GR Yaris CIRCUIT Pack 🏎 Optional EXTRAS & Features REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- Thanks for watching and I hope this video is of use! I wanted to demonstrate the extras that come with a circuit pack equipped car so that any of you looking at purchasing one of these can see whether or not you'd be able to live with one!
My first impressions of the car as a whole are here: • I BOUGHT A FIESTA RS! ...
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I really wish you could spec both the convenience pack AND the circuit pack. Still, at least it gives me a few bits to upgrade and make my own :)
You can see the oil temperature on the screen in the instrument cluster that has the boost gauge - it's in the bottom right corner, but annoyingly small
Also great tip on how to disable the keyless entry/start system, didn't realise that was an option - well done to Toyota for giving owners the choice
@@Ne1lTV Yes! Had heard it was possible. Great news and 👍for pointing out. Best part of video!! Still won't help re obd theft though. Need at least a stoplock pro elite/disklok and or a ghost 2 for good peace of mind in most public situations
That is what the Australian spec "Rallye" will be, has all the goodies :), in Japan I think you can have it all as well, any way its all good.
@@BFMR1062 yes the Australian spec Rallye will be the same as the New Zealand spec, which unfortunately does not include any parking sensors. We do get the JBL 6 speaker sound system.
You’ll forget all about those little gripes once you’ve run it in. When I get in mine I just hold the lane assist button down which turns it off and wait for it to warm up. Then just enjoy the driving experience. What an amazing car they are. Enjoy 👍🏼 oh and yes the oil temp
Is bottom right hand side of the boost gauge option in the centre display
Thanks - I'll have another look around for that pesky oil temp... You are right. They are most definitely small gripes and for me, this car isn't a daily. As you say, they pale into insignificance once you get the thing moving! Thanks for watching.
Not gonna lie I thought I’d hate the lane assist but it’s actually great for regular driving, when you switch the car on it’s only the beeps/display, but I (shock horror) tend to turn the steering assist on too! I don’t really find it overbearing around town.
I do long press to shut it up totally for ‘spirited’ driving.
Great Review, i learnt a few things :) ie Radar cruise control. Looking forward to future reviews, and the ST comparison
I can tell you preferred your ST. You were a lot more positive in your initial thoughts and overall review of that car. Speaks volumes really, especially since before your Fiesta ST you had a Fiesta ST lol.
Not quite true... From an interior perspective, the MK8 was exciting as it was a massive step up from the MK7. The GR Yaris however has few options on the interior. When you get the cars rolling, the GR Yaris absolutely blows the ST out the water. We've not yet got to the videos on that 🤪
@@JBCTR not just rolling - off the line the GR launches like a stabbed rat!
@@relentlesspursuit6894 It’s not really made for off the line stuff, hence 2nd gear maxing at 57mph instead of 60 or 62mph (100kph), they really didn’t care about the 0-60 top trumps. It’s honestly quite an awkward car to launch.
It’s all about B road blasting.
@@Jonathan_Doe_ I do agree to a point, its at it's best in a B Road blast. The following stat during Top Gear's recent hot hatch shoot out is an interesting one, proving very much that Toyota certainly had an interest in ensuring the GR was brutally quick off the line.
"The GR's 0-30mph time of 1.48secs is faster than an Audi TT RS, Ferrari 488 - or 488 Pista - Lambo Urus, Honda NSX, any McLaren 570, any Tesla Model 3 and the A45 S"
@@relentlesspursuit6894 Tbf with how light the flywheel is, it’s almost impossible to not pull away briskly in it without slipping the clutch to death 😂
I’ve not really given it a full send from 0 yet, do you find totally sidestepping the clutch is best, or do you still do a brief clutch slip to avoid shock loading the tranny, just with enough revs that it’s already in boost?
Love the car Jonny. Great choice I think, looking forward to seeing these videos as you get more familiar with it and it's done a few miles.
Great video work as always!!
Thanks mate! There will be many :)
Great video! i like seeing your channel grow :D
Thank you so much!
