MODERN DRIFT COROLLA! 2023 Toyota GR Corolla Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มี.ค. 2023
- 2023 Toyota GR Corolla review by The Straight Pipes. The Toyota GR Corolla Core is putting down 300 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque from a Turbo 1.6L 3 cylinder engine. At $45,490 CAD, would you take it over Jakub's Cobb Stage 3 Fiesta ST, Civic Type R, Elantra N, Veloster N, Kona N, Golf R, used Focus RS, used Subaru STI?
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You can see Jakub getting really excited as he is hitting that throttle at the beginning....
GR Corolla Core or a limited WRX? Worth the extra $$??
None cuz im in canada lol
So we’re just supposed to ignore the fact that you went to the Hoonigan lot for those donuts?
Hoonigan 🤝
@TheStraightPipes Do this vs that with hoonigans, would be dope if you guys branched out to racing and building cars!
@TheStraightPipes thanks for the content everyone!😊
@@vtecondeck3065 with what lol? Unless they guest drive they don’t have anything to race
Where’s the hoonigan colab video?
Imagine how much of a bargain (relatively) this car would be if it was sold at MSRP! Love this car so much but dealers are going to put it out of reach for so many people… the majority of the car’s intended market/audience.
One by me only has a 5 k mark up which is way less compared to some type r’s n they’ll prob accept a 3k mark up if I go in and talk to them I feel
Most are sold at msrp. Picking mine up next week at msrp
For that price you can by F10 M5 with under 50k miles.
Honest question: can't you just search for a dealer in your country that sells at MSRP and buy a plane ticket to pick the car up in a weekend or something?
If we're to believe auction prices on new-car flips, this car is going for somewhat close to MSRP right now. I think Toyota promising to make more of these into 2024 should help cool the market as well. Fingers crossed!
It’s a shame that Toyota finally builds a proper hot hatch, but unfortunately nobody can easily get. Whether it’s finding one or allocating one, and once you do, you’re faced with crazy markups. It’s too bad, such a great hatch!!
Because they showing they can make good cars if they want. But only sell the models here for cash. They a smart company unlike the Germans
They might not make the best decisions as far as price goes, but at least they care about their intended audiences.
dealerships are doing their best to make manufacturers want to skip them, lol.
@@androiduberalles Fax
This just shows that toyota definitely could have solely developed the new supra and not worry about demand/sales.
It's so wild that the only reason this isn't as MASSIVE of a departure for Toyota is because the absolutely insane GR Yaris came first. In isolation, this is such a wild car for Toyota to have released. It's just the GR Yaris being fully bespoke bodied (where this has a modified Corolla body) makes it that extra bit special.
I got mine 2 weeks ago, already put almost 3000km on it! Absolutely loving it so far!!!
Just curious, how much adm did you end up having to pay??
@@dougmaverick3287 Greedy dealer was asking 61k after taxes and fee's
@@vintimv001 Damn, is that 61k USD?
@@vintimv001 $61k?! Gtfoh. I'd walk away
@@chrisginoc It will last for 30year.
My Core was MSRP + $1600 dealer add ons, $40.5K. Not the best deal but a reasonable one. IMO the GR is a damn good mid 40s car. It's not a good mid 50s car. At 73 my clocking is ticking a bit louder than some.
The price mark ups ruined this car. I was going to replace my Focus RS after 7 years but can't justify it. I'm on Ohlins Coilovers so it's great to hear that the only downside from Jakub was the suspension lol
Plenty of them at msrp. Just need to look more
Markups are ridiculous. Has totally turned me off to these kinds of cars.
@@Olivia300zx I'm in Canada, like Jakub and Yuri said, at least here it's near impossible to find one and I won't pay a dime over MSRP.
@@Olivia300zx not one of them is sold at mrsp tf you trynna spill wrong information for
@@joshuaciccoricco2947 Blame the entire car market or should I say chip shortage. Whats worse is cars with over 200k miles that are over 10-20 years old are selling for $10-20 thousand. It still doesn't make sense to buy used and which is pushing everyone to buy new for another 10-15 grand. Literally everything sux today!
got the GR yaris here in AUS as my daily. god damn I love this car, engine, transmission. puts a smile on my face every day. The corolla looks awesome too.
Got mine about a month ago without ADM and for $40k, I can't think of anything more fun! Love it!
Just order mine a month ago in Edmonton Alberta, gota wait a whole year😭
@@sebastianalbert4212 It'll be worth the wait.
@@jkfuel Me too man! Loving mine so far!
@@jkfuel until you hear the next year model comes with more features and trims.
That's crazy,in Europe I can get an hybrid Corolla for 32k...you paid so little money for a sport car it blows my mind
This car has a great sound love hearing the turbo on this video
About phucking time! YES, I gave up my Golf R for this and its so worth it!
