GR Corolla: Best New Toyota in Over 20 Years?

GR Corolla: Best New Toyota in Over 20 Years? - Two Takes

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Some folks may not be old enough to remember, but Toyota used to be incredibly adept at building winning rally cars - which translated into excellent street cars. Now, nearly 20 years later, they are back with the GR Corolla, a rally-bred hatchback that is the most enthusiastic Toyota of this century. With a 300HP turbo triple, a fancy, configurable differential, an a six-speed manual as the only transmission, the GR Corolla is one of the most exciting cars of the year, never mind just being exciting for a Toyota. It lives up to its promise and more, as Zack and Matt demonstrate!
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Here's why the GR Corolla is the Best New Toyota in Over 20 Years! - Two Takes
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@TheSmokingTire Жыл бұрын

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@TheJahbrother Жыл бұрын

Do u really like these bro? Maybe I’ll try I struggle with meal planning lol

@BanzaiYaris Жыл бұрын

Were you pushing and holding the traction control button until the expert mode (traction off but not really) vanishes? Takes a few seconds but once the expert mode pops on then off again everything is off. Then you can absolutely do donuts in it! :)

@sepg5084 Жыл бұрын

GR Yaris is still better though.

@southernpimp5252 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the general consumer will never own one without paying 2x the price due to dealership mark-ups.

@brunotulliani Жыл бұрын

So true and best comment! $56k CAD at 8.6% interest = unaffordable.

@lexburen5932 Жыл бұрын

you can thank your government for it. They force the dealers to have these markups, so american cars can sell more. American people should protest

@aregaminghd Жыл бұрын

@@lexburen5932 where are you even sourcing this from? you're pulling shit out of your ass. the government has nothing to do with auto sales. the individual dealerships are the ones to blame.

@joetacchino4470 Жыл бұрын

@@lexburen5932 Really? Really? LOL, go try to buy a Z06 or a Shelby GT 500. If you actually believe this, I'm sorry.

@andrewrossnagel9433 Жыл бұрын

This isnt a Z06 or a GT3. No one who pays for those types of marks will be looking at a Toyota. Yeah they might have a mark up for a small while but when you compare the price of this with dealer mark ups to other cars in its price range the interest for this will quickly dwindle. I walked away from a 30k mark up on an Emira I ordered because no one with half a brain thinks that car is worth 130k (used gt3 prices) Same goes with this. At the end of the day its a souped up Toyota corolla and no one will touch this when you can buy a used M3/911 or whatever is in its price range with mark ups. 50k is already too much to 90% of people that have any desire for this car

@hensh911 Жыл бұрын

I’ve had my Scarlet Flare GR Yaris Circuit Pack for three weeks and 750 miles now (after an eighteen month wait). And it seems that the GRC really is pretty much the GRY but a bit bigger. All the good things of my car carry over to the Corolla, and I recognise a lot of the same hardware both mechanically and internally. For me, being from Japan, I love to see Akio’s mission for Toyota of ‘No more boring cars’ coming to fruition with such aplomb. As no one doubts their ability to make competent and reliable cars (LFA!). And I’m proud to be part of that in a small way with my GR Yaris. Bravo Toyota!

@leeengland1748 Жыл бұрын

Lightness wins

@aluisious Жыл бұрын

Enjoy buddy. I live in an apartment and I can’t even park my CTS Vsport in the carport because my Ducati lives there. If I had the house in the hills with the big garage I’d be right there with you. One day soon enough, I promise my house will be in the foothills of a 4K foot mountain. But not quite yet. Let’s hope they still sell dino burners by then.

@mengx94 Жыл бұрын

Dunno about it being a yaris cause it's a different beast. Corolla is meant to be balanced. Yaris is the juan to get, but I'll be happy with the corolla.

@ciello___8307 Жыл бұрын

@@mengx94 it literally shares some of the subframe as the gr yaris

@hensh911 Жыл бұрын

@@aluisious I live in London where it’s almost impossible to have off-street parking (very few houses have a drive/garage), so a few years ago I decided that I’d just have nice cars anyway. My GRY and 997 are both on the street (my motorcycle fits in the front yard). Not ideal, but at least I get to enjoy them sooner. 😄

@LoXHumaN Жыл бұрын

With dealer markups you’ll see these go for $60k+, I really hate the car market right now

@04dram04 Жыл бұрын

There are plenty of cool and affordable used cars though

@gothops154 Жыл бұрын

No you’ll see them listed for that price. We can only hope no body is actually going to buy them for that price and validate the dealerships pricing them that way. If no one buys them, the price will go down

@Defy_Convention Жыл бұрын

Money printing

@melondoc Жыл бұрын

Cool car at MSRP but laughable at 60K plus.

