Toyota Confirms Supercharged 205bhp Yaris For Geneva Motor Show
The supercharger is making an unlikely comeback to the junior hot hatch class with the Toyota Yaris GRMN.
The most powerful Yaris will use a 1.8-litre supercharged petrol engine good for ‘more than 205bhp’, Autocar says.
That power, eclipsing the standard Ford Fiesta ST by at least 26bhp, comes with torque and throttle response that should make turbo rivals feel dim-witted by comparison. The stark, comic-book styling graphics will be a production feature, too.
GRMN stands for Gazoo Racing Masters of Nurburgring, which, while sounding more like a bad Japanese video game from the mid-1990s, is a name that Toyota has applied to several cars in the Japanese domestic market.
It’s said that the Yaris, which will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, will be a three-door only. Cheaper, less aggressive models will have the option of three or five doors.
We don’t know official torque or performance figures yet, but the 0-62mph sprint time is expected to be among the fastest in the class, perhaps dropping as low as 6.0 seconds. Keep your eyes peeled for Geneva coverage to find out more.
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GRMN. Huh…
No one wanted this, stop doing the wrong things Toyota, like fitting an I4 in the new FT-1 or making the GT86 ugly or shutting down Scion, just turbocharge the GT86, or bring back a bunch of cars from the past like the MR2, Supra, its clear that they weren’t as good as they were 20 years ago
Finally, a toyota I’m looking forward to.
Meanwhile in 2018
Meanwhile in 2018….
So that what happened to Moog’s supercharger.
I love the name, it could be a great 86 limited edition, too. “86 Gazoo Racing Masters of the Nurburgring”
I had a Peugeot 106 and it was better than this, with a NA 1.3L (!)
Nothing beats the sound of a supercharged engine - this is epic in so many ways… Grandad’s shopping cart whining away from gary in his fiesta ST whilst he sits confused… It doesnt even have to be fast - the current micra dig-s has about 90bhp but replace the air filter and you can hear the charger whining and the wastegate chuffing away its hilarious fun especially in boy racer public carparks
Did you clear your throat as you were dictating the first sentence Matt?