Lauren

It's worth pointing out that the spark plug change is done on mileage, not age. A low mileage car that was 6 years old would not warrant the spark plug change. However, all those that have been subject to the valve spring recall generally had their plugs change as it was free to do whilst the engine was out and you only needed to pay for the plugs themselves.

All UK cars have the bigger discs apart from the 29 or so Primo cars sold.

The TRD is a standard car with a bodykit added at the port of entry, so the discs are the same.

Pads are expensive. They are around £300 for a set. Parts are not super expensive, it's a £25K car new. If you are buying a 2019 car you will have four years warranty left, so it will only need routine servicing. On the Primacy tyre they last very well around 14K for the rears and 20K for the fronts. It will only cost you for consumables and I would expect another 20K out of your brake pads unless you drive like a loon.

I generally find I get around 36-45,000 miles out of a set of pads and discs. With stock discs and pads it's around £500 to change them. If you are heavy on the brakes then expect to change them more regularly. I do a number of track days and a sprint season in my car as well as daily driving. YMMV of course. It's a relatively cheap car to maintain. 10K or yearly service intervals whichever comes sooner. The 60K and 80K service are the most expensive due to spark plug change and fuel filter change respectively. Tyres are around £80 per corner. It's a very reliable car if you keep to the service intervals.

Yep. All you honestly need though is a bit more torque and it's plenty fun enough. The current chassis is excellent. If it's not broke.... I'm not convinced the 2 litre Supra will be offered in the UK, but we shall see. I would say that the GR Yaris may be in part the reason why the power is not too similar around the 260bhp mark, but in all fairness a GT86 with 200bhp is plenty fun enough. It does look unlikely that it will use the TNGA platform, which has a lot to do with running a boxer engine and also the Subaru connection in the same way that the Supra doesn't use TNGA platform either due to it's collaboration and shared chassis with BMW. But all said and done, it's the last hurrah for the NA engine and that is to be applauded as pretty much only the MX5 offers something similar.

I'm afraid it is true. A turbo or even a supercharged car cannot have the throttle responsiveness as an NA car. The point is made when adjusting the throttle at high rpms, mid corner. All this may depend upon how sensitive your right foot is.

My car with a TD NA package makes 178lb/ft thought it is noticeably more torquey than a stock car. It will probably hold a bit more torque throughout the rev range. I would not expect a night and day difference, but you will notice it. 217bhp again is 4bhp more than mine, so not a lot of difference but over a stock car you would notice it. The point of the car is it doesn't have a turbocharger, it's the NA responsiveness which is the cars real selling point. I too am looking forward to it. I've got a GR Yaris on order, but am going to do two years finance on it and see how things pan out in terms of the new GR86.

2020 Toyota Yaris Hybrid Design review The new Mark 4 Yaris is out and as I have a Gazoo Racing Yaris on pre-order. RRG Macclesfield kindly asked me to try out the new Yaris. I should start by saying that this Yaris shares comparatively little with the GR Yaris I have on order. A quick think about this tells me that it shares the lights, the infotainment, some of the climate controls and maybe the rear seat cushions! That’s not a lot to share between models, but nevertheless there will be some commonality somewhere. The new Yaris Hybrid has the 1.5 litre petrol engine with an electric motor that essentially assists it. It also has the possibility to drive in full EV mode, though it would seem the battery needs to have more charge than it had when I drove it. Starting the new car means no engine starting as such and it will pull away on full electric. There is an ECO mode, normal mode and PWR mode. Also what I noticed is that whilst you can put it in ‘D’ for drive there is also a ‘B’ for brake I’m guessing and this allows you to gain more regeneration or powering of the battery and effectively means you use the brake pedal a lot less. As the electric motor does it for you. In practice it takes some acclimatising but after a short time works quite well. Pulling away is crisp and I admit I preferred the ‘PWR’ mode as the car is very keen off the line till 30mph and feels quicker than it’s 116bhp suggests and 9.7 seconds to 62mph suggests. It’s the torque of the electric motor that surprises and whilst you would not call it a fast car, it outperformed my expectations. More striking though is the difference in chassis between this and the earlier MK3 Yaris. You sit lower with the hip point being around 3cm less, the steering wheel adjusts for reach as well as rake and this helps for a better driving position. The steering wheel is nicely sized too. Toyota say that they have made this shell stiffer than the previous one and whilst it has the regular McPherson struts up front and a torsion beam on the rear, the car corners far better and with less roll than the previous generation. This is also helped by a longer wheelbase, less over hangings and of course a lower roll centre which is the key here. The steering doesn’t seem to have any feel, which is a pity as the car will corner reasonably flatly and with good agility which makes it more fun to drive. The radar cruise control is much the same as found in the latest Corolla and is a fabulous edition when driving on the motorway or even in heavy traffic as you can set the distance to one bar, with the trick being to set it around the speed limit. The car will then automatically vary the speed and will bring the car to a complete stop without having to touch the brake. It will then set off again when traffic moves, which makes for an easy journey in heavy traffic. It also has the lane tracing system, though does not seem to auto steer, though does have ‘emergency steer assist’. It will warn you with a beep or a vibrating steering wheel should you wander out of your lane. This can be both a blessing and an annoyance, so will take some getting used to. It can be turned off though. The overall refinement is good and the car is spacious in the front, though a little cramped in the rear. This car comes with Apple Car Play/Android Auto, at last! The infotainment screen is a good size and clear. I found the Toyota controls a little clunky, but once in Car Play things significantly improve and this is what you’d use day to day. The car I drove is a ‘Design’ which is the second of four models in the specification hierarchy. These are the Icon, Design, Dynamic and Excel. Overall it felt well enough put together, though the cloth trim on the seats was indicative of a lower spec model. The same was true of the sound system as this car has four speakers. Audio quality is good enough, but it does distort if you turn it up loud. On the Dynamic you get an extra two speakers with the JBL setup for the Excel model having eight. I would expect this to be a significant improvement over what is fitted to the Dynamic and Icon models. The standard specification list for this model does include auto wipers and headlights and radar cruise control, so the specification is still good, I felt. The Yaris in other markets has a head up display, which was mooted as a safety feature, it seems a shame that it is not to be found on the any UK Yaris specification. In comparison to the yet to be released GR Yaris, it would seem that the GR follows the Dynamic specification with the addition of Alcantara/leather sports seats and a simpler dash board with an analogue tachometer and speedo which necessitates a 4.2” TFT display. Verdict: A real improvement over the previous car, in respect of cabin feel, layout and an improved lower driving position. The chassis is perhaps the most obvious highlight, which is great news, though the numb steering sadly detracts from an otherwise more involving drive. The hybrid system works seamlessly and gives the car a torquey feel making it a great car for town driving. Overall refinement is also improved and the radar cruise is a welcome addition. The integration of Apple Car Play is very welcome indeed and this is brilliant once you get used to it. - Much improved chassis and driving position. Hybrid system is even better and good economy too. - Missing options for UK cars such as head up display, numb over light steering. A little cramped in the rear.