@CrazyPr0ducti0ns Жыл бұрын

@@melondocit's a shame that dealers aren't even attempting to improve it

@tone3560 Жыл бұрын

I personally like the chorizo edition

@xcaret-ns3pb Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@apodski Жыл бұрын

I really love the chunky tires, so refreshing for a performance car. Comfortable, durable, light. Manufacturers always use giant wheels these days to compensate for bad body styling and sloppy numb cars. Makes it actually usable on mountain roads that typically have pot holes. 20" wheels and tires get bent and blown out constantly in the north east.

@camryt Жыл бұрын

This so much. I laugh at Honda being so proud of reducing wheel size from 20” to 19” in the Type R. Even 19” in a compact car is too much!

@danielgladston1785 Жыл бұрын

100%. I had a previous gen Type R and downsized to 18s. Never looked back. I'm in NJ. Toyota's decision to go with smaller wheels here was the right call.

@pan4632 Жыл бұрын

I would probably downsize even further to 17s on a car like this, especially for winter

@livewoutlimit Жыл бұрын

Such a good decision to equip 18's. My mk7 golf R came with 19's and I bent/broke 3 of them in 1st year in NY. I've put on a set of flow-formed 18's and haven't had any issues. Such a weird trend to put bigger and bigger wheels on cars; they do look good in some applications but it becomes counterproductive.

@apodski Жыл бұрын

@@pan4632 Yeah, 17" would be optimal. OZ Superturismo would match the good OEM style. Not sure what brake clearance is though, might need forged 17" to clear.

@sasha-taylor Жыл бұрын

the Aussies have already begun proving the legendary performance and strength of this 3 cylinder (since they got the Yaris). They've pushed them to 500awhp with nothing but valve springs, cooling mods, and a bigger turbo, before the mls head gasket finally started getting pushed thru. 500 wheel, from a 1.6 i3. the ports on the heads are massive, the bottom ends are strong, it's got a reinforced block right outta the box, it's ridiculously overbuilt. I mean, it's making more specific output (power per liter) than the best 2gz-gte's with less done to it.

@fry.master Жыл бұрын

Fun fact, multiply this engine by 2 to make it a twin turbo inline 6, and you have the mythical 3jz…

@sasha-taylor Жыл бұрын

@@fry.master I've had that thought. It'd be really cool to see that become a reality, though I have my doubts that it'd be financially viable for Toyota to take on building a 3.2L tt inline 6 race engine for street cars. Rally homologation was the only excuse for the 1.6 in the first place, and that was already a stretch haha

@philipkircher2848 Жыл бұрын

Slow down. You boost this thing to 500 hp and you are going to have to put a seriously expensive clutch and transmission in it. Making power is pretty easy. Doing that and having a streetable, reliable car requires a whole lot more money.

@fry.master Жыл бұрын

@@philipkircher2848 Stock clutch can take 400lb ft and the transmission much more. Performance aftermarket parts that cant take 500whp are few and far between nowadays, its 2022 who the hell would bother making or buying anything that cant

@fzr1000981 Жыл бұрын

I'd take the 2.5L five cylinder in the RS3 (proven well over 600 hp for 10+ years) any day over a 1.5 3 cyl

@stevecristea3082 Жыл бұрын

Looks we are traveling back in time to 2003 when Mitsubishi brought the lancer evo 8 to the states. This time Toyota is having a run at it.

@damienlee1165 Жыл бұрын

And I suspect they used their stake in Subaru to get them to withhold the new STI so there would be less competition in the space.

@anhiirr Жыл бұрын

hell shelby had the mach1 and mustang cobra during that time too offering an ideal "modern" benchmark for american muscle or at least showed ppl what the modular and independent rear suspension could offer to the mustang/platform.

@Reginald_Harrison 2 ай бұрын

Except this car comes stock with 25lbs of boost. Not a whole lot of overhead to safely modify this 3 banger.

@WatchHobbyist Жыл бұрын

I’ve got a GR Yaris here in the UK. Epic car and the engine/drivetrain is proving very reliable. It can take a beating and supercars don’t see which way it went on a British b-road with bumps and crests. We need more cars like this; it’s the best way to have fun on road. Track editions make no sense to me though.

@sarahdell4042 Жыл бұрын

I was so excited when this was announced. But given 95% of the dealers are charging markups, and now Toyota can’t even make them. I could careless. Over the last 2 years I’ve lost out on 3 new vehicles that I ordered. When they arrived the sewers tried hitting me with markups. I’ve been a life long enthusiast, but sadly it’s fading due to how sewers and automakers are treating customers. I’ll never purchase another new car in my life because of this.

