RIP TYPE R, STI, GOLF R, VELOSTER N! 2023 Toyota GR Corolla Review 

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New Handling Test: Jacobs level of fear while Yuri is sending it through cliche corner. For this car he was straight faced and didn’t reach for the oh sh?! bar so, in conclusion, it handles like a champ. 10/10

Interesting to note about your review of this, it seems to be one of the very very very few that actually have it on the road and not track for today's release. Very important to consider for anyone planning to daily this thing and not live at the track.

That moment when you're over 40, & realize even a COROLLA is unaffordable

Yuri’s face when Jakub took over the wheels and says ‘this is such a fun car to drive!!’ Loved the review btw..

Shout out to the straightpipes for having the only review that didn’t take place only on the track.

Why am I up at 6 am watching everybody’s GR Corolla review that just dropped

Really glad this drives well. Also, awesome to see a traditional review of the car on public roads. This car is made for fun daily duties imo, not really the track. Great vid and hope as everyone says that the markups aren't too crazy on these. Don't be afraid to shop around or go out of state! Or live in Canada where it's illegal :)

It hurts my soul that Mazda has no competition to this anymore.

i really wanted a GR Corolla, but i found out about it only a few weeks ago and its a few thousand dollars over my budget. i settled with a Veloster N and i am still quite happy.

I couldn’t wait for you guys to get your hands on this GR Corolla and LOVE it! It looks and performs above and beyond its competition that’s for sure.

Excited to see performance hatchbacks are not dead yet. Looks like you guys are out in the Burlington area for this video. What road are you on - the one with all the turns? Looks like a great road for riding my bike... and cars. Great review BTW.

Really nice review guys, Love the 3 cylinder engine. They make a great sound if nicely tuned, Triumph Motorcycles has used them for years, Yamaha also. They have a better torque band usually, and nice grunty sound. Car looks sweet too. LSD's front and rear.. WOW.. Toyota surprised me on this one.

I’ve been waiting for you guys to get your hands in this ! This car lives up to the hype !

I never thought I'd be saying this but i'm excited for a Corolla. I'm in college right now, but if I end up getting a good job coming out of it I'm definitely going to try and get one of these.

I canceled my damn order. They tried to mark up the price by 7.5k weeks after I locked in my order. I told them that at that price range, I'll go to Chevrolet and get a god damned Camaro 1LE and have more fun all around and at the track. The general manager told me I'm not a true Toyota guy if I buy a Chevrolet. I told him my Supra alone makes me more of a Toyota guy than he'll ever be. I also told him my Z06 might not be fun but even the new 1LE Camaro is more fun all around and better performing than this overpriced Corolla. I also own an AE86 (Corolla sport gts), Mark IV Supra and my little 2000 Toyota Echo which has 321k original miles. I also have a 2004 C5 Z06. Customer service and friendliness at Toyota is nowhere near what it once was.

Every so often I pay attention to see if the doors close on time, still nailing it 👍

I have been waiting for this. Can't wait to get this one.

LEZGOOOOOOOOOOO!! IVE BEEN WAITINF FOR THIS!! LIKE I AM WAITING FOR THIS TO YOU GUYS TO REWIES THAT THING

Yuri looked so nervous the whole time Jacob was driving! 😂

Great review very detailed all the way through. I would still not trade my 2021 Veloster N for this though

Another fantastic Canadian auto review channel.... Great video. SUBSCRIBED!

Love you guys! Nice review! I believe the 3 tail pipes are functional, that after a certain speed or rpm, the exhaust dumps to the center one I think.. Great to see Toyota FINALLY putting a hot hatch out. Looks pretty great. I have a 2018 Focus RS and absolutely love it. I’d consider the GR maybe. Did Jacob move to CarPlay from android auto?! Oh and by the way, the exhaust “crackles“ in cars is still quite relevant

As someone who drives the roads of Austin TX, I greatly appreciate performance cars with real ground clearance. The roads here are FULL of scrapes from other cars. People are always like “why do you need an off road car in the city”? Because the city is off road 😒

Thank you for mentioning the Focus RS. As an RS owner, I've been curious on reviewers thoughts between the two.

Love the videos guys! Just put a deposit down on a Core! Looking forward to seeing what it can do!

O nice!!! Been waiting for this review.

I have type R. But of course I love GR. The only thing I wish they could improve is to take the center display and move it out of the view of the windshield! I’m sick of looking at displays. Give me zen.

