Toyota does have to control dealerships, I've owned mine since October and got it at MSRP no dealer addons. However, I had to hunt for my car for 8 months and had deposits down at 9 different dealerships at one time. I had a total of around 17 deposits down in total, 15 of those dealerships came up with rules for the purchase of the car prior to the car arriving. It almost always came around to "you have to finance with us" or "you have to trade in a vehicle to us" or something of that nature. Shoutout to Kent Toyota in Ohio and Andria for making my dream a reality, they're a standup dealership!

I contacted a dealership because they had a Morizo in white. I wanted to trade my supra in and grab it. Dude finally told me it was 30k over sticker. Absolutely laughed.

I could watch car care nut videos all day. My fav are def the reviews, literally NO ONE else on KZfaq does anything close. It's all "cup holders" nonsense. I hope this channel starts a trend of real in depth quality reviews

The Car Care Nut is who you watch when you want Scotty Kilmer to elaborate why toyotas are amazing

A mechanic that also rates the shape of the car is really a cool attribute.

I've had my GR Corolla for a month and absolutely love it. I'm glad the Type R exists, but it wasn't on my radar. The GRC is somewhat of a sleeper unless you know what you're looking for. Its great manufacturers are still making hot hatches and enthusiast cars like the Type R, Elantra N, and Golf R #SaveTheManuals

My 26-year-old Corolla still puts a smile on my face when I drive it.

I think everyone should take a second to reflect on how many legendary drivers were involved in developing the GR Yaris, they had Sebastian Ogier, Tommi Makinen, Jari-Matti Latvala, and Kalle Rovanpera. It really is no wonder that Toyota nailed it with both the GR Yaris and the GR Corolla.

AMD, When I see the GR Corolla hatch I daydream of a GR Corolla wagon. 🤩🤩

I’m 76 and that car makes me want one. It reminds me of the Mustang and what Carroll Shelby did with it , engine mods , transmission, suspension , rear end , styling and some interior changes. Good for Toyota . I still have my 66’ Mustang ( not a Shelby )

Its sad that there’s a lot of guys hating the GRC. A manual, awd, hatch that has a manual parking brakes is very rare these days. This car can literally do anything! I’ve taken it to dirt trails, snowy curvy mountain passes for snowboarding runs and your usual uninspiring grocery trips on the weekends. This car begs to be driven and has that raw feeling.. not sure how to describe it. I have some minor gripes with this car like the lack of interior quality but I bought this car knowing that. The GRC is very easy to maintain yourself being a Toyota and all. There’s growing aftermarket support too if you are into that. I’ve owned this for a year now and overall the experience has been great so far!

I bought it last year, love it with all my life 🤘🤘

Check your oil level in the morning. Nice that it actually has a dip stick, unlike some certain German manufacturer.

It’s a really nice car. the GR Corolla looks like a regular Corolla hatchback who hit the gym 💪🏽

I bought one, walked into a dealership who had a premium and drove out with a GR Corolla. After 2 Golf Rs this is so much more fun. Not as practical because the battery is in the trunk but a joy to drive. It has so much personality. I enjoyed this walk around and review.

This is just another super informative and helpful review, as always. And thank you so much for speaking for us against Toyota stealers!! Many of us have waited in the line for a year or two and we need the voice to be heard by Toyota more than ever.

I had been waiting for you to post a video on this car. As someone who just bought this car, I'm relieved to hear nothing negative jumping out.

Currently on a road trip in Vegas with my 24 circuit. Had it for just over a month and have 4000 plus miles on it. I can’t stop driving this little rocket. I choose to drive the GR over my Porsche Cayman 4.0 on this trip. It’s been a long honeymoon phase.

Another great video! I have mine 23 Circuit Edition GR Corolla, and it makes me feel no regret buying this at all. And always have a smile on my face.

I love your deep dive mechanical reviews. Real information for adults who value more than just the 0 - 60 time

The generosity you display in sharing your encyclopedic knowledge is immeasurable. Thank you once again.

Not building enough cars to meet demand to drive the price up is ridiculous. I won't buy anymore new cars until the price gouging stops.

I absolutely love my Morizo. Everything he says is true, this car is a very special car.

Just got a 2024 core with the performance pack at msrp, and im in love this car is amazing

I don't know why, but while watching this review some smiles just popped up to my face.

I am very happy to follow you on this channel. It made me look with another eye at the world of cars. Greetings to you and to your distinguished followers like you from overseas from he United Arab Emirates ❤️

I always get information here that I don’t get from other KZfaqrs.

Cool. I drive a Matrix 4WD (2006 Corolla Wagon) with 225,000 miles. Not super fast, but still a blast to drive with a 1ZZ-FE engine that loves to rev.

