2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600

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2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600

You saw it quietly previewed at the 2024 Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) last month, and here’s the Toyota GR Yaris facelift again, this time officially launched in Malaysia at the Toyota Gazoo Racing Season 7 finale, happening today at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit. The car on stage at SIC today is the same red one at KLIMS.

New to this minor change, which was unveiled a year ago at the Tokyo Auto Salon, is an eight-speed automatic option, but the 8AT is not being launched yet – for now, it’s just the six-speed manual going for RM315,600 on the road without insurance. By the way, the pre-facelift 6MT was launched here in December 2020 for RM300k.

Surfacing four years after the rally-bred hatchback first surfaced at TAS, the facelift’s major points are the aforementioned 8AT, more power and torque and a new driver-angled cockpit/revised driving position.

2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600

Previously manual-only, the GR Yaris can now be had with an eight-speed auto called the Gazoo Racing Direct Automatic Transmission, which has “transmission speed and reliability that can be enjoyed by a wide range of people,” TGR says. We understand that UMW Toyota Motor will be introducing the automatic GR Yaris further down the line as allocations are available. As you can imagine, the entire world has been waiting for an auto GRY so it’s pretty tight now.

Gearbox aside, there’s more power and torque from the G16E-GTS – 300 PS and 400 Nm is an increase of 39 PS and 40 Nm from the European-spec engine in our official pre-facelift import by UMWT. The JDM pre-minor change had 272 PS and 370 Nm.

The higher engine output and the availability of the auto gearbox requires improved cooling performance, so an ATF cooler comes standard on auto cars. In addition, a sub-radiator, cool air intake and intercooler spray are now available as a factory-installed Cooling Package option.

2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600 2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600

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New to the GR Yaris is Drive Mode Select, where the electronic power steering, air con and powertrain changes according to Sport, Normal or Eco mode. Sport gets a different gauge cluster design too. The 4WD mode selection function remains as it is.

The changes go as deep as the body shell. The number of bolts fastening the body to the shock absorbers has been increased from one to three to suppress alignment changes during driving, thereby increasing the responsiveness of the vehicle to steering input, improving handling stability. The team also increased the number of spot welding points by around 13% and expanded the areas where structural adhesive is applied by approximately 24% – this improves body rigidity, which leads to better handling and ride comfort.

The GR Yaris can be maxed out on track with the Circuit Mode, which includes anti-lag control (controlled turbo lag reduction to improve acceleration response during re-acceleration), relaxation of the speed limiter, max engine fan output and a shift timing indicator.

2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600 2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600 2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600

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On to cosmetics. Perhaps not the best word as changes to the GR Yaris’ exterior are functional. Up front, the lower grille features a steel mesh that is thin and lightweight but still strong (GR-FOUR clearly visible), and the sides of the lower front bumper have a new separable structure. The latter makes restoration and replacement work easier.

You’ll also find larger openings here for better cooling, and to the sides, there are outlets to exhaust heat from the sub-radiator and ATF cooler. An opening at the lower edge of the rear lower garnish allows air from under the floor to escape, which reduces drag and allows heat from the muffler to escape.

Even the cue that we thought was aesthetic – the new tail lamp cluster with full-width LED signatures – isn’t what it seems. TGR says that the upper and lower rear lamps have been consolidated to avoid damage and improve visibility, while the third brake light has been separated from the rear spoiler, increasing the wing’s customisability. Did you notice that there’s no Toyota logo at the rear now?

2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600

The interior changes are more significant than on the outside, and while it’s not pretty (reminds me of a bus, what do you think?), the new cockpit is said to be race car inspired, specifically by Super Taikyu Series and Japanese Rally Championship machines. The centre stack has been tilted 15 degrees towards the driver for enhanced visibility and operability – things are closer to the driver now.

The latter has also been improved by way of raising the shift lever 75 mm compared to the current CVT-equipped GR Yaris RS and placing it in the same position as the shift lever on the manual version. Even the automatic version gets a hand brake instead of the usual electronic parking brake.

Also very racing is the new 12.3-inch colour instrument panel. For the auto variant, in addition to an automatic transmission oil temperature display, a visual warning has been added to the gear position display to augment the conventional sound-only alarm, which is to tell the driver that downshifting is not possible due to overly high rpms.

2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600 2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600 2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600 2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift launched in Malaysia – 6MT only, new 8AT later, 300 PS/400 Nm, RM315,600

Last but definitely not least, as we felt the original driving position was relatively high for a sports car, driving posture has been improved by lowering the driving position by 25 mm, with corresponding lowering of the steering wheel position. Also, forward visibility has been expanded by moving the rearview mirror to the top of the windshield and lowering the upper edge of the centre cluster by 50 mm.

The 2025 GR Yaris is available in four colours, including the new Precious Metal. The latest (third) version the Toyota Safety Sense driver assist pack is included by the way, so this rally-bred beast is a safe daily too.

Once again, the 2025 Toyota GR Yaris facelift 6MT is yours for RM315,600 OTR before insurance. No shortage of small but significant changes – what do you think of this serious performance machine that has got even more serious? And now that we know an automatic is available and coming soon, will you be waiting for that or it’ll be three pedals all the way?

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