2025 Toyota

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers at The Classic Sale at CarFest 2026 on Saturday the 29th of August - Sunday the 30th of August, The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN. The price indicated is the lower auction estimate.

It’s hard to understate the hype that surrounded the original Toyota GR Yaris when it launched in 2020. It was a hot hatch of the kind not seen in years: a turbocharged, four-wheel drive rally homologation special in the mould of Lancia’s Delta Integrale; better than expected sales pushed Toyota to develop a heavily revised Gen 2 version, enhancing the package, addressing criticisms and extending its life - albeit with much-reduced supply in the UK

The Gen 2’s substantially increased £46,195 asking price raised eyebrows, but Toyota updated the car in such fine detail they made a brilliant car even better, cementing the GR Yaris as an all-time great performance hatch

The car presented here, a 2025 Toyota GR Yaris (Gen 2) RC - the ‘RC’ element here is crucial; RC means it’s the lightweight/stripped-out model, produced for buyers with the intention of using their GR Yaris in motorsport – think Mitsubishi Evo RS, Subaru WRX STI Spec C and Nissan Type R/Type S variants

So, equipped with a specific RC specification, but no radio, no infotainment/sat-nav system, no speakers, a regular turn-key ignition, a simplified interior, no sound insulation, and halogen headlights instead of LEDs, all adding up to a saving of 30kg over the European-market GR Yaris Gen 2 RZ. Furthermore, the Japanese-market-only RC variant produces 304PS and 400Nm torque, considerably more than the European-market cars, due to the absence of an OPF filter from the factory

This particular RC was specified new in Super White II paintwork, with the six-speed intelligent manual gearbox (iMT), larger 18-inch Enkei wheels with 225/40R18 8J Dunlop SportMaxx tyres and associated larger RX specification brakes, rear mechanical limited-slip differentials, water spray for the intercooler and air conditioning, arguably the best specification GR Yaris available and one which best represents the whole philosophy of the model

This Gen 2 GR Yaris RC is believed to be the only example of its type in the UK. It is not a Japanese auction car but was dealership-ordered/registered by our vendor’s brother (who’s based in Japan), used for c.2,000km and serviced by Aichi Toyota before leaving Japan. It has been through the IVA process and is awaiting the novel model-relevant UK-registration of 'RC04 GRY'