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Toyota’s high-performance Yaris GR hot hatch has claimed the UK Car of the Year 2021 title to prevent a hat-trick of successive electric vehicle (EV) award wins.
The 260PS, all-wheel-drive hatchback, developed by the team behind the Japanese carmaker’s Gazoo Racing rally team, claimed this year’s title following wins from the Tesla Model 3 and Jaguar I-Pace in the previous two years.
It was announced as the annual awards’ winner a week after the winners of 12 categories were revealed, forming a shortlist for the overall win.
Describing the reasoning behind the Yaris’ win, Jonny Smith, host of The Late Brake Show and one of 29 car journalist judges of the UK Car of the Year title, said: “Uncompromised, motorsport-chasing cars of this calibre come along so seldom these days.”
Mar 8, 2021
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Toyota GR Yaris
The Toyota GR Yaris has taken the crown of UK Car of the Year 2021, beating much more expensive machinery.
The diminutive hot hatch has been winning plaudits from across the automotive industry for its focussed approach to performance, having been planned as the base for Toyota’s now-cancelled rally competition car.
It was voted top of the charts by 29 motoring journalists from a variety of publications. The awards see judges pick the best car in 12 categories, before voting on an overall winner from this selection.
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Toyota had a successful competition, having won best performance car with the GR Yaris and best supermini with the standard Yaris. For the GR model, a 257bhp 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine was fitted along with an all-wheel-drive system.
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