It wasn't used for the first couple of years, it was used for a short period in 2013-14. I have a 2012 built car and that is on the R1234YF. Mine has been fine as well. Never turning it off helps here.

Welcome aboard. As has been said there are a few turbo or supercharged cars for sale. Ian't turbo is a nice one. He never drives it hard either and that car has been very well looked after. You'd have to like ginger though.

Welcome. The TRD model is the same as the standard car excepting bigger wheels and a bodykit. It does not come with bigger brakes, they are standard brakes. The TRD is a stock factory car with bodykit, wheels and a catback exhaust applied when it lands in the UK. I'm not really convinced the TRD is worth a lot more than a stock car. If you like the bodykit go for it. But really that's it. Performance wise it's a stock car. The Aero has 18" wheels too. For the rest what @VAD17 said.

I've used exclusively Shell V Power for the 150,000 miles my car has covered. It was mapped at 100K miles on V-Power. It does take a little planning, but I seem to manage despite driving all over the place!

Seriously go with the Reyland AP 4 pot kit with their discs and save some money over the AP discs. It's more than up to the job whatever you throw at it. Mine fit under my 17x8 ET38 TE37's, with loads of clearance.

Likely a bit of sintered pad that is slightly raised. I've had this on and off. I don't worry about it, it does tend to sort itself eventually.

Hardly any cars had the R134A older type refrigerant, it was used for about 6 months. That all cars have R1234YF now means it's got a lot cheaper anyway. The cost therefore has come down significantly. Normally around £99 for a regas. The irony is that R134A is now getting more expensive! Top tip for keeping AC working is to never turn it off.

That's a shame, Ian. You may want to add what year the car is, MOT, mileage, whether it has had a recall etcetera.

Exactly this. 👍 Not everyone wants flappy paddles and dual clutches. The serious drivers out there don't, which is a point proven with manual gearbox GT3's and the like being offered. The Supra could have a manual box, I believe as there is one for that engine that BMW use. I say enjoy manual gearboxes when you can because in a few years time they will be phased out on a lot of cars. This is exactly why I have the GR Yaris on order. Manual gearbox was a big selling point for me.

I will see how I go with making this. Pubs open, it's Richard's (RRG), his partners and my birthday, so the likelihood of a fair old drink together which we've been craving for months is on the cards. So will have to see how I go on the Saturday.

Sounds good, though it's a very early start after the day the pubs open! 🤣

Cool, I'll look out for it. 👍

It's worth pointing out that if the OP can go through Toyota's loss allowance scheme, a brand new engine could be cheaper than that with the loss allowance discount.

@Leonard, when we next have a Yorkshire meet, if you can come over, I'd love to look at your car to see all the AUS/UK differences. Hopefully we'll have a meet again in the not too distant future. 👍 @O'Keeffe 88, Mike I reckon as soon the pubs/restaurants are open we can start to look to do another meet!

Oh that's interesting, same rev counter as UK or higher spec models, but the temperature/fuel gauge is the lower spec with shorter needles. We should have a right hand indicator stalk, this is the correct layout for a RHD car, but for some completely daft reason that I cannot figure we have a LHD stalk layout on a RHD car. This started in the 80s, I blame Volkswagen. I guess your speedo is reading in MPH rather than KMH, which wonder if the Rev counter/Digital speedo has been changed for SVA? Is the speedo clock in MPH? I love looking at regional differences! 😂

This is incorrect information. Cars affected were built (not registered) between April 2012 until May 2013. @Sean-A if you are sure your car is not part of the recall then you will likely have to fund it yourself. If it is then contact Toyota with the evidence. Looks like it has made a real mess. If you have to pay for it and talk to them kindly a new engine is going to be expensive but they do on occasion offer a very big discount, on replacement parts. For example when my wiring loom needed replacing Toyota gave me something like 60% off the cost of a new one as it was unusual for this to fail. I would speak to them either way, nothing to lose.