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Saw one yesterday 🔥🙌

Yup. There is no other car that is this fun to drive anywhere near the price point. The Abarth couldn't touch it, neither could the Focus ST. You have to drive one to get it. The FiST has the right nickname. It packs a punch. It's not fast, but it's fast enough to be fun. 4 wheel discs, sport suspension and 17s on an econobox. It stops being an econobox and starts being fun to drive, even with just the base engine, but you get more than that. The 1.6 turbo is a workhorse that powered SUVs, vans and the Taurus. Put it in a 2750 lb. car, give it around 200 hp/tq, and you've got a hot hatch. Not that quick in a straight line, but lots of fun in the curves. Ford rallied these cars and won. The April/May 2024 Road and Track magazine was titled "The 20 Greatest Cars We've Ever Driven." The Fiesta ST was on that list. The only other Ford was the GT. It's just a magazine, but that's a hell of an endorsement from a seriously qualified crowd of car enthusiasts. The GT and the FiST. 2 of the 20 Greatest. Ford's most exotic race car and a hot hatch they did right. Congrats to Ford for getting 10% of the greatest cars!

Just got mine too, 2016 - Artic White, Mountune'd from Factory - 48k miles - cost me £9.9k, FSH. I bloody love it. I have had to spend right off the bat another £500 for Ghost Immobilizer though, as they're one of the most stolen cars here in the UK.

2+2's are for sure underrated Z's. I have a 2+0 and it's great but it's not as easy to get the rear end to slide out as the 4-seater was. My cousin had a 2+2 Z32 that he absolutely loved until he found out that there were 2-seater models. I tried to tell him that the longer wheel base was a good thing for what he wanted to do but he sold it anyway. He was never super smart tho cuz after that he got an MR2 and when when that broke he went and bought a Chrysler Lebaron turbo convertible haha. Needless to say he never really got to go drifting. I myself am not in the local drift community and I don't want to drift my Z31 but I do like to go watch friends and go for ride alongs ^_^

I have 5 cars and my Mini Clubman JCW is my favorite!

Nice spoiler

A 1990 gts coupe was my first car, in 1999. Wasn't that fast but it was fast enough to be fun, especially for a reckless 18yo who wanted to put it sideways around every corner possible.

I owned a 1987 EXP. It had the High Output version of this engine with the same 5 speed transmission. The HO motor had sequential port injection and a better intake manifold along with some factory cylinder head porting. I think it put out around 110 hp. It was not fast but was kinda quick for the time. A girl I dated had a regular escort with the automatic , the auto really killed it. My EXP with the 5 speed was noticeably faster. With just over 80K miles it broke the timing belt, luckily no engine damage occured. Threw on a new belt and kept on motoring.

Ita nice

I had a '86 Ford Escort Pony. I should never had sold the car 😢

Keep it up bro, I hope to go to my first event sometime this year, you've given me lots of motivation.

Hi ! Wish we had tracks like that in our country. From my e36-46 experience,you need to get rid of the body roll,car should have enough power. Maybe slap some cheap angle kit on,get more camber in front,stiff up the body with strut braces ;) you will see,it will get so much easier to drift it. Keep pushing

mullet goes crazy

Blessed to pick up an evo x today. Really surprised how quick it is, feels quicker than my c6 z06 and that has 600hp

Randomly found you on TH-cam just now, great video! I’m 5’4 and 135 pounds and looking for manual Supra as well, I think you’re my new fave TH-camr 😎🫡

Your microphone is really good lol surprised at how well it picked up my voice inside the car

Great job I just bought one 😂

Why mention the RS and Cosworth versions (both not available in the States) but no mention of the performance version that we do have here, the GT??

Vlogs keep getting better and better

Hey man it's me again got a quick thing for you that you will love if you need it I have a service manual for it that has all the engine layouts and wiring dirgram and some part numbers in there hope it could be of use to you as it was to me

Scotty don’t

Enjoyed watching your video your camera coverage brings out the best out off these cars. Also, thanks for showing my beams swap ratty 86 some love… really appreciate it!

Made it look easy

so sad i couldn't make it

Great Video highlighting all the cars, keep doing these! I loved seeing your kei van with the fogs. Good to see you again! - Matt

Thank you for coming out!

