00:00 Hey guys, Atko here.
00:01 Today we're back at Queensland Raceway.
00:03 On my right, I've got the Subaru WRX STI,
00:06 and on my left, the Toyota GR Yaris.
00:08 So both of these cars are born out of WRC rally tradition.
00:12 The WRX is the original king of the stages,
00:15 and the Yaris is the new kid on the block.
00:18 They're both all-wheel drive, six-speed manuals
00:20 with turbo engines,
00:21 and they're both absolute weapons on the road.
00:24 Today, we're gonna see how they go on the track
00:26 and find out which one's the fastest.
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00:32 All right, let's see how this STI feels.
00:35 She's pretty entertaining.
00:37 Still got it, the old girl.
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00:44 Bit of rally action off the road.
00:47 Go anywhere in this car.
00:48 All right, so initial impressions.
00:51 Seats not bad.
00:52 I still miss the old WRX STI seats from the early days,
00:56 but they're pretty good.
00:57 These Recaro seats.
00:59 I would like something maybe a little bit deeper.
01:02 Steering wheel, pretty good.
01:05 A little bit thicker than I ideally like,
01:07 but no real issue.
01:09 There we go, a bit of heel towing.
01:11 Pedal position seemed good.
01:12 A nice, firm pedal as well.
01:15 I'm able to rotate the car as I touch the brake.
01:18 Engine's performing well there.
01:20 It's nice and smooth.
01:23 It doesn't blow you away.
01:24 It's 221 kilowatts, like it's strong, but not crazy for sure.
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01:31 I like the support, the fact that I can lean on the car there
01:46 and handles the bumps well.
01:49 Little bit of push there, a little bit of understeer.
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01:54 How does it rotate?
01:55 Not bad.
01:57 I like the nose to be a little bit pointier,
02:00 but handling it pretty well.
02:02 So traction off those slow corners is excellent.
02:12 I've put the diff mode in lock.
02:14 I found that the best on this track.
02:16 Normally I'd run it a little bit more open on a track,
02:18 but on this circuit, 'cause it's tight and twisty
02:23 and I need good traction, it will understeer.
02:25 If you just go in too hot and you just ask too much,
02:27 it's gonna understeer there.
02:29 But if you drive it nice and smooth,
02:32 it hangs on there no problem at all.
02:37 And riding up at the curbs, it handles it really well.
02:42 I like that it's soft, but doesn't fall over.
02:46 So you've got traction basically and support.
02:49 I just like how natural feeling it is.
02:52 It just gives you feedback, gives you information.
02:54 Just not afraid to tip it in at 120 there
02:57 and get your hands off the wheel,
02:59 hold it there in a slide, power out, awesome traction.
03:03 Super confidence inspiring this car.
03:06 It's got support, it's got traction,
03:07 it's got a strong engine.
03:10 It's a car that's just still offers a lot of fun
03:13 and it's gonna be tough for the Yaris to beat.
03:16 All right, time to get serious.
03:22 Enough fun and games and we're gonna try and do a hot lap
03:25 and see how quick it goes.
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04:31 All right, let's see what this little Yaris is like.
04:45 All right, turn two.
04:47 Oh, there's a bit more movement in this thing.
04:50 Seems to be a lot more nervous than the STI.
04:55 Let's try the brakes.
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04:58 Stops pretty well, but same again,
05:00 just being a smaller car, you notice that difference.
05:03 Traction off the corner is actually pretty similar.
05:10 No issues, both all-wheel drive.
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05:14 Oh, a lot more reactive with the handbrake as well.
05:17 That's interesting.
05:20 So when I'm sliding like that,
05:22 I get some slip across the front and have understeer
05:24 and I didn't have that as much in the STI.
05:27 So it seems when I'm loaded
05:29 that I lose inside wheel traction.
05:32 Let's try it a bit smoother, see how that feels.
05:35 Good on the bumps.
05:36 Up on the curb, no issue at all.
05:38 I'd say their suspension feels really similar.
05:42 The way it moves enough
05:44 and then you're able to get support late in the corner,
05:48 so that's excellent.
05:50 Brake pedal feel is pretty similar as well.
05:53 Just the Yaris is a bit more twitchy and nervous.
05:55 And steering, it's actually unbelievable
05:59 how many things are similar.
06:00 The steering weight is similar, brake pedal feels similar.
06:04 I'd say the biggest thing is the movement in the Yaris.
06:07 You also feel like you just sit a little bit higher
06:10 and this seat's very similar to the STI's
06:12 but just could be a little bit deeper for track work.
06:16 The engines sound quite different as you'd imagine
06:20 a three cylinder versus a 2.5 boxer
06:24 but acceleration wise, pretty similar.
06:26 There we go.
06:41 You get away with a bit in this car.
06:44 That's what you can't do in the STI.
06:46 You can't rotate it just naturally.
06:48 You gotta force the rotation a bit more on the STI
06:50 where this, you can just sort of come in
06:52 and it will rotate, especially in the high speed corners.
06:55 Gearbox feels good, nice and sharp, quick gears.
06:58 The STI, also very good.
07:01 I just struggled on a couple of gear shifts in the STI.
07:04 Felt like I have a little bit more tyre grip
07:08 in the STI as well.
07:10 These tyres just seem to be going away
07:14 and I know on the Rally Edition coming out later in the year
07:18 they're gonna have definitely better rubber on that
07:21 and also the LSDs.
07:23 So if there is a bit of a time difference,
07:25 I reckon the Rally Edition's gonna make it up
07:27 with the LSD and the tyres.
07:29 Such a playful little car, so much fun.
07:36 That's the only thing I don't like there,
07:37 that little bit of slip across the axle
07:40 and it just washes a little bit of understeer.
07:42 I can't hold the slide like the STI.
07:44 The STI, I can throw it in, take the hands off the wheels
07:46 and just slide through the corner,
07:48 where the Yaris just struggled to do that.
07:51 And as soon as I asked for power,
07:52 I get that slip on the inside and understeer.
07:55 So whether that affects the lap time,
07:58 that would be interesting to see.
07:59 But then like I said, so many things are similar.
08:01 They're just a slightly different package.
08:04 All right, now the time that counts.
08:05 Can the Yaris match the STI?
08:08 Here comes the hot lap.
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08:12 Oh, oh, on it there.
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09:04 So there you go guys.
09:17 I did not expect that big of a gap.
09:19 0.8 of a second win to the Subaru on the lap time.
09:22 But so similar in so many areas,
09:25 the steering, the braking, the balance.
09:28 It's so close between these two cars
09:30 and it's a tough decision to call which one's better.
09:32 My heart still lies with the Subaru
09:34 and it's fastest out on track.
09:35 So I'm heading that way.
09:36 Yaris still has some work to do.
09:38 And I think when it comes with the diffs
09:40 and the better tyres in the Rally Edition,
09:42 it's going to be a match for the STI.
09:43 So I'm looking forward to that.
09:44 Hope you guys enjoyed the video
09:45 and the new format with the two car comparison.
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09:50 Let us know your feedback
09:52 and what else you'd like to see out in the track.
09:53 And we'll see you guys again soon.
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