2024 Toyota GR Corolla review: 0-100 & POV test drive

[@aronkorani2542]

Just found your Chanel and loving it. You really do this really really professionally as good as they come cobber

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@aronkorani2542 Thanks!

[@scottiewardle]

great vid, looking forward to the updated GR Yaris GTS review

[@tonestar0183]

Loved the donut at the start :) Put a smile on my face and I'm not even in the car! I took one of these for a test drive and loved every minute of it. Would highly recommend this car. It had the best, smoothest manual transmission I've ever used. I have a Hyundai i20N which I love but the Corolla is next level. Another excellent review Brett. You're a natural.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Thanks. It's a fun car!

[@robincollis6349]

@@tonestar0183 yeah I agree it looks awesome I'm too afraid to do it in my own car though tyres too expensive and I've heard the clutch is a little weak it's a daily drive for me so I need to treat it with kindness though I do like a launch off the lights every now and then

[@Malc664]

You have great car control. I love it when you get sideways (Mitsubishi ASX) and here with the very nice donuts.

[@matias9412]

Saludos desde Chile Brett, excelente el Corolla GR.

[@heathlett275]

Best part was the donut at the start. They should have put donut on the dial

[@Achilles_2024]

Very nice 👍

[@garageblitztv3215]

Looks like a lot of fun … would love one!

[@koaykengfai5048]

amazing car

[@evrenmatique]

Just a small thing, the 8 speed auto is a torque converter! Not a DCT

[@peelvroom8003]

You should performance test the regular corolla

[@madrx2]

I'm just picturing this car with the 2.4L 4Cyl From the Kluger 198kW @ 6000rpm 420Nm @ 1700-3600rpm on 91 Ron. (imagine tuned on 98 with some other mods)

[@Username97252]

Great review mate, and also are you going to review the BMW 540d M Sport xdrive which has been released recently?

[@davidshurterfoundermembero2885]

Such a cool car but the problems I am finding with my Yaris are maintenance and parts costs. Front discs are £1000. This is absurd. Its supposed to be a Toyota not a lambo

[@Citizen052]

I would buy one if it were available in my country.

[@MrAndrewChung]

wish there was commentary on your gr yaris 'fang' video.

[@johnfeliciano585]

What about that car with 8 speed automatic transmission and when?

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Toyota will launch an 8-speed auto option in Australia in the next couple of months.

[@westril4952]

Finally, a gauraullaur

[@TechHead03]

I'm interested in one of these with an auto.😊

[@andrew22334455]

Will you be testing the 2025 GR Corolla when it comes out? I'll be interested to see how much quicker the automatic will launch

[@thehitman8663]

Apparently doing 4.7 seconds to 60mph.

[@thehitman8663]

The auto that is

[@andrew22334455]

@@thehitman8663 The Americans get better tyres on their GRs (Pilot Sports). The Advans on the GRs have been said to be not as good.

[@peterbiviano747]

This or type R FWD v ALD

[@tezza8717]

If you took out that plastic crap out under the boot floor you could probably fit a spare tyre. Cheers mate great review

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@tezza8717 Yeah pretty much 😅 Thanks!

[@Eugen-E]

That new 8-speed automatic is not a dual-clutch.

[@layne4376]

I love the Civic Type R and what it can do but there is nothing better than a manual AWD quickish car on a B road in crappy conditions. Absolutely nothing.

[@mahcooharper9577]

I really want to love these and the Yarises and I'm very grateful Toyota made them, but I cant come at the noise of the 3 cylinder. They just sound like absolute garbage.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@mahcooharper9577 Yeah I tend to agree. Interesting idea and impressive effort, but the sound of a barking 4 is more crisp. Although, I haven’t heard one with a proper aftermarket exhaust.

[@joshwakawaka7409]

Don't drive it over 85mph we will void warranty lol

[@alenalavanja6543]

5.5s to 100 is a bit slow for that turbo and a 4wd combo...a few FWD hot hatches with similar power got close to that

[@YZJB]

It is not a drag car - never meant to be

[@davothegreat9990]

​@YZJB doesn't matter. Most fwd aren't drag cars either and can do better times. Especially the i30n.

[@danielcave7065]

@@davothegreat9990i30N capable of sub 5. I’ve done it in mine and so have many others

[@davothegreat9990]

@@danielcave7065 but not every time. And must be in near perfect conditions. i30n sedan is the quickest of them all.

[@danielcave7065]

@daveothegreat9990 almost every time I’ve tested it. It’s very very consistent. But who cares. That’s the thing with these types of cars…people get fixated on the numbers and the 0-100 times. Why cares? It’s all about how these cars make you feel when you drive them, the rush of the turbo and the feedback you get and feel. I couldn’t care less if my i30N goes 0-100 in 5 or 7 seconds. Besides nobody, not me or you or anyone else could feel any difference between a few tenths in acceleration anyway. Not without a stopwatch. So who cares? I’m telling you now if you actually got behind the wheel and drove a GR Corolla you wouldn’t be on here saying it’s slow. You just watch a review and see 5.5 seconds and think that’s slow. Who cares? Go drive one, it ain’t slow! VB WRX is an excellent example of this…

[@A861967]

Yes it’s good but in the USA they bag it as it blows up over 80 m/h not sure what that is all about… I like it❤

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

I thrashed this example quite extensively (for professional testing purposes, of course), with no issue whatsoever. Multiple launches at 7000rpm redline 👍

[@andrew22334455]

Apparently the 2 in the US caught fire as they were both ECU piggy-backed. Stock examples won't have that issue.