8:20, you can turn adaptive cruise control of to normal if you press and hold the button and if you don't want Lane assist, press and hold it
My german version of the gr yaris ("performance pack") shows oiltemp and pressure on the display together with the actual boost. The message disappears at around 50°C I think.
You can have the dealer perform custom upgrades, like keyfob to control the windows and how much times it blinks when you tip the indicator (default is 3 blinks)
Its good seeing the different options from other countries. Is Australia we have 2 options the Base and the Rallye Edition. Both get JBL 8 speaker system and seat and steering wheel heaters & Head-sup display and all the Toyota Safety Sence stuff (lane assist, active cruise, auto high-beam etc etc). Rallye gets the Torsen Diffs and forged BBS alloys, red stitching, red calipers, suspension tweaks & better tyres for an extra 20k🙃
Yeh the UK got fucked for the spec really. Like Aus gets the heated seats and steering wheel when you'd think us cold brits would prefer that more 🤣
Heard the JBL system and is also crap and not much of an upgrade.
I'd have liked the HUD display though.
Blimey, most of that was pretty negative...if I'd forked out on a new motor, I'd be gutted to be so immediately disappointed with so many of the features. Hopefully you'll enjoy it as a pure driving machine, though personally I'll stick with my Fiesta!
The fiesta is hard to beat as a daily hot hatch really that can do it all. I think the Yaris is impractical for daily use and a bit special for commuting, shopping etc and I’m sure when used ones come up they will have low mileage for this reason.
Nothing said about LSD. The tryes and mags. The real reason why you go the top model. The rest of the review was solid.
Apologies, there will be many many videos from that perspective. I wanted to show the extras available that made this car easier to live with.
Thanks. So many reviews talk the same crap so it was nice to see a different take but a second video on how the stock vs Rallye(aus name) feels different. Thanks again.
PS I have a base Red GR in aus but base one as the Rallye is sold out and like 7K more. Love it with only the Dunlop Maxx tyres being well average but I can change that in the future.
I missed it too, don't know why I wanted to hear about it a 1000. Time, but this was indeed refreshing
I think you are regretting getting rid of the st a bit . You look a bit sad, where when you was doing your videos on the fiesta you always had a smile on your face .
I was literally going to say this on the first video....the GR is amazing, but I didn't see the same buzz. They're going to be everywhere due to the 0% and 1.9% finance, and I can't help but feel people (not aiming this at Jonny) are buying them not because they love them as a whole package and a car, but purely because they want the big thing that all journalists are raving about...
@@rh6777 JB says in another post in this video that the GR blows the ST out of the water once you start driving lol
@@Philbyyyy lol maybe a standard st
At 8 degrees weather the excessive acceleration warning goes away after ca. 4 miles, and 50 degrees oil temp. At winter when it was - 10 degrees, it went away after 10 miles and 80-90 degrees oil temp. It makes no sense for me, must be a combination of outer temp and over all engine temp?
I'm sure the smile will come back on his face in the video when he drives the gr harder
I've reviewed the worst bits in this video. The drive is where its at with this car.
Seems like a good choice for the Yaris, but I guess the ST was to live with and was more personalized with the options and interior.
Wouldn't mind seeing a group test with a Mini Cooper S Works, Audi S1 and a modded Fiesta ST
Is the Circuit Pack comes with Heads Up Display?
Unfortunately not. That comes on the convenience pack.
There is an oil temperature gauge its on the same screen as the boost.
The oil temp is in the turbo menu on the little screen! But you are right, the cold warning should be it oil temp. But I imagine the oil gets hot very fast with the turbo and all. Neat little owners review
Found it now! Surprisingly the oil temp is quite stable once up to temp. I've not given it any track abuse or anything like that though.
@@JBCTR yet, it hardly gets up to 100 degrees C ... On track it goes up to 120ish. In that case, If you don't cool it down before shutdown you can damage the turbo.
Fun fact again: the GR is the only car I've driven with Radar cruise where you actually have the choice of turning the radar off! Other oems need to do this as well.
