I believe that many people know the car brand, starting from the anime "Head Text D". However, the AE86 in the picture is almost extinct in China, resulting in many people's dreams, and finally can only "dream back in the middle of the night", after all, the descendants of AE86 (Toyota Corolla) have long become a "grocery shopping" god car, basically have nothing to do with sports.
However, Toyota seems not to be willing to let the Corolla continue to "sink", and recently unveiled a new Toyota GR Corolla in the United States. It is reported that the car will be equipped with a 1.6T engine, matching the 6MT transmission, and equipped with a GR-Four four-wheel drive system, which is expected to become the strongest Corolla model to date after the official launch.
As a corolla derivative model, the new car as a whole continues the design of the overseas hatchback version of the Corolla, and only makes adjustments in the details to make the body appearance more sporty. The front face of the vehicle adopts a new mid-mesh shape, adding the "GR" logo to show the special positioning of the vehicle.
On the side of the body, the front and rear fenders were modified with a large-size wide-body shape on the original basis, and a diversion hole was added to the rear of the front fender to improve the overall dynamic performance of the new car. The tail not only has a air diffuser shape that symbolizes movement, but also adds three sides and three outflows to improve the overall performance of the vehicle.
Many people may wonder why a 1.6T model has such an exaggerated three-out exhaust system. In fact, the car is equipped with an engine code-named G16E-GTS, which can produce a maximum horsepower of 300Ps when the engine speed reaches 6500 rpm, and at 3000 rpm to 5500 rpm, it can already reach a peak torque of 370 N·m, and the power parameters are obviously very strong.
As a model with active performance, it is of course matched to the 6MT gearbox. At the same time, GR Corolla is also equipped with GR-Four four-wheel drive system, the driver can adjust the front and rear torque distribution according to the needs of use, providing three adjustable gears, respectively, 60-40, 50-50 and 30-70, the corresponding power output characteristics are partial front drive, four wheel drive, partial rear drive, that is to say, understeering, or oversteering, completely in the driver's control.
Previously, there has been news that the highly playable GR Yaris is expected to enter the domestic sales, if this news can be confirmed, this GR Corolla has a greater chance of entering the country. So, the question is, how much do you think it is appropriate for such a Corolla to enter the country and sell it?
Edit = Huang Zhifeng
Producer = Lin Jing