Toyota Yaris GR Sport - BETTER THAN VW UP GTi? (Review) UK 4K
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Quite a few of you think this is the car I should've bought BUT is the GR Sport worth the extra money when the standard car looks pretty good!
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The GR sport here in the Netherlands has almost all of the options a standard, Thats why you pay around 35000 euros for it if bought new. So its weird to me that the UK cars are so low option. I have the Executive Model and it has wireless charger, heated leather sport seats, Blindspot in mirrors, HUD, Heated steering wheel, JBL speakers, Glass roof, Keyless entry(is standard)
The Yaris GR Sport improves the driving experience so much with the PWR Mode activate.
By the way, the GR does have Keykess entry and, my wife can get 74.8 mpg. Impressive. Fiesta’s can only dream of that.
Both cars has their + and -, but they aren’t direct comparison because the Yaris it’s bigger.
Toyota hybrids are super cool cars and can be also very fun to drive . Again you can not compare manual turbo to hsd car. There are 3 things that Yaris beats anything else, efficiency, drivability, reliability. Up it’s ok , but honestly it’s a hot small hatch from yesterday, Yaris it’s from today and Honda E it’s from tomorrow.
Comparing a VW to a Toyota 😂😂😂
Absolutely no comparison! Japanese, every time!!!
Funny how at the start of that comment it could have gone one of two ways!!
I have to disagree with you about the way it drives I think this is a great car to drive with lovely handling also it does come with keyless entry as well as keyless start as standard. Great review all in all tho. I love ur videos xx
Thanks for sharing, I couldn’t get the keyless entry to work 🤔
First time of watching your YTC Tish and I'm impressed. Came here as I'm looking at the Yaris GR Sport as my 1st ever Motability car.
Factors that drove me to the Yaris were my mistrust of full e-cars as yet. Thus targeting hybrid motors as in Motability terms they are very low cost options. This for example is ONLY £495 user contribution.
So now to the actual reason & purpose of your comparison video. Like pretty most other Commentors I too feel Up and Yaris are Apple and Pear by comparison.
That's both in vehicle as they are, market they're targeting and hence actual final vehicle they've become.
Yaris is good [not awesome] quality and value "sporty" highest end of base hybrid Yaris platform.
Up is great [more specialist] sporty offering of the city'esque "hot hatch". The later giving you, as you confirmed, manual turbo'd quicker offering that sacrifices economy as a result.
So like you I would conclude in a perfect world where budget allowed such an option it would be Yaris from 5am Mon to 3pm Fri. That leaves Up to take over the weekend "Fun Zone" from 3pm Fri to 1am Mon [on those occasions when you were having a truly cracking 2-day break]
Returning to reality with a limited budget meaning a choice had to be made then the answer for me is down to individual personal preference.
Even not taking into account my own Motability situ my standalone choice would be Yaris.
That's because I occupy the "Northern Value Seeker" demographic. Thus cost, reliability and sensibility would always triumph over fun, frivolity and sportiness.
Well put together video though Tish which has earned you my Subscription, commented reaction and very definite "Thumbs Up".
Like the positive healthy growth of women's football I encourage and applaud the greater and growing proportion of young female content presenters & creators like this from your good self.
Awesome job, keep it coming and just continue to push and drive yourself and your content going forward. 👍🏻
i take reliability over fun any time day. I purchase a car based on how it stands the test of time. I m not going to be bombing it down the motorway, just for fun. Having owned VW and Toyota cars in the past. Toyota wins it for me
That is a very good take on it and something that I definitely pondered about for sure! Luckily the Up! Despite being not new, still came with 2 years warranty, so I was happy with that!
I see most Yaris GR Sports have a hybrid system, but in some other European countries, there’s a non-hybrid 1.5-litre engine with around 120hp and a 6MT. Interestingly, you can get that powertrain in Ireland, but not in the UK.
Such a shame we don’t get that powertrain here in the UK.
Well if it is in Ireland why not buy one and bring it over, drive it and see the difference in performance Dave?
@@athollmcnicoll1028 I wouldn’t wanna go to another country and get it there and drive it back, even if it’s offered as RHD elsewhere. Too much hassle.
@@athollmcnicoll1028 Importation tariffs aren’t cheap.
I think you can still get the GR Yaris in the UK, they’ve just taken them off the website as they have none left. They were made for the soul purpose of:
To allow for the Yaris to be a rally car, if needed the same car to be a road car too. So, they built a few thousand odd, shipped em off and now they don’t need to make any more. You’re best off looking for second hand ones (which will be easy since they cost a bomb to run, I know two friends that already sold theirs as it was over £400 a month on tires, fuel, etc for track days, it’s hard for it to be a daily driver) and getting a good deal on a used one. Not sure if we will see any new production ones for a couple years now
@@ClickShaft I saw a car journalist from Bradford bought a GR Yaris five months ago.
