@@sirfairplay9153 I don’t think he was trying to say that it’s not cool or impressive but rather the opposite. He’s trying to make a point about how robust these little 3 cylinders are. That you can make 500-600 hp reliably with very strong power curves. I don’t think these other cars had 7 speed sequentials lol but really is it a competition or is it people modifying cars because they’re just that passionate about cars and the sensation of driving enthusiastically.
600hp in this. I've got one but only mildly tuned to 300hp and 400nm and it's an absolute weapon. Just came back from a drive with a bunch of Porsches and Lambos and happily carved them up through the mountains. I cannot imagine what this monster would be like
312bhp/litre is pretty fierce, but 166bhp per cylinder is utterly mental 😍. But the rain Jonny, the rain! You need to offer up a sacrifice to the horsepower gods or something 😜
My mate has just traded an M2 in for his GR. he absolutely loves it. He’s had some beautiful motors in his time and this has brought a smile to his face more than any other👏🏻
I went r32, A45 phase 1, M240i and now GR and this is by far the most competant point to point car ive ever owned. Doesnt sound as nice as the R32, isnt as brutally fast as the A45 and isnt as refined as the M240i but its still a better car for the smiles for miles adl.
@@rtorbs The RB at full send is just plain music to the ears, there are few engines that sounds as good, like a 4AGE 20V, LS, Lamborghini (not VW) V10, Bseries, rotary anything.
An awesome hot hatch, definitely my favourite of them, but this one is simply epic. Plus, it's done very subtly, and I love the addition of the sequential gearbox, and I can't believe that it's still only a 1.6 litre. Credit to Toyota for making such an amazing engine.
Yep when I was getting around 150kW out of a B18 in my gen 2 CRX on Bilsteins and Eibach springs my young man brain felt like I was riding a god at the time! That engine note with the windows down when it was wrung out is something an EV will never replicate no matter what fake nonsense is being pumped through the speakers.
I remember that 130 bhp was groundbreaking. But the cars are made out of tin foil and we're only 900kg with 0 safety features. So it felt fast and dangerous because it was.
When I see a GR on the road it gives me the same feeling as when I used to see Integrales. Such a muscular, compact little beast. Can't imagine what this would be like to drive. And that shifter!
Love it and admire what they’ve done and the owner for stumping up the cash, but can’t help but think in these conditions a standard car would go away from this. The standard car is just so good out of the box and one of the reasons it’s so good is you can deploy all the power all the time no matter the conditions.
It comes down to tyres for conditions. This instance had AR1s in -2 sleet conditions lol. Put some pilot rain tyres on and this basically an AP2 rally car. It would stomp a stock GRY.
Agreed. Impressive what they’ve been able to do with these engines and fair play the owner putting all that money into something they clearly love. But this one is just too hardcore for use on the road, I guess mostly the tyres ruined it in this weather but it’s loud, the suspension has been made stiffer, sequential gearboxes only enjoy being driven flat out. If I had one I’d keep it original to how they are out of the box which is one of the most capable point to point B road cars you can buy, but just enhance that with exhaust, intake, seats, wider tyres and a modest tune
Honestly i think the problem came from the type of tyres it's using. I figured if it kept the original Pilot Sport then it will behave better on the wets than the new ones.
Jonny, you're on the money as usual with more great topical content!😍My current car here in Australia is a GR Yaris Rallye, I patiently waited years for another homologated hatchback after selling my Integrale Evo2 12 years ago and emigrating to Au. Keep up the good work 👌
I think Koenigsegg Gemera has a 2 litre 3-cylinder with the same output, using their free-valve tech. To do that with a 1.6 is absolutely crazy. Very impressive!!!
That's the thing, as cool as Free Valve tech is, by not being on the market (even now the Gemera is delayed i think and there's no traction with the Chinese car that's supposedly using that tech) it just hinders the development of it.
@@AbrahamArthemius I'm a total fan boy of the car and I know it's already been upgraded. It's more a thought exercise of what could be in the future if our government doesn't completely ban the ICE and the tech proves its worth and is reliable. My GRC is on its way and I can't wait!
