Tiny 3-Cylinder Turbo vs. Massive ‘Murican V8: Toyota GR Corolla vs Ford Mustang GT Drag Race! 

Considering the markups the Gr will have you can buy both the Mustang and the corvette for the same cost of the Gr 😂

Honestly, all 3 cars were impressive in their own way. The Corvette is essentially 25 years old, so in some way, it was the most impressive.

I will give credit to the GR. It's a tiny engine with an impressive performance

As a German who is used to shiftig a manual I have to say he is way too relaxed. He shifts like my grandpa on his way to his lunch.

The rolling race needs to be called over the radio by a third party. There is an advantage to being the person sayin “3-2-1-go”

That Corvette is timeless, minus the interior and ancient gearbox. And it sounds so freaking good.

The Corolla is impressive because with less than half the number of cylinders, smaller, and consuming less than half the fuel, it achieves the same or more performance. It's impressive, not everything is muscle, you have to be efficient.

That C5 sounded great! The S197 was the all around best performance car there. And the Corolla was the one that I’d probably want as my daily, out of those 3.

Fun video. I think a more fair comparison would have been between a Corvette and a Mustang that $40k can get you, since that is what the GR will set you back. Make it happen! 😅

Honestly, not surprised about the results. That being said, the C5 is just beautiful, especially with those pop-up headlights. The 5th gen Mustang is retro done right and blew everyone's minds when it came out. The GR might be many things, but not a looker.

Would love to see a lap time for each of the 3 cars.

To me the coolest part of this is that the GR held up incredibly well in a drag race... for a car that isn't known for going fast in a straight line. Throw all three of these cars onto a curvy road and see who can fly into/out of corners the best

5.0 is still one of the best monsters on the road. Even a nearly 10 year old one is hard to beat .

The Corolla GR is impressive in performance for sure. But the Corvette styling is not only delicious, it's timeless. And the sound track.....maximum awesomeness !!!

What disturbs me is that a Corolla weighs 3300 pounds. The 63 Chevy SS 327-300 automatic I owned as a young man weighed 3400 pounds as an all steel, full sized, body on frame automobile. Cruising a 60 mph on I-40 between Greensboro and Raleigh it would give 23 mpg and run 110 all day long. FT!

All wheel drive is just wicked from the launch. Don't make it a habit though, because if you're not spinning the tires, youre spining the clutch. 😊 Good tires on a rear wheel drive car vastly improves launch times as well. I enjoyed the video though. Driving those small, light, turbo cars are so much fun!! I had a supercharged coyote that was ridiculously fast. Never had enough traction. 😂

I’d like to see the corvette race as a manual.

This was a really fun one to watch. The corvette has lost some ponies over the years. This Corolla is impressive, it’ll be interesting to see what the gear heads come up with for the aftermarket.

The GR3 is the little engine that could. The 30mph roll test against the Mustang GT was impressive.

I love these old vettes. I remember seeing the first LS vette at a dealer in STL w my Dad in 1996. Was shocked to see the brochure stating a 4-something, 0-60, and a advertised. 1/4 at 13.2. A year later, I went to the mailbox and grabbed my CnD magazine in late 97, to read that they tested the 98 LS1 TA 4a, and it ran a 13.2 at 108. Check the archives. That was rather generous though. I've never driven that gen corvette, but I use to smoke them on the reg, in my old TFS, e-cam, bot on na Fox, though. Can't tell you how many t5 3rd gear inout shafts I blew through. During the rev, at the 3:50 race, it has sunk in, how heavy those flywheels must have been. All cars use to be that way though. veroooooooooooom opposed to vroom vroom. Would like to own a affordable, clean, 100k mile LS1 vette in the future, and nows the time, as clean examples are still cheap, but are increasing in price atm w no signs of slowing down. I'll bite next recession, hope I'm not in my 70s when that happens. If so, I'll still bite. Fun vid, keep it up guys!

Considering how old the Vette is, and how new the Corolla is, that's damn impressive for the Vette. The GR isn't a drag car so I wont shit on it too much, but that Vette is OP for it's age

The 5.0 pulls great up top.

my 1998 toyota corolla was completely baseline standard everything for around 14K. I miss that car so much. Gave t to my little brother and he crashed it. That thing was so much fun to drive. Limited at 120mph which I only hit on drives back and forth from college. Never had any issues.

