The Toyota Yaris Cross been rendered in
the mold of the GR Yaris, featuring similar upgrades. The subcompact crossover
thus boasts a new body kit, highlighted by the bigger lower grille, reshaped
fog lamp surrounds and new rear diffuser with cutouts for the two rounded
tailpipes. Imagined by KDesignAG in two body styles, with three and five doors,
it also sports identical wheels to the supermini hot hatch, shod bin y grippier
tires, as well as upgraded brakes with red calipers that would provide it with
improved stopping power.
In order to stay true to the GR Yaris, the
hypothetical go-fast variant of the Yaris Cross would need to pack the same
1.6-liter three-pot that churns out 257 HP and 360
Nm of torque in the Euro-spec model. The Japanese version is a bit more
powerful, with the engine developing 268 HP and 370 Nm.
The layout, which also includes a
six-speed manual transmission and all-wheel drive, helps the rally-bred hot
hatch to accelerate to 100 km/h in just 5.5 seconds and max out at 230 km/h. Even though possible from a technical standpoint, the GR Yaris
Cross would probably require too much work, which is why we wouldn’t hold our
breath for it hitting the production line any time soon.
However, if you want a sporty crossover,
you could get the 296 HP Volkswagen T-Roc R, or perhaps wait for Hyundai to
unveil the Kona N, which is expected with up to 271 HP.
