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Originally Posted by diga
About the GR Corolla, you mentioned under 3000 RPM it behaves like an NA Corolla - how does that feel in urban settings? I really value immediate torque from NA engines when wanting to punch it around a corner, and love my BRZ because of it (along with the RWD dynamic). I've had my eye on the GR Corolla just because it's so much more practical as a daily but don't think I could afford both. Eventaully a simple test drive will answer my question but they're pretty hard to find these days so I'll ask here for now.
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In urban settings I would say the power of the GR Corolla feels tame and sufficient. If you’re shifting at, say 4000 rpm around town, you do get a quick bout of the turbo (and the lovely sounds).
I’d say it’s better in urban settings than cruising on the highway. I felt I had to shift to 4th gear to pass on the highway.
If you like punching it around the corner, the GR Corolla can make that pretty fun. In the GR86 you have the RWD rotation which is fun, whereas with the GRC you can feel the torque and grip working to push the car into slight understeer. Honestly fighting the understeer in those scenarios was exciting especially since that’s right where the boost was kicking in. Basically with the grip of the GRC you can be more liberal applying throttle through a turn so you’ll really feel it punch through.
I questioned myself if that was the kind of fun I wanted in a car, and I decided I still like the character of RWD.