Thanks for this test. I'm impressed by 3 cylinder turbo GR Corolla.

Wish you guys would switch drivers after each race and run it back. To make it more even. Also, I believe you can “manually” (1,2,3,D) shift the automatic corvette instead of waiting 5 minutes for the trans to figure out gear to be in.

One of the more random matchups I’ve seen but was just as, if not more entertaining. Cars from different classes and eras going head to head. Love it!

I think a more fair comparison should have had the Corvette and the Mustang both with manual transmissions just like the GR, the outcome would have been far different. Still, the 3 cylinder high performance GR shows just how far cars have advanced over the years. Can't wait to see the GR engine installed in the new Toyota GR86 with possibly a little more horsepower, it should be a real thrill to drive!

Great race, would be also interesting to see how much of a difference would it make if the Vette had a manual transmission

I love that you guys brought in the 14 mustang gt!! I have one and i love it! Not many people use them in comparisons like these anymore. Thank you for using it in this video!

A 3 cylinder boosted at 26psi to 300hp? 😬 Wonder what the reliability would be in the long run? Would it make it as long as that Corvette? Scary to think if that'll grenade that little thing. But yet again, it's a Toyota. 🤷🏽‍♂️

The Corolla is very impressive given the small displacement. Just one correction, however, a Corvette is not a "muscle car", it is a sports car.

Awesome video, that's incredible a 3 cylinder is doing all that work. I'd like to see how they compare on the back roads on some curves, I'd say that would favor the GR by a good bit.

Also not to forget, these c5's can frequently get up to 30+mpg (depending on tune and transmission) on highways. In fact, the 1.6l gr corolla and 5.7l corvette both get the same highway mpg rating at 28mpg!

Imagine how big the gap would be if it was a 10 speed Mustang 😂

I would LOVE to see the GR Corolla race the 4.6 S197 GT from 2005-2010.

Wow, a pretty fast 1/4 mile time for the Toyota. Only two and a half seconds slower than my old, standard, 1978 250cc Suzuki. It's amazing how much improvements can occur in just 45 years.

I really liked how you guys didn't force in lots of mean "banter" and made it cringe, you mostly just explained the cars.

I love y’all’s new Mustang! It’s a great spec and the best looking body style they’ve made👀

8:45 Explanation for what you're seeing here: The Mustang had spotted, in the very far distance, some 'Cars & Coffee' people standing on a sidewalk, in the next county.

The Coyote engine in that GT was a real gem! Just so far removed from the archaic pushrod 302 they used for so many years. Still the best bang for the buck car money can buy.

All you have to do with the Corvette is pre gear it, meaning put it in the gear that it is most advantageous to take off at 30 miles.

This is one reason I wouldn't pay current dealer asking for a GR Corolla ($67k!)

New tires would help a lot. There was some testing done on the Nürburgring due to the Civic Type R's amazing time, whereas older models could gain A LOT of time with the same tire setup.

🤔 would be nice to see a video comparing the GR to other high hp awd sport hatchbacks as far as price, reliability, performance,etc...

You guys having so much fun racing makes this video great.

That Corolla is impressive for sure. I wonder about longevity though.

I could get 14 flat in my old cobalt turbo. Does the extra 4000 feet make that much of a difference?

The problem with most all all wheel drive systems is they handle like front wheel drive. Even venerable systems like Subaru feel like front wheel drive in the beginning of a corner. I had an early model USDM WRX with aftermarket sway bars that evened out the handling some and it still felt more front drive than anything.

Great fun guys. While performance will be continue to evolve into different packages, we still have good options. Nothing beats the sound of a small block V-8.

Have to remember too that they are racing at a very high elevation. That actually is an advantage for a turbocharged vehicle. The turbo has to work harder to provide the same boost it would at a lower elevation but it still does even at higher elevation. Meaning still closer to the same power as it would make closer to sea level. Even though the Mustang pulled away it would've been even more at lower elevations where the naturally aspirated engine has more oxygen to work with.

Brillant engineering of Toyota. They come up with a 3 cylinder engine with turbo charger that reaches 300hp with a displacement of only 1.6 liter.

These cars are built completely for different purposes. Mustang is indeed for straight line drag racing but Corolla's short wheel base and suspension setup is for veering through corners.

