GR Cup: A new challenge at Aldo Scribante Circuit

IT'S a new car, a new track and a new challenge when the Toyota GR Cup heads into the third round of the National Extreme Festival at the Aldo Scribante Race Circuit in Gqeberha this weekend.

- WILLEM VAN DE PUTTE

The Toyota GR Cup Media Challenge manual GR Yaris' have been put out to pasture after three seasons and two races in the current season, which means we'll be behind the wheel of the updated and more powerful Toyota GR Yaris.

First view

It will be the first time the new versions will be seen in South Africa because they haven't officially been launched locally. The first batch of six was scooped up by Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa (TGRSA) to make our stripped-out racing cars.

Our outgoing track weapons produced 198kW and 360Nm while the new GR Yaris is now good for 210kW and 400Nm from its 1.6-litre turbo-charged three-cylinder petrol engine.