I don't think they put the parking sensors for any 'weird' reason. it's simply because all new Toyotas come with Toyota Safety Sense 3.0. Having RCTA is a blessing lol.

Agree with your conclusions after owning one for about a month! "Do it all cars" are often a mix of compromises, but the GR Corolla does so many things well. I went through the same life story you mentioned, but the GR Corolla fits so well into my life with a family. I'm thankful that this car exists and want more drivers to enjoy it as well!

I love these breakdowns.

Take a drink for every time you hear the word Bespoke and your going to have a good Fourth of July 😂

In California, Type R/Civic Si’s are marketed up and GR’s can be had for MSRP.

Why do I want one??? 😂 Saw the reviews last year but then saw the jacked-up dealer prices and nope. Grew up in the era of hot hatchbacks - tiny cars priced right and fun to drive. 2 of 3 isn’t bad for this.

I’ve owned mine since feb 24. I remember watching your video before I got it. I have 37k miles on it and it’s only gotten better. It goes from full vegetable mode to keep the family happy right to a homing missal with the flip of a switch.

This is a great thorough review. Now I want one.

If it’s good enough for The Car Care Nut, it’s good enough for me

Bespoke, the word of the day! Thank you for another great video!

I 🩶 my 2024 Corolla SE, thank you for your videos that'll help me take good care of it.

Bought my GRC 2 months ago. Absolutely love it.

As a GRY owner of 3 years I still love the car the same as the day I got it. Anytime you drive it puts a smile on your face! I’m not the best driver but it makes me feel like a pro on some of the twisty narrow roads. There is nothing out of the box that can touch it on these roads it’s that damn quick

I love this car, but refuse to pay over MSRP. NEVER! This man's videos are so honest and informative, based on facts!

I agree, power delivery is very smooth, before you realize it, you're tearing down the road at 100 mph. It's stable and a has a very non dramatic sense of security. I also like that it's kind of stealthy, very few know what this is. To most people, it's just a Corolla, it blends in well, if you don't get an eye catching color.

For haters complaining about the price, 24 GRCs are available in many areas at or slightly below MSRP.

Thats what i like about your reviews, they are 100% honest.

Nissan dealers killed the Z just like this. It's a shame. :(

Good one, I have the 2024 GR Corolla Circuit, Love it.

I think this is the best car review on the internet for the Gr corolla at the moment very informative and great see how it is made

❤Dear friend I've to tell you..👉 You've The Best value video on KZfaq. No one up to now is even near to your show. You're only one who shows underneath the car and only one technical enough to tell us about engine, suspension, braking system and exhaust system details that no one Ever did. That's Why I admire your Videos and that's why you're the best. Continue good job. I wish that's More like you, I've no enough thanks to thank you thank you.👌👍👏👏👏👏👏

I had a 1991 Diahatsu Charade back in 1991. My dad bought it so I can take it to college with me in the Dominican Republic. Never exported it to the DR so we kept it as a mess around car for my brother and I. We each had other cars, but that Charade was so much fun. It was a five speed manual. We had it for years. That little car was abused by my brother especially. I remember around 1995 the brakes were so worn, all four would throw sparks when braking. That car was unbreakable. I wish I still had that car. I would still be driving it. 😂😂😂

The at one time but now retired service manager of the Toyota dealership where we buy our cars has one of these in black. Neat car.

Got a premium Gr 3 months ago. It is the most fun car I have driven.

Kudos for loving the car but being honest enough to say the dealers are screwing people. Comon Toyota!

Best car review I've ever seen on KZfaq! New viewer, subscribed & 👍. Keep em coming...forget those other fake KZfaq flashy reviews.

Great video, i would love to see you do a wrx 🙂

Someone do a bespoke counter on this video 😆 No one on KZfaq does a car video like you habibi, keep up the great work.

Extremely heavy, interesting and rich content, thanks Ahmad.

I got my 2023 Corolla GR last July for MSRP 38200 plus tax. My only mod is an upgraded intercooler. Awesome car

Lovin my '23 GRC...got 10 k miles so far so great!! Only wish first year had that blue as a choice, would've loved it 😅

parking sensors make sense because cameras get dirty and you're not out of luck. i like them! also you've got options!

Been waiting for this video.

This car is a unicorn. I recently see more of the new FL5 Civic Type R on the road and only 3-4 GR Corollas ever.

This review is exceptional!!