@ElectricusTus Жыл бұрын

Oh, it's worse. It's not that Toyota can't make more, it's that they won't make more.

@sarahdell4042 Жыл бұрын

@@ElectricusTus So dumb. I’m fortunate to have the funds to pay whenever for this stuff, but simply refuse to reward this behavior. I wish others would do the same.

@axe2grind244 Жыл бұрын

It’s a joke. I also have the means to buy what I want, but until I get an explicitly detailed explanation as to how $40k cars turned into $80k cars these companies will never get my money. I’d buy an Elantra N if anything, it’s a $34k car being sold for……$34k.

@sarahdell4042 Жыл бұрын

@@axe2grind244 It’s really sad. Definitely killed loads of passion from me. I’m also into motorcycles, and have leaned heavily into that over the last two years. Some stuff was hard to get, but I paid msrp or slightly under.

@sawyermartin4434 Жыл бұрын

Why would you ever "order" a vehicle without signing a buyer's order & agreeing to a price, first? My guess is that you never ordered anything. You likely put down a blind deposit with a dealer & never talked about price, then complained when they got a car similar to what you want allocated to them & lost out on the car when it arrived & you tried to negotiate on a price. Don't ever give a dealership a deposit without agreeing on numbers first. Very simple process.

@MyDirtydan Жыл бұрын

I've read a lot of articles comparing this car to the new type r, the Subaru, and it seems like people forgot that toyota actually has a long pedigree of rally racing. I like that toyota is reminding people that they can make a wonderfully capable performance car.

@kristjanveski Жыл бұрын

I picked the standard Corolla hatch for my parents when it came out because they were in need of a reliable grocery getter. It was the only small, cheap car I test drove that felt balanced and actually handled well, like surprisingly well. But now with this GR, I'm thinking about one for myself. Every review has been positive and I can only imagine how much fun this is to blast around. Small, balanced, 300HP, AWD.. proper hot hatches are back!

@sanzserif Жыл бұрын

Chemistry between Zach and Matt has really improved. Y'all really hitting your stride on these.

@jackmehoff5204 Жыл бұрын

GR Corolla, civic si and type R only in manual. Everything else in this category of car can be with a manual as well. These are good times.

@jimboyokel Жыл бұрын

Too bad all those cars have ridiculous markups.

@johnm1008 Жыл бұрын

I worked for Honda at their Marysville assembly plant and I worked where the floor, side panels, and roof are joined together and welded. The steel roof was shockingly light, when a manufacturer says that using carbon fiber for the roof saves ounces they aren't lying.

@criSOME1 Жыл бұрын

Do you mean to say that the steel roof was heavy, if not then why opt for light carbon?

@Steve-ii8bs Жыл бұрын

I was on the list for two local dealers. Last week I got the call, My GR Corolla was in. After the test drive I was informed there was a slight market adjustment of 12K or 25% markup. I quickly passed. I am number 2 on the other dealers list. They do not mark up. The do come with all three packages, all weather floor mats and for some reason a roof rack (from what I’m seeing, they all come this way). Out the door a tad over 40k. So I’ll be waiting patiently

@leospaceman2976 3 ай бұрын

Did it work out?

@Reginald_Harrison 2 ай бұрын

Dealerships are trying to kill all the praise Toyota deserves.

@basementality4924 Жыл бұрын

Just an FYI I know you haven’t driven it in a little while but you do not have to go into the menus to turn off rev matching in the veloster N or Elantra N. It’s on the steering wheel. When you put it on your custom mode you can have it off without turning it off every time also.

@perfblue_n Жыл бұрын

I was bout to say this my self lol as a VN owner the rev match also defaults to off!

@wdc_nathan Жыл бұрын

Came here to say this.

@meCmoni Жыл бұрын

Lol first thing I thought. Like dude there's a button lol.

@pierresauve8612 Жыл бұрын

I just hope Toyota sees the value in offering this engine for sale like Honda does with the Type R motor. Having that 3cyl sold in a crate and stuffed into older Toyotas would be incredible

@davidsteinhour5562 Жыл бұрын

I can't express how happy it makes me to see good new cars like this.

