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Details of Toyota's Yaris GR are beginning to emerge, with fresh reports out of Japan suggesting the all-new hot hatch will arrive with a turbocharged three-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive.
Exactly how that all-wheel drive is delivered, though, remains a mystery, though it would make sense the system would make use of a rear-axle-mounted electric motor that spins the back wheels, which would also help add extra grunt to the outputs.
That would be the the same E-Four system that is used on the regular Yaris - revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show - as well as the RAV4 SUV, only presumably the GR would see the outputs dialled up to 11.
Alternatively, and like its Ford Fiesta ST rival, it could make use of a conventional turbocharged 1.5-litre engine, only tuned to produce hot hatch outputs without the help of a hybrid drivetrain.
Exactly what those power outputs are isn't known for now, though the micro hot hatch segment has some standards that will need to be met.
The 2020 VW Polo GTI, for example, is good for 147kW and 320Nm, while the Fiesta ST produces 147kW and 290Nm. It stands to reason, then, that the Yaris GR will produce around 150kW and 300Nm, otherwise it will struggle to keep up with the pack.
The Yaris GR was due to be revealed at a rally event in Coffs Harbour this month, but the unveiling was postponed due to the devastating bushfires still burning in the northern NSW.
Reports out of Japan suggest the production car will now be revealed in January, ahead of an on-sale date later next year.
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