If you look closely, you will find that the small steel guns on the market at present are not "small" at all. Most of them are based on hot compact family cars with a wheelbase of 2.6 meters. In Xiao Lu's view, a high-performance car based on a small car is more in line with the definition of "small steel gun".
Unfortunately, small cars are only popular in some countries (such as Northern Europe and Japan), and have been gradually marginalized in the Volkswagen market such as China and the United States, so car companies will not put too much energy into building small high-performance cars. POLO with annual sales of no more than 400 units? GTI has always been regarded as a "best-selling" model in this field.
▲ Performance cars made of small cars, except POLO? GTI, who else will you think of?
▲ It has stronger power and handling performance than family cars of the same class. Fit is nicknamed "super-running" by many people, but in the category of performance cars, Fit has not been ranked. Moreover, Honda has not officially launched the Fit high-performance version.
Just recently, Toyota, which has always been uninterested in niche models, launched a small high-performance car-GR? Yaris (you can think of it as a high-performance version of yaris).
The reason why the word "high-profile" is used to describe it is not how strong its propaganda offensive is, but a series of sports equipment and performance indicators-192kW and 360Nm power output. Can this car with a weight of only 1280kg not be called high configuration?
▲GR？ Yairs Keywords: TNGA architecture, 1.6T three-cylinder engine, 192kW, full-time four-wheel drive.
While being amazed at its power, you and I must have a hunch that Toyota must have the ambition to build such a car behind it.
Just a high-performance version? It seems that you still don't understand the meaning of "GR"
Want to fully understand GR? Yaris this car, it is necessary to start with its name. On the surface, the "GR" in its name is similar to AMG and BMW M of Mercedes-Benz, and both represent models built by high-performance departments, but the real meaning covered by Toyota "GR" has surpassed the high-performance departments of general car companies.
▲ "GR" is not only a performance code, but also a sports event department that Toyota is now striving to build.
The full name of "GR" is GAZOO? Racing. GAZOO is an after-sales service consulting brand affiliated to Toyota, which undertakes the functions of service information release, activity information, driving friends' meeting and so on, and can be regarded as Toyota's owner's club.
▲ GAZOO has its own portal website since 1998, which is an information platform specially serving Toyota owners.
What about Gazu? Racing is the official competition department of this club. With the increase of Toyota's investment in racing in recent years, GAZOO? The racing car even carried the flag and became Toyota's champion in WRC World Rally Championship, WEC World Endurance Championship, Dakar Rally and Japan Super? The "trader" of top events such as GT.
▲GAZOO？ Racing has participated in almost all the important events in the world.
Meanwhile, Gazu? Racing also uses its accumulated experience in this field to provide different levels of modified cars to the market. From a sports GR? Sports series, to the high-performance GR series, and then to the GRMN series in the direction of the track, through GAZOO? Toyota brand high-performance cars built by racing cars have a very perfect product family. And what about the GR launched this time? Yaris is its latest product.
▲ yaris based on the previous generation of yaris? WRC racing, winning back the WRC factory team championship for Toyota. GR is built on it? Yaris was born with a halo.
Toyota returned to WRC on 20 17, and won the WRC manufacturer's team championship the following year, yaris? WRC racing has become the biggest contributor. Is to launch a model with yaris with the aura of champion and rich technical experience? It is also natural that WRC racing cars are closely related to civilian high-performance cars. This is GR? The background of yaris's birth.
Covered in sports equipment, even golf r is ashamed.
In a way, GR? Yaris is better than yaris on the frame? WRC racing cars are more advanced. Because it is based on the most 2020 Yaris (yaris? WRC racing is based on the previous generation). With the support of GA-B platform under TNGA architecture, it can not only bring a lighter and stronger fuselage, but also provide better conditions for carrying all kinds of new technologies and equipment.
▲ Body structure is the basis of automobile performance. Yaris based on TNGA structure has enough redundancy to build high-performance cars.
As a small hatchback, the main users are young people, and the design must be bold enough. The 2020 yaris has done a good job in this respect. On the contrary, the GR version seems to be more "conservative" than the original.
▲ The design of the new generation of yaris Normal Edition is very flamboyant.
▲ In the GR version, the use of lines seems to be more plain, but in fact there is a bigger Kun hidden inside.
The shape of the front net cancels the exaggerated line design and adopts a relatively regular rectangular design, and the fog lights on both sides are not as three-dimensional as before. However, from the point of view of improving performance, the rectangular middle net can maximize the intake area and effectively cool the turbine intercooler. Careful observation will also reveal that there is also an air inlet on both sides of the middle net, which serves as the air guide for the ventilation pipe of the brake system.
▲ There are also two air inlets on both sides of the huge rectangular middle net, which are the air guide of the ventilation pipe of the brake system.
▲ The spoiler at the top of the rear and the double exhaust at the bottom add a lot of sportiness. Of course, these devices can also effectively improve sports performance.
GR？ Yaris adopts a two-door body layout. Because many sports kits have been added around the car body and the chassis has been modified, the size of the car body is quite different from that of the ordinary version of yaris. The most obvious is the width of the car body. GR version is extra 109mm with a wheelbase of 58mm. The front and rear wheel tracks reach 1530mm and 1560mm respectively, which is at least 40mm and 75mm more than the ordinary version, and the height of the car body is also reduced by 40mm. It can also be seen that TNGA architecture is highly flexible.
▲GR？ Yaris has a longer wheelbase and track, and a lower body, which has laid a good foundation for improving handling.
The lower part of the car body is also full of attractions. The most eye-catching thing is the set of black 10 spokes 18 inch wheels. Note that this is a one-piece forged rim made by the famous rim manufacturer BBS, which is lighter than the cast rim of the same size. In the eyes of modification enthusiasts, the meaning represented by "BBS forging" goes without saying, and the design of 5 holes also means that it can bear greater transmission torque.
