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    GR Yaris is cheaper than a GTI and significantly cheaper than a Type R

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    • Distraxi
      Distraxi last edited by

      Hmmmm....

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      • spacekraken
        spacekraken last edited by spacekraken

        This is the way.

        (also, very jealous we don't get it in NA here, hopefully the corolla with the same drivetrain is fun)

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        • Exage03040
          Exage03040 @spacekraken last edited by

          @spacekraken

          Yeah, they might now finally sell a Corolla that's more fun than my XRS, only took them 15 damn years...

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          • flatisflat
            flatisflat @Exage03040 last edited by

            @exage03040 I'll admit I'll still be surprised it actually ever happened (if it actually still does).

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            • pip bip
              pip bip @Distraxi last edited by

              @distraxi when do you take it home? 🙂

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              • RallyDarkstrike
                RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                I REALLY wish they'd bring it over here to North America, but they took away the Yaris, and the one we had wasn't even the current one, and was just a tarted up Mazda....not that I have anything against the 2, but I'd much rather have just actually had the 2...

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                • svend
                  svend @Distraxi last edited by

                  @distraxi
                  The Yaris GR is nice but a bit smaller than the Golf.
                  While the Golf is much more expensive than the Yaris, there is also the Skoda Octavia vRS. Same engine as the Golf, larger than the Golf.
                  Price falls between the Yaris and the Golf but with many dealerships offering prices below that of the Yaris.
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                  For me, the Octavia wins. It's got pep but also space and practicality.
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                    notsomethingstructural @Distraxi last edited by

                    @distraxi I googled the MSRP this morning (before reading this), and it’s expected to start at the price of a GTI Autobahn. Not sure what makes that cheaper.

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                    • Qaaaaa
                      Qaaaaa last edited by

                      I don't think they compete with either though. Those cars are both a lot bigger than a Yaris, and FWD. I don't think the Yaris is a hot hatch- having drive wheels unlike the normal model disqualifies it IMO (no, the Golf R is not a hot hatch either). It competes with a hypothetical Fiesta RS, Up R, or Fit VTM-4 R.

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                        foghat1981 @Exage03040 last edited by

                        @exage03040 Agree. In weighing out practicality and my budget as a father of 3 kids 7-14 yrs old, this may work out for me. I want something faster than the regular corolla, but I don't need to go as extreme (or $) as a Civic Type R. If this thing comes in and compares well with a Civic Si, it's a win in my book.

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                        • Distraxi
                          Distraxi @svend last edited by

                          @svend But I already have one of those. Two in a row would be dull. Besides, if I actually was to buy one it’d be as a replacement for the GT86 (Adrenalin pump and occasional second DD) rather than the Octavia (main DD).

                          From experience, the Octavia’s not a “toss it round just for the heck of it” car anyway - they’re fast enough but the driver us too isolated from the road, and the extra weight in the rear relative to a GTI is noticeable.

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                          • Distraxi
                            Distraxi @Qaaaaa last edited by

                            @qaaaaa There’s not really a direct equivalent, no. The closest would be a WRX or Evo from 3 or 4 generations back.

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                            • svend
                              svend @Distraxi last edited by

                              @distraxi said in GR Yaris is cheaper than a GTI and significantly cheaper than a Type R:
                              Two in a row would be dull.

                              Lol. I'm on my third Superb in a row.

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                              From experience, the Octavia’s not a “toss it round just for the heck of it” car anyway - they’re fast enough but the driver us too isolated from the road, and the extra weight in the rear relative to a GTI is noticeable.

                              It recently scored much better than the Golf GTi when tested head to head.

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                              • Distraxi
                                Distraxi @notsomethingstructural last edited by

                                @notsomethingstructural Different countries. Here a Yaris starts at $54990 and a GTI at 56990 (NZD, so x 0.7 for USD). Type R is in the 60s.

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                                • Distraxi
                                  Distraxi @svend last edited by

                                  @svend said in GR Yaris is cheaper than a GTI and significantly cheaper than a Type R:

                                  It recently scored much better than the Golf GTi when tested head to head.

                                  Not by me😊. I’ve owned both (though admittedly the Golf was a mk5, but I can’t imagine they’ve made the mk8 worse) and while the Octy is certainly more practical (and cheaper) the Golf was more fun on a windy road.

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                                  • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                    SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                    @Distraxi Go full send and get the Rallye version!

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                                    • Distraxi
                                      Distraxi @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                      @silentbutnotreallydeadly They're not offering that over here. One spec only, with not a lot of options other than trim add-ons. Not sure if it equates to RoW base model or one of the sexier verions.

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                                      • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                        SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @Distraxi last edited by

                                        @distraxi said in GR Yaris is cheaper than a GTI and significantly cheaper than a Type R:

                                        @silentbutnotreallydeadly They're not offering that over here. One spec only, with not a lot of options other than trim add-ons. Not sure if it equates to RoW base model or one of the sexier verions.

                                        The GR Rallye version has (in addition to the GR) Torsen diffs at both ends, BBS wheels and some other garnish...

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                                        • Distraxi
                                          Distraxi @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                          @silentbutnotreallydeadly It Looks like that's the version we're getting as standard. Though you wouldn't know it from looking at TNZ's website 😠

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                                          • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                            SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @Distraxi last edited by

                                            @distraxi Love the spelling in the headline. Yep...it looks like TNZ has picked the full of fruit specification only...

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                                              nowhere last edited by

                                              I'm conflicted - I don't like the fact that living in Canada means the GR is unavailable but on the other hand I like the fact I don't live where $60,000 Canadian is the price of a GTI (and yes I am comparing the prices with all taxes included in Canada).

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                                              • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                                SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @nowhere last edited by

                                                @nowhere said in GR Yaris is cheaper than a GTI and significantly cheaper than a Type R:

                                                I'm conflicted - I don't like the fact that living in Canada means the GR is unavailable but on the other hand I like the fact I don't live where $60,000 Canadian is the price of a GTI (and yes I am comparing the prices with all taxes included in Canada).

                                                That's life at the other end of the world...there are considerable other benefits.

                                                Mind you here in Oz, a GTI can be had from around AU$53,000 drive away for the basic spec with no packages.

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                                                  nowhere @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by nowhere

                                                  @silentbutnotreallydeadly said in GR Yaris is cheaper than a GTI and significantly cheaper than a Type R:

                                                  @nowhere said in GR Yaris is cheaper than a GTI and significantly cheaper than a Type R:

                                                  I'm conflicted - I don't like the fact that living in Canada means the GR is unavailable but on the other hand I like the fact I don't live where $60,000 Canadian is the price of a GTI (and yes I am comparing the prices with all taxes included in Canada).

                                                  That's life at the other end of the world...there are considerable other benefits.

                                                  Mind you here in Oz, a GTI can be had from around AU$53,000 drive away for the basic spec with no packages.

                                                  I know that UK prices will always seem high compared to the US and Canada because the taxes are included in their posted price and not in ours, but when I checked I found that if I paid full list and all taxes here in BC for a GTI like the one in that ad it would be over $15,000 cheaper! That's pretty substantial.

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                                                  • Distraxi
                                                    Distraxi @nowhere last edited by

                                                    @nowhere But think how much you’d save by not having to invest in winter tyres 🥴

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