WOW ! A 3 cylinder pushing that much HP is amazing
I have a newer 3 liter v6 that makes less power, it's crazy what they can do nowadays!
This engine was originally developed for use in the WRC.
@@JTube571 aww hell nah. These corollas are gonna blow up 🤣🤣
@@Drop_Dead5789 they'll be fine.
@@Drop_Dead5789 People have been beating the hell out of them in the GR Yaris for a couple of years now, and in many countries they give a 10 year warranty on them.
Iv left deposits at so many dealerships here in Ontario and every single one cancelled on me. Toyota needs to make this available to anyone who wants it like GolfR, TypeR, A35 etc
Thats not the world we live in anymore, the car manufacturers make all these dumb cars that they cant even produce.....No Z's, no Manual Supras, no GR Corolla's, I did see one driving in Denver the other day; its lame!
New type r is not available anywhere
Same here man. Left 2 deposits, all canceled. Would've left more, but they wouldn't take them. One SM was such an insulting prick, deliberately wanted to get me off the phone. I politely asked how long the wait list was, he said 5 years just to be a jerk. I'm sure it's long, but I know for a fact he was just being a dbag when he said 5 years. Either way, demand far exceed supply, especially in Canada, where we don't mean dirt to big companies. All the allocations go to the US.
@@sshah2545 from what i heard there was only 8 allocated for Ontario and 50 Canada wide.
@@sshah2545 if I were you after that experience I wouldn't even want to own one at that point. Have you looked at the Hyundai N series of cars? I'm thinking of grabbing either a Kona or Elantra N because there's hundreds available which means room to negotiate
My opinion is yes it’s worth the price difference from ST to GR. Because from my experience in the seat the car really checks all the boxes out the dealership. I believe the styling will be timeless.
One of the highest thermally efficient engines out there!!
These with an exhaust sound so good😊
I wish I never sold my ST. Those 2 together in a garage would look nice 👍🏽
Jacob if you really want a GRC, you need to get your name on a dealer list.
I put my deposit down April 1/2022.
You will be waiting a while.
Dealer called 2 weeks ago, said my supersonic red GRC will be arriving first week in April, at MSRP.
Can't wait.
By the way, I fully agree awd is the better platform to fwd, no wheel hop on hard acceleration, less understeer when cornering.
This Corolla GR is absolute gorgeous.
I don't feel so bad about missing out on this if you guys can't even get one. Looking forward to getting one 5-6 years from now, hopefully they make enough of them so that they actually depreciate like a normal car.
Just drove this car today, the 1.6T core. Its amazing, best car I've ever driven. So much livability but turn it to track mode and floor it and it's a little monster
Shite interior on the core for the money though. Looks like a civic out of the 90s with a tablet tacked on...
I gave up trying to get one and just bought a used '08 Subaru STI hatchback for $10k. It's a mirror image of the GR Corolla with 300 hp, AWD, 3 locking diffs, 4 door hatch, and 6 spd manual. I highly recommend going this route to someone looking for the GRC because it's unobtainium right now.
I just don't see what there is to complain about with this car. just enjoy it and be thankful you have your gig.
The jake thumbnail yas. Thanks yuri love it. And his evil laugh yas
When Toyota offers it in blue I will pull the trigger on one. Great review. Keep it up!!
Here in December of 2023, you can buy a core edition with performance package for MSRP - $38,800. I test drove one of these by myself. I never thought I would drive a car that I like better than the Fiesta ST until I drove this car. I was a big Subaru guy for awhile, but the handling of the Fiesta ST won me over. I like AWD, but in most cars of this price point it diminishes the fun.
Not so with the GR Corolla. If I ever have the money, I would buy one.
I’ve been driving a golf R manual mk8 since more than a year. The corolla is more a rally car, but on the daily usage I’m happy to stay with the golf
Manual or DSG?
I test drove both, had way more fun in the manual, even though the DSG is quicker.
I tried to buy one. My local dealer wanted $64,000 😂
No Corolla is worth 64k. That's disgusting.
I paid 60k in 🇵🇷 dam taxes so really 47k to be exact
Seeing Hoonigan tugged at the heart strings. Ken Block was a neighbor of mine and yes so greatly missed! Rest in Peace brother. 💜
damn, my heart still sank when KB43 was mentioned 💔
Юра, Яша, спасибо. Отличный обзор!!! Тачка огонь!!!!
Вони не москалі
Hey Jacob & Yuri would you take it over a "MINI JCW" , great review by the way.
Supra video with savagegeese or corolla gr ?! 😅 What a day 🎉❤
Yuri looking real slick with his manbag.
the turbo whistle thooo
Gloss black is amazing !
