At the 2022 New York Auto Show, Toyota brought a "small steel cannon" - GR Corolla, making up for the embarrassing situation that Toyota did not have a "small steel cannon". When you think of the "little steel cannon", you think of the Volkswagen Golf R, which has a maximum power of 320 horsepower, you also think of the Ford Focus RS, which has a maximum power of 350 horsepower, and you may also think of the upcoming new Honda Civic TYPE R, which has a maximum power of 320 horsepower, and what about the Toyota GR Corolla? It has a maximum power of 300 horsepower, which seems to have no advantage in these "small steel guns", in fact, it is equipped with a 1.6T three-cylinder engine, and 300 horsepower has squeezed this three-cylinder engine very hard. Let's take a look at this "little steel cannon" with me.
GR Corolla's front face uses a large number of blackout kits, Toyota "Bull's Head" logo on both sides of the chrome trim strips blackened, large size mesh is also blackened, the front hood also has two blackened heat dissipation ports, the use of large size nets and heat dissipation ports are to dissipate heat for this 1.6T engine, the application of a large number of blackened kits also enhances the sense of movement of the front face. In the side part, the sports rim designed with dense spokes was blackened, the window trim strips were blackened, the exterior mirrors were also blackened, and there were blackened air intakes at the front fenders to guide air in and cool down the engine.
The rear part, narrow upper and lower width, the lower skid plate is bright black, but also integrated a large size diffuser, the diffuser of the skeleton part is three exhaust tail throats, the outer end of the exhaust pipe on both sides adopts circular decoration, and the outer end of the middle exhaust pipe adopts a similar rectangular oval decoration, which increases the sporty atmosphere of the rear.
GR Corolla's waistline design has a visual effect of light and shadow refraction, the waistline from the front fender to the rear of the car is a gradual upward posture, creating a sense of swooping, and there are two folds in the upper part of the rear wheel, which enhances the layering of the side, but increases the difficulty of recovery after bumping. The car also uses a red brake caliper, calipers installed in the front of the brake disc position, judging by the position of the brake calipers, the car uses a front McPherson independent suspension, because the double wishbone independent suspension and multi-link independent suspension of the brake calipers are installed in the rear position of the brake discs, the rear suspension is not accidental, it is still the E-type multi-link independent suspension, this E-type multi-link has also become one of the iconic designs of the TNGA architecture.
In the details, there is a red and black GR logo on the front fender, and a GR logo on the red brake caliper. The car is also equipped with an 18-inch Michelin PS4 series sports tire, don't ask me how I know, I zoomed in on the picture to take a closer look.
In terms of power, the GR Corolla is equipped with a 1.6T three-cylinder engine model G16E-GTS, with a maximum power of 300 horsepower and a maximum torque of 370 Nm, and the book data is not even inferior to many six-cylinder engines. Matching this three-cylinder engine is the 6MT manual transmission, in order to increase its road driving stability, Toyota also equipped it with a GR-Four four-wheel drive system, of which the Circuit Edition model is also equipped with a front and rear limited slip differential lock, driving stability is further improved.
Its interior layout follows the design of the ordinary version of the Corolla, but it has been improved in the details, the dark interior style + integrated racing seat + flipped fur seat cushion + LCD dashboard + manual gear lever, has a different flavor, although not luxurious, but not cheap. Detailed part, GR logo on the steering wheel and GR embroidery on the headrest.
Finally, what do you think about toyota GR Corolla's "little steel cannon"?