After more than two years of waiting, the GR Yaris finally arrived. And with all the bits I wanted in the car when I placed the order.
I opened this thread because I do not want to spam in the "Who is still waiting" thread where so far I placed the most comments. Plus I feared I get chased after, now with a car in my possession. I am easy prey because for obvious reasons I am still in the run-in phase of the car.
Except for the rims, the car is a stock GR Yaris with High Performance Pack and no visibility while driving right-hand corners.
Let's start with the pictures. This is one hour after picking the car up from the dealer:
Here is evidence for the first (slight) use of the handbrake:
Initially, I travelled to the parking lot for the view:
Me being happy that "Nippon Safety" is taking care of me while simultaneously exposing the "wrong brand" hoodie:
And finally a comparison test how much my dog's fur and the car's colour are matching:
(Doggy never looks happy in cars, but makes no problems as a passenger).
Unfortunately, I could not take a picture of the oncoming Lancia Delta Integrale in Martini livery just 20 kilometres into my Yaris ownership.
Mods so far:
Tomason TN25 Superlight in bronze, same dimensions as original
Mods for the near future:
Rear-seat delete / "Clubsport" package
Mods not sure about yet (and for sure not in 2023):
Livery
HJS Downpipe
Anything else for a reliable 340 hp
I plan to keep the car as long as possible. It is a mixture of finally being able to live out my JDM excitement (it began with Best Motoring, Hot Version, Initial D, and Japanese video games) and the last hooray for "classic driving". It is not strenuous for me to operate a manual transmission, clutch included, I enjoy having a real handbrake, I appreciate the car still has analogue dials, and I do not have to choose from a myriad of individual settings for dampers, steering, gas pedal, and so on.
First impressions:
The car lets you feel what it is capable of when you start teasing it a bit, even at half gas and below 4k rpm. Gear changes are very satisfying. I already start to hate all the various buttons I have to press to de-activate lane assist, traffic sign camera, start-stop, and the other nannies which are forced upon us in the EU to reach 0 deaths in 2050. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate traction control, ESP, ABS, and emergency brake functionalities, but the others mentioned before are just a nuisance.
Anyway, 200 kilometres in, it was a happy start of a hopefully long relationship. I thank Toyota for what they have given us.
I opened this thread because I do not want to spam in the "Who is still waiting" thread where so far I placed the most comments. Plus I feared I get chased after, now with a car in my possession. I am easy prey because for obvious reasons I am still in the run-in phase of the car.
Except for the rims, the car is a stock GR Yaris with High Performance Pack and no visibility while driving right-hand corners.
Let's start with the pictures. This is one hour after picking the car up from the dealer:
Here is evidence for the first (slight) use of the handbrake:
Initially, I travelled to the parking lot for the view:
Me being happy that "Nippon Safety" is taking care of me while simultaneously exposing the "wrong brand" hoodie:
And finally a comparison test how much my dog's fur and the car's colour are matching:
(Doggy never looks happy in cars, but makes no problems as a passenger).
Unfortunately, I could not take a picture of the oncoming Lancia Delta Integrale in Martini livery just 20 kilometres into my Yaris ownership.
Mods so far:
Tomason TN25 Superlight in bronze, same dimensions as original
Mods for the near future:
Rear-seat delete / "Clubsport" package
Mods not sure about yet (and for sure not in 2023):
Livery
HJS Downpipe
Anything else for a reliable 340 hp
I plan to keep the car as long as possible. It is a mixture of finally being able to live out my JDM excitement (it began with Best Motoring, Hot Version, Initial D, and Japanese video games) and the last hooray for "classic driving". It is not strenuous for me to operate a manual transmission, clutch included, I enjoy having a real handbrake, I appreciate the car still has analogue dials, and I do not have to choose from a myriad of individual settings for dampers, steering, gas pedal, and so on.
First impressions:
The car lets you feel what it is capable of when you start teasing it a bit, even at half gas and below 4k rpm. Gear changes are very satisfying. I already start to hate all the various buttons I have to press to de-activate lane assist, traffic sign camera, start-stop, and the other nannies which are forced upon us in the EU to reach 0 deaths in 2050. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate traction control, ESP, ABS, and emergency brake functionalities, but the others mentioned before are just a nuisance.
Anyway, 200 kilometres in, it was a happy start of a hopefully long relationship. I thank Toyota for what they have given us.
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