The Yaris looks a lot better/sportier imo but the Corolla has more space and tech for a fun daily

my Dude Yuri holding on for dear life!!! you guys are great another great review!!! thank you!!!

I absoutley love the shots of these cars on the road. What is being used to film all of it? I'd love to see a behind the scenes episode sometime showing how it all comes together.

WAY back in the day, I had a 1986 Corolla GT-S. That was the fast Corolla then, but this thing looks like a lot of fun with the convenience of a hatch too!

Civic Type R, Nissan Z, Supra, Corolla GR, and all come in manual. Are we on a JDM Renaissance? Just missing the money

Great review guys!

Great video !

Engineering Explained said to get it to drift you actually need to put the bias in track mode 50/50 or more power towards the front tires to get the front tires to spin instead of gripping up and just turning

Great video, the gr four is homage for the celica gt four for the awd

I currently drive a 19 XSE hatchback Corolla and hoping to upgrade to a GR soon, I’m most grateful for the switch from electronic to mechanical hand brake

Yes!!! So happy when I saw this video! Thanks again Yuri for talking on IG! I'm not mad you trolled me 😆

Personally I wish they kept the updated hood and wing as an add on option for the core. I don't typically go to the track but I like the aesthetics of it and feel like it pulls together the whole look in comparison to a standard corolla. There will definitely be aftermarket add ons for those but it would've been nice if they could've just put it in stock

No doubt, this is the best car so far, and yes, i agree this will be a legend later on.

What a beautiful car man, i like review detailed to the max.

Keep it up with the videos, one of the best shows on RU-vid 🙏🏻🙏🏻📈

It sounds like a Triumph motorcycle inline triple engine, which I love!

You'll always be The Hammer in our eyes Jakub 😜

Wow...This brings back memories of the Corolla GT-S back in the late 80's early 90's. I missed my GT-S.

Glad to see that the GR Corolla drives as well and as aggressively as it looks!! Toyota is BACK!

Yuri looked SO nervous in the passenger seat doing cliche corner. 🤣

My two favorite car reviewers. Mighty Duct Tape and The Hammer

Not Yuri looking genuinely terrified when Jakub fully sent Cliché

"...and GR going for a drive!" was all I needed to automatically like this upload 💯💯💯

@ TheStraightPipes Yuri: My stock 18' Focus RS (besides the Mountune exhaust) rips the pops and bangs in sport and track mode LOUD 💥, sometimes 5 rapid gun shots in a row. Love it. BUT in normal mode there's no pops unless your really on it in the higher revs. I daily drive it. Drift mode in the winter is addictive 🤣. Another year or two, when my extended warranty is gone, I'll most likely get a GR Corolla. Focus RS owners have been having some issues getting parts with wait times up to 6 months for some items... stresses me out a bit, lol. Love my RS in every way better then what I see in the GR Corolla reviews besides the ultra stiff ride and lack of proven long term reliability that Toyota brings. The GRC does pop on the rev limiter at least lol. Great review guys! Cheers from a fellow Canuck! 🍻🇨🇦

I wish Best Motoring still did races with new cars like this against it’s competition.

Can’t wait to watch the video once I’m out of class! 😆

Watched and LOVED the E55 video!

I love how the GR Corolla looks aggressive but it doesn't look like it's riced! And the sound of that 3 cilinder, WOW. It looks like it's so capable for laptimes or rally driving

I expected toyota to develop a 4 cylinder version of that engine for the corolla, it could be a beast

Awesomely done

I just picked my circuit edition up yesterday😊 🇨🇦 right around where you guys are.

When Jakub drive through cliche corner you can see Yuri’s face legitimately afraid for hes life😂

FOCUS RS is still the best hot hatch here. GR is great but underpowered and doesn't oversteer like the RS.

I'm here for any dad jokes! No, seriously this channel is the best.

Bought a 2017 RS in nitrous blue last month. Yuri, thank you for the validation at the end of the video. 🙃

I'm still leaning towards the type r in terms of cabin quality and engine, but that awd and port injection + direct injection is noice

With only 6100 of these being made for sale in the US expect major price gouging. The biggest issue is availability. Most of the Corolla GR's competition is more widely available. If Toyota wants to make a serious mark in this segment, they need to have something between the regular Corolla and the Corolla GR.

At 7:52 when you launched it, I felt like I was in the car with you. That little 3 cyl wants to SING

Man I’m so glad Jacob sent it, as he normally does

Yo thanks for doin this review! This pushed me to put my order in for one of these last week! (Gettin a Canadian Core Trim in Black) Fuckn pumped. Was so close to getting a WRX, but this thing ticks so many boxes, plus Canadian spec just has so much stuff.

