On the eve of the Beijing Auto Show on April 24, the new GR YARiS was officially unveiled in China. The new car has made minor adjustments to its appearance and interior, and has mainly upgraded its power performance. Officials stated that the new GR YARiS will also be unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show, which opens on April 25, and will be introduced to the Chinese market within the year.
On the front face, the new car is equipped with a larger air intake grille. It should be noted that the lower air intake grille of the vehicle adopts a thin and light shape. And a high-strength steel mesh structure, the bottom ends of the bumper are independently constructed. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 3995/1805/1455 (mm), and the wheelbase is 2560mm.
As for the rear, the taillights of the new car adopt a straight-through design, adding "evolution"Edition" GRYARIS. In addition, the new car has added openings in the lower decorative part to increase air circulation, reduce wind resistance and improve control. To improve stability and better dissipate heat from the exhaust pipe muffler, in order to minimize damage to parts and enhance vehicle recognition during racing, the lights that were originally scattered up and down at the rear were concentrated to the upper part. The independent structure design allows users to modify the rear wing later.
The interior of the new car was jointly created by R&D personnel and racing drivers to improve visual judgment and operational convenience. Utilizing actual experience from participating in endurance races and rally races in Japan, the control panel and display screen are set to tilt 15 degrees toward the driver's side to improve visual judgment and operational convenience. The optimized and upgraded switch button positions not only meet the needs of participating in competitions, but also become more convenient during daily driving. In addition, the driving posture is improved by lowering the driver's crotch point by 25mm and adjusting the position of the steering wheel. In addition, the fixed position of the interior rearview mirror is moved upward, and the height of the upper edge of the center console is lowered by 50mm to further expand the forward field of view.
In terms of power, the new car is still equipped with a 1.6T three-cylinder engine, but for the intake, exhaust, fuel injection system and The suspension systemhas been upgraded, Improve controllability. In terms of transmission, the new car is equipped with a 6-speed manual gearbox and a sports four-wheel drive system. On the basis of the four-wheel drive mode selection, a new driving mode selection is added to take into account both sports and daily driving. Customers can make different settings for electronic power steering, air conditioning, and power systems based on their own preferences or the characteristics of the competition they are participating in.
Editor in charge: Xu Zhenyu