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Originally Posted by M-technik-3
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Originally Posted by j23
You're clueless.
I can promise you that the new GR Yaris is twice as fun and capable as the e30 M3 ever was. Go test drive one next time you travel abroad and prepare to be stunned. The hype is real, whether you buy into it or not. I got a chance to test drive it (twice) on a recent trip to SE Asia.
It's the most underrated car of the century and there's a reason why it's sold out worldwide until 2023 at the earliest.
Since you clearly haven't driven one, you can't possibly know what it feels like. It is the only true homologation special worthy of praise since the e30 M3 debuted.
It's also the last mass produced car that comes only in a manual. That alone says it all.
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Lancia Delta Intergrale comes to mind as a worthy. It's always going to be tough comparing old classics with modern cars. I have not drove a GR since it's been 5 years since I was last in EU but thinking Toyota USA has no plans to federalize the Yaris GR so it's a mute point. |
Never say never.
Sure, they have no plans AT THE MOMENT, which is why they are releasing the GR Corolla: to test the waters. And because they don't have to certify it from scratch, it makes the most sense.
The GR Yaris is sold out worldwide till 2023. So they couldn't bring it here (yet) even if they wanted to.
Listen, I'm a huge e30 M3 fan and a big BMW nut, having owned two M3's and one M2. But Toyota is on a tear lately and the GR Yaris is the pinnacle of affordable driver's cars under ~$50k.
There is literally nothing out there that even comes close for the money.