Toyota's Secret Weapon! 2020 Corolla GR SPORT Review 

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I'm waiting for the AWD Corolla GR

I am from England but I live in Australia now. We don't get the Corolla GR model here. I managed to spec mine out the same with the same colour scheme just as a coincidence. Although I notice that the GR Corolla doesn't have rear passenger air vents... The new corolla feels very BMW-like. My last 2 cars were a 2015 BMW M135i and a late Audi A3 sportback 2016 S-line (1.8T). The corolla even smells like the new BMW did. The Audi kept breaking down and the turbo failed about a month before I handed it back to Audi. You got to remember the Corolla is a cheap car but it feels premium. Those seats are also found in the Toyota Supra and OMG they are really comfortable. Fuel economy is amazing on the 1.8. 60mpg on normal driving is fantastic. 120hp doesnt sound like much but the hybrid system really helps out to deliver power. When doing 60mph you can put your foot down to overtake and there is instant torque there. No worry about lack of power because the hybrid system sort of makes up for it to some extent. Handling is also fantastic, you can really throw it into corners and it just sticks to the road with little to no body roll. I like pressing "EV mode" button when I'm almost home and you can arrive pretty much silently. Dislikes - my headlights are either ON or Auto so when going through tunnels or under bridges there's no way to keep the lights off. Also I havent yet got used to the heater, I need to turn it to Hi which is max to get any real heat out of it but in my experience Toyota heaters are just OK compared to something like Vauxhaull where you could probably cook meat on the heat that comes out of the air vents. I melted my shoe on a Vauxhaull corsa once although it was a nike shoe so make of that what you will.

This is interesting to see what Toyota sells in places other than the USA. Thank you for posting this video and I like the styling of this English model. (:

The standard Corolla looks the part. This version looks fantastic.

Great review Christian, new subscriber and I’ve been a bit blonde....BOTB? unless there’s another Christina out there!!!! Keep up the great work fella 🤘

There is an option to change the Speedometer, I've had my corolla for over half a year now and I just discovered the feature. You can only change it when you're in Park. Its in the Option on the Dashboard itself.

Thank you for honest review. I am glad that I have ordered Focus )

Is the motor real good and where do you put the water and oil in the car? Just wondering

I notice the cargo area seems deeper than the US version regular Corolla Hatch. I do like that steering wheel better as well.

Its because u have to upgrade intake and injectors, including minor lash tuning with upgraded hydraulic buckets and ceramic valve springs. Pistons definitely need better bearings, a oil ports drilled all around pistons for each ring. Dual action External oil pump. Definitely need a racing transmission for my fist gen 1zz corolla with the 16valve EFI head valves. It reacts like the AE86

Go into car settings on steering controls and select digital plus shows digital speed and looks a whole lot neater

I generally really love this cars look definitely going to get it in this trim

You can change to a digital read out for the speed it's in the settings on the screen itself. Just scroll across to change meter change and switch to digital

There is an option for the digital speedo. It’s in my 2019 corolla, pretty sure they would have it in this one. Just have to dig into the settings.

Do they offer touring in the us of a?

there are of those models here in the usa?

only 1.8 and 2.0 available? no option of 1.6 and turbo?

I have a 2019 Toyota C-HR Hybrid 1.8. It is good on a full battery but when you drain it you will find the drop in performance. Also you can't rev the car in neutral or park. I kinda assume that before this new GR Sport Corolla has the normal rev dial that it will do that but I would need to test it myself.

Is it me or is the Hybrid badge at 1.48 not on straight???

Hi guys, I am considering buying this car but my only worry is that I would mostly drive highway (approx. 80% of the time). My current car is a 2014 Seat Leon which averages 6.0l/100km. I am a bit concerned that for my needs, the Corolla GR Sport might drink even more than this... Any insights about true fuel consumption on highway? Thanks in advance ;)

Toyota needs to stop dragging their feet and make another turbo Celica already.we got a new Supra but no new gt-4 Celica... 😔

Digital speedo in settings gr has 3 settings to chose from digital analogue and another digital with blue rings on for other data glad you did your home work on the car

Oh man, that car looks and sounds so blend... better luck next time!

