A mate of mine had a 106 Rallye 1.3 in Red back in the 90s. What an absolute hoot to drive. You could just barrel it into any corner and it would just fly round. One of the best FWD cars ever..👍👍

I loved my 106XS back in the 90s - I like underpowered cars that you can drive flat out and have fun

Back home in Portugal we had a special edition of the Rallye called Rallye R2, was limited to 50 units and had different air induction kit, upgraded exhaust, upgrades brakes and coillovers and a remap. Was a funny car.

Old cars have a feeling of immediacy new cars can no longer have due to weight/safety. I reckon driver involvement peaked in the 1990s and has slid off ever since.

I had a ‘98 blue 106 Rallye from new. Awesome car. Cornered like it was on rails & the engine was so willing to give everything. Great video, brought back some good memories. Thanks!

Never mind the Yaris did you spot the old Saab !!

Your smile said it all. As a bonus, I'd still have license with the Pug.

I can't get over how good the 106 looks in comparison to the yaris. Such a cool car!

Your reaction to the 106 is how I feel every time I drive my old mx5 mk1, 1.6. 1993. So much fun within the speed limit. The Yaris is like a sports bike - it’s no fun unless you’re full ‘on it’ which is licence losing.

Well captured - the Pug is direct and alive with feedback while the in car Toyota footage accurately represents the mechanical separation between driver and car. The cloud that you referred to comes across clearly to those familiar with different eras of automobiles. Would love to see your take on a nice family hauler named Espada.

Haha that licenceplate of the 106. Don't think you will see KUT on dutch plates. Lovely car.

Weight is everything. Or, should I say, the lack of weight. The GR is probably about as light as it could be given its tech details. Well done Toyota. A great experiment in "progress".

Hearing him talk about the Peugot makes me feel like Peugeot just made the car as cheep as possible and Marketed it as a rallye car. 😂

Well Jack....another great vlog made by yourself. I totally agree you can't beat the car's from the latter day's. Keep them coming 🙂👍

So happy that you like this car! I've been following you for so long. My GR Yaris will arrive later this month. I think that the GR Yaris is the best you can do for a modern car.

Well done for your honesty and telling the truth, most reviews jump on the bandwagon of ‘new’ must be better. I have driven the 106 and can appreciate your views. I have also driven the Yaris many times and appreciate its technical ability, but also feel the slightly false ‘woolly’ sensation you are describing. Just for reference, if you want the old fashioned unsuppressed feeling in a small car, try the Mini GP3, it’s a terrible road car, but I bet you won’t stop smiling, it’s a real old school approach to driving that won’t be available anymore, due to ‘safe’ ‘practical’ and modern car reviews. Well done for telling it as it is. It’s a breath of fresh air 😎.

Glad you finally tried the Rallye and loved it! As I commented on one of your 205 vids, I traded a 1.6 205 GTI for a brand new 1.6 106 Rallye back in the day and loved the 106 so much more. It did help that it wasn't knackered! I saw the same Rallye for sale last year and it hadn't lost a penny in value.

Great vlog. Had to put my supper down to watch the whole vlog.. Well worth it and a cold spag boll.

That's the key feeling great at the speed limit Same as the lotus elise 👍

Thank you for your great review. I feel as though I have just driven both cars!

Great review! Had my VTS for 11 years, an absolute hoot

Will always kick myself for not buying the 205 rallye when they were new to the market. It was one of the cars I looked at, and going for a Vauxhall Astra instead because it had more toys - obviously totally missing the point. Also loved that old Saab 96 that was behind you when you pulled out of the drive

My favorite car I have owned was a 76 Datsun 280z. The rust was so bad that only a blind man on a fast horse in the rain at a distance on a dark night would admire it. No working AC and no working radio, but the power antenna would go up and down so you could fake it for the girls. However, the rebuilt inline six, lack of power steering, ancient suspension, and teenage stupidity taught me a great deal about managing oversteer for fun. Maybe next time I will tell you about the time I took my father's RX7 out to see how fast it would go.... Great video, Jack. I always look forward to your new posts, even if I have to watch the damn commercials so you can get Ferrari parts. At least one of us gets to live the dream. Much love from Springfield, Missouri. Bret

Brings back great memories of my white 106 Rallye 1,6 I had. Once you got to know that lift off-oversteer you could really play with it. Tracks, frozen lakes - or just a back road. They really are special.

Drove my friends 106 Rallye for a trackday around Donnington 15 years ago, bit slow on the straights but great grip round the corners. Nice drive.

I had an early one (1.3). It was lighter than standard due to the optional rust pack. And that was when it was only 5 years old. Great fun though.

Yes, I took my 106GTI a few times to the UK B roads, and these cars were fantastic. GTI had power steering, but felt a lot faster and made less noise.