@vegasdavis5404 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving your opinion on how much you would pay for the car if it’s marked up at dealership. I never hear anyone talking about this who is experts and I really appreciate the fact you guys do talk about it

@Chewygsxr Жыл бұрын

Hi guys, I've had 4 Toyota trucks and a Matrix XR, they were all Bullet-proof, I got a new Fiesta ST in 2014 and still have it, it's on a Cobb stage two tune, short shift, motor mount, and many visual improvements, it still looks Showroom, it has 105,000 miles on it now and I'm getting ready for my 7th set of tires, I run the Michelin Pilot Sport AS 4'S I love the grip but only get 20,000 miles on a set, at 75 years young I still love driving on three wheels, all my friends can't believe I'm still on the stock clutch. No major problems at all, I did get a boost leak on the oil separator, it was a $190 part. I might test drive one, but I really love my ST, there so rare, I get compliments on a daily basis on my car.Keep up the great videos. The Fiesta Flash.

@damienlee1165 Жыл бұрын

According to Donut, a CTR sold in San Jose for around 70k. With these starting at around 35k, and with the limited production, i cant imagine these going out the door for anything less than 45k even for a poverty spec one.

@touringteg Жыл бұрын

$70k USD FL5! Yikes.

@autofocuscarsvids719 Жыл бұрын

I'm a depositer and if they want too much, I'll be waiting or just get my money back and move on.

@damienlee1165 Жыл бұрын

@@autofocuscarsvids719 Hope you get a fair price, I drove by a Toyota dealer with a massive sign that read "nothing over msrp" and chuckled a little knowing that dealer probably isn't getting any of the GR Rollas.

@bobskinner4389 Жыл бұрын

The GR Corolla just reinforces my reason for not buying a GT86 /GR 86 /BRZ. Just think how good the 86 would be with this engine instead of the weak Subaru motor.

@evanryan120 Жыл бұрын

One of the best episodes yet. Thank you for your hard work, guys!

@DekiaryCarter Жыл бұрын

This would make for a fun winter car in the mountains. I'd love to see this in the rain and snow with proper tires. I bet it is a beast!!

@thomaschristopherwhite9043 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad that the hype ended up being real for this car.

@chrisbenard7509 Жыл бұрын

I own a GR Yaris here in Australia. Luckily I ordered mine the day of release here at the introductory price of AUD$39950 drive away. These markups are insane. Worth the money at RRP. A great fun car reminiscent of the Celica GT4

@relleck2036 Жыл бұрын

Damn you made out like a bandit mate, yeah Toyota really went back to their rallycross roots with these cars I LOVE the Celica GT4s. I got an 88 celica gt that I plan to convert to a GT4, gonna be a lot of work.

@xcaret-ns3pb Жыл бұрын

You got a deal my friend, here in Mexico almost double the price, due to the exchange rate.👍👍✌️

@chrisbenard7509 Жыл бұрын

@@xcaret-ns3pb Sorry to hear that, at least you got the chance to buy a GR Yaris in Mexico. You guys love your cars and motorsports, cheers!😀

@milanmathew6230 Жыл бұрын

That g16 3 cylinder motor is such a capable engine , a guy in UAE tuned up this gr Yaris with the same engine to around 600hp and ran a 10.54 1/4 mile . So just imagine having 600hp in a corolla and too in a brand new one💀

@sheshd Жыл бұрын

Ekanoo: "Am I a joke to you?"

@kilroywashere9678 Жыл бұрын

@@sheshd I think that is Ekanoo😂

@milanmathew6230 Жыл бұрын

@@kilroywashere9678 yes ekanoo😂

@iMANTlS Жыл бұрын

What an era we live. 3cyl generates as much power and torque as an old 8cyl. But also costs the same :(

@gtirate Жыл бұрын

The thing that always made "hothatchs" so dope, was they were attainable performance. You often couldn't find similar performance and fun for the money. While I'm happy cars like this and the Civic Type R exist. At this price point I just don't get it.

@axe2grind244 Жыл бұрын

Imagine telling someone from 25 years ago that in 2022 a Civic would cost $80k, a Corolla would cost $70k and a Golf would cost $60+k.

@ciello___8307 Жыл бұрын

@@axe2grind244 obviously the automakers arent selling at that msrp. The dealers are the big problem

@anhiirr Жыл бұрын

considering how willing we as consumers are to contact these auto manufacturers directly...only a matter of time till they PHASE out dealerships into "PURE" service centers...and are delivering cars to customers willing to order/wait 6+months at a time for a car. Look at the trend ford is heading this is already the direction theyre moving. If toyota follows we wont have to worry about BS concepts like dealer mark ups in the future. Or theyll be "franchised" under toyota and have to offer "ideal" pricing/service etc vs being independently owned/ran.

@CrazyDavy22 Жыл бұрын

The button to turn auto-rev-matching off is a hard button on the Veloster N. It’s right on my steering wheel.

@johnconnor2402 Жыл бұрын

The Honda Fit Type R that we never got. Awesome to see Toyota making sports cars fun again!

@AUDIDOIT Жыл бұрын

Great review guys.

