Toyota Has An Identity Crisis

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[@basithph8958]

Hey as long as they're still making affordable, quality, reliable cars and still making cool performance cars at the same time then I'm all for it! Never been as big of a Toyota fan till now!

[@fffwe3876]

toyota and honda always made fun cars not because they are high performance. but because they are cheap and reliable so people can get them as used and mod them .

[@basithph8958]

@@fffwe3876 exactly!

[@AntJoseph_]

Look who it is! My buddy from The Norms server!

[@baronvonjo1929]

I really don't understand the point of this new GR Corolla. People don't care about performance cars at all. If they did we would have a bunch of options across so many segments. And then another problem. This won't be affordable at all. And also throw in dealer markups. This seems like a absolute waste of money and they will barely make any so and again the price so the people who want this car will never be able to get it. This appeals to younger people and most of us can't afford this. Sidenote what ever happen to affordable cars?! You have to be rich to afford a brand new car now.

[@marshmower]

@@baronvonjo1929 I'm with you. Affordable quality was on its way out with the 2013 Yaris made not entirely in Japan but mostly in France at least for USA and if you ever looked behind the carpet in some of these vehicles, quality was nowhere near what the early Echos was. Eventually Toyota just "phoned it in" for the 2014+ Yaris and scion iA. Mazda 2 which originally was about $2000 more than a Yaris. They think the American market is not into quality and affordability. Silly bean counters!

[@Toyota4Life]

Toyota doesn’t have an “identity crisis” what Toyota does have is a “Jackal and Hyde” personality where they can be whatever they want to be when they need to be it. I also feel like there’s two teams working at Toyota/Lexus.. the team who are car enthusiast catering to the 20% of car enthusiast in the world and the other team for the mass market catering to the 80% of the world. I’ve been a Toyota/Lexus guy since the 1990s I know exactly what Toyota is capable of. Their top tier but they can be stubborn at times

[@yaboiterumi1904]

Old school Lexus was the shit

[@MaddNomad1015]

Considering you said on previous video that the GR Corolla is “The spiritual successor to the GT4 Celica” tells me that the Corolla line has an identity crisis. lmao. The Corolla has its own legacy. It just so happens that the greatest Corolla all time had a frankensteined Subaru Impreza coupe named after it. (further confusing the line) Toyota themselves were calling the GR Yaris the spiritual successor to the Celica btw.

[@albonfilms]

Great perspective!

[@djhero0071]

I think enthusiasts are closer to 5% but your point still stands.

[@zsb707]

Was Jekyll a jackal?

[@Joolz1982]

Corolla just one example. They certainly are for example my Toyota GT86 pulls up against Toyota C-HR and it is crazy how different some stuff Toyota make is. That is even without comparing GR Supra to a Tacoma also, I do love Toyota for this but you don’t see Audi or BMW diversify this much in cars from one model to another,

[@arsyadidris6349]

Mate…. Their diversification is staggering.. we have mass selling cheap toyota derived econohatch here, with a weedy 1.0 rngine, under 1000kg… and then theres the likes of the Tundra, and everything in between. I mean.. holy crap, they still selling fullsize minivans by the boatloads in US and the Asia pacific, in a time when minivans r thought to be a dying breed. Granted, 2020-present hasnt been a good year for a $50,000 minivan, but still. 😅 They sell cars to everyone man. From a graduate student who got their first job, to contractors, to family unit, to environmentalists, to streetracers, to offroaders, to executive types, all the way up to the Emperor of Japan.

[@yzrippin]

Toyota doesn't make the Supra dude

[@arsyadidris6349]

@Golden Auto magna steyr plant in austria, along with the bmw Z4 and merc Gwagen,,,

[@kendelion]

Don't forget Daihatsu 100% owned by Toyota that sells 660cc or small cars in asia :p And also Toyota's Truck Division Hino Truck

[@ibrahimkalmati9379]

And how is it actually bad thing?

[@GustavTessa]

If you want unmatched quality, buy a Japanese vehicle. I used to drive European Fords for many years, thinking car breakdowns was normal until my father bought a Corolla. It never broke... Ever! So I bought a corolla, my sister bought one, my two brothers bought corolla. Now today i have a Toyota hilux, my father still drives his 1992 Toyota corolla. It has rust on the bodywork now, but still going strong at 350000 kms. He lives in a town with only gravel roads. Toyota is in our family to stay. Its just absolutely brilliant.