This was great! Loved the enthusiasm here from y’all! No hardcore stats just damn fun!

3:16 "15.75 in the quarter" seems pretty rough, that elevation must be rough! I used to race a stock '95 Ford Probe GT with a rated 164hp at the track on all season tires and my best et was 15.3@89mph.

As a former 3x Mustang owner and current STI owner, I gotta say I knew the corolla was gonna beat them. They didn’t mention if it was the LSD model or not, but if he had done a proper boosted launch he would have rolled the mustang too. And at a racetrack it would have been bloody. And in any sort of weather. Dudes are super mad. That corolla handles like crazy too. And they sound better with an exhaust than I-4’s. The important thing is that too many “car guys” aren’t driving enthusiasts, they’re fanboys who try to insult every other platform Me? I love driving all different types of platforms. As long as they’re manual and analog as possible. Stop bashing. Start driving things before you judge them. Fun fact. Won’t hear many Mustang owners say this: but I had more fun in 1 afternoon rallying a stock fiesta st than I ever had with my muscle cars. Burnouts are fun too, but nowhere near as fun as liftoff oversteering that little crapbox fiesta st around on a rally type dirt road lol. Once you really start to get some car control stuff under your belt you start to see just how fun driving great handling cars is, especially if they’re analog and not having computers make them handle

Which rear-end gears are in the C5? If they are the 2.73s and not the optional 3.23s then non wonder it's so slow.

The 5.0 coyote is iconic. Look what they've been able to do with a... FIVE LITER.

This was a fun idea. The Mustang and the Coyote engine are incredible.

They're over a mile above sea level. An NA car loses roughly 3% power for every 1000 ft above sea level. This means the Corvette and Mustang are down about 15% power (Corvette being 293hp and Mustang being 357hp at a mile above sea level). Turbo cars don't experience nearly as much loss since forced induction compensates for much of the effects of thinner air. Forced induction loses vary depending on the car (unlike NA which is easy to calculate), so a stock turbo car a mile in elevation could lose anywhere from 1-5%. A LS1 C5 typically traps the 1/4 mile around 108-110 mph. Trap speed change is a good measure of power change (especially in an automatic car that has less room for error compared to a stick). Given the one here only trapped 96 mph, it's pretty evident it's down on power.

Ive got a 14 gt track pack and while i know its nowhere near the fastest thing on the road, im still gapping most new "sport sedans" out there to include an RS3 and a BMW 4 series from a roll recently. Handles well too for being a solid rear end

The little GR did pretty good for a 3 cylinder.!

Love these videos. It just shows how far & how quickly technology comes on vehicles. The little Toyota is very impressive. Good job, guys. 👍🏻👍🏻

The advantage the Corolla has is the AWD system. The issue to consider is that Toyota is pushing a lot out of a 3 cylinder. Making 300HP means it's pushing 100HP per cylinder. The Corvette is a classic, but there's also a lot of them and since they have a V8 they have room for newer and more powerful engines. The Mustang has power but needs a way to regulate wheel spin. An AWD system would help a lot.

It appeared the Corolla was closer at the finish line from the 30 mph roll than the dead start. I wouldn't have figured that.

Interesting times for the vette 😆. I remember my old 1998 trans-am ls1 was pulling 1/4 mile times in the 13 sec area with a heavier body and SLOWER manual gearbox *auto is easier to launch!, so how a lighter vette was about 16 seconds is hilarious, they were never that slow. From a roll, if you are using manual transmission then you should also downshift too to be fair, autos usually have a sport mode for that (that should have been utilized. )

I'm surprised at the 1/4 mile times. Last year while I vacationed in Denver, I took my '18 v6 Camaro(335 hp and about 3400 lbs) to Bandimere and went a 15:07 @ 95 mph

Definitely, the classic v8 engine produces a unique sound, I would certainly buy it out of emotion and not out of reasoning 😂

The power of normally aspirated engines at 5000' is 84% of that at sea level, so the 420 hp Mustang was really about 350 hp in this test. The turbo engine with 25.2 psi of boost makes 94% of it's power at 5000' or 300x.94= 282 hp.

Turbos wear out engines quick. Like to see how it holds up over time

Amazing how much light weight and all new breaks can shorten the break length. Great video guys, can’t wait to see what else you come up with. Have a wonderful 4th of July everyone 🤗🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

even a lower power corolla is pretty fun, they have alot of torque, even getting to 50 can be fun spinning the tires. not gonna set any speed records but it was a fun ride.