@NoBaconForYou Жыл бұрын

You had me at left foot braking. I used to slide my Accord 6-6 all around every single time the roads were remotely wet

@rjnation5042 Жыл бұрын

8 mins in & I'm wishing you guys got a chance to drive the GR Yaris, I've got 12000kms on mine & it's still impressing me every time I get in it, Rj in Oz

@mattyoz0 Жыл бұрын

Slow, gear box is too notchy and interior is garbage. Mines gone as soon as I'm on holidays.

@stevemiller1626 Жыл бұрын

@@mattyoz0 bro wat

@mattyoz0 Жыл бұрын

@@stevemiller1626 that's my opinion of my gr rallye.

@Dmxravin Жыл бұрын

@@mattyoz0 you move the gear knob before fully depressing the clutch.

@mattyoz0 Жыл бұрын

@@Dmxravin Every single owner has said the gearbox is notchy as hell. The first batch of cars had gearbox problems with it jumping out of gear while accelerating.

@malcolmar Жыл бұрын

I LOVE that Toyota had the vision and the courage to make this car and price it the way they did. Went to my Toyota dealership the other day for some service on my current Toyota and one of the workers said I would most likely never see a GR Corolla in the showroom because the demand is so high. What that translates to is if I do see one, the markups would probably be through the roof. So sad. Oh well, I thought I would never get my CTR for sticker but I did and now it is worth more than I bought it so I hope to have a GR Corolla as well.

@LinhNguyen-nq5di 2 ай бұрын

Great review and video!!! What road is that? Thanks!

@cls63amgwagon34 Жыл бұрын

Guys… stop paying ADM, and stop suggesting that there is any reasonable amount to pay in ADM… that is the only way to stop ADM, period.

@georgef1176 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the gr corrola!! It’s mean looking. I’m definitely getting one.

@JTube571 Жыл бұрын

This car, the Elantra N, and the new Type R, are all on my future car shopping list. Right now, they are too expensive, and dealers think they can sucker people out of another $20k on mark ups. For now I will drive my 15+ year old cars until these ones are actually obtainable.

@damienfrizzell9394 Жыл бұрын

Even the n?

@SLeeSG Жыл бұрын

Only a Hyundai troll would say such a thing. Important to know what a car is before bringing such nonsense. By the way, Hyundai, a company that literally killed people while blaming them for their defects, even in new cars, doesn’t deserve the mention. Please respect.

@JTube571 Жыл бұрын

@@SLeeSG WTF are you going on about? Get a life dude.

@IzzyEG6 Жыл бұрын

Shop around....you can get the N at MSRP. You might have to get on a plane to get it and drive it back like I did, but it can be had.

@kgisabeast Жыл бұрын

Looks like such an awesome experience to drive on that stretch.

@JimboJason Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video fellas! I am really excited for this car, too bad the "added dealer mark-up" is going to ruin it:(

@andystevens7557 Жыл бұрын

I love that there was a Shelby rental having fun there too. Thank you for the video

@mikeboyer1114 Жыл бұрын

Your points at 18:12 sum up the review. The big guy had me laughing more than once. Nice job!

@CRatcliffe Жыл бұрын

This makes me happy I’m getting more core with all the packages for only 2500 ADM 😂

@stevethomas760 Жыл бұрын

In the big scheme of things an armrest would be nice. I own a car that the manufacturer was really trying to cut weight, aluminum seat frame, jack etc. Yep, it did have an armrest. Great review, would love to own this car. Update, purchased a Core 2/23 for $40.5K. Aftermarket armrest $120, easy install.

@LateNightDateNight 8 ай бұрын

How are you enjoying it?

@stevethomas760 8 ай бұрын

@@LateNightDateNight I like the size, awd and the angry 3 cylinder. It's a good car priced in the 40s. For me it's not 50K car at any trim level. A local Toyota tech just picked up a Circuit at +5K and he's a happy guy. I own a '91 NSX. The original owner paid 20K over MSRP, 83K. A lot of money now a boatload in '91. Sorry, a little venting.

@mogulmayhem 11 ай бұрын

I almost reserved one of these locally, but a dude jumped the line when he traded in his 2022 BMW M3 in for one. It had 3500 miles. WTF.

@Norcalmotormedia Жыл бұрын

Thank you Toyota for this masterpiece and your quality behind it

@Milen4u Жыл бұрын

The engine has been in the GR Yaris for a while, so the reliability can be judged by it.

