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

I'm now asking, who has a mk2, especially an automatic... if it accelerates full gas in neutral... how high does the boost go?
 
Is the manual gear change any better on the Gen2? I found the Gen1 too heavily weighted and imprecise
 
Yogi said:
Is the manual gear change any better on the Gen2? I found the Gen1 too heavily weighted and imprecise
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Much better I'd say, it's one of the major improvements in Gen2, in my opinion.
Maybe it's not a match to perfect gears like the one I had in my Fiesta ST, but it's very strong, precise, and very pleasant to use.
Sometimes it becomes a bit slow under strong accelerations, in my case specifically between 3rd and 4th gear, but it's the only flaw I experienced.
Apart of that, it's now the right manual gear to manage the very strong engine of the GRY.
 
KobayashiMaru86 said:
How are owners finding the auto?
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Very happy, I wouldnā€™t go back, itā€™s very quick in sport mode and lazy when in normal/eco which is exactly what you want. Ive just done a 1,000 mile trip to the Nurburgring and back and it made the journey a breeze and then when on track still had the interaction of changing gears.
 
Ecsrobin said:
Very happy, I wouldnā€™t go back, itā€™s very quick in sport mode and lazy when in normal/eco which is exactly what you want. Ive just done a 1,000 mile trip to the Nurburgring and back and it made the journey a breeze and then when on track still had the interaction of changing gears.
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On paddles only will it auto shift up at the limiter? And will it kick down in manual? I've driven several VAG cars with DSG that say I'd want to short shift to 3rd for a corner exit as the road was wet to make it a bit easier and if it thought there was something to use in 2nd and you breathed on the kickdown switch it would kick down.
 
KobayashiMaru86 said:
On paddles only will it auto shift up at the limiter? And will it kick down in manual? I've driven several VAG cars with DSG that say I'd want to short shift to 3rd for a corner exit as the road was wet to make it a bit easier and if it thought there was something to use in 2nd and you breathed on the kickdown switch it would kick down.
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No it holds it up and down although after a decent period it does kick in an override and take over.
 
if it drops too much in manual, it shifts down by itselfā€¦ but that's a good thing because it would drop too muchā€¦ instead if you don't increase the gears, it hits the limiterā€¦ I've had many vags and it's annoying that it shifts up by itselfā€¦ but by modifying the gearbox ecu, you can also solve that
 
I am certainly not regretting having the auto though I cannot offer an opinion against any kind of test as to how long it will hold a gear or when it will change down under command. It is however a very good gearbox when compared to other offerings out there that despite where we are on the automotive evolutionary time scale are still poor - I found Audi's a few years back positively indecisive.
The GR auto doesn't leave you with any feeling that it isn't sure which gear to select or indeed when to select it, in fact I would suggest it does know how you wish to drive irrespective of drive mode and adjusts change point accordingly.
One niggle is that in full auto on normal, it doesn't want to select 8th on country lanes, but not sure that will bother most.
All that said I realise the manual will offer a driver engagement unparalleled.
 
speeddemon666 said:
I am certainly not regretting having the auto though I cannot offer an opinion against any kind of test as to how long it will hold a gear or when it will change down under command. It is however a very good gearbox when compared to other offerings out there that despite where we are on the automotive evolutionary time scale are still poor - I found Audi's a few years back positively indecisive.
The GR auto doesn't leave you with any feeling that it isn't sure which gear to select or indeed when to select it, in fact I would suggest it does know how you wish to drive irrespective of drive mode and adjusts change point accordingly.
One niggle is that in full auto on normal, it doesn't want to select 8th on country lanes, but not sure that will bother most.
All that said I realise the manual will offer a driver engagement unparalleled.
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Similar experience, love my auto version for daily driving.
 
speeddemon666 said:
I am certainly not regretting having the auto though I cannot offer an opinion against any kind of test as to how long it will hold a gear or when it will change down under command. It is however a very good gearbox when compared to other offerings out there that despite where we are on the automotive evolutionary time scale are still poor - I found Audi's a few years back positively indecisive.
The GR auto doesn't leave you with any feeling that it isn't sure which gear to select or indeed when to select it, in fact I would suggest it does know how you wish to drive irrespective of drive mode and adjusts change point accordingly.
One niggle is that in full auto on normal, it doesn't want to select 8th on country lanes, but not sure that will bother most.
All that said I realise the manual will offer a driver engagement unparalleled.
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I love the DSG, in everyday use it seems more intelligent than the DAT... I have only had automatics and I have tried various ones... but if you put the DAT in automatic and sport to go slowly... it is exceptional... in normal it clutches too often because it holds high gears at low speeds... but for more sporty use, the DAT is intelligent if you brake hard it changes down many gears etc
 
I wanted to ask you all something that I noticed and it worries meā€¦ I found myself on a slightly bumpy road, like dips up and down right left, to be clear that they pull you a bit in the sides (not at normal speed)ā€¦ not potholesā€¦ at a high speedā€¦ please I know it's not done but let's leave itā€¦ anyway I noticed that the car went where it wanted, it followed the road and it was difficult to make it follow a straight lineā€¦ I wonder if it could be the fault of the original set-up being too rigid, but wrongly rigid, that is, how hard it is to follow the asphaltā€¦ Do you have any advice?
 
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