Does it deserve the hype? ⬇️

ROAR-y needs a raise... He's putting out some of the best Automotive Journalism for the average consumer on KZfaq. AND HE WALKED FROM TOP GEAR!!??!! How cray is that? Wish you all the best man

That "Take my money" moment. LMAO 😂😂

Never thought I'd be interested in a Yaris, but here we are.

I love Rory's passion and the way he articulates the driving experience, but there are a number of things he mentions about this car that should be corrected - the price starts at £30k not £33k (£33k not £36k for the Circuit Pack), the gear lever is raised 50mm (not 10mm), the normal driving mode is 60% front-biased (not rear) and the roof line is up to 95mm lower (not 195mm). Also Toyota had to build 25,000 (not 2500) examples for WRC homologation.

Have owned this car for a week and it’s absolutely awesome! Freeway, twisties, school drop offs, any situation.

“”Take my money” Ha ha ha

Rory, In normal mode it’s 60% to the front and 40% to the rear*

“i dono I call that plastic” ...good one lol

Finally a hot hatch with a handbrake and a manual gear ⚙️ stick..

And that's why I sub this channel..it's just so honest..real..down to earth..and this dude is just Mega..👏👏👏💯

I’ve got one and trust me it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it! I’ve driven it on a proper rally track already and it holds up so well and even goes sideways when you want to!

If you calling Mercedes a class and golf a hot hatch, then Yaris is a class above and it’s real rally car for the everyday driver, not a family car and not a kitchen appliance which the first two are. 👍🚗 Best car enthusiasts toys of last 10 years .

best small Hot Hatch car of the World for country roads and race tracks.

Don’t know why I’m watching this, I’m still studying for my driving test, I’m broke, and I’m a student 😂😂 we can all dream tho

Small correction, normal mode is 60% to front, not rear

Kinda reminds me of the Fiesta ST that EVERYONE loved. But this is like the RS version

autotrader & Rory been killing it recently with these reviews

No one: Literally no one: Car reviewer: This GR Yaris is the most overhyped halo..... Me: Shut-up and Take my Money!

This is not a supermini this is a hypermini, absolutely epic

Watched this a few times. The "Take my money" always makes me smile. Thank you Rory. Another excellent review.

Rory, I say it on every video you guys put out - you're awesome pal and so engaging to watch.

At AutoTrade, the NEW Toyota GR Yaris is an incredible Car. Nice Work.

Very nice review! I've ordered one which will approx. be delivered in October next year. But I've to correct you: in normal mode it sends 60% to the front and 40% to the rear, not vice versa. Included in the circuit pack are not just the BBS forged alloys with the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S and the Torsen diffs front and back, but also painted brake calibers and a better suspension. Don't ever think about not to choose this, if you would like to buy one. What I miss painfully are two other things coming along with the circuit package in Japan: the front strut brace and an intercooler water spray kit. I've no idea, why they didn't put it in the package in GB or the EU. But, there is a way with aftermarket parts as well. Another thing is, that you've compared the GR Yaris to the AMG A35, which starts at 54.180,70 € or 45.869,97 GBP. The GR Yaris comes at 37.640 € / 31.866,43 GBP with the circuit pack. That is like comparing apples and pears. Concerning the engine sound via the speakers: they put a microphone in the engine bay, it's not the exhaust sound you are hearing inside the car. But well, it's a bit too "well-behaved" in that matter from the outside. Maybe Toyota wanted to avoid complications with noise restrictions coming stricter and stricter in different countries. But again, this is a drivers cars and a tuners car with lots of aftermarket solutions.

Man, you make such good reviews! The best out there!

Thats the best Toyota’s done in probably I’d say in 2 decades. Btw, I think it’s 60:40 front-rear split in normal mode. We never get this machine in Canada, sadly. We’re wishing Toyota can make a GR Corolla with same formula and backing it to the other side of the Pacific

What a comprehensive and great review You deserve more subs!

excellent reviewer is Rory. Another informative one with plenty of info and passion. Great stuff.

the hype comes from the fact all car manufactures have been constricted from producing fun cars due to boring jack asses that hate the car *EU pens pushers This is a throw back to better days of old, get rid of that info screen, lower the seat, make a smaller mirror and make the 4 wheel drive system 100% switchable front or rear biased. PERFECTION

I am glad you mentioned the fact that the 3 modes don’t really count for a lot on the road. Proper, honest review this. As you say, a hot hatch should also be practical. They shouldn’t be well polished either, one of the ingredients is being a bit lairy.

Can get cars anywhere on KZfaq. But there's only one Rory.

GR Yaris is the best hot hatch. I played in Gran turismo sport. it was epic.

Great review, I wish they would bring this to the states.

I was about to complain about the flat color grading....until i realized this video was shot in GB, thats just how things look over there.

If I'm not wrong, it even has adaptive cruise control as standard! Proper daily driver if you want.

Great review, I can't wait to get my hands on one!

quality, reliability, durability!

Unlike the unreliable and gaudy Mercedes, this Toyota is an instant classic and because it's a limited production vehicle (at least it was until the idiots at WRC decided to require hybrid powertrains to be used soon), it's a collectible too and will probably be worth a good amount of coin in the future. And it's a reliable machine.

Mistakes in this... roof height is 95mm not 195mm lower and standard price is just under £30k and not £33k

Numbers are all over the place. Toyota have to make 25,000, not 2,500; roof is lowered 95mm at the rear not 195mm; gearstick is raised 10cm not 10mm. Price is £29,995 for the standard car and Circuit Pack model is £33,495.

Genuine, Well written and excellent production quality !

