The All-New GR Corolla World Premiere April 1, 2022

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The price point is probably moot anyway since unless you are an Instagram "influencer", YouTube "expert", Clickbait Blog "reporter" or work at a dealership the probability of actually getting your hands on one of the first year or so is remote.

How fast can one become an Instagram influencer?

Create a car channel, review a bunch of cars and hopefully Toyota takes notice and they provide you with a GR Corolla to "test" now that you have established yourself as an automotive "journalist".

I bet this is still a faster route to at least get to drive one than waiting for one to show up at a dealership that isnt sold immediately.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by TylerLieberman

MSRP doesn’t matter. They’ll be fetching $50k at dealers all day when they finally come out.

Toyota themselves probably know that and that’s why they won’t say pricing just yet lol.

Welllllllll WE are putting MSRP will start at ____ but we know the dealers are gonna charge WAY over that so don’t worry what the price is.

They knew what they would charge for it before they even built the first one.

[Jeonsa]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

They knew what they would charge for it before they even built the first one.

Yeah, thats true

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

They knew what they would charge for it before they even built the first one.

Exactly. Is not like there are other manufacturers ready to reveal a brand new hatch. Unless they know something that I don't, thinking Mazda is going to do a line a coke and revive MazdaSpeed.

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

I don't even understand the secrecy on the pricing. Is not like they are going to have a never ending supply like buying a regular Corolla. Every Car Enthusiast website agrees that even the base model will be hard to get. So why even bother holding out on the price.

Honestly I get it. With supply chain disruptions, energy crunches and inflation I don't see the point in Toyota announcing (or setting) MSRP until 2-3 months tops before production starts. However, were we in "normal" times then I'd agree with you.

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

If the base, no option Core starts at 40k, then I'm out. $40k was where I was expecting the Circuit to be at.

Ditto for me. I've been assuming the Circuit to be $40-42k.

Originally Posted by TylerLieberman

MSRP doesn’t matter. They’ll be fetching $50k at dealers all day when they finally come out.

Toyota themselves probably know that and that’s why they won’t say pricing just yet lol.

Welllllllll WE are putting MSRP will start at ____ but we know the dealers are gonna charge WAY over that so don’t worry what the price is.

My dealership only sells at MSRP. I'm sure plenty of others do as well.

[fredzy]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

Ditto for me. I've been assuming the Circuit to be $40-42k.

With the fog of the unveil euphoria cleared and setting aside all of the purely emotional things that seem to make the car more valuable but really don't, the GRC is a very a hard sell for me up around $40k. Especially after sitting in a top trim Corolla for reference.

I'm at the place now where the only reasons I have for replacing the WRX with a GRC are the hatch (somewhat negated by overall size,) switching an 8 year old daily for a new one and "because the opportunity to get one at MSRP fell into my lap."

I'll have to see once the prices are announced to decide. I'm curious to hear how it drives but let's face it.. there won't be enough superlatives in the dictionary for auto journos to get the point across. I kinda hope they price it like a Golf R and I can forget about it, avoid the hell of acquiring a new Toyota again.

My dealership only sells at MSRP. I'm sure plenty of others do as well.

They're out there, big and small. Considering the low numbers for GRC it's all about finding one and being a patient, early bird. Most prospective customers have missed the boat for 2023 unless they get lucky with fall through deals etc.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

How fast can one become an Instagram influencer?

Create a car channel, review a bunch of cars and hopefully Toyota takes notice and they provide you with a GR Corolla to "test" now that you have established yourself as an automotive "journalist".

I bet this is still a faster route to at least get to drive one than waiting for one to show up at a dealership that isnt sold immediately.

step 1: create channel.
step 2: create obnoxious persona
step 3: create crazy theories that make little to no sense, and appease 5 year olds imaginations in video's shorter than 10 minutes with crazy sound effects.
step 4: create a lead image with a shocked face and with a wild title
step 5: profit

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by soundman98

step 1: create channel.
step 2: create obnoxious persona
step 3: create crazy theories that make little to no sense, and appease 5 year olds imaginations in video's shorter than 10 minutes with crazy sound effects.
step 4: create a lead image with a shocked face and with a wild title
step 5: profit

make sure video content is 25mins of random drivel and filler, and 30 seconds of actual content (at the end) related to video title....and dont forget to pound that like button and subscribe!

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by soundman98

step 1: create channel.
step 2: create obnoxious persona
step 3: create crazy theories that make little to no sense, and appease 5 year olds imaginations in video's shorter than 10 minutes with crazy sound effects.
step 4: create a lead image with a shocked face and with a wild title
step 5: profit

that shit always makes me laugh and cringe because it's so stupid

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by weederr33

that shit always makes me laugh and cringe because it's so stupid

This vid sums up the thumbnail followed by the actual content in the video.

[WolfpackS2k]

Seems like an official announcement by Toyota should be out next week. I believe that is also when the press embargo ends.

Gave a call over to the dealership this week to just "touch base". The salesman I had been in contact with since putting down a deposit left a few months ago, but his team manager that he referred me to seems to be on the level.

[WolfpackS2k]

Seems like an official announcement by Toyota should be out next week. I believe that is also when the press embargo ends.

Gave a call over to the dealership this week to just "touch base". The salesman I had been in contact with since putting down a deposit left a few months ago, but his team manager that he referred me to seems to be on the level.

[weederr33]

I am eager to see what this car will be MSRP and what dealerships will actually be asking. Especially with how I've seen some twins advertised as high as $40k lol.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by weederr33

I am eager to see what this car will be MSRP and what dealerships will actually be asking. Especially with how I've seen some twins advertised as high as $40k lol.

No doubt they are all already sold so price point is moot.