The Toyota GR Yaris is a real pocket rocket and in inventory type, is able to some very spectacular issues. As is so typically the case with enthusiast-oriented automobiles, nonetheless, the GR Yaris has turn out to be fashionable amongst tuners seeking to raise its efficiency to new heights.
One of many corporations paving the best way is EKanooRacing. The Center Japanese tuner has constructed a number of the world’s quickest Nissan GT-Rs and Porsche 911s over time and in addition has each the world’s strongest GR Yaris and world’s quickest GR Yaris in its possession.
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There have been a pair of GR Yaris fashions overhauled by the tuner. The primary, completed in a brilliant shade of blue, grew to become the primary instance of the potent Japanese scorching hatch to run down the quarter-mile in lower than 11 seconds, reaching a greatest time of 10.98 seconds earlier this yr. The tuner additionally owns a gray GR Yaris that this month, set a brand new horsepower benchmark.
From the manufacturing unit, the 1.6-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine of the GR Yaris churns out as much as 268 hp in JDM specification. That’s a really respectable quantity for an engine this small. Nonetheless, EKanooRacing has someway managed to extract 549 hp out of its gray GR Yaris. Making this horsepower determine all of the extra outstanding is the truth that it was recorded in any respect 4 wheels, which means the engine itself would simply be pumping out greater than 600 hp.
The complete listing of modifications made to the engine aren’t recognized however EKanooRacing has fitted the automotive with an aftermarket turbocharger, a brand new ECU, a customized exhaust, and a brand new intercooler. It’s unclear if any inner upgrades have been made to the compact three-cylinder.