Is the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla the BEST new performance car to BUY? 

Exactly.. Car are design by engineers (whether good or bad 😂).

Good to know but it makes 0 sense lol

I was thinking “it’s definitely functional on my core”

24 Circuit is functional. The zonk for this year is valid

@@boyutang6990 They are fixing it on the 2024 with an updated inlet design. Probably could put the new part and open it up.

Exactly

Supply and demand. If you can’t wait, you pay. If you can wait, you save.

Yeah I just saw one going for like $45K used. Matalic gray, black interior with red stitching, looks so sick though. $45K still is a bit high for this car in my opinion

Looks like my 2012 wrx hatch a bit that I had. I love it. Leaning towards the golf r though because of the interior. Well see. I don't get how people are paying that markup though.

If you want one do a wide search. My Core was $40.5K. The GRC is a good mid 40s car, not a $65K+ car.

Found a circuit edition for 55k, hard pass for me unfortunately

@@liberatorxxx Trash car for $55k. Especially when you can get a wrx for $30k. Which is the same quality car.

Yup hell no for a corolla that never won wrc rally. If this is Mitsubishi Evo I'll take it

Drives me bananas when ppl say “it’s just a Corolla” why would you pay that. It would be like if someone bought a Shelby GT500 CFTP, and you say “it’s just a mustang”. There’s different trim levels of all variants that don’t really make it just a Corolla or just a mustang

That’s so awesome of you to say.

I’m glad to hear that!

Close to a type R but not....

You better believe it

You better believe it Toby

Ribburt

@@equalspro Toads are people too.

@@RaitisRides When I start manufacturing automotives, (which I'm planning to do,) this will be one of the first places I'll allow to review before they are officially unveiled

You are so very welcome Jose

Definitely a cool car for a female teenager

@@BigBossBallSoHardExactly you will so beautiful in that thing 😊

Thanks for letting me share it with you!

Right ? 😂😂😂😂

This is what I said too much I started looking at a S3 still deciding on my next car.

That Morizo is forget it haha 100K easily

A dealer near me is selling a used core edition for 44k

Cool car. Not worth anything over 30k lmao. Tiny motor, with mild power for what is capable these days. Way too expensive

Absolutely, im done with boxer engine.

That would be interesting

@@Carlos.Riverayou’re not the first to say that

Toyota has tested it in the GR86. It’ll be interesting to see if it gets offered.

Subaru boxer is a dud. Subaru needs to fix reliability issues with those engines

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one.

You can put a spare tire in that area too

It really pops in the sun

@@RaitisRides yes sir

I like the way you think!

I'm mad for this Corolla 😂

Look at the history of the car. It really is basically a race car.

They're basically stealing customers, all money minded mafia companies

For 44K for a hand built rally car that is based on the Corolla.

@@DragonKnightX12 hahaha it’s not handbuilt ya clown !

Megachips, correction

Not really... the ducks a v4 not a 3 cyl....

It's pretty much a rally car engine put into a production car.

I really preferred the 30/70 split

😂😂😂😂

Only if you send us some GR Yaris on return. 😂

That would be interesting

Imagine a world where a Prius sits as high as a crosstrek with the same aggressive tires and the power to push it🤔 Imagine a world where Toyota owns enough of Subaru to have such a car.

Watch what they are doing with the Prius on every day driver on RU-vid

I see what you did there!

@@RaitisRides Proceeds to spend an hour cleaning these wheels, goes for a drive to get remaining water off vehicle, park and look to see my wheels just as dirty as before I cleaned them.

Imagine the most brake dust of any car, then triple it.

Thank you that really means so much!

Hear from the exhaust

I’m so glad you love this one!

That is something awesome!

This is so awesome! Thanks for that great ownership feedback

As a former 2019 Type R owner and now a 23 GR Corolla owner I feel like the GR is just a more raw experience. The sounds from the engine/exhaust alone put it over the top. Is the Type R faster around the track? No question. Better seats? For sure. But I honestly think the Corolla is the more fun car to drive. The Type R is good, but it feels too clinical. It lacks passion.

@@jameshuegli3534 Curious on your thoughts on this. Was in the market for a CTR and GRC. Found a FL5 for a 'good' price and went for it, but am still on a long waitlist for a GRC CE (probably 1 year from now?). From what I've seen, the major selling points of the GRC is the AWD system. Where I live is really grid-like, there are no twisty fun backroads at all, and I don't feel that I would be able to make use of the strengths that the GRC brings to the table based on the roads near me. I could potentially trade in the FL5 if the GRC blows me away, but the perfect world is having both as they're great cars that excel in different areas. The way I see it is the CTR's strengths are the engine, driver inputs (steering, shifter, etc.) and weaknesses being its size and FWD. The GRC on the other hand is really the reverse, where you give up a bit of driver inputs and engine platform for an AWD system that is smaller and more nimble. All in all, I'm not dissatisfied in the slightest with my CTR, but still wonder about the 'what ifs'. But anyways, as an owner of both how do you think they both compare in a city with less fun, very straight roads? Would the more capable engine of the CTR be a better fit for this and the GRC a stronger candidate for backroads where its nimbleness can be fully made use of?