“You’re way too knowledgeable” 😂😂😂

So dope, i need to get my corona wagon going ❤

11:50. This one was probably built on a "good day" We had the misfortune of having a Lynx, it's build quality, well lack of it, was not so hot, one example, you could move the grill back and forth with your hand

Same, the auto didn't impress me, would like to try the manual

I am trying so hard to convince myself that I need one of these. So far, I've not come up with any rational reasons.... lol

You own the same car as me nissan serena c23 I own the lx 1.6

SUPER!!!!!!!!!!

What a great video.

Love those simple cars of that era !

This is a 35k $ car or less. Not worth the Circuit model. Shame it is priced out of its class. Toyota would of benefited making this a FWD and take the GTI market instead. Currently there are no Manual, FWD, handbrake hot hatch that comes with LSD in the front. Then price it at 30-33k.

3383lbs

Brother you driving bmw, in Toyota shell

Hey man I clicked on this video not looking at the views or subscriber count. I assumed you were are super large creator and had no idea this was a smaller channel until after the video. This is a great review. It’s not over complicated with spec sheets and numbers no one cares about. You highlight how the car makes you feel and that’s the most important part. Great review.

How is the cabin noise? The engine noise seems very loud inside, which is fine for a fun drive but not for driving 200 miles on the freeway. I also read that road noise is quite loud. Good video though and it's a great car!

I think you felt the way you did because you don't know the car. You spent a short time with it on a road that wasn't that inspiring to drive. This car was meant to be driven hard and fast on back roads and it will do it all day long and put a smile on your face. I just took my GR Corolla on a 5300 mile road trip, mostly on back roads, and it was amazing. It's very easy to keep in the power band where there is no turbo lag and it will pull without issue. I took it to the top of Pike's Peak at 14115' and she never even cared about the elevation. Also an FYI, the suspension doesn't change in any mode but the steering does in Sport Mode. The chassis is also different than the standard Corolla. It's based on a standard Corolla but there are a lot more chassis welds and extra adhesives. I find that the car has a lot of character and the more I drive it the more fun it is. One short drive can't do it justice at all. One owner is a professional rally race driver and he has told me how amazing the GRC is. There is another owner near me that is a professional Porsche driver that trains people to drives a Porsche and he owns one and loves it. These are examples mom people that know how to drive and how to get the most out of a car so I take their experience with a lot of weight. And I'll keep on enjoying mine with every mile too! 😍 Thanks for your thoughts.

a mention of the “hidden menu” for the tach would’ve been cool. no negativity just something i think would’ve been nice to mention

The camera out the window is a nice touch, ive never seen that move for car reviews.

I have my eye on these. Have to drive one because it woukd be a dad car replacement for a much more powerful sports car. You mentioned the Golf R. That's such a frustrating car for me. In terms of packaging, options, and performance, I think it's a great value. I just don't know if I could buy one for similar reasons you gave about the Corolla. It's just so plain and boring looking. It's not an ugly car by any means, but there's no flair to it compared to the Type R or GRC. And the fact that blue is the color accent is personal. Bummer for me. Not a fan

I HOPE I CAN HAVE THIS CAR. I LIKE IT VERY MUCH/

I own one and mine is amazing

“…Normal corolla chassis” yeah ok nice knowing these cars go to people with no idea what they’re driving, especially claiming it’s overhyped without due research. You deserved your expectations.

A few people have been disappointed with the performance of the GR Corolla. Nemtec TH-cam channel showed how the OEM transmission collars in the transmission are poorly designed Hubs and 2nd & 5th gear are Weak... They recommended PPG straight cut gears or CUSCO Reinforced Transmission Clutch Hubs or a Sequential transmission... They also talked about front differential is smaller than the Rear Differential, which causes slipping and heating. Another Expensive fix...Yet they have 3 GR Corolla Hatchbacks. 😂😂😂

Oof. Strike one: I don’t believe any technical evaluation by anyone who sets climate control to LO. Do you really want the car to be 50 degrees in a tshirt, or do you set it like that “to make it cold faster?” Because that’s not how it works. Strike 2: turning off all the TC. You’re not a racing driver chasing lap times. Strike 3: “expert mode stiffens up the suspension!” No it doesn’t. The suspension is not dynamically adjustable. Sorry kid, do your homework, and come back in a couple years when you’re honest about what you know.

0-60 in 4.9 is actually kind of terrible. It’s a 300 hp, four wheel drive compact car. It should be faster. I’m figuring that’s a ton of turbo lag. I drove a cts vsport that did it in 4.5 seconds and that car was 400 hp and 4000 lbs, rwd.