@bodenwhitmore7699 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got a regular corolla hatchback and I do like it, but this, man I want this car but I fear dealers and their markups will kill it

@Karto86 Жыл бұрын

I can confirm that the PS4/PS5 are absolutely fantastic as a all rounder performance tires :)

@EnternalFlamez Жыл бұрын

Damn, not having a center console/arm rest is going to be a big issue for me . Even my Mini had a small one and it’s just so key for comfort , even if it wasn’t for usability so much but not having one will be difficult to stomach.

@SpawnNL Жыл бұрын

There will be plenty of aftermarket installs available in no time.

@joshwertheim Жыл бұрын

@@SpawnNL yep same happened with the 86/brz/frs platform (first gen)

@danielgladston1785 Жыл бұрын

I'm betting on the aftermarket as well although I heard from other journalists that the production versions will have them. Guess time will tell.

@hensh911 Жыл бұрын

The gear knob is at such a height that the hand rests naturally on it. Not an arm rest but a hand rest. 😅

@phattiger1506 Жыл бұрын

My Polo GTi doesn't have an arm rest, and I've had it for 10 years and i have never felt a need for one? I've also never used an arm rest in any other car, so maybe it's the way I sit

@banzaiib Жыл бұрын

I honestly didn't think Toyota would bring this to the States. Wow. Awesome to see. If i was 10 years younger, i'd snatch this up in a heartbeat.

@1209MArky Жыл бұрын

Why does age matter Lmaoo

@banzaiib Жыл бұрын

@@1209MArky because 10 years ago, I didn't have a wife and kids, and I could hoon it up whenever I wanted.

@xcaret-ns3pb Жыл бұрын

Dude you can make it a fun family car!!!👍👍👍🙏

@avery4528 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm how much would you pay for a Core that is optioned with the performance package? Besides the carbon fiber roof there isn’t much difference between the two.

@MrBetaKiller100 4 ай бұрын

I picked up a Blue Flame GRC this past weekend out of state, 4.5 hours away. Paid 2.5k markup (Could've been waved if I traded in, but I don't think that's worth it). I have been searching since November, and had the oppurtunity. I could not say no. 100% worth that markup to me. Amazing car, and the Blue Flame absolutely pops. I'm still going easy on it for the break-in but I cannot wait to open it up.

@Boostedbeard Жыл бұрын

Crazy to think in 2015 a STi was 35k ish and here we are 2023 with the year of N's, Type R etc.

@markthibault8579 Жыл бұрын

Such a great car. It bothers me that the highlight box around Sport at 11:45 isn't vertically-centred on the word. It would also have been better if the battery wasn't so intrusive into the rear cargo area's space. Finally, the back seats are a bit tight. Otherwise, this thing is awesome and will be remembered as one of those cars you wished you had bought when they were available...

@t-boi8327 Жыл бұрын

the battery is for weight distribution, you can see the same in the AE86 too, battery in the back

@DadandDaughterAccount Жыл бұрын

I waited for a long while for a GR, but I saved a few bucks getting a super low mile golf r 7.5 🤷🏻‍♂️. For a little under 10g less before ADM, I just feel like it’s a much better deal for a fun car. If both were the same amount, I would have grabbed a Corolla for sure.

@Polyvalent Жыл бұрын

I'll gladly pick up one of these secondhand with 70-80k on it and hopefully itll have depreciated to an affordable price.

@chucksimonds5164 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely correct! I knew within a minute of driving a GR that I was going to buy one and that was right after driving an Elantra N and owning a Type R.

@notdaltonxd Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to hoon it around on a rally course like 8 years from now

@StudlySoldier Жыл бұрын

"An arm rest would be nice" *immediately tries to rest his elbow on the non existent armrest

@tinhinnh Жыл бұрын

prob no room for both armrest and handbrake

@StudlySoldier Жыл бұрын

@@tinhinnh if a miata can fit both, there's really no excuse

@tinhinnh Жыл бұрын

@@StudlySoldier serious sports car dont have armrest

@doug186 Жыл бұрын

Great point at the end, Zach. It is a Toyota sports car totally developed by them only.

@nickmcgarvey6463 Жыл бұрын

So when Toyota builds the next fun Toyota without help from Subaru or BMW, it's the best Toyota in 20 years. That's is deliciously obvious and puts a smile on my face.

@Audfile Жыл бұрын

20 years? My 2006 XRS is pretty damn good. Ferocious little car.

@justinbeamon6624 Жыл бұрын

Those are good cars, but far from the best Toyota of that time. Still an economy car that was an entire universe below the VW Jetta and didn't compete with anything in terms of performance. Mazda 3, Jetta, etc were all far more sporty and fun.