Over here in the Netherlands the 2.0 GR Sport is actually a decent deal, costing around 36 grand and real hot hatches like the Golf VIII GTI and Focus ST due to Co2 emissions coming in at a whopping 48-49k.

Can this run in ev mode only ???

Which color is this?

Whats is the colour of the car?

The one I drove had a big speed read out without the analog simulation.

Had me excited the first minute until he said it's just a body upgrade.

Shame it wasn’t the 2litre version which is much quicker. Also the speed display can be changed to a digital display, it’s in the settings controlled by the menu on the dash

There is news of a GR Corolla coming to the states as a result of the GR yaris that we wont be getting. Its gonna have 250hp and the same awd system in the GR Yaris which is only coming to the UK. I drive a 2020 Toyota Corolla hatchback SE Nightshade. Hopefully hoping to upgrade if this isnt true about this GR sport.

Nice review! Always entertaining and informative. I’m currently awaiting delivery of my 2.0 GR Sport in bi-tone in Pearl Silver hopefully next week 😊

You can change driver display to digital speedo.....

proper seat adjustment.

They need to make a GR Prius

We have the exact model love it :)

Actually it regenerates power back to the battery on DRIVE. Gear B is for engine braking on downhill slopes, nothing to do with power generating.

So it's basically a Prius with a Corolla body made to look slightly sportier. Got it.

How come the engine was not shown

I’m seriously thinking of one of these to replace my 2011… Auris / Corolla

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="357">5:57</a> "The issue that I've got about knowing how fast you're going is by looking at the speedo.. Here and here. but not here"... Haa Good one.

I wish we had a hybrid Corolla hatchback in the U.S.

Yo you can change the speed meter to digital. Its in the settings. I did it to mine 🙄 Wish you did some research! But I love your car reviews!

The car does a digital display in the car so its just the speed. Should if got the 2.0 wakes the car up so much

There is a digital meter in settings!

You can change the dash to a digital speedo

Hopefully Toyota brings a Corolla to USA that's AWD w/around 250 lb-ft of torque.

No usb charger in the back seat? ? ?

Ive the exact one on a 20 plate .same colour pearlescent white black roof .mines the 2 litre .shames many a car on acceleration to 60mph.add to that 48mpg.show me the competition that does that

If I lived in the UK I would buy the GR Yaris. It sucks that the United States doesn't get that car!

Wow wtf id buy the GR Touring !

69 Fx lol is this Jenny69 pretending to be a Fox?! 😂

The only thing I want in this car is coloured break callipers.

Uh... those things in the back are door pulls, lol

I have this, with the 1.8. I’m 19, wasn’t allowed the 2.0 😂. Performance isn’t bad but not great either. Such a fun car to drive though!

I love the look of this car. I'm torn between the new Honda civic or the new corolla

why didnt u show us the engine

The Speedo is configurable... you can geta digital readout in place of the old style analogue.

I think Toyota did me favor. I need a updated transmission than the old s motor transmission. They intend to fall apart after some hp mods. Will not last over 6 months in race mode

show the engine please

I'm confused when he said it feels a little bit cheap

Why doesn't Toyota put the 2.5L hybrid in the Gr models as standard? Makes about 200hp and much more torque than the 1.8L and 2.0L

Me: Oooo that looks quite nice. Christian: it has the same powertrain as a Prius *switches off video

I suppose there's some modest disappointment that the GR has nothing to do with the code for Toyota's V6. (Now imagine that shoehorned into a Corolla instead of the usual cars/trucks it's found in.)

Good review but you say this is top of the range, not so, there are too Excel grades above the GR Sport.

Why wont the GR come to America? I heard there's a makn of a 2023 so it might come then. But why not now? We do have a hatch but not GR. I say this is the best lookn one there is and I was never big on hatches

Clearly complaining about the 1.8 engine without knowing how to drive this car. Using ECO mode and wanting to accelerate is just stupid, don't do it, those modes are software controlled, which means that no matter how hard you press the gas in ECO mode it just won't go faster. Put it in normal and the response is nice, put in sports and the car just goes crazy with the necessary force to overtake anything.

To me it looked more like a game than a steering wheel

The Corolla looks really nice but let down with those fake exhausts, what is it with car manufacturers putting fake exhaust on? Volkswagen have done it with the base Golf too, form over function yet again just insert the bloody exhausts into the hole!

