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Home News Live Life Drive Toyota Builds Just 7 Yaris GRMNs A Day, But Here's Why Toyota Builds Just 7 Yaris GRMNs A Day, But Here's Why Live Life Drive Aswan | January 23, 2018 04:31 pm The Toyota Yaris GRMN is a car that we will probably never get here - especially seeing as how we don't even get the European Yaris model in our region. It popped up somewhere in the middle of last year, being Toyota's first attempt at producing a publicly-sold GRMN performance model. For those who aren't familiar, it comes with a 205-hp supercharged 1.8-litre engine, a 6-speed manual gearbox with a torsen LSD sending power only to the front wheels, 4-pot front brakes, and a high-end suspension setup - in other words, it's a hot hatch, through and through.Can you buy one of these? No, not unless you have very special grey-import links. The first problem is already mentioned - they're not even sold outside of Europe and Japan - and the second is the 600-unit limited production run with all units accounted for within 72 hours of opening for booking. It's also not cheap either, costing more than a Golf GTI over in the UK. But the low production run isn't for lack of demand - quite the opposite - but rather that Toyota has only allocated one shift, on one production line, in one factory in the world. The Yaris GRMN is based on the regular 3-door Yaris body, which meant it could be produced in the same Toyota factory in Valenciennes, France. Because the production run was such a low volume, and while Toyota is moving back into the fun-to-drive car market they are still sticklers for efficiency, only 20 technicians were trained to assemble the Yaris GRMN with its bespoke parts and components. Thankfully, the factory doesn't have to manufacture the engine required for the Yaris (as this would be a cost and efficiency nightmare). The engines come from Toyota Manufacturing UK, stopping over at the Lotus factory for some modifications, before being assembled in France. Fitting the 1.8-litre engine in the Yaris alone isn't easy given its larger size than the standard engines, and both the engine's ancillaries and factory equipment had to be modified to reduce the risk of contact during engine installation. Beyond the training and the re-tooling (to a certain extent), Toyota also had to set specific quality control processes for the Yaris GRMN. The normal paintwork quality control process didn't accomodate its contrasting black roof, and the standard 'shakedown' test after rolling off the assembly line also had to be made more aggressive to account for the additional performance of the engine, suspension, and brakes. The result of all of this work and effort is a car that hopefully paves the way for many more performance Toyota models to come. While the Yaris GRMN is out of reach for most, if not all, of us, it is proof of concept. The Yaris GRMN is produced at a rate of 7 units a day, which is infuriatingly slow and no doubt has left many owners on a long waiting list, but perhaps the next GRMN model will see a couple more shifts and production lines allocated to it. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags Gazoo Racing Toyota Toyota Yaris toyota yaris GRMN yaris Yaris GRMN Print Related News Toyota Plans to Unveil Sports Car Line Similar to Lexus F Series Auto News Aswan | August 28, 2017 It seems like Toyota Gazoo Racing is popping up in the news quite a bit recently, but one of the things that's been tossed around a lot is the idea ... 2017 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Facelift Launched In Thailand – 7-airbags, VSC Standard Auto News Arvind | September 15, 2017 Toyota Thailand has launched the facelifted Toyota Yaris hatchback, roughly a month after the Yaris Ativ sedan model took centre stage. The Yaris ... Spyshot: New Toyota Yaris Caught In Malaysia, Launching Soon? Auto News Eric | November 28, 2018 Visitors visiting the Toyota booth at the 2018 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (2018 KLIMS) would have noticed that UMW Toyota Motor brought ... All-New Toyota Yaris – Tentative Specs And Prices Here, From RM 71,888 Auto News Eric | April 02, 2019 The all-new Toyota Yaris is slated for a debut soon, as the product page for the new hatchback is live on UMW Toyota Motor’s website.Set to arrive in ... Comments
Toyota Builds Just 7 Yaris GRMNs A Day, But Here's Why Live Life Drive Aswan | January 23, 2018 04:31 pm The Toyota Yaris GRMN is a car that we will probably never get here - especially seeing as how we don't even get the European Yaris model in our region. It popped up somewhere in the middle of last year, being Toyota's first attempt at producing a publicly-sold GRMN performance model. For those who aren't familiar, it comes with a 205-hp supercharged 1.8-litre engine, a 6-speed manual gearbox with a torsen LSD sending power only to the front wheels, 4-pot front brakes, and a high-end suspension setup - in other words, it's a hot hatch, through and through.Can you buy one of these? No, not unless you have very special grey-import links. The first problem is already mentioned - they're not even sold outside of Europe and Japan - and the second is the 600-unit limited production run with all units accounted for within 72 hours of opening for booking. It's also not cheap either, costing more than a Golf GTI over in the UK. But the low production run isn't for lack of demand - quite the opposite - but rather that Toyota has only allocated one shift, on one production line, in one factory in the world. The Yaris GRMN is based on the regular 3-door Yaris body, which meant it could be produced in the same Toyota factory in Valenciennes, France. Because the production run was such a low volume, and while Toyota is moving back into the fun-to-drive car market they are still sticklers for efficiency, only 20 technicians were trained to assemble the Yaris GRMN with its bespoke parts and components. Thankfully, the factory doesn't have to manufacture the engine required for the Yaris (as this would be a cost and efficiency nightmare). The engines come from Toyota Manufacturing UK, stopping over at the Lotus factory for some modifications, before being assembled in France. Fitting the 1.8-litre engine in the Yaris alone isn't easy given its larger size than the standard engines, and both the engine's ancillaries and factory equipment had to be modified to reduce the risk of contact during engine installation. Beyond the training and the re-tooling (to a certain extent), Toyota also had to set specific quality control processes for the Yaris GRMN. The normal paintwork quality control process didn't accomodate its contrasting black roof, and the standard 'shakedown' test after rolling off the assembly line also had to be made more aggressive to account for the additional performance of the engine, suspension, and brakes. The result of all of this work and effort is a car that hopefully paves the way for many more performance Toyota models to come. While the Yaris GRMN is out of reach for most, if not all, of us, it is proof of concept. The Yaris GRMN is produced at a rate of 7 units a day, which is infuriatingly slow and no doubt has left many owners on a long waiting list, but perhaps the next GRMN model will see a couple more shifts and production lines allocated to it. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags Gazoo Racing Toyota Toyota Yaris toyota yaris GRMN yaris Yaris GRMN
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Toyota Plans to Unveil Sports Car Line Similar to Lexus F Series Auto News Aswan | August 28, 2017 It seems like Toyota Gazoo Racing is popping up in the news quite a bit recently, but one of the things that's been tossed around a lot is the idea ...
2017 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Facelift Launched In Thailand – 7-airbags, VSC Standard Auto News Arvind | September 15, 2017 Toyota Thailand has launched the facelifted Toyota Yaris hatchback, roughly a month after the Yaris Ativ sedan model took centre stage. The Yaris ...
Spyshot: New Toyota Yaris Caught In Malaysia, Launching Soon? Auto News Eric | November 28, 2018 Visitors visiting the Toyota booth at the 2018 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (2018 KLIMS) would have noticed that UMW Toyota Motor brought ...
All-New Toyota Yaris – Tentative Specs And Prices Here, From RM 71,888 Auto News Eric | April 02, 2019 The all-new Toyota Yaris is slated for a debut soon, as the product page for the new hatchback is live on UMW Toyota Motor’s website.Set to arrive in ...