Since its debut in 2020, the Toyota GR Yaris has been nothing short of a cult hero! A compact hatchback infused with rally DNA, developed by Gazoo Racing and loved for its uncompromising character, a real driver’s car! For 2025, Toyota has thoroughly refreshed the GR Yaris and now there’s an eight-speed automatic transmission available. A bold move: can an automatic truly do justice to such a pure driver’s car? Or did Toyota kill the Yaris GR?

To fill an existing gap in the market, Toyota extended their SUV range with an addition to the bottom of the spectrum. The all-new Toyota Yaris Cross, a B-segment SUV, was introduced recently and Toyota invited us for a quick spin around the block with the new member of the family.