Should have just called it sport, and not gr sport.

Make it a coupe and we have a ae86

How fast in quarter mile

So he just reviewed a regular corolla

My interest for this car died when he said it was more on styling than performance.

I thought this was the 250 version 😑

I’m sure once we get this in 2022, they have to have a 6 speed manual and possibly a AT gears as an option. Because I would say the CVT cannot handle that much power

you can set your dash to different setups! this analog thing is disgusting. go to the last page on the dash and look at the last two options. hold down "OK" for around two seconds and you get into the advanced settings without issues. make sure you are Parked. another thing: the GR in Germany comes with a 2.0 ltr engine with 184hp, no 1.8 ltr. option. GET THE 2.0ltr!!!! its sooooooooo much more fun! totaly worth it!!!! the 1.8 has the 12v battery up front under the hood. , the 2.0 has it in the back, wich robs quite some space since it raises your boot-floor. you can get some of the space back if you remove the inlays below the floor, lots of unused space! Sadly no Subwoofer with the JBL sound system. BUT the Door-Woofers play quite nice to the low 30...40ish hz. just don't expect it to blow your ears off. it kinda chopps the lower frequencies off on higher volumes. yet it sounds super nice! the active suspension is sooooo good. If you do slaloms you can feel how the rear steers with your car. I have no issues with the buttons, never felt like anything coming off. Also did you try the cruise control with steering assist? doesn't work so good at the country roads but on the highway its "super effective" Its driving itself. just some light "yeah I am awake" steering inputs needed all 10 to 15 seconds and when the computer isn't sure about the lanes. Oh the B mode. Its not there to regenerate more Energy. its there to give you a engine brake mode for loooooong steep downhills. but you are just fine with using just the brake pedal. the car regenerates as much energy as it can stuff into the NI/MH pack. once it's full the engine switches on and automaticly goes into the "B" mode. all that without using your brakepads. I own a GR Hatch since February. also I work as a mechanic for a Toyota dealer. And I love it! Icing on the cake would be a torsen diff, and maybe a turbo for some extra 50 horses :D but sadly thats not the case.

Oh God bless, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="479">7:59</a> 'the same power *terrain* as the Prius' lovely effort but seriously proof read your script

Whats the point. It just makes the gr logo worthless. Just put it on the extreme cars like supra gr yaris etc

I may tell this car is sporty with its exterior but slightly doubtful over the engine performance from your comments.

I won't change my ST for that.

So the only way to know how fast your going is to look at the speedometer?!? What are we cavemen? Wait the rear cup holder has no pull tab? Sorry that’s a deal breaker. But hold on there are GR kickplates, I may need to reconsider. Hmm..

I'll take "cars that will never be offered for sale in North America" for $1000 Alex.. Edit- never mind, seems to be the same thing we get here as the Black edition (or whatever its called) and not the full blown performance model with a turbo under the hood. Our version doesnt get special sport seats.

so GR is the new TRD?

50 plus mpg and not a diesel !

2020 Mazda3 Sport review!?

What ever happened to Toyota TuRDs?

i always thought hatchbacks looked horrendous. and this is no exception. i still prefer my 2020 corolla XSE sedan over this. at least mine doesn’t have ugly af, fake exhaust tips

When I hear Corolla now I will always think corona virus lol

I'll wait for the real GR

No GR Sport for the US

Yeah, Toyota dropped the ball. They should have made a all wheel drive wagon style. Something to complete with the Subaru .

I heard you say Toyota Corona😂

)-; Not in the US )-;

Sport, now there is a term to sucker in the in the sheep. Even pickups have sports bars on the back What sport has got to with anything is beyond me. Insurance companies love the term as it means they can charge you more than the unsport model that has identical performance

Those headlights are the lowest spec set you can get in a Corolla. No projectors and no AHS.

Why would you get performance from a car that gives you such good fuel economy, these cars are all about felling good while saving money and obviously getting to your destination whiteout breaking the bank . Why is it so important to mention 0-60 and top speed . With speed cameras everywhere your license wouldn’t last 5 mins .

Haw much plz ,in sto

A lot of Uber drivers are going to buy this