Glad you disliked the speakers. Gotta have something to upgrade! Looking forward to your future mods. Keep up the great work
I got one in Australia, but it's called a rallye. It's has both packs together. But we only get frosted white paint and get a little badge inside the car with what number bulid it is
I've seen them. Really would like that Rallye badge.. Do you know if you can buy them from the parts dept in Aus?
@@JBCTR not too sure, I'll ask if I can order some from the dealer
Ok...can we sell this and get an focus st? or something?:O :(
Here in germany you can only choose performance pack or nothing...but it includes heated seats, I think they are only included in the uk's comfort pack...mr. Toyoda seems to know the funny low temperatures we have here, maybe from his visits of the Nürburgring 24H :-) ...can't wait for mine to arrive...good review btw!
The heated seats one is weird, probably some regulatory thing?! Glad we have it 😉
Yeag only really like the Yaris because of it's power and 4wd
I find the steering wheel feels quite hard in comparison to the ST.
I'd be keen to see you upgrade the speakers, I think a lot of people with the circuit/rallye edition and who couldn't spec the convenience pack as a result are going to want to upgrade the audio quality - if you get in early with a video you might be able to draw in some new subscribers
Cheers! It's a big project. I'll see how it goes!
How long does it take to run it in ?
First 300km no hard braking, first 1000km No hard acceleration und variing speeds. (German manual)
Do you think this car is able to be a daily?
Yeah no problem, provided you don’t need to carry that much stuff. It isn’t as good as other cars on the market at doing the daily stuff, but it’s absolutely insane to drive. So I guess you gotta make that choice. 👍🏼
Another amazing video Johnny. Give up your day job and become a full time you tuber 😂
Haha, I don't think that'll happen anytime soon 😂
I put my phone in glove box, it is right next to the USB cable port. Very convenient.
Great video. That last point. The I30N had that feature but it’s on the Rev counter so if it’s really cold you’ll have Amber from above 5000 revs and those lights will slowly disappear as the car heats up. Looking forward to seeing you drive the car after it’s run in properly....
I30N performance pack also doesn't let you floor it, full stop, when cold and you first set off.
Just getting my love back for it now the weather is drying up and milder in uk.
Will make the next few months of waiting for my GR easy. Winter however was So depressing lol..
@@James-RJM this is exactly how I feel about mine right now in these winter months! I have the facelift i30N DCT, but really have been considering a yaris GR, what’s your opinion in going from the i30 to the yaris ?
@@swampdonkeyofdoom For me I'm totally delighted mate.
Was apprehensive of less aural enticement and less comfort on long journeys/less options spec which delayed my order a few more weeks, translating to a few months further wait.
Due to the above points and 100's of hours of video reviews research, I actually went for the not so popular standard car but with the Convenience pack extras!
It's phenomenal and I'm actually not missing the N's brilliant bimodal exhaust either. Internal sound and turbo noise externally when windows are down is good enough for me alongside the incredible grip/real world usable performance!
No more wheelspin for the "other" 9 months of the year in uk when it's not dry and warm, just all year round grip, it's just as good dry performance, arguably better, and night and day when wet, damp, cold and greasy!
The standard car is more than enough for road use only, convenience if you appreciate the many useful optional extras added and Circuit if you are favouring some oversteer dynamics with esc disabled and the torsens helping to instigate it and then working with it, especially for trackday use.
Driven the circuit pack 5 times now, including a direct back to back with mine. Esc always on. Wasn't until the 5th drive of about 5 hours, courtesy car while mine had its 1st service, that I managed to feel the torsen at the front a few times and that was by really exaggerating turning angle on full boost! It actually felt a little fake, compared to the N's brilliant e-diff in the dry at least, very tight pull on driving wheels but imo a little harsh on the steering wheel, needing corrections to straighten up. I'm sure it's utterly brilliant when used to it and where you'll really notice it when properly on it at 8 tenths or more driving and particularly when esc is disabled and/or on a track, fast gravel.