Also, I wasn’t talking about the GR Yaris. I was talking about the Yaris GR Sport, which is completely different.
I think this Yaris is how the Yaris should have looked from the start as even the base model.
I think even the base looks pretty good already!
You went for the right car for you, a manual turbo fun car. Need to point out choosing a manual over the the auto is a personal choice, so saying nothing beats a turbo manual is not accurate.
The mk4 yaris is personally the best small mainstream car i ever own, have had audi a1 & fiesta etc. Its a fantastic car, excellent handling around twisty, top reliability, and no small car of automatic can beat the fuel economy. So some of my statement is a personal choice, some are facts.
if you stop suddenly then items placed on the dash storage area will not travel backward as you have show. It is sudden the acceleration that will make them do that and which you don't have to worry about in a 120 bhp hybrid.
Another great video Tish although as you mention it might not be fair to compare the UP directly with the Yaris. These are two different target markets after all. The UP will be more fun but the Yaris is probably the better every day car to live with. I noticed your outfit was matching the Yaris that was a nice touch for the video and editing has improved a lot since the early days of the channel. As much as I could live with the Yaris day to day my heart would yearn the UP GTi so in summary you bought the car that was for you. You're only young once so enjoy the fun. Many thanks for sharing.
Couldn’t agree with you more, sounds like the exact mind frame I had when I chose the up!
I did! Nice review and you're looking great too. Toyota have now got some great cars.
Yaris is better looking. But that price takes the shine off it
I totally agree!
Yes the Yaris is much better in every way
I enjoyed watching the Video Review. I particularly like the New Yaris GR Sport 😊
Thanks for watching!
Not comparable really. One is a GTI and is designed to be a drivers car. A warm hatch certainly but light and agile. The Yaris GR Sport is a Yaris with sporty trim. What Toyota should of done is dropped a different engine in it or at least tuned and lightened. Like they did with the supercharged Yaris they charged too much for and released in stupidity low numbers to compete with the Fiesta ST and Corsa VXR
I have an UP! GTI…and I wouldn’t trade it for anything, fantastic little car….it’s a shame VW have discontinued The UP GTI…Now you can only get stock
Great news for those of us that have them!!
Everyone is forgetting the Premier Edition, which is more classy and the same engine and bhp😮
Depends what you want it for I would go for the Yaris myself.
Some days I would really love an auto 😅
8.36 - Things will only jump off the shelves when your braking if you're going backwards at the time. ;)
You all know what I meant hahah
The Yaris looks now, the VW looks a decade old and probably has the gas mileage to match. The Yaris is fun to drive especially in power/sport mode 🏁
great review tish yaris looks good great video plus nice red and black shoes you got
Thank you for watching Craig!
Quite an unusual comparison here to be honest, the gr Yaris is a hybrid whereas the UP GTI is a petrol and it’s a GTI lol? Comparing a hybrid to a GTI petrol is the first mistake. 2nd of all why are you driving it in B mode? That’s for downhill braking, and it also looks like you’ve not put it in PWR mode where it is more faster.
I do mentioned at the end that there isn’t really any comparison, the Yaris isn’t trying to be a GTi. I think my point was; when I needed a new daily, they both ticked a lot of the same boxes ☺️ Also, I did drive it not in B mode and in sport, just not in the POV clip that I used.
To be honest the Toyota wins hands down on looks but the VW like you say is cheaper and more fun , perhaps have both the Toyota for week days and the VW for weekends😂🚘
I feel like if I did have a Yaris during the week I would really look forward to driving my up! Unfortunately, sometimes it feels like a little work horse!
VW more fun? Pfff
Having owned a Yaris Dynamic a few years , can say it was a hoot to drive, a great looking car, well made and mega reliable. I now own a real GR Yaris and that's something else !!!! 😊
Yaris makes the up seem rather past its sell buy date
It does make me realise how much kit I’m missing!
No mention of that electric handbrake.
Great video me amd taz said we would both choose the vw up gti or fiesta st over the yaris it just didn't tick our boxes stay safe take care
Totally agree! They have more personality!
Hello Tish, you made the right choice for the UP GTI. If you can, please drive the Polo GTI. Thanks a lot
I have driven the Polo GTi ☺️ You should be able to find it on my page
@@AutoSocialUK I saw it. Thanks a lot
Great video Tish, nice car. its more like the Polo R line though
Yes you’re absolutely right!
Just put a deposit on a used 22 model. It looks great, incredible economy and just a bit different from my wife Yaris Excel. Trading in my 2021 Corolla GR Sport for this car.
