Toyota Dusting Off the Yaris GRMN Moniker, 2025 Model Will Be Something Else Entirely

Spied doing a few rounds at the Nurburgring with the company's chairman, Akio Toyoda, behind the wheel and being driven close to the famous German racetrack, the Toyota Yaris GRMN will be a more hardcore version of the facelifted Toyota GR Yaris. Thus, look for the same gizmos, more or less, albeit wrapped in a more extreme package with a few extras.

In the design department, it features the same tiny upper grille as the regular GR Yaris- if there's anything regular about a rally-bred hot hatch. The bumper, however, is different and more aggressive. The apron is chunkier, and we can see a red tow hook with a motorsport-like tiny arrow pointing to it.

Another red tow hook and an arrow are visible at the back, where the bumper and diffuser carry on for now. The dual exhaust tips seem just as big, too. Still, there is a big upgrade here: the addition of a large wing mounted on the roof spoiler. The usual logos still decorate the tailgate, and we might see a GRMN badge added next to the right taillamp similarly to its predecessor.

Look closely at the Y-spoke alloys, and you will see the uprated brakes behind them. Toyota's engineers have likely fiddled with the chassis, too, as we expect the upcoming Toyota Yaris GRMN to be stiffer than the standard GR model. This will allow it to corner faster, albeit at the expense of comfort. Additional upgrades are also possible, yet everything will unravel in due course.

We can say the same about the engine, which may or may not have been tweaked further from the GR Yaris. The latter sports an increased direct injection pressure, a new intake air pressure sensor, and new lightweight pistons over the pre-facelifted iteration, so it has become slightly punchier.

The output is rated at 276 horsepower (280 ps/206 kW) and it steams out 288 pound-foot (390 Nm) of torque in Europe. As you likely already know, the version sold in the Land of the Rising Sun is even punchier at 300 hp (304 ps/224 kW) and 296 lb-ft (400 Nm) squeezed out form the 1.6-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine.

Everything goes to the all-wheel drive system through a standard six-speed manual or an optional single-clutch eight-speed automatic. The auto variant is 40 pounds (18 kg) heavier. Details surrounding the output, thrust, transmission, chassis, brakes, availability, and other highlights will be released when the extreme supermini hot hatch premieres, probably in late 2024 or early 2025.