Still gutted about no GR Corolla for the UK? Best look away now...
and so on - have been superb driver’s cars, regardless of shape or original remit. Now Toyota, seemingly intent on becoming everyone’s favourite carmaker, is doubling up on its two-seat hot hatches with this, the GR Corolla Morizo Edition.
Following last year’s Yaris GRMN, the Morizo - Toyota president Akio Toyoda’s development driver alter ego - promises to bring “an untamed energy that captivates customers” as well as “a driving taste that excites and that powers the urge to keep on driving.” Which sound like very laudable aims for a stripped-out hot hatch. It’s more than just the 30kg saved from ditching the rear bench, too, taking kerbweight to 1,440kg.
Elsewhere torque has been boosted to 295lb from the standard 273, with the promise of better mid-range muscle, aided by a lower first, second and third gear. Toyota says they provide “a pleasing sense of gear engagement.” There’s also another 3.3m of structural adhesive and more body bracing for increased rigidity, 245-section Michelin Cup 2s and new bucket seats exclusive to the Morizo to keep the driver hugged tight.
Which leads us on to availability. Toyota has revealed the Morizo Edition alongside the GR Corolla RZ, which is the car we saw earlier in the year but for the Japanese market. The two-seat car is actually going to the US, with both shown simultaneously.
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