[@baronvonjo1929]

My dad made the mistake of buying a Volvo. It was quickly replaced by a Lexus. And then our neighbors have nothing but problems with their GM and Chrysler products and keeps buying and selling them off to buy more crap. We see them working on the cars all the time. It's ridiculous.

[@TerryManitoba]

I put a deposit on a gr Corolla ( hoping for the circuit - will be happy if I even get a core edition). I never thought I would Move on from my Fiesta ST till 3 weeks ago when the gr announcement came out! I was concerned with the weight of the Corolla but considering that I just sold a 993 with 275 horsepower and 3150 curb weight - The gr just maybe a great replacement For both❗❗❗ As to how I drove the fiesta I will be more likely to not hesitate to trash the GR down any random gravel or dirt roads.

[@Amaansterz]

Always wondered how the 86 of Initial D turned into the bland Corolla of the 2000s. Great Video guys!

[@samgome01]

The ae85/86 chassis only share the name and powerplant of the corollas of the day, they still made 4 four corollas during the 80s

[@MaddNomad1015]

@@samgome01 they were still Corolla’s though and had previous gen Corolla dna. So it’s all crazy.

[@samgome01]

@@MaddNomad1015 pretty much a split for the norm, gotta appreciate those few moments where some of the heads of a company want to make product not for the sake of profit but for the enthusiast

[@LeoMkII]

@@samgome01 yeah, they had a fwd "boring" Corolla selling at the same time

[@gorehammer1]

@グルグ 2zz anything is underrated

[@JaydenET]

Love my 2005 Corolla XRS, rev it out to 8600rpm on the daily

[@muhamadnaimuddinbinnasrudd1935]

14:33 You showed E120 when you were talking about the E140 and you showed the E140 when you were talking about the E170. The E140 also had XRS trim with 2AZ, so not the most boring.

[@ianmarrero4894]

thank you

[@ТарасОвечкин-ч8н]

There were more interesting corollas: tom's 7a-fte engine for australian ae112. A lot of enthusiast has made same swap of celica's engine and drive train building wrc version of corolla ae111. Also were corolla fx - short hatch With the 4age engine.

[@Mugen_FB317]

I love the ae111 🤤

[@mahuba2553]

13:14 This version of the corolla was EXTREMELY underated, my mother used to own one when we lived in portugal, it was an european market exclusive, it was quite literally, the best car, ive ever had in my life, and I miss it so god damn much, I wish people talked about it more, I love its little bug face in the front and those big circle headlights, my inner child always gets happy when it sees it, truely the most underated corolla. Its engine varied from hatchback to coupe, it could have the 4AFE or the 5AFE, both extremely good and reliable engines that could literally go on a tank it would still survive. I am now in brazil and I am afraid I will never, ever see a car as good as that one, ever again, and it breaks my heart to know that.

[@AntJoseph_]

Funny thing, here in Europe, the E120 (2002-2007) had a spiced up version of up to 225hp, using a 1.8vvtl-i with a supercharger bolted on

[@ZedNinetySix_]

Honda has even more of an Identity Crisis, they discontinued the recently confused fat "NSX" and the only true international sportscar they currently have is the Type-R Civic.

[@MaddNomad1015]

The NSX is exactly what it was suppose to be per the original engineers. A new performance offering that takes technologies of the time and applies it in a usable, more affordable package compared to cars more expensive. (It came out during the Laferrari/P1 time) Next NSX will definitely be a EV since that’s the new thing.

[@ZedNinetySix_]

@@MaddNomad1015 Evidently you have no clue what a brand new NSX costs, they make Ferraris look affordable!

[@sepg5084]

There is no identity crisis. They produce reliable road cars and sports cars, that's it. They have done this with the Celicas and Supras of the past, and they will continue to do so in the future.

