Regarding Toyota, for most people, this is a brand that is "committed" to building a grocery cart, with large space, fuel saving, reliable performance...
However, toyota seems to have never forgotten the "dream" of motorsport and sports cars that belonged to the japanese economic explosion of the last century. The "GR Factory" at toyota's Motomachi plant welcomed GR Corolla after GR YARiS.
Yes, this GR Corolla is not just on the "large assembly line", adding a wide body change of power so simple. It is built in a small-scale production method, and the body welding points and body adhesives are more complex and more complex, and many parts are assembled by hand. After the assembly is completed, in addition to the precision inspection of the instrument, the sensory senses of the senior staff are also used for complete inspection.
During the development phase, GR Corolla has undergone repeated tests on fuji tracks, Suzuka circuit, Tsukuba track, and mud and snow. Just like the AE86 of Tuohai, it was also under the careful adjustment of Wentai that it achieved hegemony over Qiuming mountain.
Finally, let's take a look at the relationship between AE86 and GR Corolla. In fact, the AE86 is the code name of the fifth generation of Corolla- Corolla LEVIN and Sprinter TRUENO. "A" stands for the 4A series engine, "E" stands for corolla, "8" stands for the fifth generation (E80 series), and "6" stands for variants within this model.
Levin and TRUENO's body structure is almost identical, but the former uses fixed headlights and is active in Japan and Europe, while the latter uses head jumping lights, because "Head Text D" and Kei City Tsuchiya have become the "yyds" in the hearts of many fans.
Therefore, compared with the GR 86 that inherited the name of AE86, today's GR Corolla is the inheritor of its blood and spirit. At that time, the "tofu car" that was carefully tuned by Fujimoto was replaced by a racing engine and galloped on top of Akina Mountain.
Today, would you rather buy a GR Corolla that is also carefully tuned by GAZOO Racing and equipped with racing technology?