Brilliant video, thanks.

I had the first generation 106 Rallye 1.3 1993 mine was red, I took off all the stickers replaced the white steel wheels with silver alloys upgraded with electric windows, radio and good speakers. It was pure raw driving pleasure just like rallying, so responsive due to light weight and I used to red lined it through every gear. Such fond memories of that car more so because it was the first car I bought. I think the first generation 106 Rallye looked better due to it having a more aggressive front bumper. Great video...

Pugs from the 80's - 90's were the best GTI's, not the most modern engines but brilliant chassis, suspension balance and lightness giving so much pleasure to drive.

Funny that a Yaris would feel like a big car, but it's so true that todays small cars are huge compared to the equivalent from 20 years ago.

I still have 106 1.6. Rallye since 2006. Still on the road. Still on the parking. Still makes me young. Im 32. And love with 106 will never fade.

I understand what your saying. But I have ordered a gr yaris. I am keeping my clio cup rs and I must say the gr in the wet would just leave the others standing. On the indy circuit no contest.

I’d have the 106 all day long. Simplicity is the key for me.

865kgs for the non-PAS S2 Rallye. 890 Kgs for the PAS. Had mine for 15 years, miss it everyday. GrpN exhaust and the long way to work via the back roads, brilliant times.

The presentation in Jacks vids are getting very professional. Not long before Top Gear or Fifth Gear come knocking.

Great take on this theme 👍

Thanks for the great test: It helped a lot to make a decision what to purchase. At the end of the day, I went for a 106 s16 which I'm going to collect next weekend :-) Yes, you pay 6K for a good one: But more fun combined with less cash sounds like a great deal. I have driven the GR Yaris as well and have to agree that there's no way to keep your license if you're going to have fun on public roads - the Peugeot, at least in this respect, is a much safer car :-)

Back in the day I sold Peugeots for a living at a main dealership in Godalming, Surrey. During my time there, my company demonstrators included a 205 Rallye in bright yellow, a 205 GTI 1.9 (with factory PAS) and one of the first 106 XSI ‘s. These are are all now very covetable cars, and with good reason!

Great video, gimme the puglet any day though. Your smile is lovely Jack x

The high point for me was the SAAB 96 at 8:12 .... :)

thanks for another great contrast between old and new...

"blast from the past" "Feel by the wheel" We a driver and a poet 👍🤣

That's a cracking video, thank you :) Part of me is really lusting after that Yaris, but I suspect it's actually got too much performance to really enjoy on the roads without being a dangerous idiot. I'm totally with you on this analogue vs modern thing though, and it is frustrating because modern cars are so much better in other ways. But the truth is that I've still never driven anything better than my old 1990 Honda CRX VTEC - light, fast, unassisted steering. You just felt such an intimate connection with the car.

Those Peugeot’s were so common back in the day,love the colour and the look.I knew you would prefer the Peugeot.

Well, Jack, I guess I had to wait 2 months to get a proper review of the GR, now that you put it in perspective

Brilliant review, agree totally

You should review a 206 RC and a 207 RC (maybe compare them?). Great video. Thank you! :)

My thinking Paul,you enjoy the more vintage type motors...lol..Enjoyed the video....

I owned a S1 106 Rallye 1.3 for the second half of the 90’s. Fabulous car, most fun to drive car I’ve ever owned. Wish I’d kept it now.

Had a nova sport in 1985 they built 502 examples lightest base body twin 40 webber's uprated front brakes larger exhaust loud sr seats great fun had it for 8 years 85000 miles have not seen any on the road for years

Love both these cars.

I see your point, I bought a 996.2 GT3 because of that driving feeling. What a steering, what an engine...

I concur. I like stick shifts over automatic and/or paddle shifters for sports cars. You can really feel the car. Even Jay Leno has the same mentality. Cheers!;)

I had a 205XS, so a bit basic spec, with a 1.4 engine..... an absolute hoot! It had GTi wheels and tyres on so the level of grip exceeded the needs of the engine, which just meant you could cane it everywhere.... It's much more fun driving a basic car flat out, than driving something stupidly quick at 20%.... My current 03 Mini One, at 90bhp is perfect.

I think that is the issue with all modern cars. They have become a little sterile. I have a GR Yaris on order but there is nothing like a late 80s or 90s sports car for driving feel. Anyway, randomly found your channel today and subbed. A very good a well balanced drive review.

And now I do really want to find a 106 or a Saxo VTS and just have fun .. The thing with the new Yaris, for me is, they reinvented something that was there, and gave it some more power. While the new Toyota is indeed interesting .. that kind of fun was already there, some 20 years ago, albeit with less power. Now even I do want to go around in these to see what they really are about. Thank you, Jack! :)

I have a 106 Gti sprint hillclimb car which i drive out in the country... it wont do more tha 100mph due to gearing.. quaife diff and box... I am keeping it for ever as i love it! I am getting a GR as i want somthing more modern for day to day duties and longer road trips!