Really confused about the slow 1/4 mile times here? I was running low 15's in a stock 89 Formula 350 firebird??? Very minor things like underdrive pullies, K&N filter, screens out of mass airflow sensor and relocated MAT sensor and I was running 14.7 1/4 mile times... I thought an LS Vette was good for 13's?

I've always preferred Chevy and the LS when it comes to domestic. When it comes to mods, durability, reliability and after market support but when it comes to sound the 5.0 always sounded way better for me and if you throw the GT350 voodoo engine in to the equation then that thing is absolute musical symphony

One of the best tools these guys could use is a draggy for actual braking data. When you're going off cones its not 100% accurate as reaction time can play a role and where exactly you start braking is a factor. Also it would be great to swap drivers in these cars to get a better sample size for drivers that aren't as fast. Cool to see how aged cars still hold up to new stuff tho. You just don't have the best data as to how old the brake fluid is, pad/rotor, or tire condition. Also having manual vs auto isn't a perfect sample.

They picked the perfect drivers for these cars, they look exactly like who'd I expect to drive those cars

Hey, did you guys know that cars can go around corners too? Well, probably not the Mustang or an old Corvette, but the newer Corvettes can. How would the Mustang do against the Corolla on a track? A track with both right AND left turns, that is.

I'm very impressed with Gazoo Racing. That tiny corolla did a decent job. The 4L60 in the C5 Corvette is no slouch. That transmission can shift very quick and handle the torque.

15 sec ls1 vette? Running on 7 cylinders? That 5.0 stang kills either... even with the worst gears and tires

I’m still very partial to the Golf R personally. Just way more potential for power going forward with that 2L 4cyl compared to the 3cyl. Also I like DSG’s

I've gotten a 15.2 quarter mile in my 2002 nissan sentra se-r spec v. 2.5 litre NA, 175 hp. I never thought my 21 year old car would be faster than a modern vehicle, or a corvette! 😮

I'm surprised at how slow the Vette and the Toyota were in the 1/4 mile. I expected the Vette to be at least 1 second quicker and the Toyota to be more like 2 seconds. A lot of V6 mid size family cars have pulled mid to high 15s for over 20 years now.

Great video again guys! The corvette isn't slow at all!

I used to consistently run low 15s in my stock base model cobalt in 2006. Driver mod needed

These guys are full of it. I ran 13.21 with completely stock 1998 Corvette with auto trans.

Good to see you back Kase missed ya!

When stats are displayed or discussed, you guys should also throw in what you paid for each car in the tests.

Just the fact that this is a 3 CYLINDER alone that can keep up!!

Nothing can compare the sound, style and Power of a muscle car, no matter how Quick and expensive r the news models

How durable over time is the 3cyl turbo ?still impressive tho

It would be cool to see the 600 horsepower Yaris GR drag race the muscle cars of America

It's not really a fair race when you have a 'vette with a 4 speed auto. We used to call the 4 speeds the "Auto-tragic". 6 speed vette would be a different story. It's really amazing how far auto transmissions have come in the last 20 years.

Crazy that when they rev the Corvette the left set of exhaust tips moves down and the right set moves up, along with the movement of the engine as it revs, I think they need new engine mounts!

Should have ran it against more comparable cars in cost . Like a 2018 10 speed mustang gt And a 2014 or newer vette

I’m a ford guy and I have a mustang…. But I was rooting for that C5 like a Chevy fanboy. Such a great sounding, beautiful looking model. Plus the LS1 is one of the best GM engines ever. A Classic.

Pretty impressive with what Toyota did with 3 cylinders and a snail. The LS 5.7 was a good engine, great at the time. I wonder what an LS/LT engine could do if it had 2 more valves per cylinder. Both V8s crushed the sound category.

To correct his wording he meant to say “he walked right past me” never blame the car

That Mustang is not 3900 lbs.

This was fun! Yall really got me hooked with these random car mash ups

99 vette running a 15.9 1/4 mile? That elevation must really be a bigger horsepower killer than I thought!

People dont know that the 3cyl turbo petrol engines with direct fuel injections are mostly best for long distances. If you actually let them heat up and cool down, like a diesel car you can get very good fuel consumption.