Riceburner 284 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 A little more information https://toyotagazooracing.com/pages/grmn/yaris/en/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_GRMN 177 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 http://www.topgear.com/car-news/geneva-motor-show/its-most-exciting-toyota-yaris-ever and a bit more on Top Gear, including the expected price... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 10 minutes ago, jamie_gt86 said: http://www.topgear.com/car-news/geneva-motor-show/its-most-exciting-toyota-yaris-ever and a bit more on Top Gear, including the expected price... Any insider insight on how accurate that is? Seems a bit steep to be honest... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_GRMN 177 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 i have no idea on the price tbh mate, not my department, definitely agree it is steep at the estimate but as it'll be less than 1000, they're aiming for the limited edition factor... 1 Deacon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 Given the Mini JCW is £24k before options, this won't have any options (or no necessary ones) so I guess it's not really overpriced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, knightryder said: Given the Mini JCW is £24k before options, this won't have any options (or no necessary ones) so I guess it's not really overpriced. I was thinking of it as more of a natural competitor against something like the fiesta st or 208 Gti which are around £20k but maybe you're right and they're going for it as a full on bonkers special more along the lines of a mini GP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 43 minutes ago, Deacon said: I was thinking of it as more of a natural competitor against something like the fiesta st or 208 Gti which are around £20k but maybe you're right and they're going for it as a full on bonkers special more along the lines of a mini GP. I would always expect a Japanese car to be more expensive than a Ford and the French offerings and a little cheaper than the German ones. Just looking at the Clio, it's pretty much bang on £20k, but add the Cup and Climate Packs and some nice paint and you're at £22k, the Trophy is £22.5 before any extras. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 Polo Gti would still be cheaper though, no? It'll be a bit of a hard sell without any heritage to speak of - but if they only want to shift a thousand that'll be no bother... Most tempting hot hatch for me at present is the BMW 140i. Proper wheel drive, proper engine, proper bargain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ade 517 Report post Posted March 16, 2017 I don't it will be the exact same engine as used in the lotus and sc corolla. For a start I'd expect it to use a new more efficient direct bolt on eaton charger in place of the old M series. Though the top gear article does say something about lotus... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 17, 2017 8 hours ago, Ade said: I don't it will be the exact same engine as used in the lotus and sc corolla. For a start I'd expect it to use a new more efficient direct bolt on eaton charger in place of the old M series. Though the top gear article does say something about lotus... It's a totally different engine. It's the new 1.5 engine bored out to 1.8. I think the reference to Lotus was about handling. A term often bandied about it seems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted March 17, 2017 I'm betting it'll be a version of the lotus elise sport engine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ade 517 Report post Posted March 17, 2017 33 minutes ago, Lauren said: It's a totally different engine. It's the new 1.5 engine bored out to 1.8. I think the reference to Lotus was about handling. A term often bandied about it seems. Evidence? 24 minutes ago, Deacon said: I'm betting it'll be a version of the lotus elise sport engine I think it will be heavily improved and probably given a new engine code. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 21, 2017 On 17/03/2017 at 7:53 AM, Ade said: Evidence? I think it will be heavily improved and probably given a new engine code. Yeah, spoke to Richard and he got the info from Jamie at Deeside where the engines are built. 1 Ade reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
