GR Yaris (Gen 2) GR Yaris Mk2 (MY2024->)

[GR17]

Don’t forget Type 25 aero pack cars

Wouldn't we call them Type 24 Aero Pack? Any other difference than addition of aero pack?

 

[6mt]

Nice upgrades, but nothing radical imo. Also I prefer original steering wheel, even though I like the motorsport-inspired button layout similar to real rally wheels/gt series wheels I find the airbag housing too big for my taste.

Exactly what I thought. To me, this wheel is a downgrade from a functional standpoint. Everything is bigger, and the center section takes up more space. I can see why some people prefer the look, and I get that the larger buttons help sell that rally inspired vibe, but beyond that it feels like a step back compared to the standard wheel, which I’ve always thought was one of the cleanest and best looking modern steering wheels.

 

[Sekred]

Is there 1 airbag or 2 now?

Exactly what I thought. To me, this wheel is a downgrade from a functional standpoint. Everything is bigger, and the center section takes up more space. I can see why some people prefer the look, and I get that the larger buttons help sell that rally inspired vibe, but beyond that it feels like a step back compared to the standard wheel, which I’ve always thought was one of the cleanest and best looking modern steering wheels.

 

[Ecsrobin]

Wouldn't we call them Type 24 Aero Pack? Any other difference than addition of aero pack?

Drop of 45nm in Europe.

 

[GR17]

At least they could send a private email to the owners... Like "hey there if I was you I Will sell my GR, we are goin to sell this better new version of your brand new car Next month" Never seen that before in any other brand man WTF .
And yes I Will do the same as you said. It's my first brand new car and my first Toyota. It looks like It Will be the last one too

I didn't say it's fair, but imagine who's waiting for the My25 with Aero Pack to arrive and these guys throw out another one for the same price... Do you think it's fair to the buyer? No...

You must be new around here. This forum has seen much worse. I ordered mine in 2021 and Toyota was already taking Type 24 orders before my Type 20 had arrived...

 

[6mt]

You must be new around here. This forum has seen much worse. I ordered mine in 2021 and Toyota was already taking Type 24 orders before my Type 20 had arrived...

GR Yaris owners are partly responsible for this drama.

For years, people kept repeating this story that Toyota was supposedly losing money on every gen 1 car. That was never actually proven. It was basically forum gossip that got passed around so much people started treating it like fact.

Then that turned into the whole “this is the last of its kind” thing. Once 25k cars are built, that’s it, game over, last real hot hatch, buy now or cry later. People ate that up.

It also didn’t help that the whole car world was in panic mode over emissions, acting like every sporty petrol car was on death row because of all these EV rules and deadlines. Now a lot of that has already been delayed, softened, or flat out walked back because the deadlines were unrealistic and EV demand hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire.

So when you combine all that, Toyota supposedly losing money on every car, the 25k homologation number getting treated like some sacred countdown clock, and everyone screaming that pure ICE performance cars are about to disappear, you end up with people believing the GR Yaris had one foot in the grave from day one. That kind of thinking created the hype, but it also created a lot of delusion.

Now some people are salty because they spent years telling themselves and everyone else that this was the last hot hatch ever, only to find out “last” can apparently mean another 5 to 10 years if the money keeps flowing.

The Civic Type R crowd did the exact same circus. In 2023 they were swearing the FL5 was the last ICE Type R. People rushed in, paid crazy markups, and acted like the gates were closing forever. Then 2024 came and they started singing the same song again. Every year it was some new theory. Europe killed it. Japan noise regs will kill it. 2026 won’t happen. Honda would never keep building it if Europe can’t sell it. Blah blah blah.

Then 2026 got announced anyway. And right on cue, people started doing the same dramatic predictions for 2027. You genuinely could not make this stuff up. The car is still being sold in Japan, the US, and other markets, and there’s already a confirmed facelift coming. At this rate I wouldn’t be shocked if it runs well into 2028 and ends with some final special edition after years of people claiming it was dead.

Point is, don’t take forum prophets too seriously when they start talking production numbers and end dates like they’re in Toyota’s board meetings. Manufacturers love being vague because uncertainty creates hype, and hype sells cars. Simple as that.

 

[Sekred]

Are they (Toyota) selling them in the US now? Jeez louize. Now I can't even look forward to the Yanks whinging about not getting them (the GRY)

 

[Altocumulus]

I hope it's not the one with the 2.0... I would sell mine immediately and never buy a Toyota again... every year they made version after version... the buyer is not protected... but I think (maybe) it's just a new color... it seems identical to ours

I don't think Toyota will ever release a GR Yaris with the G20. It doesn't need it.