Sounds great! It is an incredible all-rounder 👌🏼
I did the same. Went from a 2020 2.0 Corolla GR-Sport to a 2023 1.5 Yaris GR-Sport. Love them both and don’t regret at all trading the Rolla for the Yaris
Great review Tish, I think both are great cars but hit the nail on the head about what you’d use them for.
I have a 2023 Yaris GR-Sport and it’s genuinely brilliant as an all round daily that’s comfy, refined yet also great handling and is fun to drive…with a caveat in that it simply isn’t a Hot Hatch at heart it’s an Eco runabout.
The GTi may be more a warmed up hatch than hot hatch but it’s still more focussed as a drivers car than the Yaris. 🙂
Mate how do rate the car now , I am trying to chose between a Yaris GR sport and Yaris Design !
The yaris gr sports i have one I think it do have keyless entry the sports gr as a 1.6 engine not a 2,0 engine
Tish, there's no 2 litre GR Yaris, the hot one is a 1.6
Everyone knows what I mean ☺️
I’m sorry to say your information on the keyless entry is incorrect. I have just taken delivery of a GR sport and mine has keyless entry.
Well I am glad it does have keyless entry, I couldn't get mine to work unfortunately.
You can’t really compare the up gti to the Yaris gr sport you comparing a top spec vw up against a second class Yaris and has far as tec you get with the Yaris as standard there honestly no comparison yes granting the Yaris is more expensive I believe it’s like comparing the golf r to the Corolla gr sport and not the actual gr but great video maybe a better comparison to the up r line
Yes I completely agree, I do make a note of the end of the video. I think it was more of a case when I was looking to get a car; reliability, looks great, decent fuel economy we’re all top points and lots of people mentioned Yaris. So though they’re not comparable in terms of ‘stripped back fun’ they do fall into the same brackets in places ☺️
Did you consider the Hyundai i10N I think as there a 1.0 turbo and small and sporty too
A good comparison .
Great looking car looks very funky
I think so too!
What about owning both?
Up gti all day. Wouldn’t even look at the Yaris. Up looks much better from all angles. Properly engineered for fun, within limits. Lighter, great grip and mid range torque. Bundles and bundles of character. The Yaris is so meh. An actual gr? Yes. But it’s a Yaris in name only. And that price of the gr sport - what? Stick with the up. There’s nothing else in its size class that even comes close. Depreciation? What depreciation? A wee future classic imo.
Couldn’t agree with you more. The Yaris is a good everyday car BUT in which case I don’t think you need to worry about the GR Sport and just get a cheaper one. I love my little up very much!
@@AutoSocialUK I have a 2020 up gti 5dr which replaced a mk7 gti as I decided to downsize at the start of the pandemic. Yes there are certainly aspects of the golf I miss but there are others i definitely don’t, like insurance and fuel. The up nearly halves what I used to pay on those two fronts. Plus I took a fair hit on resale. Most of my driving is urban so the up is perfect for that but have done quite a few longer journeys and it’s always a pleasure. It’s nearly paid off now and has probably lost at most £500 in value from buying new which is ridiculous. Find me another car which holds it value like that. For me, right now, it’s a keeper as just love it’s cheeky chappy ways. Glad you like yours so much and would think very carefully before trading it in. I noticed some commenters suggesting the polo gti. I tried it at the same time as the up as it was on the shortlist but decided against it as it just felt like a small golf and was just taking itself a bit too seriously. The wee up changed all that. Great video. Keep em coming 👍
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I’ll take that crown 👑
Styling the Toyota definitely looks more interesting. But the GTI is overall imo just better.
Couldn’t agree with you more. Although the Yaris is easier to live with
For speed and overall performance, VW. For looks, affordability and reliability, the GR Yaris. Please get your hands on an Aston Martin DBX 707.
I’ll try - That might be tough!
@@AutoSocialUK many thanks👍🏾
Looking fantastic 👌
Thanks a lot
Good review. Yaris seems a missed opportunity, needed a bit more sporty feel to go with the looks, something between the standard and the actual GR version.
Couldn’t agree with you more!!!
Yaris is new with all up to date things. I can why you like the solid UP, and I am not a VW fan
Yes, they’re definitely catering to different priorities
I got extra trim added to my GS which is a UK available add on but the larger jbl monitor and speaker system unavailable.
Yes I’ve heard lots of people say it’s better outside of the UK
@@AutoSocialUK I'll have a better opinion on Monday when delivered
Tish… are we comparing a brand new Up! or a second hand one, like the one you got? If new, then the Yaris wins, albeit the standard trims, not the GR Sport, which I think is overpriced. I still think the Polo GTI is the right car for you.
