Toyota's GR performance division has developed a Corolla-based hot hatch, and we'll see it in the U.S.
—something that's finally been confirmed in a promotional video for the GR86 sports car.
We get glimpses of the new hot hatch, likely to be called a GR Corolla, first at the 3:30 mark and then again at the 3:55 mark. Toyota has also shown a camouflaged example in a teaser video from last December, a screen shot of which is included in the gallery. A debut should happen later this year. The most potent powertrain in the Corolla at present is a 2.0-liter inline-4 good for 168 hp, but any GR Corolla will likely feature a serious step up in performance. One possibility is the 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-3 that delivers 268 hp in the GR Yaris. The GR Yaris also features all-wheel drive and a 6-speed manual transmission, and with any luck we'll see these elements migrate into the GR Corolla as well.
Interestingly, Toyota engineer Naohiko Saito hinted at the possibility of the GR Yaris' all-wheel-drive setup making it into more models during an interview with"It’s wasting time to use a four-wheel-drive system and this 1.6-liter engine ,” he said. “Personally, I’d like to use this powertrain for each of the other models."
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