 

[GTZ]

GR Yaris owners are partly responsible for this drama.

For years, people kept repeating this story that Toyota was supposedly losing money on every gen 1 car. That was never actually proven. It was basically forum gossip that got passed around so much people started treating it like fact.

Then that turned into the whole “this is the last of its kind” thing. Once 25k cars are built, that’s it, game over, last real hot hatch, buy now or cry later. People ate that up.

It also didn’t help that the whole car world was in panic mode over emissions, acting like every sporty petrol car was on death row because of all these EV rules and deadlines. Now a lot of that has already been delayed, softened, or flat out walked back because the deadlines were unrealistic and EV demand hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire.

So when you combine all that, Toyota supposedly losing money on every car, the 25k homologation number getting treated like some sacred countdown clock, and everyone screaming that pure ICE performance cars are about to disappear, you end up with people believing the GR Yaris had one foot in the grave from day one. That kind of thinking created the hype, but it also created a lot of delusion.

Now some people are salty because they spent years telling themselves and everyone else that this was the last hot hatch ever, only to find out “last” can apparently mean another 5 to 10 years if the money keeps flowing.

The Civic Type R crowd did the exact same circus. In 2023 they were swearing the FL5 was the last ICE Type R. People rushed in, paid crazy markups, and acted like the gates were closing forever. Then 2024 came and they started singing the same song again. Every year it was some new theory. Europe killed it. Japan noise regs will kill it. 2026 won’t happen. Honda would never keep building it if Europe can’t sell it. Blah blah blah.

Then 2026 got announced anyway. And right on cue, people started doing the same dramatic predictions for 2027. You genuinely could not make this stuff up. The car is still being sold in Japan, the US, and other markets, and there’s already a confirmed facelift coming. At this rate I wouldn’t be shocked if it runs well into 2028 and ends with some final special edition after years of people claiming it was dead.

Point is, don’t take forum prophets too seriously when they start talking production numbers and end dates like they’re in Toyota’s board meetings. Manufacturers love being vague because uncertainty creates hype, and hype sells cars. Simple as that.

Facts!

 

[GTZ]

You must be new around here. This forum has seen much worse. I ordered mine in 2021 and Toyota was already taking Type 24 orders before my Type 20 had arrived...

I am new to this type of marketing that's for sure
But don't misunderstand my point, it's not about speculations or value of the car to resell It .
It's simple, imagine this case with the Last edition Supra as the name say It LAST and a month later Toyota bring Up the last ultimate edition and then a month later the last ultimate final edition and five months later the last ultimate final Infinity edition it's not serious no mather what you keep telling me. Go to VW we know every 5 years they bring Up the aniversary GTI edition and it's usually the BEST GTI you can buy on the generation ( at least 5 years) they don't came Up with a better newer versión of the car every 6 month. And to finish that yeah all of US here probably here the same bullsh*t at the dealer " only 200 cars came to the country you better hurry Up" and this was all a lie that's It.
It’s not the content, it’s the delivery

 

[speeddemon666]

GR Yaris owners are partly responsible for this drama.

For years, people kept repeating this story that Toyota was supposedly losing money on every gen 1 car. That was never actually proven. It was basically forum gossip that got passed around so much people started treating it like fact.

Then that turned into the whole “this is the last of its kind” thing. Once 25k cars are built, that’s it, game over, last real hot hatch, buy now or cry later. People ate that up.

It also didn’t help that the whole car world was in panic mode over emissions, acting like every sporty petrol car was on death row because of all these EV rules and deadlines. Now a lot of that has already been delayed, softened, or flat out walked back because the deadlines were unrealistic and EV demand hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire.

So when you combine all that, Toyota supposedly losing money on every car, the 25k homologation number getting treated like some sacred countdown clock, and everyone screaming that pure ICE performance cars are about to disappear, you end up with people believing the GR Yaris had one foot in the grave from day one. That kind of thinking created the hype, but it also created a lot of delusion.

Now some people are salty because they spent years telling themselves and everyone else that this was the last hot hatch ever, only to find out “last” can apparently mean another 5 to 10 years if the money keeps flowing.

The Civic Type R crowd did the exact same circus. In 2023 they were swearing the FL5 was the last ICE Type R. People rushed in, paid crazy markups, and acted like the gates were closing forever. Then 2024 came and they started singing the same song again. Every year it was some new theory. Europe killed it. Japan noise regs will kill it. 2026 won’t happen. Honda would never keep building it if Europe can’t sell it. Blah blah blah.

Then 2026 got announced anyway. And right on cue, people started doing the same dramatic predictions for 2027. You genuinely could not make this stuff up. The car is still being sold in Japan, the US, and other markets, and there’s already a confirmed facelift coming. At this rate I wouldn’t be shocked if it runs well into 2028 and ends with some final special edition after years of people claiming it was dead.