Is that the figure we are talking about ? Over £60k in mods and labour to get to this stage? absolutely worth it tho, literally a rally car for the road
I’m glad you like the 3 cylinder engines, I had a go in a Corsa 3 pot once sounded great, I followed a Fiesta ST 3pot the other day and it was epic but that thing is otherworldly wow 👍🏻
@@xankenlock2889think like this brother, wrc yaris gr as the same engine rated for 300 hp max hp and they should have restrictors in it sooo they should make more hp then that soo go ahead man at least 300 hp is safe🤟🏼 😂
I hope the owner gets this on car wow to show its rivals up, I bet in the right conditions it would gap most things ...anyways as always great upload 👍👏👏
Got mine running just over 300 mapped, with Nitron suspension, eventuri and valved exhaust. Hard to comprehend what double that output must be like! 😬. Love the sound of that gearbox, it must be difficult to just drive to the shops without imagining you’re Juha Kankkunen on a stage of the WRC though 😂
Anothwr great video Johny, just sat and watched this with the wife, mines staying standard coming up for it's 1st MOT Dec 23, time flies, loved your original video when they came out, waiting for yours and Chris Harris review tbh.❤👍 Regards Russ..
Always good fun to see what people are doing with the GR's. If my other half didn't love it ours so much it would have seen the inside of some turners in already :) I've got a rather rapid "7" (north of 500hp/tonne) and honestly the GR point to point is reeeeeediciculously quick out of the box, quicker than the big power RWD machine. The grip levels are fantastic. Nothing I've had or been in comes close on twisty roads. Throwing a lot of power at it addresses the only "problem" of the stock circuit pack car - it's almost got too much grip, so getting it out for some mad lairy 4 wheel action is hard work (say compared to the big power Audi RS's, just turn off aids, throw it into the corner, power oversteer out). This one ^^^^ would be awesome fun in the dry. Well done lads! Saving this video for later !
To take that out in the foggy mist, like the remake escorts a bit back, gets me in the warm fuzzys. You are a drivers above all else. Looking forward to seeing the allegro hit the streets.
Great to see Jonny doing a full test in dodgy driving conditions, we expect nothing else 😂 I’ve wand a GR Yaris since they were announced now I want one even more!
I sold my Porsche 944 Turbo and got a GRY. Reasoning was to get a car I can drive all year and reliabilty without sacrificing any of the fun. I have not regretted it for a second. This car just brings so much joy! Norwegian 10 year Toyota warranty is obviously just a massive added bonus.
Toyota could add icing to their kudos ratings by offering tuning packs on these. 260mhp standard, 300, 350, 400bhp packs. We would flock to Toyota for the upgrades.
Best UK Car Show by a Country Mile... well done Jonny and all those craftsmen and woman who produce such lovely motors, - and those that help produce such quality content.
@@shortfattoad7317 I've got to say, for a bloke who supposedly does alot of tuning, he didn't have nearly as much knowledge of the car as I would expect!
@@DriftNickAwesome👌👍, it would a nut's car to get a ride in. Have you seen the 1000+hp GTIR on the TRC channel? It has an EVO gearbox to help handle the power.
What an absolute pocket monster of a car! 😮 I love the GR Yaris, a hark back to the holomagation specials of the past, like the Intergrale and the Sport Quattro ❤ just stunning 👏👏👏 excellent video Jonny 👊
Wow that is crazy power. Shame about the weather, be interested to see what it was like on the pilot sport 4S in that weather. I have to be honest, if it makes it far too sketchy in the wet on what ever tyres, it detracts what the GR Yaris is all about. My friend has a completely stock GR Yaris and he launched it in the pouring rain in track mode with the 50/50 split from standstill going up a hill. There was zero drama, wheel spin, or movement. It just put the power to the road, and drove off as if it were dry. There’s not many cars that do that. Personally I’d dial the power back until the drivability was not so compromised.
Thats just awesome! I still love the fact that Toyota decided to get GR to build a proper homologation special for the WRC car when everyone else just bases it on a fwd hot hatch. Future classics for sure those things...
Another excellent video Johnny, I can imagine this would be a absolute riot to drive, shame the weather was unkind, would love to have seen her unleashed in dry conditions.
What I love about this channel is the sheer variety of content. This one wasn't so much for me- just a waste of money in the real world really, no matter how rich the owner may be- but it'll please a certain demographic, and something else will be along presently. Easily the best motoring channel on YT; keep going, Jonny! (And, please do some TLBS baseball caps!)