Yes it would be more like a new-for-new comparison, so prices weren’t so far apart.
Kan je keer in de auto rijden met de gepro aan
Yaris GR Sport, no thanks as the UK version misses out on desirable equipment the European versions either get as standard or can add as a factory fit option.
Such as?
@@karlpeart1752 - No Toyota Smart Connect, no heads up display & no Alcantara which are standard in certain European markets. Also no optional JBL audio or wireless smart phone charger.
@@leepower2717 no heated seats either. I asked why the GR Sport was so poorly equipped compared to the version offered elsewhere in Europe, Toyota UK showed little interest, no idea why anyone would pay a premium for one of these.
That is a big shame!
I think I would have bought the UP! given the choice between the two
Great 😊
Only quarter of a tank in a week?? How many miles did you do??
Erm, a good 100 miles!
Did you consider the Hyundai i10 N
I didn't, I think because if I was going to practicality over something 'cool' then I would have wanted a hybrid
£25K for a Yaris that tells everyone you couldn't afford the real thing? No thanks, i'll take the Up GTi everytime and enjoy the smiles per mile.
I agree, price makes a big difference here!
How on Earth is buying the GR-Sport doing that 😂😂
Given most GR-Fours are getting marked up for close to £40k and all this GR-Sport is, is a replacement for the Dynamic trim with some mechanical upgrades.
I10 N-line seems like the best compromise, considering the Up is a little bit dated by this point. Shame they didn't just release it with 120-130hp, considering the engine can handle that power on other models.
Or a Suzuki swift Sport ;)
@@tadeuszmarin5704 nothing a remap can't fix 😉
When using a broker then the model in the video is just about £21k a year ago. Got a design spec Yaris last year for 19.3k.
Gti ! Gti ! Gti !❤
Gr is a 1.6L :]]
What did I say? Well, it’s bigger anyway. That was my point
I drove a Corolla GR last month got a little to much power for a 3 cylinder
too much? and the corolla gr? even the gr corolla has a great balance of power weight wouldn't say it was too powerful
Thank you for sharing, that’s interesting
Without turbo its a sheep in wolf's clothing. Buy Swift Sport, get same reliability but with engine that performs.
Yaris
Absolutely Toyota vs VAG group VW, that’s not a game.. mostly Japan cars win of every country car engines that makes on the world … but I like Japan cars also as taste, and taste I never can fill in for someone else.. I love Alfa Romeo as taste, the looks 100% but that engine and electric is one of the most shit car there is ever made (beautiful Italian crap) ….
I’d have the up gti every time way more fun and personality and that interior on the Yaris looks so dull, dated and cheap
Agree, you can’t beat the Jacara seats on the Up! Just wish I had a proper screen!
Foro u the up and for me the Yaris. Everybody happy
hahaha sounds good!
"However "......🤭
I do love a however
Yaris = boring - Up! = Fun 😌
To look at No but to drive yea
Bizarre comparison.
I drive a GR4 GR Yaris in the uk. I actually went for the more useful/daily standard set up, but with the Convenience pack/luxury in Europe.
It's a one car does all, daily that won't be used on a track, where the circuit pack is preferable.
The UP GTI is a drivers car, like the GR Yaris.
The normal yaris is arguably a reasonable car in its field, the GR Sport spec, as is now available in many toyota models, is simply a marketing ploy badging term.
Initially started, I believe, by audi with the S line. It's become a line or design and now Sport worded add on which simply adds a few changes to suspension, wheels and PRICE!
Whilst owning my previous i30N performance pack I saw the N-Line in the showroom. Was priced on par with a fiesta st, not the line model. I know which one I'd have chosen!
If I had issues of insecurity, it would be disastrous, 😮💨😉. However, I'm not a brand snob and therefore don't care 🙂
I do mentioned that there isn’t really a comparison here, it was more about when I was recently buying a new car, these two ultimately ticked a lot of the same boxes. ☺️ ultimately, I picked the fun car with the heritage…. But there are days when I see those miles go up and up, as I’m covered tons of miles a day and I think… should I have just got a Yaris?
But ultimately, if I had, I would have just got for the cheapest option. As for me, it just would have been an A-B car whereas me and and the up are a team!
Isn’t a fun car? Don’t drive it in “B” then. Rookie mistake. Put it in Drive “D”. “B” is for downhill braking recharges the battery. Better yet, take it out of eco mode and put it in Power. It takes more than 10 minutes to “understand” it. It does have keyless entry and keyless start so you’re wrong there anyway.
When I use my POV clips, that doesn’t mean that’s how I drive it. I did try it out of B and in power; it’s ok but let’s face it, it’s no performance oriented model.