[@HARaZAC]

This channel is amazing and you guys are like donut media before they got too big and became diluted

[@Jac735]

I unsubcribed to them long long time ago thry are overrated if you ask me I like channels like this because the vibe seems alot better

[@blip_qild]

damn, every time Toyota doing something with Yamaha, something beautiful was born

[@iBalushi]

I can’t believe this channel only has 121.000 subscribes? I’ll see you in a year with 1Million! The quality, editing and sound is amazing. As well as the editing and information 😍

[@pat7785]

The Corolla XRS was produced until 2013. The later models had a 2.4L i4 making 160 hp.

[@seistuff8230]

In my country the corolla has a special place in our heart since most of our family members once owned or still owns a corolla and alot of the corollas here are modified with engines, turbos, etc. Alot of people here also track race their corollas or some even rally race them.

[@alwaysiyi272]

I wouldn’t say they have an Identity Crisis, I’ll say their vehicles are diverse and they have something for everyone in any market, you want a huge luxury barge well there the Lexus or the Century or let’s say you want a cheap econobox there the Yaris and Aygo, they have over 4 minivans for different places, they have vehicles for the outdoorsy people, they have the family carriers, they have the luxury cars, they have the EV’s and fuel efficient vehicles, I think this is what makes them unique and so profitable. You could be in a $60,000 Supra and pull up next to a Prius at the stoplight and in no less than 5 minutes see a Tundra. I think this diversity is so awesome, and those cars allow us enthusiasts to have our cars

[@salmansirajsalarzai7237]

i don’t think they have an identity crises, they know exactly what they’re doing which is producing reliable cars for all sorts of consumer segments.

[@MaddNomad1015]

He’s saying the Corolla has a crisis

[@shadowronin2700]

Bring back the Celica! The sexiest car of all time!

[@dropdead9948]

Such an underrated car

[@FerioSpeedTribe]

proud corolla enthusiast here ;}, early corollas were rallied too

[@jeffy69696]

I always thought this way ab Honda like if car companies were people Honda would be some teenager that had to grow up quick but hasn’t grown up yet 😂

[@RogueBeatsARG]

At this point Corolla can be a brand itself

[@abdullah_carart5638]

Toyota should start making rwd sprinters again in limited numbers

[@samgome01]

They're kinda are doing that for more than a decade

[@MaddNomad1015]

@@samgome01 Those aren't Corolla related though

[@samgome01]

@@MaddNomad1015 it's true the gt86 and gr86 not related to the Corolla at all other than badges they put on but it's the true successor to the ae85/86 sprinters of the day and the sprinter was only related to the 4 door Corolla from the same era through the power train and the badges. What they can do instead is a special Collab trim with Yamaha to make a special version of the fa24 to rev up more than 8k with a bit more horsepower and torque with two tone paint jobs and Watanabe inspired rims then call it the sprinter

[@albonfilms]

Save 20% on your system and your first month is free when you sign up for interactive monitoring. Visit SimpliSafe.com/albon to learn more! What generation Corolla did you first drive? I'm sure everyone has driven at least one. I drove plenty of E100s but the E140 Wide was the one that I drove a ton. The steering was so bad on those cars, absolute rubber band,

[@zman6288]

Dude no mention of the supercharger they offered in 2003 and 2004 I had one on my matrix XR Super fun I was hoping you were gonna mention it I still have it in my garage waiting to put it on a Corolla someday

[@alanmay7929]

A Toyota chr GR would have been amazing tbh 😂 😂 😂

[@albonfilms]

hahaha GR Prius lets gooooo

[@MJ-uk6lu]

GR Aygo would be a rocket

[@ryanb9749]

The word "E30" keeps messing me up. Lol

[@kyledrysdale6553]

The best generation of corollas were the 90s corollas e100 and ae110....independent rear suspension, EFI, DOHC, front rear disc brakes and could actually compete with the 3 series of that gen being the E36 if not better than it. E36 still running with the old SOHC engines of the E30 while the Corolla had a DOHC and EFI for alot cheaper 😮 everything that came after that was a step backwards probably because of the Japanese recession....