What a car, I always wanted to build a car with a suqential box but never got round to it, closest I got was my 981 Cayman S where COBB changed the gearstick around so it was correct for sequential.
I just painted Toyota Yaris today at the body shop I work at It was nothing special just a regular every day car When Toyota made this car They really hit it out of the park. It’s good on gas doesn’t require a lot of maintenance. naturally all-around great car. And I was just saying to myself when we got done painting it man it was really cool somebody really turbo one of these cars and made them really nice looking Well, what do you know?
I am fortunate to own one, would love the gas struts on the bonnet, best money spent. 😅 They are fantastic, but would I spend another 100k on top, I think I would probably add another car to my garage, but if money was no object. Great video and thanks to the owner fir sharing. Now where do I get those bonnet gas struts?
It's a lot of money to throw at a Yaris GR! Money he'll never see back! But hat's off to him for doing it! 👌 I'd really like to know the 0-60 and the Quarter Mile! I mean it's basically sitting at a ratio of 1hp per 2Kg! 😮
here this car sits at 1HP/2KG an d my Volvo back in the day was considered decent at 1HP/12KG for very different reasons, I'd be happy if my car were only 1HP/9KG it wouldldn't be faster just a little more efficient 👍
I had to rewind at around the 15:45-16:00 mark. Where he said "burnout mode," referring to RWD, I thought I heard "Bell end mode." I suppose either could apply!!! Haha. I wish I could afford a GR Corolla, or that the Yaris was available in Canada
Was the drive footage along the wye valley, Chepstow to tintern??? I know it is, love that road ragged it many a time in my 200sx s13, great memories. Good choice! Been following you probably the same amount of time Johnny, keep up the good work, it's been a pleasure watching your progress!!! Thank you for sharing 😊
That is an extraordinary amount of money to drop, but what a result. Huge numbers, yet still perfectly driveable. The other end of the scale is - my mother in law has a Yaris (not a GR, obvs); should I show her this video? Thanks Jonny and the Late Brake Show team for more great content 😍
That is some big money there, spent on the car. Especially the air filter is worth over £1000. If you read up on the engine it is built so well! It is a bullet proof I know I have the Litchfield edition! That's 307bhp...
Awesome work, I've got a stock one which is fun but this thing, wow. Lamspeed racing her in Oz have a mad one that runs 9 second quarters and time attack laps, it's mad.
The GR Yaris is the spiritual successor to the original Nissan Pulsar GTiR of which I had a 1 bar of boost example with a proven 280hp. I miss it so much, but they are very old cars now. A new Yaris would hit the spot for sure.
@@yesnomaybe3372 Obviously its not a Nissan, but the Yaris and Pulsar are extremely similar. Both homologation specials, built for rallying. Both small hatchbacks with AWD and small but mighty power plants that can be easily tuned for more power.
My brain's been hacked by your videos to say 'Grrr Yaris' every time I see one - which is a number that's higher than I expected. It sounded terrifying on the dyno but has been giving me Gran Turismo vibes with that gearbox. I've never driven a Yaris, but it looks like it would be fun - so long as I avoid ending up with the car on its roof in a ditch, which from the looks of things, could probably happen without too much effort.
I had to skip the video right to the dyno because I thought this was absolute bollocks but lo and behold it's the real deal... Absolute madness!
Several people on TH-cam alone have reached this power level already. That gs 16 is nuckin futz
@@alexwhite176 Do they also have a 7 speed sequential gearbox
@@sirfairplay9153 I don’t think he was trying to say that it’s not cool or impressive but rather the opposite. He’s trying to make a point about how robust these little 3 cylinders are. That you can make 500-600 hp reliably with very strong power curves. I don’t think these other cars had 7 speed sequentials lol but really is it a competition or is it people modifying cars because they’re just that passionate about cars and the sensation of driving enthusiastically.
The golf mechanics love them every day could be something wrong and the price of the parts 😢
A company in Australia has now squeezed 740.9 out of it
600hp in this. I've got one but only mildly tuned to 300hp and 400nm and it's an absolute weapon. Just came back from a drive with a bunch of Porsches and Lambos and happily carved them up through the mountains. I cannot imagine what this monster would be like
Might as well start up a modern version of group b with that
What have you done to tune yours?