Driven as a daily like me, I much prefer the Convenience pack spec.
There's no "better" spec, it's what suits the owner/driver!
@@swampdonkeyofdoom Forgot to add, I binned the dunlops which came on the standard car set up as knew they'd pi.. me off very quickly.
Had Goodyear Eagle f1 asymmetric 5's put on and they are incredible!!
The pz4's on my i30N were totally shite unless warm and dry. I replaced with michelin ps4s's which helped significantly but didn't eliminate the wheelspin and worse, that bloody annoying bunny hopping from standstill if remotely damp lol...
Looking back, I actually wish I'd tried the A5's. They have firmer sidewalls to the ps4s's and better steering feel imo. 👍
@@James-RJM nice one thanks for the reply mate! I’m really torn just now, I absolutely love the i30N to drive, the sound is amazing which there isn’t much of from anyone other cars these days, also the dual clutch auto gearbox is brilliant but for some reason I just seem to prefer small hatchbacks, and especially coming from the mk8 fiesta st aswell previously. I love the small and wide look of the yaris, and it really does stand out from the crowd. And as you said, the power in the i30N can’t even get put to use 75% of the year in the. UK (Im in scotland, even worse) Which makes me think the yaris would be perfect all year round and could enjoy the power whenever. And watching people rally them in the snow etc. looks like great fun😂 but then again with how highly equipped my i30N spec wise is I’m not sure how id feel about going to the yaris. But at the end of the day I only really care about how the car performs on the road and how it looks. Would be nice to own a homologation special which you won’t see many of, and have a road going rally car.
Real shame about the interior. Hope you can get some improvement mods and upgrade software on entertainment system 👍🏻
That's the plan! The interior was always going to be the downside of this car. Everywhere else, it's insane!
@@JBCTR As someone who's bought one - I came from a Peugeot 108, and the interior is a massive upgrade! :D:D
My Australian delivered gr Yaris rally comes with every option . Personally I love my hud and map while driving into otherwise blind mountain corners so I don’t understand Toyota not offering this to all country’s . The JBL sound system ? I never listen to anything other than the car .
The oil temp is under the boost Guage.
There must be some kind of a hack available to turn off that lane change assist.
If you never speed why did you buy something that goes like stink Lol, I'm guessing but I've got a feeling you won't have this car as long as you had your latest ST?
It was sarcasm :)
I think , for a daily driver , you’d be better off getting the convenience pack. I know the circuit pack appears to be the one to have , but who’s gonna use it to its full potential ... i know i wouldn’t . I don’t even get close to the limit in my MK8 ST. The convenience pack addresses the poor sounding stereo, adds parking sensors and a few other handy features :)
Exactly!!🙂🙃
Agreed, it depends if you're buying it to be a daily or not - won't miss the creature comforts much if it will be primarily enjoyed on track or on back roads at maximum attack 😂
That's why I got a base one. Still a great car but slower on a track.
You still sound disappointed!
Radar guided cruise control is a cool feature.
But don’t you just wish Ford made a mk8 RS?
I'm reviewing the boring bits during the running in period lol. A MK8 Fiesta RS would have been amazing, but will never come to fruition. The drive of the GR Yaris is absolutely insane but there is a lot of compromise.
maybe compare it to fiesta, if u are talking about screen resolution pls compare it to ford.
Faux Alcantara? Toyota's seats are made from a similar Polyester mix as "Alcantara", but made in Japan under the trade name of "Ultrasuede", both are an artificial substitute for suede leather. so 3 cheers to Toyata for not killing several animals just to furnish a car seat!!
Pricing is a joke in Europe. The first batch of these sold in Australia with the convenience pack cost the equivalent of £22,000. And that was regarded as the base car there with the more powerful engine output thrown in as a bonus, same as the Japanese cars. Once the hype has died down and every RUclipsr had moved into the next big thing these will be a good second hand buy if you can find an unmolested one with straight aluminium panels! Oh and great review by the way. No gushing Bs and pointing out the reality of actually what you'd be putting up with if you actually bought one rather than reviewing it for a day. Radar cruise control in a manual? Doesn't it disengage everytime you have to change gear?
