In September, Toyota Australia announced that the first 1,000 units of the standard model were being introduced at a special AUD 39,950 drive-away price. Like hotcakes, all 1,000 units were snapped up in under a week.
The company isn’t easing up on its GR
Yaris-related movement. Yesterday, it unveiled the AP4 rally-specification GR
Yaris competition car that will contest the 2021 Australian Rally Championship
under Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia. It also announced that the special-edition
GR Yaris Rallye will make its market debut in March 2021, priced at an
introductory offer price of AUD 56,200 drive-away for the first 200
examples.
The GR Yaris Rallye – which will come in a
pearl white exterior for Australia – is essentially the car fitted with the
performance upgrades as seen in the Circuit Pack for Europe. The pack adds on
Torsen limited-slip differentials at the front and rear, 18-inch BBS forged
alloy wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres and GR-badged red brake
callipers. The suspension has also been revised with stiffer springs and
anti-roll bars as well as retuned dampers.
No changes to the powertrain, with the
G16E-GTS 1.6 litre turbocharged three-pot offering 268 hp and 370 Nm
of torque. The mill is paired with a six-speed manual with a rev-matching
function, and power is sent to all four wheels via a GR-Four all-wheel drive
system that has been specifically developed for the car.
The GR Yaris Rallye won’t be a limited run
model, and will be sold alongside the regular GR Yaris. According to the
company, around half of the 1,100 buyers are set to get their cars by
Christmas, with the remainder getting their rides by April. With the initial
allocation accounted for, buyers who missed the boat will have to wait until
the second half of 2021 before they can get their hands on one.
