Driven: The 2023 Toyota GR Corolla Is The New King Of Hot Hatches | Carscoops carscoops
to the front and rear axles of the GR Corolla Core along with slotted front rotors, red-painted 4-piston calipers up front, and red-painted 2-piston calipers in the back.
The Circuit Edition isn’t only distinguishable by its forged carbon roof. It also gets large hood vents and a unique spoiler. The Morizo Edition adds a unique Smoke Gray color but otherwise looks the same from the outside as the Circuit Edition. Altogether, the GR Corolla manages to branch away from Trunk space in all grades of the GR Corolla is cavernous, to say the least. Behind the second row, the Core and Circuit Edition cars have 17.8 cu-ft worth of cargo space. The Morizo Edition doesn’t have an official number as of this writing but just look at it. It’s big enough for a full set of extra tires and tools with room left over. Overall, it’s a clean cabin with little fuss and a great deal of focus on the driving experience itself.equipped with both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
On normal streets, the GR Corolla feels sharp and taut, somewhat like a pro athlete going about their grocery shopping. Still, it’s not overly rough or stiff and managed to soak up whatever imperfections we encountered without issue. Visibility is good and there’s no major blindspot of any kind either. The only thing you might be unaware of is just how fast this little car is until you pin the throttle.
In our experience, there was next to no numbness in the steering wheel at all. On center, it’s still communicating about what’s happening at the road surface and in turns there’s a small adjustment period while you learn how the car settles in. At times I found myself correcting course mid-corner because the car hadn’t fully settled into the line when I initially thought it had.
Additional torque, more grip, and less weight come together to completely change how fast this little car is. Compared to the lesser two trims the Morizo was entering corners one gear higher and at much greater speed before having no problem bleeding that speed back off before exiting the corner again. It’s amazingly grippy in the bends.
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