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|March 2024
Rally bred TG hero gets more power and optional eight-soeed auto
Strap in folks, there's a new Toyota GR Yaris in town. Already a 10/10 hot hatch in TG's humble opinion, the Japanese carmaker has returned to the drawing board and come back with something even racier than before.
The headlines are: the turbocharged 1.6-litre 3cyl engine remains, but a host of mods see max power climb from 257bhp to 276bhp and torque rise from 266 to 288lb ft.
This story is from the March 2024 edition of BBC Top Gear UK.
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