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Toyota GR Yaris

Toyota states an electronically limited 230 km/h for the updated GR Yaris. Autocar and evo print 143 mph for that car.

Also known as GR Yaris
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Top speed

Published as 230 km/hPublished as 230 km/hPublished as 230 km/h

Manufacturer claim and governor for the updated GR Yaris (280 PS). Toyota's European sheet states 230 km/h, electronically limited. Autocar and evo print 143 mph for that car. 230 km/h is 142.9 mph, which rounds to 143. The original car's 142 mph limiter is not stored.

ClaimedToyota (opens source in a new tab)

In context

  • 2.2× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.4 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 24 h 13 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 230km/h143mph63.9m/s124knRanked figure

    Manufacturer claim and governor for the updated GR Yaris (280 PS). Toyota's European sheet states 230 km/h, electronically limited. Autocar and evo print 143 mph for that car. 230 km/h is 142.9 mph, which rounds to 143. The original car's 142 mph limiter is not stored.

    Claimed
    Toyota (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model
Updated GR Yaris, 280 PS
Layout
All-wheel-drive hatchback
Not ranked
Original 142 mph limiter

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