[@kyledrysdale6553]

Reminds me of a story my dad told me he read in a car magazine in the late 90s. A guy was flying down the Malaysian Expressway when he spotted a car up his ass in the rear view mirror, so he decided to floor it to pull away but to his surprise the car kept up and eventually overtook him....the guy was so stunned he tailed the car all the way to one of the toll stations to asked the driver what car is that to which the driver replied "its a Corolla"....a Ae101 in fact

[@hachiman58]

Im just curious. Whats the closest thing we have now that would represent an AE86. For me, the GR86 is good, but it has a boxer engine and medioce fuel consumption. Is the GR yaris or corolla more up to par?

[@MaddNomad1015]

The GR Corolla would be the line successor because it’s a Corolla. GR Yaris from Toyota themselves is to be the spiritual successor to the Celica until an actual return. (Like the GR86, now the Corolla is back)

[@LKRG]

@@MaddNomad1015 GR Corolla is its own thing since there was a Corolla in WRC back in the day

[@ttiittllee5153]

Jeez🙄, Corolla after AE86 isn’t that bored. As you see they still have 4AGE choice until AE111 and later in 90’s that block is a “5 valves per cylinder engine”. It’s still fun to drive whether it’s E90, E100 or E110 model. And not just 4AGE that can be enjoyable with, the FE version (4/5/7AFE aka the economy one) is a good machine too.

[@norioxoximeikushi7741]

I want one! I have to have one! I'm going to get one! No ifs ands or buts! I haven't desired a 4-wheeler as much as when I got my Mitsubishi EVO! Sorry Honda..... I've owned 7 of your 4-wheelers, but was never excited by your Civic Type R (regardless of the rave reviews) simply because it's FWD. I've been spoiled by the EVO's fantastic AWD.

[@Zystus]

When Toyota first released the e210... Holy fuck, I knew I had to get it. Sold my 2014 STi and got the 2020 Nightshade Edition, it's most reliable, fuel efficient & fun car to toss around. Only problem was that it was so underpowered for how aggressive it looked and wished they would release one with more HP/TQ.... Welp, my wish came true and the GRC got announced. I honestly can't wait to get my hands on one! I'll be passing down the 2020 rolla to my wife (she loves the car as well) and having a family of Corollas! 🤣🤣🤣

[@awwtergirl7040]

Unpopular Opinion Inbound Warning: Asking the Toyota Corolla to be a red blooded sports car is ridiculous. As much I as I think the Corolla GR is cool it'll be too expensive for most people. Paying well over $34,000 for a hatchback Corolla will be a hard sell in the USA. Personally, I think they should just take a base SE and breath on the 2.0 for 220+ hp, stiffen the car and call it a GT-S. Turbos and AWD add immense expense to what is *supposed* to be a fun little economy car.

[@richardbixler]

It’s kind of crazy to me that the GR Corolla is 3,400lbs. My Golf SportWagen 4motion is way bigger and only weighs 3,100lbs. It also has an iron block 4cyl. I’m sure the Corolla will be a better drivers car, but by how much and will it be worth the compromise in space and practicality?

[@nathanglynn7443]

My current car is a 2002 Toyota corolla Levin. It's an e120 4 door hatch back with a body kit from the Toyota sportivo (the 2zzge variant) With RWD corollas or those with the nicer engines being very hard to fine I settled on the Levin (which is equipped with the boring 1zzge engine - although id argue its still quite zippy/nice to drive). When I got my car home after paying a mere $3000aud for it I swapped the engine for a refreshed 1zzge that had 140xxxkms on it (the original having 280xxxkms and burning oil like no tomorrow) I wish I swapped in a 2zzge engine from the sportivo variant but price wise I was limited. As a car enthusiast I have had 45 cars in my life at 28 years old and several of those were all corollas (all boring variants) and something about the corolla just keeps pulling me back (I prefer them more than the wrx's, the 300zx's, the r33's, the European cars like the w126's etc that I've owned over the years) I think its a similar to how Honda lovers treasure the civic, you've got an unsuspecting FWD in many cases that are cheap and easy to wrench on and you make it into something nice and unsuspecting. Seeing a car with a boring look (interior and exterior) be transformed into something sporty looking and then you start adding suspension, brake, tyre and engine mods and you create a car that is still economical and unsuspecting but has some performance it just makes me smile. Its funny having a corolla that looks like shit wrx clone (but sexy in its own right). I think the main draw I had to the car was the fact its a Levin (in Australia) that nod to the previous 86 and sporty generations really sold it to me, I have many hopes and dreams to pour into this car as time moves forward and I only hope I am able to do it some justice when all is said and done but I do plan on settling and keeping this car for as long as possible. One day when I have a house and garage (cant justify the silly prices here ATM) I also hope to have a fun RWD variant to restore and drive alongside the modded e120, should I ever be unlucky and have my car be stolen or crashed (life happens) I will definitely upgrade to a gr corolla, but at the same time, I hope I can keep my current one for life and continue fixing and upgrading it.