@483SGT Жыл бұрын

Considering this is better than the XRS... Yes still applies. They didn't say only good Toyota in 20 years

@elcentinela3434 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@JBWGuitarChannel Жыл бұрын

Great video and looks like a fantastic car. However the price of this and the rival hot hatches is becoming so high with ADM it puts them into the same bracket as used sports cars like the 997, M3, corvette etc. Which makes it kind of a hard argument especially when you know the dealer is probably going to pocket $10-15k.

@danielgladston1785 Жыл бұрын

It's infuriating for sure, but we just have to be patient. Just like these guys mentioned, I wouldn't pay anything more than $2-2,500k over sticker. Eventually, they will be sitting on dealer lots and at the end of the day, dealers want to move product.

@autofocuscarsvids719 Жыл бұрын

@@danielgladston1785 I think you're both right. I'm looking at it to ease the load of my daily, a Boxster S. But if it gets too expensive, I could always just get a GT350 or a Cayman S. I've seen dealers advertise $4,500 over sticker in the Facebook groups, so I am hopeful that I can pay a bit over sticker, leapfrog those who won't but still not really over pay for the car. 😬

@shaft9000 Жыл бұрын

The new-car warranty and reduced running costs of a Japanese car are about the only advantage over buying a used Porsche these days. Not so sure that the GR parts will be much cheaper, though. Labor for sure.

@danielgladston1785 Жыл бұрын

@@autofocuscarsvids719 yeah it's just a waiting game. Right now, dealers are doing their best impressions of BaT and essentially auctioning cars off to the highest bidder. It's idiotic. I had a pending deal for $2,500 over sticker (purchase agreement signed) and just the other day my dealer called and told me someone was willing to pay $8.5k over and had the audacity to ask me if I would pay $10k over. I told them they'd have my business if/when they could honor the original deal. For me, this will be my only car so it needs to be able to reasonably handle daily duties. Although used Porsches and Mustangs are awesome, they make more sense as a second car.

@danielgladston1785 Жыл бұрын

@@shaft9000 I think there's a lot more than that. Depends on if you need the extra practicality. Also depends where you live. I wouldn't want an older Porsche as my only car. Thing is going to be an endless money pit. The higher running costs can't be stressed enough. It's a massive difference in both parts and labor.

@feelgoodhorizon4084 Жыл бұрын

foot tilt is common in japanese drivers. also they really like left foot braking due to their tight tracks, thats my guess why it brake is closer to the clutch so you can quickly go from clutch to brake.

@anhiirr Жыл бұрын

also growing up in that region/era of driving its a byproduct of gokart racing, or racing FF where left foot breaking is even more of a commonplace of generating a specific right foot/throttle style as well. A lot of racers that grew to be famous had to come up the ranks/classes and they were able to implement a wide variety of skills/techniques from car/class to class. Which definitely comes into play on a boosted awd vehicle and trying to go full out. Youll come to notice a lot more of these skills/instincts on these GR corolla vids bc so many drivers/pros havent even driven it before and are implementing their full "ability" to familiarize themselves with the cars full extent/capability. almost like a habit/comfort zone of operation.

@mdsveda Жыл бұрын

Too bad they will be so marked up and scooped up by millionaire collectors

@tlrprice7 Жыл бұрын

And KZfaqrs

@EJleon96 Жыл бұрын

@@tlrprice7 lots of stupid KZfaqrs driving the hype and making them less attainable to the true enthusiasts.

@tlrprice7 Жыл бұрын

No offense @thesmokingtire, y’all are just doing your job lol!

@MF_Henri Жыл бұрын

*in the US. In Europe we just dont get enough of them lol

@gearheadgaming1537 Жыл бұрын

@@EJleon96you realize there are like

@govindajith5243 Жыл бұрын

Great and consistent channel…. If I may, I think it’s worth investing in some better camera gear (drones/360 cam) etc. thank you!

@sebbebo Жыл бұрын

did you turn the esc completely off? if you put it in track or sport and then press esc, press esc again and hold it in untill the expert dissaperes in front of the sport or track. from a gr yaris owner

@shunsato6621 Жыл бұрын

I will use the term ducats to annoy the crap out of my girlfriend 😂🎉 thanks happy new year’s everyone 🎉

@Swish165 5 ай бұрын

I got to ask, at location did you guys go driving in? Kind of interested as I'd like to go there one day to go driving...

@TheLoopmeister Жыл бұрын

Wow Matt looking massive in the car

@ArnoSchmidt70 Жыл бұрын

Spot welded is better than not welded! 😂😂😂

@SimeonToko Жыл бұрын

I'm sure someone is 3d printing an aftermarket armrest as we type

@caseymurray7722 Жыл бұрын

I can really see how this is rally inspired with how it drives. It doesn't easily oversteer on pavement to keep max grip but it will oversteer on dirt. I'm really glad this came out since the wrx and focus rs are both dead and the golf r isn't as raw of an experience.

