I’ll start. It’s the 911 Dakar. I’ve always been a massive fan of the Safari models. But being this off-road capable is insane, and not to mention that it might be one of the best daily driven cars ever made. I always loved big boxy SUVs for daily driving, but this seems to combine my 2 favorite things.
GR Yaris. The return of the glory to Toyota’s reliability. Few things it cannot do if any. Shreds on and off road. Isn’t Subaru level of fugly.
Just got mine.
It’s a fun little car, but unpopular opinion: there is a lot of hype over it, and it’s by far not the be-all and end-all of compact “sports” cars.
One thing it can’t do btw: sit three or more normal sized adults.
It’s smaller than the 86 backseats? I had 4 adults in my 86 for a whole day
Came here to say this, odd number of cyliders is a win in my book.
+1
Rented one in Japan for a bit and it’s one of the very few cars where i got in an things felt right, with my E46 M3 being there as well. Small stuff like the gap between the mirror and the infotainment and the GIANT C-pillar/back section making it hard to see were the only complaints. It’s not bloated with random stuff, it’s basic and fun.
Insanely bummed that they’re not available in the US but it would not sell i feel. The RZ version being the equivalent of 27k USD in Japan is just such a great deal. Reminds me of the early 2000s when Evos, STis and such were in the mid 20s brand new, hah.
After doing some homework, I’d rather take a GR Corolla simply due to it being slightly bigger and more practical. And I love my Yarises.
Why they haven’t shoved the GR engine into the GR86 yet is beyond me. Toyota’s always been weird with their approach towards performance offerings for different regions even going back. Example, we got the Supra, the Aristo, but not the Mark 2 or GT4.
When did Toyota stop being reliable