▲GR？ Yaris has a pair of brand-name combat boots 18 inch forged rims made by BBS.
There is a set of 4-piston brake cylinders in the rim (the rear wheels are double pistons). The front wheel is equipped with a disc with a diameter of 356mm and the rear wheel is 297 mm ... You know, the front brake disc of Golf R is only 340mm in diameter, and only the brake cylinder with opposite double pistons is used. The more pistons in the brake cylinder, the larger the diameter of the brake disc, and the better the braking effect and heat dissipation performance.
▲ It is really rare for small cars to adopt such a high standard braking system, four-piston brake cylinder and brake disc with a diameter of 356 mm.
▲ The front wheel of the 7th generation Golf R only adopts the opposite double-piston brake cylinder, and the diameter of the brake disc is 340mm. With GR? Yaris is still far away.
It's similar to most performance cars modified from ordinary family cars, GR? On the basis of the original interior, yaris has carried out sports modification on key components. The most striking thing is the sports seats in the driver's seat and the co-pilot seat. There are obvious bulges on both sides of the cushion and backrest, and the parts in contact with the body are made of Alcantara, which helps to increase the wrapping and friction. In addition, the "equipment" such as manual shift lever, sports steering wheel and metal pedal, as well as the conspicuous "GR" sign, can significantly increase the fighting atmosphere in the car.
Rising Power surpasses Audi RS3, GR? Yaris became the strongest three-cylinder production car.
The power and chassis parts are GR? The biggest highlight of yaris. As mentioned earlier, the car has a power reserve of 192kW and 360Nm, and this powerful power is made by a three-cylinder turbocharged engine with a displacement of1.6L. This engine adopts a multi-point fuel injection lubrication system, a large-diameter exhaust valve, a polished intake pipe, and indispensable VVTi intelligent variable valve timing system and D4- and other racing technologies.
▲GR？ The power-to-weight ratio of yaris is 6.7kg/kW, and the acceleration of 0- 100km/h can be completed within 5.5 seconds under the drive of a 6-speed manual gearbox.
Judging from the rising power, GR? Yaris has reached120kW/L. Although it is far from super sports cars, it is already higher than most mainstream high-performance cars, such as Volkswagen Golf. Its R power is 106.5? KW/L, Audi RS3 is 1 17.6kw/L, Ford Focus RS is 1 17.3kw/L ... Don't forget, GRYaris is still a three-cylinder model, which is enough to make it the most powerful mass-produced three-cylinder model at present.
Perhaps you are curious, why should a performance-oriented model be equipped with a three-cylinder engine instead of a more redundant four-cylinder engine? It is necessary to correct a misunderstanding here: the three-cylinder engine is not useless, especially for small-displacement turbocharged vehicles. The three-cylinder engine has many advantages over the four-cylinder engine.
Lightweight is the most obvious advantage of a three-cylinder machine. For a machine like GR? For a small performance car like yaris, it can better balance the front and rear weight of the car body. Secondly, due to the cycle characteristics of each cylinder of the three-cylinder engine, the exhaust interference is smaller than that of the four-cylinder engine, which is of great help to reduce turbine lag and improve dynamic response. Therefore, it can be said that the advantages of using a three-cylinder engine for a small car performance car outweigh the disadvantages.
▲ From the point of view of improving performance, it has many advantages to carry a three-cylinder turbocharged engine on a small car.
Walking system, GR? Yaris is equipped with a full-time four-wheel drive system named "GR-FOUR". Under the action of Torsten differential on the front and rear axle and electronically controlled multi-plate central differential, the power distribution between front and rear 100:0 and 0: 100 can be realized, that is, pure front-wheel drive or pure rear-wheel drive can be realized.
▲ Both front and rear axles are equipped with Towson differential, and with the targeted four-wheel drive control system, this "GR-FOUR full-time four-wheel drive system" can effectively distribute sufficient power to four wheels.
Of course, pure two-wheel drive is only a driving form in extreme cases. In more cases, drivers can use the driving mode adjustment knob on the car to select different power distribution modes, such as the normal mode of power distribution before and after 60:40, the sports mode at 30:70 and the track mode at 50:50.
▲GR powerful four-wheel drive system? Yaris has added more uniqueness.
The ordinary version of yaris adopts the suspension form of front McPherson rear torsion beam, and the GR version adopts the double wishbone rear suspension with better lateral support. In addition, the new car also uses a sports shock absorber that is more suitable for intense driving, and the tires are equipped with Deng Lupu SP? Exercise? MAXX？ 050 or Michelin pilot? Exercise? 4S tires, with the blessing of these sports equipment, this car with less than 1.3 tons can naturally have more extreme handling performance.
▲ Double wishbone rear suspension, also GR? Yaris is a major feature that distinguishes it from ordinary cars.
For any successful car company, performance car is an indispensable vehicle category. They are like a beautiful business card for car companies, which can show their technical strength, enhance brand charm, and also serve as a bridge for the transformation of top racing technology into the civilian field.
Revitalizing performance cars is a great vision of Toyota at this stage. The current president Akio Toyoda said, "Toyota? Need? Where to? Get? Exercise? Cars? Back off. However, for a long time, Toyota lacked a performance car that was completely independently developed. The familiar Toyota 86 and the new generation Supra are the products of cooperation between Toyota and other car companies.
▲ Toyota needs a high-level performance car that can truly represent itself.
And GR? Yaris, a new energy vehicle built from scratch by Toyota in the most orthodox way-gaining experience and technology through WRC, is a masterpiece that truly belongs to Toyota and can make it stand out in the world car industry. Although it is only an entry-level car, it carries Toyota's greater dreams and ambitions.
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