TAM Expands Gazoo Racing Ranks By Introducing GR Yaris Facelift At GIIAS 2024

Toyota GR Yaris slides at GIIAS 2024. (Photo: Bagus Muhammad Hafizh / VOI)

TANGERANG - PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM) officially expanded its ranks from Gazoo Racing (GR) by introducing GR Yaris facelift at the 2024 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS).

It is known that GR Yaris facelift made its global debut at Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this year.

"After the GR model ranks were well received in Indonesia, now we present GR Yaris Facelift," said Marketing Director of PT TAM Hiroyuki Oide, at the launch at GIIAS 2024, Tangerang, Wednesday, July 17.

Judging closely, the exterior appears to have a change with the lower front or bumper having a new structure that is more sporty than before. Lower side lattices are now equipped with larger openings to ensure cooling performance.

Changes are also clearly visible on the back with the bottom being redesigned, to optimize aerodynamics and exhaust disposal. The back lights also experience changes designed to be interconnected from both sides.

Not only appearing with a newer change than before, this car is claimed to have better performance with an automatic transmission of eight accelerations developed and combined with four-wheel drive (4WD).

The transmission was developed by combining motorsport elements and the typical performance of urban cars or highways. Toyota said that the automatic transmission system would be as fun as a manual displacement of teeth.

This system is controlled by optimized software so that the software is able to detect the way the driver steps on the gas pedal and brakes.

Although the manufacturer maintains a 1.6 liter turbo engine as before, GR Yaris facelift has an enhanced power from 272 ps to 304 ps and torques from 370 Nm to 400 Nm, thus increasing the excitement of driving.

The inside also looks more sporty than ever with a full-color 12.3-inch TFT screen that can obtain technical information from this car. The driving position is also improved by lowering its position by up to 25 mm and the forward visibility is expanded so that the driver has more visibility.

TAM offers this hot hatch in two transmission variants, namely manual at a price of Rp1.15 billion and Rp1,198 billion for automatic transmission on The Road DKI Jakarta.