You just cant beat weight/physics. Both great cars in their own way though, thanks Jack!

i own a 106 gti and i have never regreted..it has more solid and precise steering wheel that is not compares to anything..vts and rallye steering wheels are the same sharp but a little lighter..i dont know the reason maybe the weight of the front that gti is 60 kilos heavier in front or in the settings of the ECU and the electric signals to the electric steering pumb..mine GTI i don t change it neither with a 911..it s my toy and the best information steering wheel from anything i have touched till now...of course and the GR is an amazing car but don t forget that it is another category with a very different chassis and geometry ,horse power than peugeot 106 rallye...very nice video !!!

Drove a 106 back in the late 90's. Front struts were buggered rattled, banged and moved about on the road but was still fun to drive. I think that's part of driving a car that people have gotten away from that something shitty with lacklustre performance can be fun and get caught up in the numbers. BTW I do have a GR Yaris and absolutely bloody love the thing!

Re: The 900kg comment, it would be interesting to see Jack's take on the modern Suzuki Swift Sport. It's 970kg kerb weight.

now that u have done the rallye 106, will u make a 106 gti or s16 review later on?

I am certain I am older than you, but this still makes me want to say "ok grandpa" ;-)

Was that filmed around Brookmans Park?

Like running 100km h with aquarium on your head ... That is how I would describe driving 106. Love mine

The fact that the “engine” noise of the GR Yaris is actually piped into the cabin via the speakers is enough to expose the digital nature of the car.

You should try suzuki swift, its only modern "sporty" car that weights less than a ton

Nice one Jack, old ones are the best 👍👍.

The Yaris GR is the only new car for a while, that I am excited enough to spend cash on. I've only been buying classics otherwise. Very tempting.

Might the Yaris slower pick-up be related to only having a 3 cylinder engine ... ?

I have a base GR and would never give it up for Pug but each to there own. It's like a classic song done 20 years later. PS You did make some good points. I would have liked GR to be more RAW like no GPS or back seats and a version with low tech for Fun but it's 2021 and loud Exhaust. I say enjoy both for different reasons and different tastes. Plus you could always Mod the GR into your own tastes. PS Last if I could have a 90s car a R34 anyday or a old Dodge Viper. Love our cars.

I have a 1.1 peugeot 106 built in 2001, love the car

Love my celica Gt - twin cam engine with a cable to the throttle ! 180bhp great fun

Good to see you having fun. I think you miss your own Peugeot...maybe some French blood in your veins. The only Yaris of this type we might get in the US would actually be a Corolla, the Yaris model was a flop here. You are really good at doing these comparisons because it is all about the smile on your face...that is what describes the cars. I know that your experiences compliment my own...speed is always fun, it is really a car's total gestalt that makes it great, not just the power. I'm starting to look for a mid-seventies Alfa Alfetta Sport Coupe...to turn into a great little cafe racer. Not really a track car, just a car that has great soul, beautiful lines, excellent handling, and enough power to make me smile. I would enjoy seeing you revisit some of your past cars and compare them with modern stuff. Doesn't need to be apples and apples...just two cars from different eras and how they feel next to each other. I think if more of your fans lived in your part of the world, you would have an army of friends willing to help you work on your cars. Best wishes.

Fantastic review pug please Yaris nice but no I see Eric Carlson was on your tail in the 96 thanks 👍👨🏻‍🏭

Great video. There’s a Quaife quickrack available for these that transforms the front end 👍

I think you might prefer the recent Yaris GRMN to the GR. 1.8l 4 cylinder supercharged (similar to Elise/Exige engines), so the throttle response should be more immediate. Brakes probably still over servoed though. I bought a Swift Sport 1.6 because I wanted responsiveness over performance. It's still not as responsive as my old Rover 200vi. The Clio 172/182/200 represents the decade in between well.

Remember driving my mates 106 Rallye on a country lane in North Wales , not getting any of the love you have , it was too skittish by far and unreliable in its response. One bump or camber and it was bounced off course. It was built like cardboard too. My old delta turbo IE at the time crushed it easily And was more fun. I have a GR and it's amazing,when people say it's not got enough magic it's because it has no weaknesses ,it gets from A2B in the shortest possible time exactly as designed. Character is often disguised as weaknesses in a cars arsenal.

My 1993 VW Polo G40 supercharged had the same feel. No power anything and overpowered at 123 BHP but what a hoot!

