[Jeonsa]

Looks like someone who tried to enter the GRMN Yaris lottery in Japan was sent a letter. Akio seems to really love the car and wants to further develop the product.

Also shares that the “MN” in GRMN stands for “Morizo and Naruse” instead of “Meister of Nürburgring” to Toyoda San. Pretty cool

 

[rallycorolla]

That's good to hear! A second gen/mid-cycle refresh of the GR Yaris would be super cool.

 

[Jeonsa]

That's good to hear! A second gen/mid-cycle refresh of the GR Yaris would be super cool.

Yeah that would be awesome. It’s nice to see the passion for the car is still there. Seems to be Akio’s favorite model 😂

 

[Wynorrific]

Looks like someone who tried to enter the GRMN Yaris lottery in Japan was sent a letter. Akio seems to really love the car and wants to further develop the product.

Also shares that the “MN” in GRMN stands for “Morizo and Naruse” instead of “Meister of Nürburgring” to Toyoda San. Pretty cool

I really like that MN. Gotta love him throwing it back to a great racer and teacher

 

[Jeonsa]

I really like that MN. Gotta love him throwing it back to a great racer and teacher

I’m shocked they’re still doing more to the car. Might end up being a first

 

[Ari Speed]

I'm surprised by the part where it mentions Naruse-san being approached by Honda to teach them how to make FR cars, and he straight up declined Honda's advances and went back to Toyota😂. What a legend.

 

[Jeonsa]

I'm surprised by the part where it mentions Naruse-san being approached by Honda to teach them how to make FR cars, and he straight up declined Honda's advances and went back to Toyota😂. What a legend.

That is pretty crazy. At one point Honda had Keiichi Tsuchiya as a development driver I believe.

Naruse would’ve had fun driving the Yaris.

 

[SpaceFolding]

I’m shocked they’re still doing more to the car. Might end up being a first

Such as adding an option for automatic, that they were caught testing a few months earlier in a rally series. Similar strategy as the Supra, which will trickle over to the GR Corolla in a couple years?

 

[Jeonsa]

Such as adding an option for automatic, that they were caught testing a few months earlier in a rally series. Similar strategy as the Supra, which will trickle over to the GR Corolla in a couple years?

Yeah that’s happening in some capacity.

The reason why it’s more shocking than the Supra/GR86 or even the GRC is because it’s suppose to be a limited car. Even after the Covid mishap that ruined the season earlier, the Yaris wasn’t destined to be around for awhile.