10:47 Jacob - "what did I, what was the, what was I just saying?" Yuri - draws blank Jacob - "Oh yeah steering, thank you" Yuri - "Steering" Lol

It’s funny. You can tell these guys honestly LOVE driving this thing. I didn’t even see the same smilies on the Camaro SS (and thats a V8 designed for track days). I’m genuinely surprised.

I'm getting one very soon can't wait just wish they would make a paddle shift version

I'd love to see you guys test this again on a Dirt Road or in snow. I think this is where the GR Corolla will shine the brightest, the same way Subarus historically have. To me, Subaru kind of lost it's way when it came to being the rally bred commuter car, and I really feel like the GR Corolla continues this ethos. Honestly, I 've never wanted to own ANY car more than I want a GR Corolla (except a GR Yaris, but that's moot in North America). I just LOVE the idea of a daily driver, track capable car that can absolutely crush a Canadian winter. But at $53k..... it's a real hard purchase to justify when I can get a WRX for 15k less.

I wish you guys did a proper video on a focus RS, or even a comparison with the Corolla GR

@TheStraightPipes The GR must be a blast! Re: Mighty DucTape, your face at 8:59ish while The Hammer lays on the throttle through Cliché Corner!

I’m glad they made a fast Corolla again. Last one they made was the t sport compressor supercharged 1.8l 221 bhp from factory too bad we won’t get it in the UK like we had the compressor model but i guess importing one from Japan could be an option.

A Corolla with 300 horsepower.....What a time to be alive. In my day Corolla= 72 Horsepowers

Just to help understand the difference between "all wheel drive" and "4 wheel drive" also known as "4×4" is all wheel drive typically can have power distribution bias so rear gets more power load than the front, 4 wheel drive is all 4 wheels spinning with tbe same power and speed, typically in trucks and such

Yuri was in real terror while Jacob was enjoying the hell out flooring into cliche!!

It really sounds like a Giulia QV from the outside, I love it!

This is literally the best looking toyota to ever come out. And its a hatch and awd. Hard choice there.

now imagine the GR86 with this engine. now THAT would be legendary

Got a Circuit Ed on order. Can't wait!!

Love this lil thing

Love this car! Wish they still made the Focus RS. Considering the small displacement and already high levels of boost I wonder if there is any headroom left for tuning.

Markups are gonna be insane💀

Hell Yeah! GR-gang rise up!

Bring back the box test! 🙏🏽

If you ever get this again, I'd love to see a side by side between this and the TypeR. As a fellow FiST driver, I want this powertrain, but with the space of the TypeR.

Cannot wait to own one

Had the chance to spend some time in the Gr Corolla, it so much fun. Some reviewers (savage g) crap on it, but for regular Joe's, it is amazing.

I am drooling over this car

8:53 to 9:10 Yuri looks distressed 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think this car's kryptonite is the availability and PRICING. It doesn't matter how good it is if it's unobtainium. Even if you CAN buy one, for what little you get in the Core that price tag here in Canada is absolutely insane. For 45 grand you'd be much better off with a Golf R or Type R which both come fully loaded and similar (probably better) performance as opposed to the GR Corolla's 3-cylinder engine and bargain basement Core cloth seats, base audio system, normal brakes and no spoiler or hood vents. Or hell save 10 grand and take an N car like I did. Even the WRX, looks aside, is a way better value here; it starts at 15 grand less and you still have AWD and a 2.4L 4 cylinder making over 270HP at only 12PSI boost leaving loads of headroom for mods. In the US it's a very different story, it seems priced very competitively there being only a few grand more than an N car or even a WRX. I was worried this car was going to make me regret my Elantra N purchase after they announced the US pricing but lol nope, RIP Canadians I guess. The only way this car makes sense to me in Canada is for collectors (which is good, because from what I've heard of Canadian allocation numbers collectors are the only ones getting any of them anyway).

That sound is amazing!

Y’all and Donut? I’m here for it🙏🏼

Nice! I wish it came in sedan style, but it's not like I'm going out to try and buy one of these.

Everyone: Golf R only 4 cilindar, garbage.. Toyota 3 cilindar, wow perfect car 😂🤣😂🤣

So excited to watch this! This will be the first bran new car ive ever owned! E BRAKE POWERRRRRR!!!!!!!

Great video! How does it compare to the GLA45? My ‘16 is approaching 90K miles and will need replacing soon.