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GR Yaris (Gen 2) GR Yaris Mk2 (MY2024->)
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edit: sorry I just realized now that I asked the same question again... my mistake.. wrong group and post...
sessantanove
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Question about the side mirror glass from the GR Corolla is it identical to the glass from the GR Yaris?
Armijs
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I had a look and does not seem likely, generic models, left mirrors
Corolla:
Yaris:
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I'm trying to understand something about the brakes: the first part of the brake is normal light and brakes "a little" then you feel the pedal become rigid and from there on if you press hard it brakes a lot ... with braided hoses does the initial sensation change a little? Because I don't like that part very much, I would like to make them more linear ... however I also had the doubt of having to bleed but the car has 2000km and has always done so
Armijs
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I found it weird at the start as well compared to other cars i have driven, and i have driven a lot. Like feeling somewhat unsure if the brakes are gripping. But it is just how it is, if you have to brake hard, the gforces also help braking with your body weight of sorts. Closest pedal feel would be my Fanatec brake pedal but that is even heavier.
Gen2 looks quite understeery in some of the corners.
It looks damp and late in the year so possibly cold. Going through the comments sport auto have replied saying moderate grip levels on the test day caused the understeering along with chassis setup (I suspect like the Gen1 alignment out the factory is not the best).
Well damp or not - its still understeering. But thats fixable of coursw
janislavs
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Yeah, it’s definitely understeery in stock form. You need to shift some weight onto the front tires to get that initial grip for turn-in, especially at higher speeds. Trail braking does wonders for me, but I’m too inexperienced to know how to improve it through setup or upgrades 
yes driver might have good experience of level of understeer as he keeps quite high pace even though its ploughing through!I think it looks really scary
It’s Christian Gebhardt he drives all the sport auto tests and competes in the N24hr and NLS in a GT2 KTM X-Bow so very good behind the wheel.
I wouldn’t compare too much. Obviously not going to be huge differences but unless the 2 cars are backed to back the timings can be massively influenced by conditions. Look how much brighter the gen1 video is. Just a degree or two in temp can have a massive influence on tyres.
janislavs
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Also the description says the Gen1 Yaris has $15k in chassis upgrades. Looks like the Gen2 is stock.
Sekred
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Well I think that's called plowing on regardless, lol.
I thought I read somewhere the Gen 2 had a stiffer front anti-roll bar?
I thought I read somewhere the Gen 2 had a stiffer front anti-roll bar?
Pretty much every review of the gen 2 says that Toyota have taken some of playfulness out of the handling and given it a more neutral balance leading to understeer when pushing on compared to the more lively rear end of the previous version.
I don't think he was referring to the car on this video. both cars are stock from Sport Auto test session.
markku
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From what I saw from my direct experience (my former Mk1 compared to my current Mk2 manual), the first impression was that the Mk2 is more rigid (everyone already knows that, of course), giving also a first impression of driving a wider and more stable car.
By initially driving it like I drove my Mk1, it gave way to a more pronounced understeer, and it looked like being more "filtered" in its behavior, and with less feeling about what the tires are actually doing.
The Mk1 looked more "spirited" and direct in its feeling on steering and overall balance.
This is the first impressions I had, and I admit I was quite intimidated by the Mk2 initially, being a bit more afraid with pushing it into curves, since I couldn't get a clear feel about how the tires and chassis were reacting to my Mk1-like inputs.
After some more miles on the clock, I have to say that to me, Mk1 and Mk2 look like being much less different than it looked initially.
The "spirited" behavior of the Mk1 is still there, even if a bit hidden beneath a layer of overall rigidity of the chassis.
Hence, the more pronounced understeer I got initially, gradually went away, and by driving it with more confidence, and by throwing the car a bit more strongly into the curves, it finally reveals its "Mk1" nature.
Now I can tell that with the Mk2 I can keep a bit higher speeds in curves than it was with the Mk1, but it took quite a while to get there.
Of course. just my two cents, as usual...
A new rattle has appeared! Most of the rattles comes from wiring of microphones above the front seats, I am planning to ask dealership whether they can fix that one. However, there is a brand new one which I cannot resolve at all. It is coming from passenger's seat area, at random speeds and rpm. Once it starts it hangs on for a while, its not loud but it is persistent, slightly higher pitch rattle. Sounds similar to like a resonating can or something small and light in cup holder (obviously there is nothing there 
) Also tried the seat's headrest but its not it. Could it be rear license plate? I haven't put extra foam tape on it yet, but the rattle is not coming from the rear. Double checked every storage space but could not find anything. Any ideas?
) Also tried the seat's headrest but its not it. Could it be rear license plate? I haven't put extra foam tape on it yet, but the rattle is not coming from the rear. Double checked every storage space but could not find anything. Any ideas?