Photo: Prior Design
Prior Design recently took to its official website to announce the introduction of a widebody kit for the menacing Toyota GR Yaris. The all-wheel drive supermini hot hatch has gained a few exterior components that make it look even more sinister, and we absolutely adore it.
The add-ons make it look even more suitable for (amateur) rallying, and they do cost a lot of money for what is still a subcompact hatchback. But to the right enthusiast, they could be the difference between bland (if you can call it that) and truly staggering. And they'll surely make them more popular with the local cars & coffee crowd.
Starting up front, the Toyota GR Yaris has received a scooped hood, for which the tuner asks €449 ($494) in Germany. The bumper attachments are €490 ($539), and for the chin spoiler, you're looking at another €599 ($659). The roof-mounted wing costs €419 ($461), and Prior Design's website reveals that the diffuser is going to set interested parties back €649 ($714). Those fat side skirts cost €599 ($659), and for the widened front and rear fenders, you're looking at €3,899 ($4,288).
Want to go for the complete look of the pictured GR Yaris? Well, then you'll have to tick those center-locking wheels on the options list, too. Unfortunately, Prior Design doesn't say how much the Y-spoke set costs, but you can bet that it will bump the total price by several thousand dollars. Speaking of the Benjamins, the parts mentioned in the previous paragraph will set you back a total of €7,104, which equals $7,813 at the current exchange rates. That's without installation, which the tuner recommends doing at a shop specialized in working with carbon fiber and fiberglass.
There are no upgrades for the powertrain here, as the hot hatch retains the stock lump, which is a turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder engine. In Europe, the output and thrust are rated at 257 hp (261 ps/192 kW) and 266 lb-ft (360 Nm), respectively. In Japan, the GR Yaris is a bit punchier, boasting 268 hp (272 ps/200 kW) and 273 lb-ft (370 Nm). Directing the thrust to the wheels is a six-speed manual transmission. And in case you forgot, this model boasts all-wheel drive, as it was built on a mix of the GA-B and GA-C platforms, with the former shared with the regular Yaris and the latter with the larger Corolla.
Thus, no matter how much some may want to compare the Toyota GR Yaris to the Volkswagen Polo GTI or the Hyundai i20 N, it sits in a superior league thanks to the AWD system, and it is one of the best driver's cars in its class, capable of doing smoky donuts and feasting on apexes on all kinds of surfaces.
Starting up front, the Toyota GR Yaris has received a scooped hood, for which the tuner asks €449 ($494) in Germany. The bumper attachments are €490 ($539), and for the chin spoiler, you're looking at another €599 ($659). The roof-mounted wing costs €419 ($461), and Prior Design's website reveals that the diffuser is going to set interested parties back €649 ($714). Those fat side skirts cost €599 ($659), and for the widened front and rear fenders, you're looking at €3,899 ($4,288).
Want to go for the complete look of the pictured GR Yaris? Well, then you'll have to tick those center-locking wheels on the options list, too. Unfortunately, Prior Design doesn't say how much the Y-spoke set costs, but you can bet that it will bump the total price by several thousand dollars. Speaking of the Benjamins, the parts mentioned in the previous paragraph will set you back a total of €7,104, which equals $7,813 at the current exchange rates. That's without installation, which the tuner recommends doing at a shop specialized in working with carbon fiber and fiberglass.
There are no upgrades for the powertrain here, as the hot hatch retains the stock lump, which is a turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder engine. In Europe, the output and thrust are rated at 257 hp (261 ps/192 kW) and 266 lb-ft (360 Nm), respectively. In Japan, the GR Yaris is a bit punchier, boasting 268 hp (272 ps/200 kW) and 273 lb-ft (370 Nm). Directing the thrust to the wheels is a six-speed manual transmission. And in case you forgot, this model boasts all-wheel drive, as it was built on a mix of the GA-B and GA-C platforms, with the former shared with the regular Yaris and the latter with the larger Corolla.
Thus, no matter how much some may want to compare the Toyota GR Yaris to the Volkswagen Polo GTI or the Hyundai i20 N, it sits in a superior league thanks to the AWD system, and it is one of the best driver's cars in its class, capable of doing smoky donuts and feasting on apexes on all kinds of surfaces.
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