@@SgtHail Just a mild remap tuned to give better top end, fitted an Eventuri Intake and HKS SuperTurbo Exhaust
Sounds beastly! I'd love to know what your 1/4 and top speeds are thing sounds like a killer
@@Spearmint22425ikr, its literally a group b (dare to say even better) class weapon with that power.
I think the GR Yaris is my new attainable dream car, such amazing little things.
Of all the people I have told during the 1 and a half year ownership of my GRY, that I own my dream car - not a single one has believed me.
312bhp/litre is pretty fierce, but 166bhp per cylinder is utterly mental 😍. But the rain Jonny, the rain! You need to offer up a sacrifice to the horsepower gods or something 😜
Yeah, we reckon Jonny is destined to only drive lairy black cars in driving rain/sleet. He's on close terms with his insurers...
Displacement is more relevant to specific output.
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@@TheLateBrakeShow independentThrottleBody sound on inline 3 . gmat43?
My mate has just traded an M2 in for his GR. he absolutely loves it. He’s had some beautiful motors in his time and this has brought a smile to his face more than any other👏🏻
That's a great compliment for Toyota...
I went r32, A45 phase 1, M240i and now GR and this is by far the most competant point to point car ive ever owned. Doesnt sound as nice as the R32, isnt as brutally fast as the A45 and isnt as refined as the M240i but its still a better car for the smiles for miles adl.
@@TheLateBrakeShow And Mazda, Toyota is standing on the shoulders of giants as usual with their sports cars.
@@anydaynow01 do explain...
@@rtorbs The RB at full send is just plain music to the ears, there are few engines that sounds as good, like a 4AGE 20V, LS, Lamborghini (not VW) V10, Bseries, rotary anything.
An awesome hot hatch, definitely my favourite of them, but this one is simply epic. Plus, it's done very subtly, and I love the addition of the sequential gearbox, and I can't believe that it's still only a 1.6 litre. Credit to Toyota for making such an amazing engine.
With that kind of power, I think I might prefer a full cage. What a beast! Thanks for sharing, Jonny!
Fair play to you, Jonny. You’ve big brass balls to be driving a pocket rocket so hard in those conditions. The thing is a missile
I remember the days when 200hp in a "small" car was groundbreaking. 😂
Yes but then a small car was around 1000kg
I still remember whem my mk2 fiesta xr2 with 82 bhp was (well felt) absolutely rapid 😂
@@jimbo4375 Well, 1280kg with 4wd is not bad.
Yep when I was getting around 150kW out of a B18 in my gen 2 CRX on Bilsteins and Eibach springs my young man brain felt like I was riding a god at the time! That engine note with the windows down when it was wrung out is something an EV will never replicate no matter what fake nonsense is being pumped through the speakers.
I remember that 130 bhp was groundbreaking. But the cars are made out of tin foil and we're only 900kg with 0 safety features.
So it felt fast and dangerous because it was.
I would have a GR Yaris over a Golf R everyday
Not if you like space... love my R station
Different categories of car
@@nitrogen9392 yep. The yaris is just too small. I love me a golf r station as well!
Who wouldn't?! But if you need to carry more than 2 people Yaris isn't really going to cut it
@@nstarmore it is definitely the more fun car to drive although I've never driven one. But my 7,5R just got the complete package...
I'm not a big fan of new/modern cars, but these things tick me boxes, and this thing is wicked. What a belter!
When I see a GR on the road it gives me the same feeling as when I used to see Integrales. Such a muscular, compact little beast. Can't imagine what this would be like to drive. And that shifter!
Regardless of the power difference I wauld much rather have the integrally car is a total legend
@bluerineimb1148 Yeah, but in real life, Integrale are crap, terribly built cars.
My absolute favourite little tarmac rally replica. It's only missing a GRMN body kit. Simply, brilliant.
Love it and admire what they’ve done and the owner for stumping up the cash, but can’t help but think in these conditions a standard car would go away from this. The standard car is just so good out of the box and one of the reasons it’s so good is you can deploy all the power all the time no matter the conditions.
