The Toyota GR Yaris (Japanese: トヨタ GR ヤリス, Toyota Ji~iaru Yarisu) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on August 8, 2020.
It was based on the pre-facelift of the performance-orientated variant of the 4th-generation Toyota Yaris of the same name.
General info[]
The GR Yaris has the 3-door hatchback body design, with a carbon-fiber pattern on the rooftop.
On the front, the GR Yaris has a pair of angled headlamps that were extended toward the front wheels, as well as a pair of daytime-running-lamps on the bumper. Also on the front is a large air intake with honeycomb-shaped grille. On the rear, there is a small spoiler that was attached on the rear of the roof.
Due to how the bodyshell was designed, the GR Yaris has a special bodycatch which, when attached, resembles a single-pipe exhaust when viewed from the top. Being equipped with the VZ Chassis, it is possible to make it more resemble to its real-life counterpart by removing the front bumper and rear stay.
In additions to the standard body decals, it was also provided with the numbering bib decals.
Standard variant[]
The standard variant features the Pure White body color.
It was equipped with the black, small-diameter fin-type low-profile wheels paired with the black low-profile tires. The chassis and A parts were molded in gray.
About the Toyota GR Yaris[]
Unveiled as a prototype in Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival on December 15, 2019, and as production model in Tokyo Auto Salon on January 10, 2020. The GR Yaris is the performance-orientated variant of the XP210 Yaris. It is the second Toyota car to bear the GR badge after the Toyota GR Supra, and is heavily inspired by its rally-legal counterpart.
Unlike the regular Yaris, the GR Yaris is only available in the bespoke 3-door hatchback option. It utilizes a combination of the two different variants of Toyota New Global Architecture platform, with the GA-B variant being used for the front (as with the regular Yaris) and GA-C variant (First seen in Toyota's 4th-generation XW50 Prius, the C-HR and the 12th-generation E210 Corolla) being used for the rear. Supporting the platform are the four-wheel independent suspension setup, with the MacPherson struts on the front and the double-wishbone on the rear.
The GR Yaris is available in multiple trim level: The top-tier RZ, the base RS and the bare-bone RC trim. Powering both RZ and RC trims is a 1.6 liter G16E-GTS turbocharged straight-3 petrol engine (capable of producing 257 to 268 hp of power and 360–370 N⋅m of torque), mated to a 6-speed EA67F intelligent manual gearbox and a GR-Four all-wheel-drive drive-train. The base RS trim, on the other hand, was powered by a 1.5 liter M15A-FKS straight-3 petrol engine (capable of producing 118 hp of power and 145 N⋅m of torque), mated a CVT gearbox and a front-wheel-drive drive-train. Only the RZ and RC trims were made available outside of Japan. The facelift model, which began in 2024, has the engine tuned to produces up to 300 hp of power and 400 N⋅m of torque, and has the 8-speed GR-DAT automatic gearbox as an option.
The GR Yaris has two rally car counterparts in the form of the GR Yaris Rally1 and GR Yaris Rally2, though only the Rally2 car shares the same underpinning with the road car.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: Pure White |
Type: VZ |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 158 |
3.5:1 |
Gallery[]
Boxart[]
See also[]
Toyota Cars[]
- Toyota Hilux 4x4
- Toyota Land Cruiser (Team ACP)
- Toyota Hilux Monster Racer Jr.
- Toyota 4Runner
- Toyota Rav4
- Toyota Hilux Surf SSR-G
- Toyota Ipsum L-Selection EX
- Toyota Land Cruiser Prado RZ
- Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Wagon
- ZENT Tom's Supra
- Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid
- Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT/Yaris WRC
- Toyota GR Supra
- Lexus LBX Morizo RR
External links[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Toyota GR Yaris at Tamiya Japan
Tamiya America[]
- Toyota GR Yaris at Tamiya America