[@coldnhot369]

I’m excited for Toyotas future! I really hope they stop this roller coaster ride of “fun or boring cars”

[@tacomeme429]

Well I really hope they don't end up flatlining in the middle of the two :(

[@beachplease808]

Sorry to burst your bubbles. EV will be the future for all manufactures. What will EV bring? Boring driving. Cars will be quiet with single gear being controlled by computers.

[@azi9_ity]

@@beachplease808 being boring is a choice. Electric powertrains are boring but that doesn't mean the entire car has to, too

[@motormusique]

I don't think Toyota has an identity crisis; but they are willing and have the resources to build every type of car for every type of driver

[@mrsirford5844]

I love the gr86. It’s amazing. And in that nice bright red! It’s amazing. Also manual transmission, and etc. amazing car! Ngl. But the be Gr Corolla. At first I thought. “Well this thing is going to be powerful and blah blah blah I’m a idiot”. Then I was like. “Ok this sounds interesting”. And me now. “Give… me… this… NOW!!!!!”

[@rishaundyal5641]

I think you guys should explore Toyota's MC platform you would see a ton of cars that you didn't know existed. examples- Toyota primo the Toyota allion a Toyota Corolla axio and the Toyota Corolla fielder wagon etc.

[@bigcrnc4202]

Love the content man, keep it up!

[@2zzgte_jan]

Hey corolla xrs owner here and It's still very very fun the xrs always will be a fun car who doesn't love toyotas v-tec aka lift

[@beexiong2995]

Identity crisis? Nah toyota is proving that it can do whatever it wants when it wants to.

[@aradham6719]

Many people think this is the first turbocharged corolla but its not the first sporty turbocharged corolla was the toyota corolla sportivo ae112r

[@Izayoink_Saccuy]

As someone who own a TE70 i can say that its very reliable and do pretty well on track

[@epicraptorman]

The Corolla XRS did have the 2ZZ with 170hp. But it was detuned compared to the Celica GTS' 180hp motor.

[@mathieucaya3105]

Very nice video. One thing, you didnt talk enough of the body variant , specialy with kE70 and AE80 series. Offering coupe 2door, sedan, hatch3door/5door Wagon and E90 have hatch 5 door in long body (seca aka chevy nova) and short body (fx16) Wagon AWD (sr5 ae95) aka carib Sedan AWD ae95 AE82 was the first FWD The AE90 was the upgrade of the AE82. The MR2 is a mid engin corolla based.

[@captaincurd2681]

Saying Toyoda has an identity crisis is like saying Bruce Wayne has an identity crisis. Think Again !

[@user-ux5wj5iy5w]

they just need to bring back the camrys with supra engines

[@nitroxize]

You guys forgot about the Toyota Corolla Sportivo. They also collaborated with Yamaha to build the 4ZZE engine.

[@vnthrt]

Just check out the Corolla e120/e130 JDM(Japanese Domestic Model) Its way nicer than the US and European models!

[@fridgemagnet9831]

Very similar to the one we got in south africa.

[@cyrusprudenciado926]

But lambo and other supercar brands having SUVs isn't an identity crisis? Toyota is doing fine in my opinion. They are known for durable , reliable and economic cars and as long as they keep that it's all good

[@MaddNomad1015]

He’s talking more about the Corolla line not Toyota in particular.

[@ShinGen505]

Glad to see another video! In all honesty I definitely appreciate this more than the other GR cars for the U.S. line up.

[@cma2380]

The Yaris is to small for USA's fat behinds so you got the Corolla it's that simple

[@LouisSubearth]

The Yaris is known for being roomy despite its small size, it's more that SUVs and Crossovers are preferred because they ride taller and make hatchbacks more vulnerable to crashes from them.