It comes down to tyres for conditions. This instance had AR1s in -2 sleet conditions lol. Put some pilot rain tyres on and this basically an AP2 rally car. It would stomp a stock GRY.
not really when its AWD
Agreed. Impressive what they’ve been able to do with these engines and fair play the owner putting all that money into something they clearly love. But this one is just too hardcore for use on the road, I guess mostly the tyres ruined it in this weather but it’s loud, the suspension has been made stiffer, sequential gearboxes only enjoy being driven flat out.
If I had one I’d keep it original to how they are out of the box which is one of the most capable point to point B road cars you can buy, but just enhance that with exhaust, intake, seats, wider tyres and a modest tune
@@SChapps Exactly what I've done with mine and its near enough perfect for fun and capable on the road
Honestly i think the problem came from the type of tyres it's using. I figured if it kept the original Pilot Sport then it will behave better on the wets than the new ones.
Forget electric cars, it's amazing how far we've come with petrol engines.
3 cylinders for Chris' sake!
Greetings from the Netherlands
Jonny, you're on the money as usual with more great topical content!😍My current car here in Australia is a GR Yaris Rallye, I patiently waited years for another homologated hatchback after selling my Integrale Evo2 12 years ago and emigrating to Au. Keep up the good work 👌
GR Yaris owner here. Got a few bolt ons but think I need to pay a visit to Whiffbitz. What an incredible overengineered motor that 3 pot is!
It is seriously impressive...
Top lads at Whifbitz I deliver a lot of parts to them and they're always doing impressive work and really nice guys too
I think Koenigsegg Gemera has a 2 litre 3-cylinder with the same output, using their free-valve tech. To do that with a 1.6 is absolutely crazy. Very impressive!!!
That's the thing, as cool as Free Valve tech is, by not being on the market (even now the Gemera is delayed i think and there's no traction with the Chinese car that's supposedly using that tech) it just hinders the development of it.
@@AbrahamArthemius it would solve the GR valve spring issue instantly though 🤔
@@carlstrohm3785 ..and it's already been done by upgrading the springs rather than using an unproven tech.
@@AbrahamArthemius I'm a total fan boy of the car and I know it's already been upgraded. It's more a thought exercise of what could be in the future if our government doesn't completely ban the ICE and the tech proves its worth and is reliable. My GRC is on its way and I can't wait!
The Gemera hasn't been produced yet so thats just theoretical
It's worth a revisit in better conditions and closed road/track.
@Richard Harrold that's something i would love to see.
I shall never tire of GRY content. Once again Jonny, this is automotive nerd heaven. And 100k well spent!
Is that the figure we are talking about ? Over £60k in mods and labour to get to this stage? absolutely worth it tho, literally a rally car for the road
@@Joel-el6gi even more than that! The £100k was on top of the base car, at another ~£30k+. A monster car, but at monster money 🤑🤪
"Incredible thrust from such a small displacement" Thats what she said.
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Did she also mention the slightly inappropriate, for the wet conditions, choice of rubber?
I’m glad you like the 3 cylinder engines, I had a go in a Corsa 3 pot once sounded great, I followed a Fiesta ST 3pot the other day and it was epic but that thing is otherworldly wow 👍🏻
With a proper exhaust a 3cyl does have a genuinely awesome growly noise.
In standard tune it’s a monster but with more than twice the power from a 1.6 with three cylinders it’s nothing short of an engineering miracle.
I think a modest 350-380hp should surely be an absolute hoon to drive
Some day I want around 320ish in mine. I think that would be more or less perfect, and shouldn't cause much concern for reliability.
@@Cernunn0s90 I have one that is stock atm don’t know if I want to make it less reliable or not. But more power ….
@@xankenlock2889think like this brother, wrc yaris gr as the same engine rated for 300 hp max hp and they should have restrictors in it sooo they should make more hp then that soo go ahead man at least 300 hp is safe🤟🏼 😂
I bet that’s absolutely rapid on twisty roads with dry tarmac!!
