Chrysler 300 vs Toyota GR Yaris

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Chrysler 300
Chrysler 300

$18,990 - $78,990

2019 price

Toyota GR Yaris
Toyota GR Yaris

$55,490 - $62,990

2025 price

Summary

2019 Chrysler 300
2025 Toyota GR Yaris
Safety Rating

Engine Type
V8, 6.4L

Turbo 3, 1.6L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
13.0L/100km (combined)

8.2L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

4
Dislikes
  • Thirst like a dredger
  • So-so dynamics
  • Poor ownership package

  • Better as a second car
  • Pricey for its size
  • Potential to lose licence
2019 Chrysler 300 Summary

You may be sensing an increasing level of hype around hybrid and full battery-electric vehicles. In fact, it feels like the automotive world has gone full-fat bananas over ‘electro-mobility’.

At least car manufacturers have, with Tesla’s entertaining antics disrupting the status quo, and causing virtually every mainstream brand to get on board the zero-emissions express.

But of course, the other side of that equation is demand. The rush to meet ever tightening emissions regulations (and save the planet in the process) fails to recognise the fact that not everybody wants a ZEV… yet.

The days of big-bore, more is good, internal combustion propulsion aren’t over yet, and Chrysler, like the rest of the ‘Murican Big Three’ is keeping traditional muscle car enthusiasts happy.

In fact, we’re in the midst of a US horsepower arms race not seen since the late 1960s and early ‘70s, and Chrysler’s SRT (Street & Racing Technology) performance subsidiary is leading from the front with a variety of over-the-top Hellcats, Demons and Red Eyes.

Australia has recently picked up a whiff of that action with the utterly mad 522kW Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, but the only slightly unhinged SRT version, and this car, the Chrysler 300 SRT, have been around for some time.

Launched here in 2012, the second-generation version of the 6.4-litre naturally aspirated sedan was discontinued in the USA in 2014. But sensing a large sedan-sized opportunity as local manufacturing from Ford, Holden and Toyota went the way of the Dodo, the local FCA team negotiated a continuation deal.

Think of the 300 SRT as America’s M5 or E63. A full-size performance sedan with a thick layer of luxury laid over the top, but at around one third the price.

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2025 Toyota GR Yaris Summary

This is arguably the car that really made Toyota's GR performance division really take off. And it just got a bit better.

The GR Yaris was already an awesome thing, but more power, an interior refresh and a bunch of mechanical changes aim to lift the bar again. And even better, you can now get one without the third pedal.

So how much better is the 2025 Toyota GR Yaris now? And is the auto any good? We've driven this rally-bred hero on track and in Victoria's high country to find out.

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