@@zach2954 Great questions. I think you’re right in a lot of ways, but I disagree on a few points. Here’s how I see the strengths/weaknesses of both cars. CTR Pros: Bigger trunk/hatch - if you’re constantly moving kiddos/back passengers with lots of cargo this is good, more powerful engine that’s tuned great (more on this in a minute), better seats and overall interior quality and best in class shifter, and more track capable CTR Cons: Size - I think it’s actually *too* large, FWD, engine/exhaust are boring (aka vacuum like). GRC Pros: AWD, small nimble chassis, great shifter (requires more effort, but feels almost more connected to the car), fantastic engine/exhaust note, great engine tuning, heated seats/steering wheel. GRC Cons: Seats aren’t as bolstered as CTR, interior is cheaper (actually doesn’t bother me though), stereo isn’t as good as Bose in CTR. Overall the CTR is the more focused drivers car, capable of faster lap times, while the GRC is the more fun-to-drive daily. Don’t get me wrong, the GRC into slouch when it comes to performance, it’s just not taking things as seriously. The sounds…the sounds alone make it such a better car. If I were you I would try to get a ride in a GRC to see what you think. If you like it, trade in your FL5 (it will hold it’s value) until you can get a GRC. I don’t miss my Type R at all. Driving the GRC is more of an “event.” The cold start sounds, the exhaust note, the turbo sounds, even the uniqueness of the 3 cylinder.

@jameshuegli3534 Thanks for your impressions. I actually got to test drive a loaded core recently and can see why the size + AWD system is a lot of fun. The exhaust note is definitely a lot more unique than the i4 in the CTR. Other than the interior, my only complaint was the steering felt a bit too loose for my preference. Overall tho it's an excellent car. Been thinking a lot about trading in the CTR and I feel if I went GRC to CTR, or CTR to GRC there's things I'd miss from each. I'm leaning towards grabbing a used GRC core as a second car down the line instead. I'm a bit partial to the styling of the FL5 but I think the FL5 will sound a lot better with an aftermarket exhaust, so we'll see how my thoughts change after I get one. But overall I think both invoke a lot of excitement but in different ways, we're lucky that Honda and Toyota are still making excellent manual transmission performance cars in the era of electrification.

they already did months ago lol

@@ryanw3907 I'll be damned. Thanks for the heads up haha

​@anthonykiedis1765 just installed mine yesterday lol took 5min

You can squeeze a spare tire in beside the battery. Armrest $120

That's the move. I'd rather type that gr, and rather type s than both, but $50-70k for econoboxes? Nope. I put my money on wrx, 0 pretension 0 bs. I like em!

Know that you have to paint the hood to match, and drill the Circuit wing into your existing Core wing/body. Might want to just wait for a Circuit if you're gonna do that - just my two cents. (I own a loaded black Core btw, you're gonna love it!)

@@ryanw3907 with my GRC being black, I was just going to wrap it either matte black or some cf look, don't really care to paint. What you mean wait for a CE? So much more expensive for really just the cf roof which I could care less about.. I am still below CE price with what I got for Core + options + personally buying wing/hood.

If the CFRP roof, gloss grill/rear bumper, bespoke paint options, upgraded seats + interior, 1/1500 badge do not matter to you -- get the core (like I did). The extra $3k makes sense for the Circuit if those things do matter to you (Circuit seats alone are about 2k/ea). Hope this helps@@kenkozawa9810

There is one, but it's all asthetics, no major mechanical differences

I'm not Joe but my take on it is that the Corolla still feels like a Corolla hatchback inside, which is 'hatchbacky' 😂 (shiny but cheap and small looking basic design). The RA at least feels like a performance car inside.

​@MKu64 the sti feels like a pile of crap inside and outside

@@lilripsta911 Firstly - only talking about inside. It's much older - but is styled as a performance car. The Corolla however, is styled almost exactly as what you would get from a 20k A-B Corolla. If you disagree with this - that's up to you - but I'm giving my honest opinion of the Corolla. It doesn't mean the whole package is bad - but the interior is very close to being the same as the same car half it's price or less.

​@@MKu64I hope we'll be getting the new GR Yaris interior that makes it look like a old school rally car.

Thanks for your honest input.

Thanks Captain obvious

You are so very right about that

It doesn’t help that Toyota is artificially limiting production to keep the GR brand exclusive, lol. Google the quote below and you’ll see the full article. “I wouldn’t say the limiting factor on these vehicles is our ability to produce them,” Tripp said. “It’s being very careful to make sure that we maintain the niche credibility.”

It's an inline-3 and yes that is very impressive.

Easy as cake.

Easy as apple pie

This car is really easy to learn on. Don't be discouraged, and don't be afraid to stall, happens to every new driver.

It's like jerking off 😂😂😂

Watch your rpms. Don't let it go under whatever the car idles on which is usually 750rpms. Give it more gas at first. Pretend you are always driving up a hill so give it more gas and you should be good. Learning to shift is easy because you can shift through gears while stationary. Get comfortable shifting first.

Nicely done Christopher!

@@RaitisRidesthanks man

@@RaitisRidescould use another wash now 2 weeks later 🤣