JUST AS IT promised, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is more earnestly bringing in Gazoo Racing, the high-performance brand of Toyota, into the country.
“(Year) 2021 is an exciting year for the Toyota Gazoo Racing brand indeed as TMP proudly announces the arrival of the GR Yaris here in the Philippines,” the country’s number-one auto brand said in a release.
The performance-oriented version of the Yaris was first unveiled at the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon, and was executed as a homologation model for the FIA World Rally Championship. The GR Yaris is powered by Toyota’s G16E-GTS engine — a 1.6-liter inline three-cylinder, DOHC with intercooler turbo. It can deliver up to 261ps at 6,500rpm and 360Nm at 3,000 to 4,600rpm. The vehicle can accelerate from standstill to 100kph in 5.5 seconds. It has a 4WD mode switch that allows the driver to choose from Normal, Sport, and Track characteristics.
The car is made at the GR Factory of the Motomachi Plant in Japan. The GR Yaris is the third Gazoo Racing-branded vehicle to enter the country, following the GR Supra in 2019 and the Vios GR-S recently. The performance hatch will retail for P2.65 million, with details on the launch and reservation info to be made available by TMP “soon.”
TMP said it will release a list of dealers accepting reservations. For more information, visit toyota.com.ph/GRYarisiscoming, follow Toyota Motor Philippines and Toyota Gazoo Racing PH on Facebook and Instagram, or check out toyota.com.ph. TMP is also on Twitter (ToyotaMotorPH) and Viber (Toyota PH).
