After the announcement of the Easter egg at the end of last year at IG, the TOYOTA GR Corolla performance hatchback is also coming, and recently this new car appeared in a video, showing a camouflaged front and rear appearance, and it is expected that this "performance version of Corolla" will premiere worldwide as soon as April and be listed with the small cosmetic Corolla in October.
▲ At the end of last year, TOYOTA previewed GR Corolla in the form of Easter eggs at IG, and recently released a preview, which may be unveiled as soon as April.
From the film, although most of it revolves around the new generation of GR 86, gr corolla appears at 3:30 seconds and at the end of the film, and has a clearly lit taillight shape, which is very close to the mass production stage. Although the original factory did not confirm the details, gr Corolla will be like the "violent duck" GR Yaris, equipped with a G16E-GTS 1.6-liter 3-cylinder gasoline turbo engine, GR-Four 4-wheel drive system, with 268 horsepower maximum horsepower.
▲ Gr Corolla's head and tail appearance appears in the film, especially the taillight shape is more obvious.
As for the gearbox type, gr Corolla also provides an iMT 6-speed manual transmission, but considering that the original company recently showed an 8-speed automatic transmission developed for GR Yaris at the Gazoo Rally Racing Challenge, the automatic transmission has even been slightly modified to improve the cooling performance, so gr Corolla is likely to provide a self-propelled model.
In addition, GR Corolla will also be strengthened for the chassis under the same TNGA-C platform, including the addition of body solder joints, structural rods, etc., and the braking and suspension systems will also be upgraded, and competitors will include Golf R, Mercedes-Benz A35 and other 4WD performance hatchbacks.
▲ GR Corolla will be equipped with the same 1.6-liter 3-cylinder turbo engine and 4-wheel drive system as the Violent Duck GR Yaris, and the maximum horsepower will be about 268 horses, pictured gr Yaris.