At 34k in the UK is a bargain - just look at what you have to spend on the German generic hatchbacks compared to this
Keen for the mods to start :)
Haven't seen the symbol turn red... but the car has the circuit pack... one of these things doesn't seem correct ;)
Well the car definitely has the circuit pack... 👀
Good honest review, disappointing about interior Nav, speakers & infotainment system resolution on a car costing £33k. Think I’ll stick with my Mk8 Fiesta ST PE despite the lack of grunt lol. Looking forward to seeing it being driven properly 😎
Cheers. They're all gripes which are forgotten about when the car is moving 🙂
I think you’ve missed the point.
If I recall right the boost gauge view should have oil pressure and temp info aswell - worth checking out!
Yep I think this is correct- bottom left of boost gauge view.
Thanks! I'll have another look for it! 🤣
I don’t understand the saving weight on speakers but then adding weight via radar and lane assist things. They should of just added everthing rather than split the options.
From factory, I think it was a saving of cost on the speakers rather than weight. But by upgrading them I'd be adding weight. I'd have to find out how much to see if it's worth worrying about :)
@@JBCTR my guess is a being able to notice a bit of speaker weight will be negligible. If you do get an upgrade does that mean the piped in noise will sound better 👀😜
All those things are legislated these days. They just market them as features. Like 15 years ago isofix was a selling point even though it was EU law.
These assists systems are mandatory in EU from next year on, plus you don't get 5 stars in the ENCAP Crashtest if you don't have it, which is also a big deal. Also, they save lives, maybe not in the GR Yaris, but who knows.
I get the impression your less than impressed with the GR, it does look good tho!
He's still running it in
From a daily perspective, yes. The highlight features on the MK8 Fiesta was that the interior was so good compared to previous. The interior in the GR is where they've saved the money, so it's not really comparing apples with apples from this perspective.
@@JBCTR how do feel about the Yaris VS ST interior? I think they are pretty even personally.
@@JBCTR This is why I've ordered the Convenience pack after weeks of debating. It makes the many compromises of the GR just about acceptable lol. Especially if going to be a daily.
I Don't need rip off wheels or red callipers that I don't even like, dunlops can be changed to likely Goodyear f1 supersport, suspension will be slightly more road biased and lsd's irrelevant for my needs as a road daily and totally irrelevant unless turning off esc anyhow. Their main party trick is to continue momentum when drifting, (Powersliding).
Left esc on in my 3 circuit pack test drives and will be doing so for mine on the road, unless caught in the snow!
Circuit pack is for people driving it constantly with esc off and or regular track days or other loose conditions. Most buying it for the road only, will get virtually the same from the base model and save 3.5K. Convenience pack extra cost is justified in all the real world usable extras.
@@James-RJM a good decision, Toyota really should have included heated seats and a rear wiper I’m the convenience pack. It’s the little things
What’s better this or the Suzuki Swift Sport?
The GR Yaris by a country mile.
0:39 Hate to be that guy to point out a typo but...Launch Contrvol Enabled
I'm so glad you pointed this out. I made the intro template like 18 months ago and never noticed it! I will correct it for my next videos! 🤣
I got footwell LEDs, interior carbon trim and GR bodykit.
I can understand why you wanted something new after having Fiesta’s for so many years, but we can tell you’re missing the creature comforts of the Ford 😉
I'd probably take the cardigan off and upgrade the speakers if the weight is that much of a bother.
Haha! I think I'd be inclined to agree 🙂
Freshly knitted by his mum 😀
Sat nav costs manufactures money to develop and will pay licence fees for each vehicle so will never give it out for free
I’m a bassist... Trust me when I say, the magnet size thing isn’t true about speakers anymore, neodymium magnet speakers are light as (can one handed carry a 2x10 bass cab!) but they sound amazing, way quicker transient response so they can have more excursion without blowing!
Let me google these magic things...
