2021 Toyota GR Yaris Circuit Pack

Highlights

• One owner from new
• Very low mileage — just over 5,000 miles
• Optional Circuit Pack
• Permanent four-wheel drive
• World Rally pedigree

Overview

If you’re a sensible and successful company like Toyota it’s nice to let your hair down every now and again. But being Toyota, when they decided to go rallying again they did it with the utmost attention to detail. It became something of a pet project for the company CEO, Akio Toyoda, who ensured the design team were able to create a car worthy of the World Rally Championship.

The three-door GR Yaris comes fitted with a turbocharged three cylinder engine which produces an impressive 257 bhp, and sends this power to all four wheels via a six-speed transmission. So if you’re the kind of person who sees a muddy track and can’t help wondering what might be at the other end of it, then this Yaris is the car for you. Mr Toyoda thought these thoughts, and regularly tested the car off-road during its development.

But this particular car’s one and only owner never appears to have had such thoughts. The bright white paint and glossy black trim are superbly well preserved, and there’s hardly a speck of dirt. The worst we can say is that there’s a little dust on the interior.

It’s easy to see why Akio Toyoda poured his heart and soul into this little car. It’s a brilliantly packaged machine, capable of far more than many bigger cars, and it achieves this with just the right amount of flair.

History and documentation

• Registered 11 Jun 2021
• Stamped service book with service as follows: Jul 2022 @ 2,853 miles
• Visual safety check carried out by a Toyota service centre in Dec 2024
• Official Toyota certificate of conformity on file
• Original document pack in leather wallet
• Two keys
• Toyota Isho toy in original packaging
• Toyota Gazoo Racing baseball cap and lanyard
• Two scale models included
• Current MOT with no advisories expires 10 Jun 2025
• V5 present in owner’s name
• Only one registered keeper from new
• This car has a finance agreement in place which will be cleared upon a successful auction prior to collection
• London ULEZ compliant

Interior

• Other than a few flecks of dust, the interior of this Yaris is presented in pretty much as-new condition
• The leather and Alcantara upholstery is a pristine as you’d expect
• ‘GR’ branded seats with contrasting stitching and manual adjustment
• A badge on the centre console states that the car was ‘Developed for FIA World Rally Championship’
• Carpets very clean and tidy, with no obvious signs of wear or damage
• Door cards free from scuffs
• Multi-function, leather-trimmed steering wheel
• Cruise control with lane keep assist
• Dual-zone climate control
• The onboard computer keeps the driver informed of the engine’s vital statistics
• Vacuum/boost display in the instrument cluster
• Analogue instruments
• USB and 12V connections
• Rear seats superbly presented
• Headlining very clean and tidy
• Spacious boot to the rear
• The rear seats fold down to allow increased luggage storage
• Battery, tyre compressor and towing eye stowed under the boot floor

Exterior

• Not your standard Yaris, the GR makes extensive use of aluminium for lightness
• It even has a carbon fibre roof and only having two doors, it saves weight compared to a standard four-door Yaris
• Finished in white with black trim, this particular example is almost box fresh
• The paint is superbly well preserved, with hardly a blemish that we could find
• Body panels straight, with good panel gaps
• No damage or wear reported
• The Circuit Pack includes a carbon fibre rear spoiler, front spoiler, and side skirts
• 18-inch, ten-spoke BBS alloy wheels
• Matching set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres
• We couldn’t see and scuffs or kerb damage to the rims
• Red brake callipers
• Plenty of badges to remind other road users that this is no ordinary Yaris
• Headlights clear and bright
• WRC sunstrip on the front windscreen, and transfer on the bootlid
• All the trim pieces, plastics, and rubber seals look fresh and smart
• Chrome exhaust tip

Mechanical

• 1,618 cc three-cylinder petrol engine
• The engine was produced by Gazoo Racing
• Turbocharged, with direct injection
• Produces 257 bhp, and 266 lb ft
• Top speed limited to 143 mph, 0-62 in 5.5 seconds
• Six-speed manual transmission
• Permanent four-wheel drive
• Torsen limited-slip differential — part of the Circuit Pack
• 18-inch brakes and Bilstein shock absorbers also come with the Circuit Pack
• Engine bay very clean and tidy
• The car has recently undergone a visual safety inspection by a Toyota workshop
• The seller reports that the car is in ‘as new’ mechanical condition, with no issues noted

Summary

This rally-bred machine is truly a car to be driven and enjoyed. It’s in almost brand new condition, so you could squirrel it away in a hermetically sealed garage if you’d like to keep it this way. But we know we wouldn’t last long before having to find any excuse to take it out for a drive.

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