Toyota has used the Tokyo Auto Salon to debut a sequence of GR Yaris-based ideas and particular editions.
GR Yaris RZ Sébastien Ogier Version Idea
This idea commemorates Sébastien Ogier, who gained the drivers’ title within the 2021 FIA World Rally Championship, and previews a manufacturing particular version.
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Additional particulars, together with the discharge particulars, shall be revealed quickly.
It is completed in matte silver, with a big rear wing, WRC champion decals, blue brake callipers and flag decorations on the wheels.
Inside, there’s distinctive blue, white and purple stitching on the steering wheel, and a plaque on the entrance console.
It receives a bump in torque to 390Nm – as seen within the Japanese-market GRMN and autos given the Efficiency Software program 2.zero improve – plus a “devoted management” for the 4WD mode selector.
GR Yaris RZ Kalle Rovanperä Version Idea
Kalle Rovanperä, who gained the 2022 drivers’ title, has additionally obtained an idea commemorating him.
As with the Ogier Version, launch timing and different particulars shall be revealed at a later date.
It is quite much less delicate than the Ogier Version, with a garish purple, white and grey exterior. It additionally wears a big rear wing and varied aerodynamic elements, plus purple brake callipers and WRC championship decals.
Inside, there’s blue, white and purple stitching on the steering wheel and a particular WRC plaque.
Just like the Ogier version, it additionally receives a devoted 4WD mode management plus a bump in torque to 390Nm.
GR Yaris GR Components Idea
Toyota revealed a GR Components idea model of the GR Yaris, carrying a raft of elements it would start providing in GR Garages in Japan from the top of this month.
The primary elements Toyota will supply are inside elements: a singular suede-wrapped steering wheel, shift knob and handbrake lever, plus Recaro full bucket seats.
Later within the 12 months, it’s going to start providing the carbon bonnet and rear wing seen on this idea, in addition to a chilly air consumption duct and NACA ducts, and a shock absorber set.
We have contacted Toyota Australia to substantiate whether or not these elements shall be accessible right here.
GR Yaris Rally2 Idea
After revealing it late final 12 months, Toyota has showcased the GR Yaris Rally2 Idea on the Tokyo Auto Salon.
The Rally2 Idea does not preview a street automobile, however quite an entrant for the Rally2 sequence that is been developed by Toyota in Japan, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe in Germany, and the Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Staff OY in Finland.
With this motorsport examine mannequin, Toyota has taken the usual GR Yaris and outfitted it with rally-specific elements akin to a roll cage and rear wing that adjust to FIA laws.
Toyota additionally says it makes use of a particular engine, sequential transmission, suspension and brakes.
It continues to make use of a turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder engine, though it is mated with a five-speed transmission.
Toyota additionally says it has diminished weight in comparison with the road-going GR Yaris. FIA laws stipulate a minimal weight of 1230kg, whereas the usual GR Yaris has a tare mass of 1290kg.
Given the GR Yaris was developed from the outset with an eye fixed to successful the WRC, there is a robust base from which the Rally2 was constructed from.
Toyota will enter a car primarily based on the idea, tentatively referred to as the GR Yaris WR Idea, within the Japanese Rally Championship. It says it would proceed growth and take suggestions from buyer motorsports groups, with a aim of acquiring homologation in January 2024.
