Model Toyota GR Corolla
Engine 1598cc 3cyl, dohc, 12v, turbo
Max power 220kW @ 3000-5500rpm
Max torque 370Nm @ 6500rpm
Transmission Six-speed manual
Weight 1475kg (estimated)
0-100km/h 5.1sec (claimed)
Economy 9.8L/100km (estimated)
Price $62,000 (estimated)
On sale Q1, 2023
TOYOTA PRESIDENT Akio Toyoda made his famous “No more boring cars” proclamation more than five years ago – and the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla is perhaps the starkest instance yet of the Japanese company leaning into performance on a traditionally conservative, conventional nameplate.
Yes, we’ve seen edgier exterior designs and more aggressive performance versions of mainstream Toyota models across the manufacturer’s line-up. And, yes, we’ve seen performance versions of the Corolla in the distant past, but nothing like this weapon the company has just unleashed, with 220kW, all-wheel-drive, manual-shift only, and a 0-to-100km/h time of 5.1 seconds.
Toyota says the GR Corolla, which borrows a significant amount of hardware from the GR Yaris, is a response to customers around the world pleading for a Toyota hot hatch. And between the recently released GR86 and GR Supra, which is now available with a manual transmission, Toyota is clearly responding to enthusiast desires.
Unexpectedly, the fast Corolla isn’t going to either the UK or Europe. But it is coming to Australia – sometime in the first quarter of 2023.
This story is from the November 2022 edition of Wheels Australia Magazine.
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