[@Xristoforos41493]

Seems like they’re getting it sorted out pretty well to me

[@kiefershanks4172]

Maybe I'm a weirdo but I kinda just want Toyota to make a RWD economy variant of the Corolla again. You know, a RWD manual transmission daily driver that doesn't need premium fuel but has some sporty dynamics. The FWD Corollas now handle very well now that they have independent rear suspension. They'd be awesome with RWD!

[@MaddNomad1015]

I think a NA RWD hatch would do pretty well as a Si fighter

[@tomle6450]

Hey, e140 owner here! You had the wrong generation of corolla during the section of the e140. The e140 had an xrs with the 2az from the camry, still lame compared to the older 2zz-ge.

[@MrOscar5690]

You say identity crisis. I say renaissance..

[@BoostAndRedline]

This one solid video fam! I really loved the backstory on the Corolla. A very interesting topic for sure and very well presented !! 💯🔥

[@angelodedios8025]

@0:15 - "This is the most hardcore Corolla that ever has been..." This is inaccurate. The most hardcore and badass Corolla ever was/is the 1997-1999 Corolla WRC. It was also the 1999 WRC constructors champion car. You guys need to do more research.

[@evolv.e]

.. and thank Yamaha for the AE86

[@Username-u5e]

Honda Civic vs Toyota Corolla

[@blue_lancer_es]

The 86 also had rack and pinion instead of a recirculating ball system like the one before.

[@HyperVanilo]

You can say the same thing to Mitsubishi and Subaru, their car, Lancer and Impreza respectively at first a boring economy sedan then they make the sportier and powerful version, the Evolution and the STi

[@Wildchildinc]

The Corolla is the only true Toyota sports car on the lineup at the moment. Built and engineered by Toyota's specialists where the 86 is engineered by Subaru and the Supra is BMW

[@caribbeangtr8077]

Toyota does not listen to it's customers (GR86 and no turbo; Bupra). I was a die-hard Toyota person but ceased to be when they came out with the FWD nonsense. The Yaris GR is perfect, and it's purpose-built Rally Homologation, but the GR Corolla should have used the tried and proven 4AGE 20V with turbo and the same trick GR Four drive-train. The 4AGE is superior in every way to the 3 cylinder engine; and for enthusiasts, it's infinitely tunable, all the way to 2 liters and your heart's desire in HP, making it competitive to the likes of the WRX etc. Still, whatever it is, I'm glad the GR Corolla is born.

[@marshmower]

The real missing link is this. For the US, the actual Toyota made Yaris secretly exited stage left around mid 2013 or 2014. When the new Vitz was released in Japan in 2014, we never saw that car. The Mazda 2 was given a little cosmetic nip/tuck to look like similar USA Toyota offerings. Also the Scion iA was a limited run of basically the same thing but maybe 2 extra doors? Anyway we haven't seen the sub compact Toyota made cars since 2013. The newer corollas are as cramped as possible and need a bigger forehead. Sorry I had to say it. And the blindspots!!!!!!!!!!!!! Side note - the USA market Yaris was assembled in France with tires made in France but still had 40% Japanese parts.

[@grimxenon1167]

i got a 1995 ae 100 corolla

[@andrewsots]

Seems like Toyota stood over Subaru & said "you can stop making the WRX STI now because we're gonna replace it with the GR Corolla, don't forget we own majority share of 26% & we can make life hard for you if you don't heed our request" l think most consumers would've preferred a WRX STI Hatch instead of a boring ugly hotted up Corolla hatch.

[@gringostarr69]

My cousin has three Ke-25's + about 30 other toyotas in his carage and yard and house and cottage and.. (the bath tub was last time filled with carburatos) and his barn was full of alloys even though he said he had just recycled about 192 rims :D You would love it! He has the gt corolla, double turbo dx-diesel, almost every model you can think of except the land cruisers. Everything you can amagine from time before around 2000'ish. Some might br up for sale like his few celicas

[@SpacedOdyssey]

You do a lot of spouting off and sound very knowledgeable and your videos are well presented but you have massive flaws in your research. You say the E90 Corolla was ugliest made, We thousands of us disagree, Particularly those of us in Europe, New Zealand , Australasia and South Africa that were lucky enough to get the AE92 Corolla Gti16v., with 4AGE and in the UK 132bhp. These cars have a massive following around the world and I am still a proud owner of my third, made in 1991. So stop talking crap and do your homework

[@aaronfarrell516]

Toyota is just diversed they have Landcruiser for offroading, Sporty Supra/ Lexus IS / Toyota86, Economic cars Corolla, Camry etc, Green cars Prius hybrid and the new BZ4x they just know and listen to their customers the Toyota Loyalists.