Nice video, like always😊

Thank you for this excellent technical review. I had been admiring this car from afar but after watching your piece, and seeing a ‘24 premium sitting on my local lot for a couple weeks, I ignored the more sensible angel voice on one shoulder and took a test drive today…2 hours later it’s sitting in my driveway. The fact that it’s 100% toyota and the manual-only were big deciding factors for me. This will compliment my imported JDM ‘98 2UZ land cruiser nicely I think! Thanks again and I only regret that I don’t live closer to your shop to help me maintain my 4 toyotas!

Will you be able to do a review like this on the Mercedes-Benz GLC?

I worked for Daihatsu in the mid 90's, my mate had the GTti & i had the normal Turbo....he tweeked my turbo somehow so it wheel spinned the wheels in 2nd gear! Mine was quick but not as quick as his. Oh the days.

Loved this video ❤

Had mine since December 23(heavy metal Premium), its a Toyota Evo that if you are just normal driving it gets over 30mpg quite easily. is not plagued by understeer like every Subaru i have owned has.

Just bought a slightly used GR Corolla from CarMax last week. It is the car I've wished for since watching the old '98 WRC Corolla. BTW We need a Car Care Nut "is this a pigeon?" meme with him saying "is this a lawn mower?"

I saw most every Honda dealer charging a lot more over MSRP than I did Toyota dealers. Many Toyota dealers were selling these for MSRP from day one, not Honda dealers. I test drove both of these cars one back roads and the GR Corolla was a lot more fun on these twisty back roads than the Civic Type R. The GR Corolla also came with heated seats, heated steering wheel, an actual hand brake, AWD, and it's a true hot hatch. The Civic Type R has none of these things. My local dealership in Vancouver, WA, McCord's Vancouver Toyota is a MSRP dealer and they don't play games. I got my GRC without any dealer add ons on my salesperson, Rachel, was fantastic. She's helped others get one to help fulfill their dreams too. You have to find the good dealers, they do exist.

I snagged the exact one I wanted: a ‘23 Circuit Edition in Heavy Metal (metallic grey). I had to pay $2k over MSRP, but that was much better than others. At the time, Toyota told me that they had no say in what they got, what models, what trim levels, colors, options, etc. They said Toyota just sends out a few to the dealerships, and you get what you get. I was lucky to snag the exact color and trim level…and I knew it was coming before the dealership did. There were a few reasons why I wanted the ‘23 over the ‘24. I don’t care for the decals down the side skirt on the ‘24. It just looked cheap to me. I also don’t care for the PDC sensors. It’s a small car and you have a backup camera. The sensors blend well enough, but it still looks better without them, and one less thing to fail. Lastly, they only offered the ‘24 in white or that blue flame. The blue flame looks cool, and o can appreciate it on somebody else’s car, but it’s not for me. I love the Heavy Metal grey of my ‘23. I don’t know if it’s still true of the ‘24, but in my ‘23 you can look at the VIN plate at the base of the windshield and it’ll tell you which X/1500 you have. Mine is 802. I’m not sure if the Circuit was limited to 1500 for ‘24 as well, or not. Lastly, I do have one question. Is there a reason why when I’m driving with my low beams and fog lights on, the fog light will turn off if I engage my high beams (or if I use auto high beams). It seems like you want more light when using high beams, so it’s weird that the fog lights turn off. The battery being in the rear and the self adjusting clutch have been staples of BMW for a long time now. I wonder if they picked up some of those from the Supra collaboration.

Hi Mr. Car Care Nut. Yes, I totally agree with you that this is a very nice car. Even though as a Honda fan, I love watching your videos and learning the insights in whatever you're reviewing or going through. One definite agreement is that that Toyota dealerships jacking up the price of the cars. One case in point is that we walked into the local Toyota dealership near me and just as my friend who was look for a RAV4 and opening the door to sit inside one. The sales rep said we wanted to mention that all the RAV4's have a 5k over sticker! I grabbed my friend and took her to the Subaru dealership and she ended up with a Forrester at sticker. Sorry....this has be stopped not only at Toyota dealerships, but any dealership.

Enjoy ur content. Thank you ❤ I just bought a 2018 camey but the maintenance required t soon, the oil change was just done before I brought it. What else could it be. Should I just reset the message 🤔

I love your reviews. They are so insightful and I always come away leaning a lot from you. I am still undecided between this GR Corolla and the Honda Civic Type R. Would love to hear what you think about the Type R. Cheers.