Nothing that cant be fixed or bettered anyway easily......google maps via android auto sorts the Nav and any audio installer can fit you a better system without disruption to the car at all......whats really dumb is UK spec cars come with UV shielding on windows and Aussie/NZ cars get heated steering wheels and seats and no UV shielding lol....someone defo got the options mixed up
i prefer fiesta st...
You can buy my mk8. My gr4 comes soon.
I have a mk8, thanks😉
Fiesta's b&o sounded better I guess...
Yup, for a car of that price point, that was a cracking system.
The engines are dyno’d and run in at the factory on a test bench, same as any new car from any manufacturer now. You really don’t need to worry about cruising in it!
They don’t risk warranty claims from leaving customers to try to follow vague instructions on how to do it.
There are 60 million cars produced each year. Do you believe that every one of those is dyno'd and run in at the factory? Can you imagine the fuel cost? The maintenance cost of the dyno from running in 60 million cars? :O Plus, the run in period is written in the owners manual so I'll follow it just in case :D
@@JBCTR There aren't 60 million performance based cars built every year though. Run in periods are advised to follow but not necessary these days due to higher tolerances etc. It's advised in the booklet to cover the manufacturers arse if something goes wrong.
Side note: The infotainment can be upgraded to different screens (i think a kenwood 10" floating screen fits) giving wireless carplay and all the trimmings. Iirc it's only a service menu you lose access to but can be got at through the OBD anyway. Speakers are meh but fixable. Wheels are undersized but an easy fix. Rear view hangs too low but is an easy fix with a bracket.
I kind of like that Toyota have kept it simple considering how over the top cars are these days with tech to a point you need a Computer engineering degree to to know what you're doing. A few fairly simple mods turn a decent car into a great one.
Here for the Fiesta fanboy comments 🤣
Are you a Toyota rep or something?
@@fuzzy5987 keep on dreaming - one day you may be able to upgrade from a Ford Fiesta
Fun fact: the JBL speakers are rubbish too.
The usb port placement in the EU and UK cars are better than the RHD Aussi spec as that is in the middle instead of slightly offset.
The premium Audio system just has the upgraded speakers, your dealer can install the Satnav Modul to all specs, but the navi is rubbish, so stick the Carplay/Android.. Also, with Carplay connected, pushing the maps button takes you to the map screen
Strikes me that the Yaris is a weekend toy and not the kind of car you'd want to daily drive?
Yup. I wouldn't completely rule out daily driving with it as it's perfectly capable. It's just not as well spec'd as its rivals for being a daily. This thing is definitely more suited to being a toy, which was my reason for purchase :)
Sorry to be a killjoy but for the money I'd have the civic R .. but to each their own 😎
FWD
It’s not fo leather 🙄
Zzzzz
The most unenthusiastic review you’ve ever done. I’ve seen all of your Fiesta reviews and this is on a different scale. I think you secretly dislike this car, let’s see how long it lasts before you get bored or it becomes faulty. This video done nothing to convince me to buy one and just cemented my thoughts on keeping my ST.
I've never seen anybody get excited by lane assist or automatic brake assist. Just as I never recall a crowd going wild at the mention of health and safety. If you want a computer to drive the car for you, this should be one of the last cars to choose.
The enthusiasm over a Ford Fiesta is the only tragic thing going on here 🤣. If you cant afford a GR Yaris you buy a Fiesta.....
No dislike here. As above, so far I’ve reviewed/demonstrated the more boring features of this car.The fun stuff is hidden away under the car and comes in to play when driven. When the car is fully run in, I’ll do a proper driving review. There will be many smiles. 🤣
Proper ugly from the rear these cars
This guy should move behind the camera. His production and filming skills are great but presenting is not natural to him.
If you don't step infront of the camera, there's nothing to film or edit. It's all part of being a one man band and it's all learning. Thanks for your advice, though.
Jesus mate, he's putting out quality content and has done for some time - nothing wrong with the presenting, let alone for free content on RUclips
Am sorry but all the BHP in the world BUT that's one ugly looking Car