I bet it’s quite a rewarding drivers car when pushed…
Absolutely Amazing! ✨👌
I hope the owner gets this on car wow to show its rivals up, I bet in the right conditions it would gap most things ...anyways as always great upload 👍👏👏
Got mine running just over 300 mapped, with Nitron suspension, eventuri and valved exhaust. Hard to comprehend what double that output must be like! 😬. Love the sound of that gearbox, it must be difficult to just drive to the shops without imagining you’re Juha Kankkunen on a stage of the WRC though 😂
Anothwr great video Johny, just sat and watched this with the wife, mines staying standard coming up for it's 1st MOT Dec 23, time flies, loved your original video when they came out, waiting for yours and Chris Harris review tbh.❤👍
Regards Russ..
Always good fun to see what people are doing with the GR's. If my other half didn't love it ours so much it would have seen the inside of some turners in already :) I've got a rather rapid "7" (north of 500hp/tonne) and honestly the GR point to point is reeeeeediciculously quick out of the box, quicker than the big power RWD machine. The grip levels are fantastic. Nothing I've had or been in comes close on twisty roads. Throwing a lot of power at it addresses the only "problem" of the stock circuit pack car - it's almost got too much grip, so getting it out for some mad lairy 4 wheel action is hard work (say compared to the big power Audi RS's, just turn off aids, throw it into the corner, power oversteer out). This one ^^^^ would be awesome fun in the dry. Well done lads! Saving this video for later !
To take that out in the foggy mist, like the remake escorts a bit back, gets me in the warm fuzzys. You are a drivers above all else. Looking forward to seeing the allegro hit the streets.
Flippin' 'eck! You get to play with the best toys Johnny. Shame about the weather.
It's been a while I've been really impressed with a build... I can only imagine driving this. This wud simply be an epic drive.
Great to see Jonny doing a full test in dodgy driving conditions, we expect nothing else 😂 I’ve wand a GR Yaris since they were announced now I want one even more!
I sold my Porsche 944 Turbo and got a GRY. Reasoning was to get a car I can drive all year and reliabilty without sacrificing any of the fun. I have not regretted it for a second. This car just brings so much joy! Norwegian 10 year Toyota warranty is obviously just a massive added bonus.
To the Man who basically spent 2 1/2 times the price of the car on mods ....
Bravo Sir , Bravo !!!!
Toyota could add icing to their kudos ratings by offering tuning packs on these. 260mhp standard, 300, 350, 400bhp packs. We would flock to Toyota for the upgrades.
Finally a GR that has a worthy output.... Extremely nice for a 1.6 3-cylinder
Paul and the team at Whifbitz are doing awsome work with the Yaris platform on that side of things. Great video too 😀
Best UK Car Show by a Country Mile... well done Jonny and all those craftsmen and woman who produce such lovely motors, - and those that help produce such quality content.
550bhp delivered from a 1.6 😮 mad times👏 imagine the in car experience....
Gosh, he sounded hard work to interview.
Awsome video though 👍
My thoughts exactly, about as much charisma as a turnip! Poor Johnny has to deal with right limp biscuits sometimes, no enthusiasm.
@@shortfattoad7317 I've got to say, for a bloke who supposedly does alot of tuning, he didn't have nearly as much knowledge of the car as I would expect!
Literally how Akio wanted this car to be designed and used! 2x the power with bolt ons is mad. ❤
Some Aussie's🇦🇺 got 500+hp on the dyno with their Yaris. The car was run on ethanol, had headstuds, Motec, upgraded turbo & did 10's in the 1/4 mile.
Powertune Australia just posted an update on their GR Yaris, 740hp at the wheels.
@@DriftNickAwesome👌👍, it would a nut's car to get a ride in. Have you seen the 1000+hp GTIR on the TRC channel? It has an EVO gearbox to help handle the power.
The Lake Brake Show is becoming the one stop shop of rally inspired, road legal dream cars.
🍻 Cheers!
So happy I got my GRY in 2020, love it still, no major mods yet but the 7 speed mm yum, thanks Jonny top video as always
That 'box is something else.
What an absolute pocket monster of a car! 😮 I love the GR Yaris, a hark back to the holomagation specials of the past, like the Intergrale and the Sport Quattro ❤ just stunning 👏👏👏 excellent video Jonny 👊
Wow that is crazy power. Shame about the weather, be interested to see what it was like on the pilot sport 4S in that weather.
I have to be honest, if it makes it far too sketchy in the wet on what ever tyres, it detracts what the GR Yaris is all about.
My friend has a completely stock GR Yaris and he launched it in the pouring rain in track mode with the 50/50 split from standstill going up a hill.