I love mine so much. You can find Them with little to no markup but they are like finding a unicorn

Toyota makes great cars and I even love the GR Corolla, but the fact of the matter is that the engine bay is so freaking cramped is something I can't get over. I own many fast cars: 1992 Nissan Skyline GTR that makes 900 WHP, 2002 Celica GTS that is turbo'ed that makes 525 WHP (my daily driver), 2008 BMW M3 that makes 825 WHP, and the engine bays on these cars are huge!!! It's so simple to work on these cars, and yet when I saw the GR Corolla, GR Yaris, etc and all these newer cars I'm like what the heck is this crap! You basically need to take apart the whole engine to even to slight service. Now what I am really amazed about is the fact that these little 1.6L 3 cylinder engines can handle some serious power on the stock block. Guys in Australia were pushing nearly 500 WHP on the stock block before they started seeing head lift which is insane for a little 1.6 3 cylinder engine. I also, have 3 kids, wife and 3 dogs, and guess what? My kids love riding in my Skyline the most.

my one very very tiny gripe with the GR corolla, is if u wanted to use it as a do-everything car, you'd need to get an aftermarket exhaust in order to fit a trailer hitch (and potentially have to live with a straight up louder car). i know some ppl are perfectly fine stuffing bikes on roof racks, but for me, the roofs are for kayaks.

GRC’s are really easy to find at MSRP now. That’s one of the main things that swayed me from the CTR, majority of CTR’s still have a $10k mark ups by Honda dealers.

Great review!

Thanks for the thorough review!! You are the best person for explaining these cars in and out to beginners and experts alike! Just curious…would you be willing to do a video on the Hyundai Elantra N??? Or Hyundai Elantra to be more a universal lol, but really the N?? Lol

Cant wait for your review of the new MR2! 🥳

I got my '24 Premium in Black three days before the new year at MSRP. I really wish I could have gotten that Circuit Blue Flame though! Just passed 5k miles on mine last month, absolutely love it. And hey, I'll be honest. I like the parking sensors!

Thanks for calling out Toyota needing to control their dealers. I’ve been to 4 different dealers looking at everything from Prius’ to Corolla cross and rav4 hybrids. They are still marked up with no room to negotiate. They still think we’re in the pandemic. The other problem is people are paying. Between my father and I we’ve put over 3 million miles on our Toyotas and they’re the only vehicles we own. Now that I’m married I have to consider what my wife wants, and she’s really pushing towards a Honda. It’s going to be a sad day when I come home with a new Honda crv instead of the comparable Toyota.

Another excellent review! I'd love to get your take on the Elantra N

Hopefully we get a WRX suburu review. Great videos very informative. 10/10

I agree that the stealerships will for sure kill this car. Thank you for the video, much appreciated👍🏽

I had a 1988 Daihatsu Charade with a 3 banger. That thing was bullet proof

Great little vehicle, it and the Yaris GR will go down in history as true classics

US laws says the manufactures can not tell dealers how much to charge. But the manufactures can restrict or increase supply. So Toyota can make & send more than 5,000 cars a year to the US

I have this car in this color . it has two car seats in the back for my kids. prices of these are coming down and its a great car for me and my family as our second car. I love driving this thing everyday. It says something when Toyota makes three GR products and on the street this car is known as the "GR". I like the parking sensors as I park my car in the garage and its quite a bit wider overall than I'm used to. little to no markups happening up here in Canada. If you don't like the parking sensors the 2023 model doesn't have them. This is a good review, thank you.

Ive always had a thing for hatchbacks especially "hot hatches". I love this car.

In regards to the engine reliability, people have tuned it for over 500whp without changing a lot and without getting many issues.

Honda did the same clutch spring self adjusting mechanism for the civic diesel in europe from 2003, the 2.2 diesel , and it was soo good that clutches were burning out at only 30k. They latter found the pressure of the spring was fusing the clutch to the flywheel.

What a great review Ahmed

There is one GR Corolla here. The owner drove it from another state. I like seeing it out in the real world. It’s a very nice looking car. The dealers here have the car price so unreasonable. You see more Civic Type R, Elantra N and even K5 GT’s.

Looks like the perfect car to park next to my '92 Celica

You really just have to drive one of these to appreciate it. it’s truly an enthusiasts car.

Thanks AMD for another great video You mentioned the type R at the end of this review. Can you please make a review video on the type R as we would love to know your unbiased opinions please

I got an Ice Cap Premium back in May and I have been loving the car so far, it's amazing and well engineered. At 6'4 I'm actually comfortable in the car (A lot more comfortable than I am in the bigger Type R funny enough) but I do wish the interior was a tad bit nicer for the price. The dealer I got it from had a 10k markup on it. Luckily I work for a company that is a vendor for that dealer and they took the markup off. The circuit edition is nice, but the price difference most dealers had on cores and premiums vs circuits is outrageous. I figured I'll do the CE hood and wing down the road, and get her new shoes eventually anyway. Luckily it seems like, at least in my area, most dealers have at least two sitting on their lots, so prices are coming down. Great vid as always.