kms then I’d kick down and it would go to 130 Kms but change gears and back to 110 - 115 km. The Vitz has. 1.3 litre variant which is much better.

[@hamzasherazi9334]

@@bannedone3ice138 the newer one is a lot better. It can do 180, takes some time but it gets there eventually. Btw you from Pak ?

[@bannedone3ice138]

@@hamzasherazi9334 Yes brother. That’s why mentioned name of highway. Your name sounds like you’re also from there.

[@bannedone3ice138]

@@hamzasherazi9334 Ok, they must’ve improved the engine. Is the Vitz JDM Yaris elsewhere?

[@hamzasherazi9334]

@@bannedone3ice138 yup I am from Pak as well. I think the engine was changed after the first generation. Pretty sure Vitz is called Yaris pretty much everywhere.

[@banaana1234]

When you say the Gopro gives an SD-card error and you insert a new card, do you mean a new from the the store SD card or just an empty one? SD cards have quite a low life expectancy with high data rates, so they need to be replaced regularly. Also, the speed rating needs to obviously be high enough.

[@catnapwat]

High endurance cards (for dashcam use) are also a viable option.

[@MrTchou]

The engine sounds a bit like the lotus elise one in assetto corsa, I know that some elises have toyota engines, do you know if they’re the same ones thanin this car ?

[@LorenzoClara97]

On old lotus elises you can find the 1zz and 2zz engine, suopercharged or not This under the grmn is called 2zr-fe It is an evolution of the 2zz

[@ognjennikolic1384]

Sound and video are not synchronised

[@knoellchekoenig]

Will there be a Yaris TomTom as well?

[@ValenGR86]

Wasnt the gr corolla just for america?

[@Carsbybram]

just dump the gopro's ! Go sony ;) Nice video!

[@piotrkorytowski7865]

The supercharger is stock option in this car?

[@ikaika7439]

Its comes with it.

[@Pandacao89]

All the yaris whare come's with this powertrain

[@JoshSmithGamer]

a supercharged yaris has to be the best thing ever

[@Pandacao89]

@@JoshSmithGamer we leave the three cylinders to the grandmothers for daily shopping

[@JoshSmithGamer]

@@Pandacao89 I totally love the gr yaris but this is really nice as well cause it looks like a standard yaris just more sporty as opposed to the grs fully redesigned low body

[@mattwood3773]

Yaris for the win..... some days I wish north Americans went such small dick pick-up truck drivers. we could have used all the sweet hot hatch Europe and other markets have gotten over the years. But nooooo we watched to much Hollywood and now we are all trying to play the cool guy roll.

[@kevinblankenburg4816]

Another "Meister of the Nürburgring" car... ROFL

[@GR.Yaris_Levin]

What do you have to do to make Micha drive your car? I REALY want his opinion on mine TBH 😅

[@mitchellsteindler]

Just have something worth driving

[@Pandacao89]

we leave the three cylinders to the grandmothers for daily shopping

[@FETTSpence]

Foodshot 0/10

[@8359s]

Gremlin.

[@dinellefernando]

This is not the GR yaris. This isn't the one that was sold. Can you do a video with that?

[@mgcharoudin]

What do you mean?

[@thijss1272]

Misha already has a lot of video's on the new GR yaris😉

[@lotvs_eater]

Well, it clearly says GRMN, not GR 😒

[@Pandacao89]

@@mgcharoudin he understands nothing about cars with good powertain

[@dinellefernando]

@@mgcharoudin a lap with the GR yaris. I searched for that but didn't see anything.

[@clivebrackstone1896]

42 litre tank ... not 30 litres!!!!!!!🎉🎉

[@robintournez554]

Don't think so if its empty its 34 liter