The special-edition model takes lessons from Toyota’s TOYOTA GAZOO ROOKIE Racing entry at the 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours, where Toyoda ran more laps than planned and credited the eight-speed Direct Automatic with letting him complete 15 laps”. That race-bred brief shows up in retuned damping aimed at keeping the tyres locked to rough tarmac, revised […]
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Toyota Unveils Updated GR Yaris with Motorsports-Inspired Upgrades
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) has opened orders for the evolved GR Yaris in Japan. This refreshed hot hatch benefits from lessons learned in motorsports, including the Super Taikyu Series and Japanese Rally Championship, with updates that sharpen both performance and driver engagement. At the heart of the changes is an improved GAZOO Racing Direct Automatic Transmission. Toyota […]
Toyota Gave the GR Yaris a Spotlight at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025
At Tokyo Auto Salon 2025, Toyota showcased three standout iterations of the GR Yaris, each representing a unique vision for performance and innovation — namely the GR Yaris (NÜR 24h), M Concept and Aero Package Prototype. The GR Yaris NÜR 24h makrs Toyota’s return to the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race after a six-year hiatus. […]
Toyota Unveils Two WRC Driver-Inspired Special Edition GR Yaris Models
Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) has launched two limited edition versions of the evolved GR Yaris at the Rallye Monte Carlo, which marks the first round of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Named after WRC title winners Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä, these special editions, limited to 100 examples each take the Yaris platform […]