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The Yaris hasn’t exactly been the most exciting car in its segment, but Toyota changed our opinion about the supermini when it unveiled the supercharged GRMN back in 2017. A new generation of the subcompact hatchback debuted several months ago and it’s already getting the high-performance treatment courtesy of a GR version positioned below a very possible GRMN variant Toyota has already hinted at.
The pocket rocket is basically everything you’d want from a fun little car – lots of power, a manual gearbox, and all-wheel drive. With 257 hp on tap, the GR Yaris is equipped with the world’s most powerful three-cylinder engine installed in a road car. The turbocharged 1.6-liter mill is an all-new development and offers a massive peak torque of 360 Newton-meters (266 pound-feet) transferred to both axles through a six-speed stick shift.Despite the addition of AWD as well as two Torsen limited-slip differentials, the GR Yaris weighs only 1,280 kilograms (2,822 pounds) and promises to offer a thrilling experience behind the wheel. It does the 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than five and a half seconds and will top out at an electronically capped 143 mph (230 km/h).

Introduced at the Tokyo Auto Salon, the feisty hatch takes advantage of Toyota’s WRC expertise and comes in a three-door form making use of carbon fiber polymer and aluminum to keep the weight low. There’s a newly developed double-wishbone rear suspension, a MacPherson strut front suspension, and a wider rear track compared to the regular Yaris. The roofline has been lowered by 91 millimeters (3.6 inches) to obtain a coupe-like silhouette, and there are frameless doors along with 18-inch alloys serving as telltale signs this isn’t an ordinary Yaris.
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