A new overseas report sheds more light on Toyota’s limited-run hot hatch, set to offer a 200kW/390Nm engine tune, new differentials, and carbon-fibre-reinforced parts.
New details of the upcoming 2022 Toyota GRMN Yaris hot hatch have emerged in Japan, ahead of a global reveal as soon as next month.
The latest report from respected Japanese publication Mag-X provides more detail than ever before on the limited-edition GRMN version of Toyota’s hot GR Yaris hatch – which, contrary to earlier rumours of a 2023 launch, will reportedly be revealed in less than three weeks, at the Tokyo Auto Salon event (January 14-16).
Limited to 500 cars – with production to start in July 2022, and run for “about half a year” – the GRMN Yaris will reportedly offer a choice of three variants, led by a standard model, and a ‘Circuit Package’ car focused on tarmac driving.
There’s also said to be a ‘Rally Package’ variant focused on “rough road” motorsport – likely similar to the GR Yaris ‘RC’ variant currently available in Japan, which offers fewer luxury features, along with smaller brakes and retuned suspension (designed for 15-inch rally wheels and tyres) for competition use.
Powering the even-hotter Yaris is said to be a version of the ‘standard’ GR Yaris 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder, paired to a six-speed manual transmission and permanent (and variable) all-wheel drive.
While previous reports have suggested power will rise to 221kW – from the 200kW/370Nm of today’s GR Yaris – Mag-X claims this output will be exclusive to the upcoming GR Corolla, with the GRMN Yaris to instead adopt a 200kW/390Nm engine tune.
Under the skin, the Japanese publication claims upgrades will include a revised transmission with closer gear ratios, a reinforced clutch, and mechanical limited-slip differentials replacing the torque-sensing (Torsen) units in the current GR Yaris – an upgrade already available on the GR in Japan, through Toyota’s GR Parts options catalogue.
Mag-X reports the GRMN Yaris will tip the scales 30kg lighter than the standard GR Yaris – with the base grade to weigh 1250kg, rising to 1260kg for the Circuit Package.
The weight increase of the better-equipped Circuit Package has been minimised thanks to the deletion of the rear seats, and the use of new carbon-fibre reinforced plastic parts.
The GRMN is said to be 10mm wider than the regular GR, with sports suspension dropping it 10mm closer to the tarmac. An additional 545 spot welding points will reportedly be added to the body, increasing chassis rigidity.
Mag-X says 500 GRMN buyers will be offered a choice of four exterior colours: the Platinum White, Precious Black and Emotional Red hues from the GR Yaris, plus a new Grey M Matter colour limited to just 50 examples.
The 2022 Toyota GRMN Yaris is reportedly due to be revealed at next month’s Tokyo Auto Salon (which opens January 14), according to Mag-X – the same venue that hosted the reveal of the standard GR Yaris two years ago – with orders expected to open in Japan in mid-February, through a lottery system.
Whether the GRMN Yaris comes to Australia remains to be seen – stay tuned to Drive for the latest updates, as the hot hatch’s rumoured January 14 reveal approaches.
Production is claimed to start in July 2022, with the run of 500 examples to be built over “about half a year”. The report doesn’t outline how the 500 cars will be distributed across international markets – suggesting the GRMN Yaris could be a Japanese exclusive, as with a number of previous GRMN editions.
Mag-X claims buyers will have access to a unique “personalised program”, which will see the owner attend a “paid data collection event” to assess the driver’s style and ability, and tune their car’s hardware and software to “[make the car] feel like a limb [i.e. connected with the driver]”.
A paid software update will be made available to these buyers in the months after, which” strengthens the engine and drivetrain based on the data obtained through the race”, Mag-X says.
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