Toyota GR Yaris Circuit Pack

Over 60 years, Toyota has pushed the limits of its cars and people in motorsport to build ever-better road cars. For Akio Toyoda,
president of Toyota, the GR Yaris is the embodiment of this ideal; a car forged in the heat of the World Rally Championship that still delivers thrills to drivers on everyday journeys. Developed with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and the Toyota World Rally Championship Team, GR Yaris brings leading motorsport technology and know-how to the road.

The new GR Yaris is no normal hot hatch. Incorporating knowledge and technology born from WRC, to deliver a true sports car feeling every day. Developed with the experts at Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team, GR Yaris incorporates advanced technology including GR-FOUR our first sports AWD system in 20 years, and a thrilling 1.6-litre, 3 Cylinder Turbo engine. Lightweight and exhilarating. The New GR Yaris is born from WRC.

The all-new Toyota GR Yaris is (pretty loosely) based on the latest version of the dinky Yaris and packs serious performance thanks to plenty of mechanical upgrades developed through Toyota’s World Rally programme. 

Just take one look at it – that’s not the face of a car that’ll spend its life pottering to the Post Office, is it? The standard car’s grumpy, downturned grille has been ditched in favour of a huge, barn-door-like opening in the front bumper with enough mesh to keep all the colonel’s chickens safely cooped-up.

Add to this some gaping air intakes, contrasting black trims and a set of wheel arches so swollen that someone should pass the GR Yaris a giant icepack, and you’ve got yourself a seriously menacing little hot hatch. In fact, it’s our favourite hot hatch – picking up the Best Hot Hatch and the overall winner of the 2021 carwow Car of the Year Awards.

The GR Yaris’ roof is 10cm lower than the standard car’s, and it’s made from carbon fibre – just like on a BMW M4. You also get a unique three-door layout instead of the standard Yaris’ boxier five-door shape. The changes at the GR Yaris’ back end are comparatively subtle but include a pair of real exhaust pipes and a slim rear diffuser – although this probably does little to improve the Yaris’ aerodynamics. 

If you were hoping for some kind of raw, stripped out interior, you might be a touch disappointed by the new Toyota GR Yaris’ cabin. There’s no roll cage, no low-slung bucket seats and you get conventional seatbelts instead of any fiddly five-point racing harnesses. You might struggle to sit in it wearing a crash helmet, too. 

The steering wheel does get some contrasting red stitching, however, you’re treated to some snazzy metal pedal trims and a set of more supportive sports seats. There’s also a healthy smattering of GR badges (21 on the car in total, in fact), and the gear lever has been raised up by 5cm over the standard Yaris to help you reach it more easily. 

The back seats are less spacious than in the normal Yaris, and you only get two of them – the standard car’s central seat has been thrown out and replaced by a small tray. It’s not particularly comfy for anyone back there, either. Boot space has taken a bit of a hit, too – the GR can only carry 174 litres of luggage compared with the standard Yaris’s 286-litre capacity. You can thank the GR’s revised rear suspension and new four-wheel-drive system under the rear floor for that.

Four-wheel drive, yes – not something you expect to find in a staid and sensible Yaris. However, very little about this GR car’s engine and drive system is sensible. Under the bonnet – but tucked as far back as possible for better weight distribution – sits a 1.6-litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine pumping out a whopping 261hp. It’ll blast from 0-60mph in 5.3 seconds, which is even quicker than the 320hp Honda Civic Type R.

Interior

Developed directly alongside the Toyota World Rally Team.

GR Ultrasuede® Sports Seats

GR leather steering wheel

8” Multimedia multimedia system with Smartphone integration incl Apple CarPlay™ & Android Auto™

6 speakers, USB connector and DAB radio

Smart Entry & Push-button start

GR Floor Mats

Aluminium Pedals

Black Leather gear shift with red stitching

Black Leather handbrake with red stitching

Circuit Pack

The Circuit Pack’s pedigree is showcased by 18" 10-spoke forged alloy wheels shod in Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres. Eye-catching red GR brake calipers complete the racecar look.

Main features in addition to the GR Yaris

18" BBS Forged Alloy wheels (10-spoke) with Michelin pilot Sport 4s (225/40R18) tyres

4WD Torsen Limited-Slip Differential & Circuit tuned suspension

Red GR Sports Front & Rear Calipers

Toyota GR Yaris colours

Pure White

Precious Black

Platinum White

Scarlett Flare