Damn, are you a presenter at Top Gear? Amazing Review! Love the cinematography too. shut up and take my money LOL. fun fact: the wheel base is longer than a cayman GT4 !!!

Rory looked like an excited 10 year old at Christmas 😂

Rory, as always a very good review. 👌👏👍 is In Top Gear you never get the chance to do your thing like here. Quality on this channel .

Great review as always.

Rory' car reviews are miles better than all the rest. Informative and funny. 👍🙂

Rory mentioned the E30 M3 and having owned one at the time it was certainly not over hyped, drive one now and it would feel slow but the handling on track was amazing. I’m now in an 330e which is a better daily but would not match on the track due to the weight. All IMHO

I love Rory's reviews. So glad he didn't disappear after the Top Gear stint.

Hot hatch for sure! Would love to hear Rory's take on the Suzuki GSX-S 1000f. The man does a mean bike review too.

Sub 1300kg with AWD, it is super light weight in now a days standard

Great review Rory 👏🏾

I would absolutely buy one if they were sold in the US

4:11 self healing car ! 🤣🤣

Great review. Superb style. 👍

This guy's car reviews are awesome, really quality production too

He walked on to his own show and is RUNNING KZfaq CAR REVIEW CHANNEL PURE GENUS!

So Rory Which’s your prefer GR Yaris or Focus RS

I usually don’t like hatchbacks... but this one... I’m impressed!

I've been waiting for this!

Shout out knob gang 🤜🤛

Im going to get one of these!! I need a small hot hatch!

I actually really like the ge Yaris but they got a few problems but the next year if they make a new one it will be even better!!!

In Japan there's a 2wd version with 1.5 auto, it has the exact wide 3 door body

Great video but you got the pricing wrong, you quoted the circuit pack price for the standard car.

Rory which would you take? the type r or the GR yaris?

Cooool review bro...

“Mercedes” and “hot hatch” just doesn’t sound right

Mega review mate! To say I'm jealous that you got to drive the GR is an understatement 🙈

Interesting, as its light with awd with great hp numbers for the small engine. It seems to deliver at all the points that make cars fun to drive. The USA would dismiss this one as its a yaris. For me Id buy it today if I could.

Good review

Side note: TSOP is a type of polymer plastic that Toyota invented in 1991, and has been used for many Toyota cars. The one used in bumpers are called TSOP-7, and it’s designed to be lightweight, highly resistant from scratch , crack, and heat/cold.

You guys need to do a gr corolla video

That letterbox front view is curious how the design team allowed it. Seems such an easy fix.

Wonder if he would take this or the other of his favourites the focus rs 🤔

Wish it had the dials from the new supra but I adore this thing it’s so cool

No specifics about why its 'so good' though. Cant get the back end out, exhaust sounds crap, vision out of the front is cluttered due to the infotainment screen being too high, steering wheel lacks adjustability. I didn't hear enough specific positives aside from power

one thing I learned from performance versions of a car is that, you don't buy them for practicality reasons.. you want practicality, you buy the standard versions.

Cool video Mr Rory

Worth all the hype 🔥🔥🔥

The next yaris gr upgraded ,5 seats screen built into dash, lower seating, rear view mirror positioned correctly, visibility improvement, more power, turbo injection

It's good but in Australia it's pushing 50-55k on the second hand market.. can get a near new sti for less. Once it's bellow 40k it will make it a good buy

Fab review man, as always. This is based on a rally car though, it's not meant to be placed against Merc A45 is not meant to be practical, nothing wrong with finally having an old school 3door SMALL pocket rocket, instead of all these huge 5 door hot hatches, not everyone is looking for rear doors wen looking at driving the said "hot hatch"

I think all it need is a rally inspired exhaust to give it that quiater but rally like exhaust sound

Can you review a bmw 128ti? i like the gr yaris but its too small in my opinion (for evryday use)

Great car and video😀😀

Apparently there’s roomers of a gr Yaris 1st edition rally sport which will have a 1.6 turbo and supercharged which will have prob 320hp

I gauge how great a car is in the video by how big a smile is on Rory's face. JAJAJA

Looks nice, drives well.

I think one of the most underrated hot hatchbacks at the moment is the i30n the overrated I each to there own here RS3 fast on the straights sure but handling is rubbish I do wish subaru would bring back the wrx sti again there were handling monsters everything is to German👍Awesome review Rory.

Casually moves the steering coulomb in and out while driving lol :)

Agree, clutch is weird. Like an all or nothing tap. Quite awkward to find the biting point. Gearbox is great after spending an hour with it

Hold the middle bottom that's located in the middle of the 2 seat it turns everything off so u can drift

I want a comment count of ‘Homologation’ 😂

The best car presenter!!!!

Great fun from RR but I noticed a few mistakes 😕 The E30 wasn’t hyper AT all! It’s just well thought of now. The Bugatti Veyron was hyped, but delivered on that and then some. The GR Yaris is not 261bhp How much is the rear of the roof dropped by? It’s a three door, not a two door. (The E30 M3 is a two door body) Prices all wrong! Oops! Drive train modes? Normal is front biased, not 60% to the rear! It has a long wheelbase, not short. You can’t red line it in 3rd gear and be legal in the UK.

There is a actual "Take my money" machine? OK...

My favorite moment 😂 0:54.

4:09 omg, didn't realise that with the bumper. How did no other reviewer pick up on that. Rory is more thorough than a certain Doug Demuro

Coolest presenter ever! Amazing car as well!

"TING" COME ON RORY, SO WELL SPOKEN UNTIL YOU SAY THING LOL 🤣