There was zero drama, wheel spin, or movement. It just put the power to the road, and drove off as if it were dry.
There’s not many cars that do that. Personally I’d dial the power back until the drivability was not so compromised.
I was surprised to see how bad the weather treated you in mid May. This is a beast of a car. quite amazing.
This was filmed in March. But even so, harsh!
Have to say that is a wicked piece of kit, and for less than 140k man you could yuse it as a daily!!
Thats just awesome! I still love the fact that Toyota decided to get GR to build a proper homologation special for the WRC car when everyone else just bases it on a fwd hot hatch. Future classics for sure those things...
Another excellent video Johnny, I can imagine this would be a absolute riot to drive, shame the weather was unkind, would love to have seen her unleashed in dry conditions.
Man Alive! The CP versch was pretty spot on. That's a completely other level! Cracking content, keep up le goot twerk..
One of our nicer days weather wise, here in Wales. Quite often that road you're on (A466) becomes part of the river Wye 😀
What I love about this channel is the sheer variety of content. This one wasn't so much for me- just a waste of money in the real world really, no matter how rich the owner may be- but it'll please a certain demographic, and something else will be along presently. Easily the best motoring channel on YT; keep going, Jonny! (And, please do some TLBS baseball caps!)
Thank you for the honestly, and for recognising that it's all about the variety. We are working on decent baseball caps right now actually.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Great news!
The weather doesn't make for great driving conditions, but it makes up for it in sexy production value.
Wow that is Very brave going out in that on AR1's, mine didnt work under 10 degrees....in the dry!
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excited for some of this stuff to make it to the GR Corolla!
If I ever buy a brand new GR Yaris I'll want all these mods done to it!!! I'll take it to this guy!!!!
You can only buy used. They aren't for sale anymore.
Damn!!! I’ll buy a BMW M2 with M sport body kit than.
@@Arfan7891 that was my other choice as well. Glad I went with the Yaris
What a car, I always wanted to build a car with a suqential box but never got round to it, closest I got was my 981 Cayman S where COBB changed the gearstick around so it was correct for sequential.
This just shows how brilliant of a brand Toyota is
I'm lucky to have had one of these as a company car prior to any customer deliveries. Such a special little car 🥰
Just round the corner from me. They have some lovely vehicles - and have done an amazing job on that yaris
I just painted Toyota Yaris today at the body shop I work at
It was nothing special just a regular every day car
When Toyota made this car They really hit it out of the park. It’s good on gas doesn’t require a lot of maintenance. naturally all-around great car.
And I was just saying to myself when we got done painting it man it was really cool somebody really turbo one of these cars and made them really nice looking
Well, what do you know?
Yet again, a class review of an unusual car. This is the best tv car show (not on tv) !
Mark, thank you sir
I am fortunate to own one, would love the gas struts on the bonnet, best money spent. 😅 They are fantastic, but would I spend another 100k on top, I think I would probably add another car to my garage, but if money was no object. Great video and thanks to the owner fir sharing. Now where do I get those bonnet gas struts?
600whp on a 3 cylinder.. mental! Very nice...
Some PS4S tyres in those conditions would be mentally quick! What an absolute rocket! its new Starlet!
That stretch of road that runs from Chepstow Monmouth is great fun on a nice sunny day. Even looks like fun with 500+bhp.....in the wet 🤣
Not only are you olly’s made of steel, but they must be enormous!!!
This is as great as a super tunes 2JZ in a Supra. Would love to see a rally-legend behind the wheel of this monster!
I like how the auto generated captions describe the car's sounds as music
What a motor. The owner may have spent big money but it's apparent. The finish and quality looks top drawer. I love the plate too 😂
Jonny Smith is the Crowded House of Motoring journalists. He always takes the weather with him! Awesome car though.
Ha! Choon
Great video Jonny and team thank you. What a little beast 🙂
Surprised nobody has mentioned the number plate..very fitting!
Lucky for me it kept us away from the walls and trees that day.
£136,000 Yaris. Now I've seen it all. Tremendous.
What a car! I like cars kept original however there are so many variables available from a stock car …. Great review 👍
This car is exactly the kind of hot hatch I was dreaming of throughout my teenage years..
