Toyota Is About to Turn the GR Yaris Into a True Road Rocket

Toyota's GR Yaris was a surprise for everyone. Who knew a tiny hatch could be so thrilling to Drive and fiercely competitive? It even destroyed its bigger sibling, the Yaris GRMN, a drag race. A report in Autocar, the British magazine Autocar indicates there is a possibility that Yaris GR will be improved even more. It will receive the engine and transmission from Morizo, the American marketplace's GR Corolla Morizo. It will likely receive the Morizo designation - a name from Toyota chief executive Akio Toyoda's pseudonym for motorsports. What is the engine that will drive what will power the Toyota GR Yaris Morizo? The currently-running Yaris GR is powered by a 1.6-liter three-cylinder engine, which produces 257 horses and 265 pounds-feet of torque. That's usually adequate for a compact hatch. However, Autocar informs that the brand new Yaris GR - rumored to be dubbed Morizo is expected to come with the identical Turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder engine as the GR Corolla Morizo edition. As a result, the Yaris GR will deliver 296 horsepower and 295 pounds of torque. Furthermore, the new model will be able to replace the manual six-speed transmission and will be equipped with a unique close-ratio manual gearbox it's also borrowed from Corolla Morizo. In addition, Toyota needs to find ways to integrate the larger trick exhaust of the Corolla inside the supermini. It is expected that the GR Yaris Morizo can also weigh less than the current Yaris GR because of the elimination of rear seats. Moreover, it will come with an essential stereo and one-zone climate control. The changes will make the supermini a bit more efficient in the race from zero to 62 mph can be completed in 4.5 minutes, and its top speed will rise to 150 miles per hour. For comparison, you can see that Yaris GR goes from 0 to the speed of 62 miles per hour in 5.5 seconds and can reach the rate of 140 mph. When will the brand new Toyota GR Yaris Morizo arrive? The design of the unknown, stronger Yaris GR was confirmed by Gazoo Racing's chief engineer Naoyuki Sakamoto. But, as of now, there are no details regarding what date the new version will be available. For the British market currently, the Yaris GR is priced at PS32,110. Therefore, you can anticipate the upcoming Morizo version to be a bit higher than the current model. Sakamoto has also stated that the long-awaited dual-pedal GR Yaris remains in development. It is expected to come with a more sophisticated dual-clutch automated gearbox, most likely an eight-speed model.