Point is, don’t take forum prophets too seriously when they start talking production numbers and end dates like they’re in Toyota’s board meetings. Manufacturers love being vague because uncertainty creates hype, and hype sells cars. Simple as that.

It's a sliding doors thing though really. If the market for EVs had been stronger, all of that would have happened.

 

[Sterbo]

I am new to this type of marketing that's for sure
But don't misunderstand my point, it's not about speculations or value of the car to resell It .
It's simple, imagine this case with the Last edition Supra as the name say It LAST and a month later Toyota bring Up the last ultimate edition and then a month later the last ultimate final edition and five months later the last ultimate final Infinity edition it's not serious no mather what you keep telling me. Go to VW we know every 5 years they bring Up the aniversary GTI edition and it's usually the BEST GTI you can buy on the generation ( at least 5 years) they don't came Up with a better newer versión of the car every 6 month. And to finish that yeah all of US here probably here the same bullsh*t at the dealer " only 200 cars came to the country you better hurry Up" and this was all a lie that's It.
It’s not the content, it’s the delivery

that's exactly what I wanted to say... I'm fine with there being a new MK every 5 years... but not every 6 months

 

[Sterbo]

Guys, I'm asking you, please, because driving a Toyota doesn't solve anything. I wanted to know if anyone has ever noticed similar things. For example, when I park in the garage, I do this: I slowly move forward, turn all the way to the right, and after a few meters, I stop. I hold down the brake (without ever releasing it, which is important), shift into R, and start turning left. At that point, the steering is stiff. If, however, I release the brake and start turning while going backward, the steering is no longer stiff. I can't figure out if it's the combination of stiff power steering and stiff suspension that causes this to happen in that situation, or if there's something wrong. Unfortunately, in certain "tight" maneuvers and with an automatic transmission, I have to hold down the brakes while turning the other way.

 

[speeddemon666]

Guys, I'm asking you, please, because driving a Toyota doesn't solve anything. I wanted to know if anyone has ever noticed similar things. For example, when I park in the garage, I do this: I slowly move forward, turn all the way to the right, and after a few meters, I stop. I hold down the brake (without ever releasing it, which is important), shift into R, and start turning left. At that point, the steering is stiff. If, however, I release the brake and start turning while going backward, the steering is no longer stiff. I can't figure out if it's the combination of stiff power steering and stiff suspension that causes this to happen in that situation, or if there's something wrong. Unfortunately, in certain "tight" maneuvers and with an automatic transmission, I have to hold down the brakes while turning the other way.

As you turn the wheel whilst stationary, your wheels will want to move backwards on one side and forwards on the other. Holding the footbrake down will restrict that movement.

 

[Sterbo]

As you turn the wheel whilst stationary, your wheels will want to move backwards on one side and forwards on the other. Holding the footbrake down will restrict that movement.

ok thanks and I knew it... but I've never noticed anything similar on other cars I've had... otherwise I wouldn't have asked I've had various cars with various types of setups and power steering but never noticed such behavior

 

[Sterbo]

But let's talk about spicier things, question for those who have done an ECU on DAT8, from the original, when you change gear you see the turbo pressure drop slightly as if the throttle is lifted, I've seen some videos of cars with ECU where this pressure drop during gear changes doesn't seem to occur... is it true that it can be removed with the ECU?! Does the gearbox suffer? Is it possible to choose whether to have this release during gear changes?

 

[VileQuenouille]

Anyone saw that? Apparently it'll be available in recce spec at some point, ngl I think it's kinda rad

 

[Sterbo]

I need some advice, I keep having the problem that at low speeds around 35 km/h the brake squeals (I think the rear left)... a bit intermittent sometimes continuous, if I press the brake it stops... some people tell me that it is either a piston that is not returning properly (as some of you have suggested) or the disc... can't it simply be solved by changing the pads?

 

[mrbbs]

Anyone saw that? Apparently it'll be available in recce spec at some point, ngl I think it's kinda rad

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[Altocumulus]

I need some advice, I keep having the problem that at low speeds around 35 km/h the brake squeals (I think the rear left)... a bit intermittent sometimes continuous, if I press the brake it stops... some people tell me that it is either a piston that is not returning properly (as some of you have suggested) or the disc... can't it simply be solved by changing the pads?

Its not an uncommon thing. I'd take the pads out, inspect and lightly capmpher the edge of the material with a metal file. I use high temp copper grease on the retaining pin.

You could always just report it to the dealer If under warranty. I suspect that hard use of the brakes would eventually get rid of the noise.