The Turbo noise sounds so good from the factory
Nice ride love it 😍😍
That clutch engagement point is about right for AWD drivetrains. Also all of the toyota have soft touch plastic look panel that turn out to be hard plastic instead 😂
I can’t over the fact that Toyota brought this to the NA market and not to Europe - a region that loves hatchbacks
I wanna see track times (not drag times) from a Corola GR vs Mini GP run.
On the Yaris vs Mini race, the Yaris won by a small margin. The Corolla has 30 hp more, but it is also heavier, so I'm not sure it would win against the mini.
The mini is a garbage car.
I'm sorry but the mini stands no chance . On the street or on the track, dry or snow.
I appreciate that Toyota made this car. I don't appreciate the limited quantity and price. For the money these are going for, you could get a RS3.
A core model just sold on Cars & Bids for $44,679. The other one went for $48,000 in January. A base RS3 goes for 60k.
@@ragweedmakesmesneeze Regardless $45k is still absurd for a Corolla.
@@ericf5976 You can't get an RS3 for MSRP. If you could even get one, same deal for all enthusiast cars and truck TRD Pro, etc, etc...
@@ericf5976 Seriously. I got a Corolla brand new in 2010 for $12,000. I know this is not the same but still, it's $45k for a Corolla. Car prices are insane.
@@ericf5976 not your sister corolla
You can buy one on Cars and Bids every month.
Great intro, damn. Seems like I'm looking at some start of a NFS game 😂
Aaaand you guys have changed the vid title. That was fast lol
At the Florida Toyota dealership I used to work at, they have a White Pearl Morizo Edition just sitting there. Begging to be taken home, if I were still living in PR that thing would be mine
Crazy how quickly the market turns 6 months later
I have a GRC and man, I wish those turbo noises were loud enough to hear in the cabin all of the time.
I’ve just accepted that this is one of those cars I’ll probably never get to drive. That caregory used to be reserved for hypercars but now it’s full of hot hatchbacks 😂
Dealers in Vancouver are selling it for 20k over MSRP, but it still got sold lol. Also type R has 30k markup
This car seems incredible
The clutch uptake will get less (lower at gripping point) as the clutch wears out....
Most accurate title ever
Just bought mine
300hp 3 cylinder is pretty amazing
the vw golf r is the hot hatch for winter as it is a all wheel drive and it has drifting mode.... ;)
The guys are great and just as handsome as can be, but I really can't take the screen prints used for the videos anymore.
Have a beautiful FRIDAY EVERYONE ✌️
Is the cabin noise in the GR louder than the Type R?
That photoshop was so good you actually fooled me and I really thought the GR Corolla had the Initial D AE86 livery
I wanted this car until I learned that many experience an issue with the huge design flaw of the awd system overheating due to its proximity to the exhaust system.
FYI - I bought a "14 Fiesta ST new (best winter car ever - the FWD is getting OLD IMHO) I have been on the list for a GR Corolla for almost a year. I will hold out as long as it takes to get a Circuit...
When the auto comes out it will be close to number one for a dream car for me. It’s fine that it doesn’t do burn outs and get crazy because I’m looking for a go cart on rails experience.
Why would you want this in automatic?
@@LemurBeast go carts only have three inputs as opposed to five in a manual car. Also I'm looking for something that would be easygoing to live with day to day which an auto provides. Also feel more confident in an auto for actually shifting faster and getting optimal economy.
I personally want this in an auto to avoid me buying a truck again for the awd if I had/knew someone who would teach me stick then that's a different question
toyotas for life!
Had one on order for months now
This car is the closest we’ll ever get to a new WRX STI hatchback.
Well, the new WRX is not doing bad at all.
It’s even faster than some STI (2018 for example), stock vs stock.
@@mikimenendez this is literally not true, stock for stock it is not faster in anyway. And no, no youtube video of some amatuers drag racing is going to show you anything. Lap times are everything, equal driver and equal tires... STI wins 100% of the time
@@smilesic check the times. It is. Even dedicated web sites can confirm this.
@@smilesic yep! You win the lottery of blown head gaskets 100% of the time! With your 30yo soviet coal furnace of an engine
@Miguel M Not to mention it is WAY easier to make power with the new WRX vs last gen.
jacob is a driver for real
Love driving
CA Toyota dealers have a few for sale. But most people dont want to pay the $55-60k for the CORE. There's even a Morizo near me marked up to $70k before taxes.
I’m so pissed. Contacted a dealer in Toronto, the wait time for GR Corolla is “3+ years”…. Wtf is this?
*Year 2026*
>hey, nice car, what year is it?