What a little beast! Not since the Juke GTR has a car been so quirky and so mean at the same time.
That’s the best sounding GR Yaris I’ve heard.
That's a proper little beast, It's definitely on my list of future cars , love it 👌
It's a lot of money to throw at a Yaris GR! Money he'll never see back! But hat's off to him for doing it! 👌
I'd really like to know the 0-60 and the Quarter Mile! I mean it's basically sitting at a ratio of 1hp per 2Kg! 😮
It’s on draggy but launch still
Not 100% yet.
here this car sits at 1HP/2KG an d my Volvo back in the day was considered decent at 1HP/12KG for very different reasons, I'd be happy if my car were only 1HP/9KG it wouldldn't be faster just a little more efficient 👍
@@fletchersautos6629 Yeah the one on Dragy is a 100km-200km time though! There's is a Lamspeed Yaris out there doing 9's in the Quarter Mile @142mph!
@@fletchersautos6629 you don’t blink an eyelid on any shitty German car
@@S-T-E-V-E my 1/4 is on there to with no launch control, no drag tyres and on the street not on strip.
Well done to the Owner ❤
Agreed
I had to rewind at around the 15:45-16:00 mark. Where he said "burnout mode," referring to RWD, I thought I heard "Bell end mode." I suppose either could apply!!! Haha. I wish I could afford a GR Corolla, or that the Yaris was available in Canada
Was the drive footage along the wye valley, Chepstow to tintern??? I know it is, love that road ragged it many a time in my 200sx s13, great memories. Good choice! Been following you probably the same amount of time Johnny, keep up the good work, it's been a pleasure watching your progress!!! Thank you for sharing 😊
Jhony please revisit when the whether is favourable 🙏🏻🙏🏻
That is an extraordinary amount of money to drop, but what a result. Huge numbers, yet still perfectly driveable. The other end of the scale is - my mother in law has a Yaris (not a GR, obvs); should I show her this video? Thanks Jonny and the Late Brake Show team for more great content 😍
Lamspeed Racing 😎 best turbo kit.
That is some big money there, spent on the car. Especially the air filter is worth over £1000.
If you read up on the engine it is built so well! It is a bullet proof
I know I have the Litchfield edition! That's 307bhp...
Ryan, cheers for the feedback.
@@TheLateBrakeShow no worries any time. Am looking in similar ways for something like this for my car.
You did really well, keep up the good work 👍
My whole car didn't cost much more than that. 🤣
Wow,that gearbox and shifter is sick and twisted 🤘🔥🤠🇬🇧🙏
Love the "rally spec" beanie hat 👍
Awesome work, I've got a stock one which is fun but this thing, wow. Lamspeed racing her in Oz have a mad one that runs 9 second quarters and time attack laps, it's mad.
Nice to see a sequential install where it's not bucking around on the Dyno, cuts properly setup
I've got a GR and it's kinda slow, it must be tuned at least a little to be fun. Great car, just needs 50-100 more hp than stock.
Those little GR's are amazing. Great track toys straight out the box. :)
The GR Yaris is the spiritual successor to the original Nissan Pulsar GTiR of which I had a 1 bar of boost example with a proven 280hp. I miss it so much, but they are very old cars now. A new Yaris would hit the spot for sure.
Celica gt-four or Corolla gt-four. Nothing Nissan here.
@@yesnomaybe3372 Obviously its not a Nissan, but the Yaris and Pulsar are extremely similar. Both homologation specials, built for rallying. Both small hatchbacks with AWD and small but mighty power plants that can be easily tuned for more power.
@@ArcofZen Celica GT-Four
@@yesnomaybe3372 Celica GT-Four (used to own one) is not a hatchback!
That car is a local legend
Just discovered this channel via this review & it's an awesome channel
Mark, welcome aboard TLBS!
My brain's been hacked by your videos to say 'Grrr Yaris' every time I see one - which is a number that's higher than I expected. It sounded terrifying on the dyno but has been giving me Gran Turismo vibes with that gearbox. I've never driven a Yaris, but it looks like it would be fun - so long as I avoid ending up with the car on its roof in a ditch, which from the looks of things, could probably happen without too much effort.
#CornishPirateYaris
A monster🤗, only thing to add is hydraulic handbrake near shifter.