A long while ago I once drove a rented base model 106 (XN?) in France. It wasn't fast by any measure, but it was a bloody riot to drive. I wish modern small cars were half as much fun as a 106.

Agreed the Yaris gr would be best on a short twisty track. It’s not bad on the Nurburgring with a respectable 8 min 15 secs.

The 205 and 106 rallye have always been underappreciated. I'm pretty sure you can count the number of 205 rallyes with your hands given the rust problem Boys love the 205 GTi, real men love the 205 Rallye

Ive got an ancient Mitsubishi colt that has a tiny 1.1 litre 3 cylinder engine but it is nippy for what it is 11 secs to 60mph and downhill in the red zone it hit 120mph verified on GPS only problem was the radiator exploded after that so had to change it lol but 3 cylinders i say are more fun to drive , very revvy and light too

The S2 Rallye like the one you have here stayed in production 95-98 and predates the Gti which came out 97-03. Honestly the Gti is better all around but 50-60kg heavier, most of it in the front. The 16 valve engine found its way not only in the Gti but also in a "rallye" version called the S16 as a homologation special. P.S. Gear lever is shite from new but can be modified to a good level!

I don’t see a Rally 106 even once a year roads. A black 306 DSport or similar passed me. Looked ace original black tinted taillights. Looked well in black. They drove well. Looked well. Hmmmmm. May need a 306 in my life.

I think I would go for the 106 as well, though its nothing against the GR, I just think that I would be disappointed with the high expectations that everyone has given it, and having owned some very nice rally reps (a new 2003 WRX STI Spec C and a 2003 WRX STI Spec C limited), I would be comparing the 2. The Spec C was only 35kg heavier than the GR, had a twin scroll 2ltr with its gentlemens agreed 280ps and pulled from 1000 rpm, it was a monster, the GR's smaller displacement won't put me off, and its going to be better on fuel, it's downsides are the modern tech that has gone into it, the seating position is a little high (sometimes not a bad thing), but the mirror and display screen would annoy me a little. Still, the GR has a lure that most modern cars don't give you, I may be tempted to invest in one and forget about all the hype that goes with it.

With a steering wheel like that you'd mix in with the 90's boy racers on Rhyl front

Think you’d like the mk1 Clio 1.8 16v that’s a decent little car

Was at Oulton Park on Wednesday in my tuned MK& Fiesta ST. There were 2 Yaris's there. (Both white) I can confirm they are weapons!

Tbh Jack I'd rather have the Pug, I remember when they came out back in the day, great little cars.👍🇬🇧

Maybe I'm getting older (I'm 39 now) but one thing I do not like about modern cars is the silence in the cabin.. I hate to not hear anything from the outside world, and from the engine. I am a professional mechanic, I work on cars, so I can test drive new cars almost everyday. They are fast, comfortable for sure, but... I own a 1994 Autobianchi Y10 and a 1999 Honda Civic Ej9 and to be honest, I wouldn't change them for ANY modern car. I love the Y10, no power steering, no insulation, nothing, but it is FUN!! Every time I drive it, even if it is noisy, vibrating, rattly, it is AWESOME! Fun fun fun every time, puts a smile on my face even at 50 km/h on a twisty road. The Civic is a little bit more refined, but still a fun car to drive. I drove many top end cars, Maseratis, Porsches (I worked in a Porsche garage) Audis, etc.. but.. I still prefere my small slow little fun cars. The Peugeot 106 rally was one of my dream cars as a teenager, maybe I'll find one in the future to add to my garage.

Had a very special 106 a 1.4 xsi from 1993 with a factory gutmann bodykit ,sadly the car was completely rusted beyond repair . I took the bodykit off and i am looking for a donor chassis , the engine is gonna be upgraded to a 1.6 16v

Look how much nicer the little Pug looks.

Great comparison, just shows how right Peugeot got it the first time around

For the haters saying that he is out of his mind, just take a simple example. Is a simple go-kart faster than a normal casual car?? Of course not. Is it more fun to drive?? Absolutely. But it's not practical for daily use and not safe too. It's not about how fast you can go from A to B, but how big is the smile on your face while doing it

I had 106 rallye s2 1.6i...it was so epic car,fantastic filling,real drivers car.It isnt the straight line speed that is toxicating,it is all about taking corners a car control.Great car.I am sad that I sold it.Now I drive Alfa Romeo GT 2.0jts with 166hp and by comparison it is like elefant compared to that 106.

Link to Metin's shop?

Nice one!

No modern car will ever be comparable with the sensations of a classic one, for better or for worse. One thing is certain, if thirty years ago you would have told me that in 2020 a small 1270kg sports car is considered light, I would have thought you crazy! Anyway, a praise to the GR that as far as possible, makes us go back at least 15-20 years.