It delivers exactly what the name promises - a rally-bred hot hatch. The Rallye is almost the closest you can get to the Yaris World Rally Car without joining our World Rally team , says Sean Hanley, Toyota s vice president of sales and marketing. The Rallye takes Toyotaâs GR Yaris to a new level. If the regular GR Yaris is like Subaru s WRX, then the Rallye is the more focused WRX STI. It takes the turbocharged, four-wheel-drive GR Yaris hot hatch to a new level, thanks to the addition of track-tuned suspension, front and rear limited-slip differentials, improved front brake cooling and lightweight wheels shod with the sort of Michelin tyres usually found on a Porsche or Ferrari.
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Energetic from day one, Subaru’s XV has been a shining light for the carmaker over the past decade.
Essentially a jacked-up version of the Impreza hatch, over the past decade it was a trailblazer for the brand and one of the leaders in the compact SUV realm a genre which is now bustling with opposition.
Armed with extra equipment, along with a new grille, front bumper, fog light surround and alloy wheel designs, the 2021 editions of the XV have arrived as part of a midlife update.
Hybrid models join the cohort of new iterations, but the pure petrol models remain the most popular. Despite having the ‘Premium’ badge, this model sits one rung down from the top of the XV ladder.
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