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THE DEVELOPMENT of any new car is a constant battle between the engineers and the accountants. Generally, the former want to spend the money and the latter want to save it. In creating the Toyota GR Yaris, the engineers definitely had the upper hand. This is a baby hot hatch with a carbon roof, aluminium panels, monster brakes, and a bespoke engine and all-wheel-drive system.

Toyota has pushed all its chips in, and with good reason, for the GR Yaris is the basis for its next World Rally Car, set to debut in 2021. More importantly, it’s the first all-new, purely Toyota performance car since the 2001 Corolla Sportivo, if you’re feeling charitable, or the 1994 ST205 Celica GT-Four if you’re being realistic. No joint ventures

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