@mabolzichjjl Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the regular manual Corolla has an armrest. What gives with the GR?

@d4fmx Жыл бұрын

i think you can get the gear set now actually, i just looked it up. at least for the gr yaris anyway

@SteezyG Жыл бұрын

Come over to Europe or more specifically, the UK and get the old fella Mr Harris to hook you up with a GR Yaris. If you get a Lichfield one then ooohhhh boy would you love the position of the seat over the regular one and the extra power....

@Toyota4Life Жыл бұрын

I hate the shock factor that people do acting like Toyota hasn’t done something like this before

@PigglyWigglyDeluxe Жыл бұрын

I mean… not recently. It all started with the FRS. The FRS was the first actual fun car since the MR2, that’s a huge gap.

@Teromi Жыл бұрын

it looks funky to me .. but the complete package is outstanding.

@andydufresne8034 Жыл бұрын

I'm a fanboy and coupe guy and wanted to like the GR86 so much but I've heard bad things about that Subaru engine, meanwhile this Toyota three cylinder has proven itself stout. I've come to appreciate the Supra for bringing out the best in BMW. But I just love that this thing is pure Toyota, and built in that special factory to boot. I watch a Toyota mechanic channel called carcarenut and he says give Toyota the first six months of production to kaizen a new car and work out the bugs and it should be safe to buy after that. I hope to have the money in time for a late 23 or early 24. This is the Toyota for me. I hope to be parking it next to an RC-F.

@logicturtle9838 Жыл бұрын

I've had a 2014 BRZ since new. No mechanical issues whatsoever.

@somerandomfella Жыл бұрын

One of these with Ohlins, Brembos, Eventuri & Akrapovic 😎👌

@binskee677 Жыл бұрын

OEM brakes are pretty much adequate

@reversegiraffe3976 Жыл бұрын

The exhuast is adjustable right? Can't imagine that's as loud as it gets with this thing

@mistamaog Жыл бұрын

That's as loud as it gets

@FreshlySnipes Ай бұрын

I’ve been driving manuals for years and absolutely love auto-rev match. . my G80 M3 has it and it’s the Tits. Now I can’t be bothered with heel toe blips

@C.Brooks Жыл бұрын

Seems like a SWEEEEEET little machine!!!

@EliB0217 Жыл бұрын

Its been while since I watched TST, nice to see Matt. Kinda stopped watching it when he stopped being the main face. Don't know when or how long he has been back, but good to see ya here again

@DevinWiles Жыл бұрын

All production is spoken for already in Canada. Just can't get 'em, my dealer contact said it was done on day one.

@hamishmmc Жыл бұрын

Did they touch on this vs golf r?

@swpdisciple Жыл бұрын

I was on the waiting list since May but I had to hop off because I can’t afford the Circuit + ADM which would be around $55k all-in 😢.

@mcguffey18 Жыл бұрын

Pedal spacing aside, how’s the driving position as a taller guy? Seat height, steering wheel reach, thigh support, etc

@lucasbishop3125 Жыл бұрын

I thought the circuit edition all had that super sweet rear spoiler? Is that an option or is this a pre-production car?

@483SGT Жыл бұрын

Toyota has been very back and forth on standard features for this car between the spoiler, dual zone climate, and arm rest

@dednside5229 Жыл бұрын

I love the $6800 dealer markup . That makes you start looking at used M2 Bmw's . Remember when buying a new car was fun?

@gsgcarreviews Жыл бұрын

That front end looks wicked Edit: 25.2psi of boost?!?!

@IzzyEG6 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to meet one of these on the street with my EN...same goes for the new Type-R. Already tired of the old Tupe-R's 😉

@nathanhills5032 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting on this for a while, too bad the dealer markup in my area makes this not worth it. Wish Toyota would make as many as are wanted, rather than limiting supply so dealers can gouge.

@Kraize92 Жыл бұрын

Did the Morizo beat you up more than the new CTR in R+?

@milesfathi Жыл бұрын

One more reason to move to Canada apart from the best maple syrup: you can get one of these at MSRP.

@touringteg Жыл бұрын

Some dealers are playing games in Canada to work around. One has been leased and is being sold "used" for $90k CAD in Vancouver BC. I spoke to a dealer (who hasn't received one yet) and they wanted a $3k ceramic package and a good trade they can low ball on (my FK8).

@wildzach Жыл бұрын

Correction: auto rev matching is a physical button in the Veloster N, on the steering wheel. It does default to ON in N Mode though which is annoying.