[@davothegreat9990]

​@drivingenthusiastaustralia which is why I'll never buy a demo model..😂😂

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@davothegreat9990 Nothing I wouldn’t do in my own car 😀

[@robertsaca3512]

Like a Yaris GR. Just not special, fatter, slower and more expensive.

[@sayedengine]

Elantra N FWD 1/4: 13.1 sec

[@robincollis6349]

@@sayedengine lamspeed GR Yaris 9.4s 1/4 mile what's your point your talking dct to manual the i30n manual is slower again

[@sayedengine]

@robincollis6349 9.4sec wasn't stock to stock.

[@robincollis6349]

@sayedengine and 13.1 I doubt it was totally stock to maybe intake and exhaust stickier tyres. This guy did a review on the i30n sedan (Elantra n) like for like conditions and same driver which is the 2 main factors the corolla was 13.6 the Elantra was 14.02 with launch control and dct and 0-100 GR was 5.47 Elantra was 6 all factors equal so just because you have managed to squeeze a 13.1 1/4 time doesn't mean every one can in every situation but hey congrats on that that's pretty quick for a factory tuned FWD car I only managed a 13.3 in my modified ae102 major traction issues my trap speed was 108.8 mph that speed should have got me a high 12 but yeah no excuses

[@sayedengine]

@robincollis6349 yes it's strange in this channel he always got slower time I don't know what's the real problem. It's may be bad fuel or car has been tuned specifically for Australia how's know

[@下田洋介-w4z]

This engine is very fit for gr yaris, but for gr corolla it looks not enough power, maybe next gen 400PS/500Nm 2l engine will be fit, that is gonna be a game changer.

[@davidshurterfoundermembero2885]

Add another cylinder and "voila"

[@theaustralianconundrum]

1,500kg's!!!!!!!!!!????????? For that tiny car is insane. Should be 1,200kg absolute max. Modern vehicles are insanely heavy. No way.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

For a modern AWD turbo, it's pretty standard. Golf R is about the same (1519kg). But yeah I agree, less weight would improve things quite a bit for all modern cars.

[@davothegreat9990]

The gr yaris is just under 1300kg for the manual

[@Eugen-E]

​@@drivingenthusiastaustralia In USA it has 1480kg and the Golf R has 1550kg.

[@yaboiyosef7640]

Show me a similar car that weighs under 1200 please.

[@KN-jw7ts]

Right? This guy is living in the past.

[@russell3436]

The main performance figure to look at to determine which car is quicker is 60-110km/h So an i30 N would whip this from a roll, off the mark/launch to the 1/4 mile yes this would take it easily with its AWD advantage.

[@davothegreat9990]

I30n should win, yeah, but needs a perfect launch with full traction and needs to be octane learned, which is a pain to activate.

[@lukemothug]

​​@davothegreat9990 he might be talking about the I30 N hatchback which doesn't need octane learning.

[@davothegreat9990]

@@lukemothug i30n hatch is slower than the sedan.

[@russell3436]

Either way all i30 N variants and the Sonata N Line are much quicker than the GR Corolla from a roll

[@davothegreat9990]

@russell3436 slightly quicker. Not much quicker. Sonata N line is slower than the i30n. Much quicker would be something like a mustang gt.

[@spiro5327]

After all the hype I decided to take this car for a test drive and that 3 cyl, what a disappointment. It feels dead below 5000 rpm. From a standing start you need to rev it right up otherwise you stall. Apart from that there was a annoying vibration from the rear hatch area. Yeah it handles and grips well but what's the point when the engine is a dud. Cannot understand why people love these cars 😒

[@motoringfan]

I’ve got the GR Yaris which has the same motor. Engine is designed to be high up (Motorsport feel). Not designed for road use. First 2 gears limit torque too for protection. Overall it’s a high speed rally car design and less something for the roads. Being a homologation rally car awd and engine means it will always be respected

[@Zenithdraggy]

yeah 1.6 i3 would have a real big turbo to make 300hp and therefore hella lag

[@robincollis6349]

I have a gr corolla and a turbocharged 4age (the 1.6 4 cylinder from the 80/90's) both have 300hp believe it or not the gt feels slow because of how linear the torque curve is the 4age while it is a more responsive setup (starts making boost at 1500) it really hits you in the pants over 4000rpm so yeah it's quick it just doesn't feel like it due to the torque delivery and probably driver adds to

[@KN-jw7ts]

You “test drove it” huh? Around the block I imagine.

[@spiro5327]

@KN-jw7ts 40 min drive on various roads. I could drive it for a month and still come to the same conclusion