[@danteeightsix9069]

When I was a toddler, our family car was a Corona. Just before I started to drive, my dad had an '84 diesel Corolla 4-door hatchback with pop-ups. Eventually I got an AE102 and fell for the Corolla. The year after I got my FRS, I also had an AE110. Now I have a Tacoma as my daily and still have my ZN6 and plan on keeping both indefinitely. If I ever have a car collection, it will contain a Corolla of every generation.

[@varsington]

But Shouldn't the Celica really be brought back to take on this role.? The last Celica especially with that action package looked like a friggin interstellar time machine. THAT should be the latest TRD GTS/X whatever...

[@Bkamron]

Can you drop the San? It's so pretentious... aaargh!!! And having four valves per cylinder doesn't guarantee high revs, other factors such as bore vs stroke and other stuff have more influence on capacity to rev high. Bunch of dweebs with a camera, shotcut and wikipedia - so much misinformation and half-assed research it's infuriating. The Trueno, technically speaking isn't even a Corolla, the Levin is and while they are essentially the same car except for a few slight differences in visual cues and the Sprinter (Trueno) being a bit more upmarket and very very subtle differences in ECU tuning, the Levin is the Corolla, talk about that. I could go on for days... you guys need to do better research.

[@JamesDOConnor1916]

Great work guff fantastic as usual man awesome 👌 👏 I love videos about Toyota thanks sir

[@SkyWKing]

Here's something you need to know in Akio-era Toyota. Akio Toyoda is not popular among all Toyota employees: he's liked by the factory workers and engineers for his hands-on approach, but hated by the middle management/accountants: the same people who made Toyoda the most boring brand in the 2000s. Akio Toyoda purged most of those bean counters in the early 2010s but needs to keep a few around otherwise the company collapses. Because of this we see this self-contradictory identity. Because of this, Akio Toyoda established Toyota Gazoo Racing and Woven Planet Holdings as two separate mini-empires within the bigger Toyota empire. The former for developing sports cars and latter for developing autonomous driving/connectivity technology. These companies are manned by his most loyal employees and operate independently from Aichi HQ. The problem going forward is that Akio is close to retirement, and he doesn't have a succession plan. It's a Toyoda family tradition for the successor to start from low ranks and work up the corporate ladder, and if he/she underachieves, an outsider is chosen as president. Akio's son is still too unexperienced to take over, and the bean counters are planning a comeback. It will be a great shame Toyota goes back to the 2000s appliance brand after his retirement.

[@compitaschannel3850]

This guy didn’t bother doing some simple research and never mentioned the 05-06 xrs with the 2zz-ge engine which was taking k20s to gapplebees on full bolt ons. Unsubscribed 👎🏻

[@Thefrankmaister1911]

Similar history with the Civic and the Impreza, among other legends. I like the Video but not agree with the Tittle of the Video. All is can say is that I'm thankful for these cars even exist. When everyone and their grandma is producing boring Evs and fighting for the most boring 0-60 king.

[@macegarage9603]

Not boring at all man, that 9thngen you where saying still runs like a bullet proof up to now. So what boring about that, if your engine cannot last along like corolla does. What , does it all have to be like fast, corners, power, So what, non of those are you need to go from A to B. Lol, learn how to leave in your means, learn how to be content. Wait for the new special GR Corolla, Tired of people saying corollas Boring, yet cant buy Lexus one. This Hondas cannot stand how reliable Corollas are, you cannot beat that. One VW engine can stand tho, that. Mid 2000 VW engine simply built Stop saying of boring, where can you reach if your non boring car cannot run any more even you did all the standard PMS. Anyways,

[@Ivan-cv4dl]

Thank you for verbalizing what I've been thinking for a long while. I worked (briefly) as a Toyota car salesman and while on the car lot I couldn't help but think to myself "where is the sporting spirit?" Oh I saw lots of TRD stickers on Tacomas but other than that customers would have no way to know that Toyota had a long history in motorsport and a very respectable racing pedigree. To be fair this was after the Celica was discontinued and before the newest Supra came out, but even with the Supra I wish Toyota did more to bring the excitement and success they have achieved in WEC and other motorsports to their road car division.

