For all the hype surrounding the Toyota GR Yaris hatchback and its rally-inspired four-wheel drive driving force, the only thing that matters is how efficient all the fine techniques are at high speed grip. Like maybe when a giant elk crosses the road in front of you.
Hitting a moose in such a small car would be bad news for the moose and the driver, so how agile is the new GR Yaris not if it matters? In an eleven test, or evasive test, compiled by KM77.com and published on Youtube, the GR Yaris displayed a sleek, flat handling, but ‘eventually’ not satisfactorily completed ‘on the first turn where the driver was not yet familiar with the car.
The car hit several cones during the first test and swerved far to the right in the first turn of the maneuver. Later, the tests managed to successfully pull off the dodge maneuver without hitting any cones. The video claims that the test showed it A ‘smoother’ driver input limited the car to turn with sharper responses from the driver, as in previous tests. The ‘snap’ can be attributed to the short, fast roll of the car and the limited tire shift of an impressive amount of grip, which does cause the Yaris to change direction quickly.
The successful test was taken at just under 50 km per hour, which is comparable to other vehicles with a lower performance with less suspension, which you would assume the GR Yaris would help to perform better in an eleven test. However, the testers took note of the ability of the hatchback to carry speed through the test, and that there was an apparent lack of intrusive electronic stability control inputs. Apparently, this car is completely suspension and tires where it counts, so it’s nice. By comparison, the video makes the slalom test look like a pleasure.
The 2020 GR Yaris is powered by a three-cylinder engine that delivers 269 horsepower and 273 lb of torque through a rear-wheel drive with four-wheel drive system. It gets a six-speed manual gearbox, weighs just 2,822 pounds and sounds too good to be true, because of course it is not sold in the US, but rather Americans will get another hatchback from Toyota in the future. Maybe Toyota will improve the elk test results by that time. Do it for the moose.
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