Editor's Letter: Toyota GR Corolla gave me the first-car feeling again:
2023 Toyota GR Corolla
My little GTI would rip into apexes and grind to its redline through very short gears. It had better moves than Ex-Lax and could not be tripped up. Quick steering moved the roughly 2500-pound box with windows into and out of trouble. Sometimes after parking I would linger in it, marveling about what we'd just done. Warm afterglow.As documented over the years in this fine publication, I have tested some rare and eye-opening stuff: Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Bugattis, even a Pagani.
Corner coming up. Whoops. The brake is a little far from the accelerator to reliably heel-toe downshift. Solution: Tap the button to the left of the steering wheel to enable rev matching. Brake. Downshift. Rotate. Upshift. Repeat. The GR has seemingly inexhaustible grip. I remember my GTI had that same dogged refusal to let go. It pressed you hard into the bolsters. This Corolla is tenacious and pissed off, just like the GTI.
If I drove that GTI today, I'm guessing I'd be shocked by the roughness and lack of rigidity. Age and perspective would render the ride and structure, like most things that seemed acceptable at 17, questionable today. Here in my late 40s, the GR seems satisfyingly firm and solid.I got a couple of speeding tickets in the first few months of my driving career. If I had a GR Corolla today, I'm sure I'd get nailed a few times until I started acting my age again.
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