Essai Pistonheads 10/11

It features a turbocharger and four-wheel drive because that's what you go rallying with; it rides sublimely well in the UK because it was developed to work somewhere even worse; it is noisy and small and sparsely equipped because that keeps the weight off and the cost down; and it is gratifyingly (not gratuitously) fast because that makes it fun. The GR does not ever mistake straight line speed or invincible grip or dead-eyed lateral control for a good time. It is only ever nonchalant when you're going slowly, never fast. Go looking for something more, and the car departs normality like a moon shot. It is totally, totally up for it. You should be too.