>2023
>ah, you got it used?
>no 😐
I mean if you ordered it and got put on a waiting list, the car you receive would be a 2026MY, no?
Idk how that works, but I doubt it
It would be produced closer to 2026 I imagine, but I don’t know if the model will be 2026. Unless Toyota wants to make one generation of these and call it quits
@@nemesis9410 I ordered a Golf R in late 2014 and received it in mid 2015 and it was a 2015MY. The year is when it’s registered in the UK, may be different in Canada.
Dang it Toyota. I literally said before this was announced that the Corolla hatch looked good enough I'd totally buy it if it had a manual and/or AWD and/or a powerful engine option. And now that _exactly that exists,_ I'll never be able to find one for sale.
Hopefully that'll change by the time I can afford my next car... we'll see. Maybe these will hit the used market one day.
In Australia they get both the GR Yaris and the GR Corolla - Lucky Bastards 😄
If the WRX came as a hatch it would make that compromise much more acceptable.
So if I understand correctly, the difs are standard in all trim levels in canada
1:23 also missing the hood bulge and 2 hood vents.
@TheStraightPipes this thing looks so fun but I can’t physically drive… 😢 at least not traditional controls I’d have to try hand controls which are for disabled persons . If this thing is hard to get imagine the Morizo edition 😅
8:55 Yuri doesn't have the Toyota Battlepass 🤣🤣
Guess Im still getting a Veloster N out of college lol
I love this car. But I REALLY HATE how manufacturers think that if a Car Enthusiast becomes a parent, they suddenly don't want a sporty manual transmission car with good space in the back. The WRX is currently the closest thing to a proper MT sports sedan but I can't fit an adult up front with 2 child seats in the back. :/
it DEFINITLY launches harder then a type r,. hold the traction control for 5 seconds pop the clutch at 5500,, its very mean but all tires will rapid spin
The wing is just a Tom's wing - comes on the XSE optionally too
There's already a couple solutions for the armrest!
Yuri- generally when pulling the handbrake to drift you would press in the clutch as well
Ya in rwd and awd that doesn’t disconnect the rear right?
@@TheStraightPipes correct, also so that you can rev it up and clutch dump to drift out of the corner
GR Yaris owner here (Track Pack, EU Spec). If anyone wants to know differences between the Yaris and Corolla, make your questions here!
In Norway the GR Yaris costs 74 000 CAD🥵
At MSRP for Canada think I would take a 2022 Golf R before this but it's so darn close. Corolla probably a little bit more fun to drive but the R is faster and better for commute.
Toyota is far more reliable than VW.
Just saw one in West Edmonton Mall Toyota. That's not for sale then?
Love
I paid the stupid markups... It's a hell of a car, but I can't lie, I do feel like I overpaid. It should be $45k, not the over $50k I paid after markups. Or if it's going to be that much, it needs to be nicer inside.
That kind of remorse is the worst one. Just enjoy it! The purchase is done.
I believe what you say, it is not worth so much, but now, get the sh*t out of it
i want one so bad im about to get one as soon as I can
Happy turbo noises.
White one coming in 6 days to Leesburg Florida. 39k plus 10k mark up. I'll stick with my 97 civic hatch with k24 swap.
15:11 Rex sighting.
I just pulled the trigger on a new WRX because they are readily available below MSRP and the Subaru dealership experience was way better than the garbage Toyota puts you through.
I bet my 2023 6MT Elantra N will blow it away at TMP. I'll miss my blue Civic taxi that I used as a trade in.
I was lucky enough to buy a core edition with 2/3 packages Tech/Performance aka the only ones that matter
Bring the GR Yaris to Canada and the US!
wowwww so amazing. a corolla that even IF you wanted to seriously overpay for a 3 cylinder car you can't cause just cause you can't find one. so awesome thanks toyota
Despite the fact is a 3 cylinder engine, the hood itself does not seems to have much space for us to do modifications. Back in the 90s, Honda, Ford, Nissan has tons of free space for us to move things around.. I missed the old days that we can mod a cheap ones to beat a z28 😂
I suggest a Doug Demuro crossover where Jakub sells his Fiesta on Cars and Bids.
That's an amazing entry into the hot hatch category for sure! I don't know but I would probably take the Golf R over this if VW goes back to tactile buttons. You can't get any of these so it doesn't really matter. The Type R is amazing but I'm not a fan of the interior color.
Volkswagen already promised they're going back to physical buttons and revising infotainment after they fired the previous CEO for the infotainment issue. Thank god. The positive changes should make it to the Golf refresh.
@@shroomyesc Wow, that's really good news. 👍
@@shroomyesc Every car manufacturing CEO how discontinued push buttons should be fired. I'm all for that movement