The Japanese marque unveiled its new weapon at the WRC’s official 2022 season launch at Hangar-7 in Salzburg, Austria, in front of new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Toyota has elected to continue with the same red, black and white factory livery that made its debut on the Yaris last season.
However, to highlight the new Rally1 regulations there is clear hybrid branding on the flanks of the GR Yaris, that also include prominent airboxes to cool the hybrid unit.
As per the new regulations, the GR Yaris features a 100kW hybrid unit connected to a 1.6 litre turbo charged internal combustion engine that can produce 500 horsepower in short burst when working in tandem.
Drivers will be able to initiate hybrid power boosts by using the throttle pedal and will unlock further boosts within stages if they sufficiently regenerate 30 kilojoules of energy under braking.
Rally1 cars are constructed around a new safer, steel spaceframe chassis built from scratch, without using a…
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