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    GR Corolla Official

    https://pressroom.toyota.com/heat-fo...er-gr-corolla/

    and coming to the U.S.!

    3-cylinder direct/port injected turbo engine delivers 300 hp and 273 pound-feet of torque
    GR-Four AWD system with customizable front-rear power settings

    Glad that it's a hatchback layout, makes it more tempting for me to get one




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    I think I still prefer the Yaris version, but oh man, it's nice to see an angry car with a Corolla badge on it again. Been a while.

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    Hmmm that looks like at least $35-40k. Yikes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeW View Post
    Hmmm that looks like at least $35-40k. Yikes.
    you mean MSRP...good luck getting it for that for a while

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    I prefer the Yaris too. The proportions of it being an angry little hot hatch are way better.

    Overall I’m glad that small, crazy, Japanese sports cars are still a thing.

    How long before we get a new mid-engine GR2?

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    Yeah, was going to point out the Americans got the fat slob version. Same powerplant but more mass. Yay.

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    More power from said powerplant though, so it's not all bad news.

    I'm following with interest to see if this will be priced under the Yaris, because the Yaris is basically Yaris headlights, wing mirrors, and roof antenna. Everything else is bespoke. While the Corolla can potentially be more production based, thus a less insane build time required. But I don't know what side of the Yaris pricetag the Corolla will end up on.

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    If this drives as well as it spec-sheets, we're in for a treat.

    I hope they sell more than a handful. A GR Yaris wouldn't sell well here, even "large" 3-door hatches don't do that well here and the Yaris is a little guy. We do 5-doors much more readily. I'm pretty sure this was the right move for the US market, and it doesn't surprise me in the least that we in this country are getting a larger GR hot hatch with a more familiar name.

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    I'm going to read reviews on the GR Yaris because I'm still thinking to myself "high strung 1.6L 3-cylinder with lots of boost" still feels...weird for a Toyota. I know it's basically homologation special right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MR2 Fan View Post
    I'm going to read reviews on the GR Yaris because I'm still thinking to myself "high strung 1.6L 3-cylinder with lots of boost" still feels...weird for a Toyota. I know it's basically homologation special right?
    That's what I was trying to say in some other thread, about how the GR Yaris is the most successful motorsports product in some time.
    acket.

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