[@R3AL-AIM]

Not really. Comparable cars were out and worthy for their time. XRS Corolla with the 2ZZ and a 6 speed, the Vibe GT and Matrix XRS hatchbacks that came with the 2ZZ and 6 speed combo. It was just a different time and people weren't into hot hatches or sporty sedans like we are now and they have been forgotten about by a significant amount of people due to being fazed out by the normal shit.... I keep trying to let the cat out of the bag, even though I know it'll hurt the market. I just want to see them finally get the love they deserve.

[@marshmower]

Can we have a rerelease of old cars? I'd sign a waiver of personal safety. Crap on the stuffed, overweight nuggets. Drop a GR Yaris engine in the original ae86 chassis. I'd pay $27000

[@master6435]

Aaah guy E140/E150 Corolla did have Xrs model to but had the 2azfe 2.4 and anyone who remembers toyota did make a trd supercharger the that engine that can make that engine output 280 or 350ish hp if you want to grenade the bottom end

[@thegovernment4517]

1 thing I think is interesting that the video didn't mention/ got wrong, the 1st gen tercel is actually just a fwd corolla and it was built in 1980. its actually called the "corolla tercel". it was basically just a corolla trim option. These early tercels are basically just corollas with a front axel. Their engines and transmissions were even set up as if the cars were rwd. basically the only shift that happened to the corrola in the mid/late 80s was they turned the engine sideways, they had already produced fwd corollas in 1980.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

Why do you tell us the GR Yaris is unavailable in North America, while in the same sentence telling us its available in Mexico? Do you know where Mexico is?

[@tizodd6]

It's not an identity crisis...it's just Toyota getting back to their roots. Let's not forget that Toyota had the Celica, MR2, and Supra in their lineup for decades.

[@five12man]

Toyota is just the best at making cars 🤷🏼 and always easier to work on

[@psychedelicnarwhal9599]

As much as the 9th gen corolla is bland, they'll last pretty much forever.

[@kevinhermosillo9291]

Apparently didnt do enough reserch if you did you also would have found that the 9th gen did have an si version of the corolla names the xrs which was only made for 05-06 that only came with 6spd transmission and the 2zzge engine

[@jefflindeman2145]

Why no mention of the 1989 Corolla GTS by far the best of all the models. Pop up headlights five speed transmission and it would out run Camaros of the same gen

[@ScramTek]

Not to be rude, but your friend is unlistenable. There are literally no audible breaks between the constant stream of words, all delivered in a flat monotone. It’s cool that you wanna share your success with friends, but don’t ruin yourself to do it. Your friend can, and should, start his own KZbin channel. As it is, this episode was hard to watch…

[@benf3996]

Its not an Identity Crisis, but an order from Akio Toyoda himself for the company to stop building "Boring" cars.

[@sharpiefatah3657]

It's not identity crisis, they make cars that affordable and economic, It's okay to be ""blant", Poor people just want for transportation

[@The_Rutabaga]

This isn’t a Chrysler situation where they’re churning out high-performance speed machines with slim pickings for their economy cars. Toyota knows where their bread is buttered; they earned their right to produce goofy cars because they’ve made sure they put their normal cars first to secure their spot in the market. I’m not a Toyota owner or really a fan, but their strategy seems like one worth keeping a close eye on.

[@ahmedsiddiquedalam4111]

So whats the problem with diversifying their products? I guess it's not a bad thing.. they can prpduce products that cater to different demands and still succeed in both..

[@HBK]

man idk who does the writing for u guys but the story telling is next level

[@jasmineburgos3651]

aibon help me out i’m in 2001 corolla s and i’m at 314,000 miles stock motor and trans i heard if u make it to 400k they give you a new one help plzz