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

[WolfpackS2k]

Also the C63's front wheels get covered in brake dust just by me looking at the car, haha. So this is nothing new.

Didn't get the whole car done, but came close (SMH). Front clip, rocker panel extensions, whole roof, rear fenders, and the rear spoiler.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

Also the C63's front wheels get covered in brake dust just by me looking at the car, haha. So this is nothing new.

Didn't get the whole car done, but came close (SMH). Front clip, rocker panel extensions, whole roof, rear fenders, and the rear spoiler.

LOL, so you'll have two cars that will have the wheels caked with dust by just looking at them.

Yeah, I almost did do, but the whole car would have been $6k. That crossed the not worth it line for me for a $40k car. I did front clip, rocker panels, rear door cladding, door cups, and the "cargo" portion for the rear bumper.

Assuming you went with matte clear for the roof?

[WolfpackS2k]

Actually went with gloss, and love it.

[Dake]

Looks like we're getting a new mid-level GR Corolla.

[WolfpackS2k]

Kind of. It's a bit laughable since NOBODY wants a base spec Core model. They should just get rid of that.

[WolfpackS2k]

Finally had a chance last weekend to really thrash the car and see what she's made of. Took a long weekend trip to the mountains of Western NC/VA and Eastern TN. So many great roads and the GRC put on a good showing. I was honestly quite impressed with the level of grip the car displayed when driven aggressively on tight mountain roads. Many of the roads we drove on I hadn't encountered before (and even the ones I have, only a handful of times) and being on public roads with changing conditions and countless blind curves I was driving no more than 8/10ths (for the curves). And the car just stuck. Very little understeer in general and just a little bit of chassis rotation felt if one wasn't straight, when braking heavily. I set the AWD to 50/50 for most of the "hot runs" and the car's ability to hold a line with the throttle floored impressed. TC & Stability control were shut off (because...AWD!). No understeer under acceleration, even in very tight turns. Thermal management seemed fine with oil temps never exceeding 250°F (mostly in the 230-240 range, and would decrease quite quickly once driving was relaxed), no brake fade and thankfully no rear diff overheating issues (I wrapped the rear diff temp sensor with heat insulation in advance of the trip). Our armada consisted of myself, a 2023 Mach 1, 2023 M3 Competition, 2019 Camaro SS 1LE, 2021 GT 5.0 PP, lightly modified 2012 Boss 302, and track prepped & modified 2001 Z28. I did most of the leading and never had anyone complaining about pace. On a few of the roads I actually left everyone for dead. Granted it's far easily to haul ass on mountain roads with AWD and 300 hp than far heavier (and more powerful) RWD cars, even if they all had far stickier rubber. Still, I expected to have a harder time losing them. Though I'll admit the Camaro SS driver wasn't involved in Saturday's driving on account of slicing open his hand the night before with a machete (lol, don't ask). Also, for giggles, at one point I was side by side with the Boss and we did a 60-100 mph pull and he only got me by a car length.





The "named" roads we ran on were Back of the Dragon (Tazewell to Marion in VA - Hwy 16), The Rattler (Hot Springs to Clyde in NC - Hwy 209, sadly it rained heavily for half of our run) and Tail of the Dragon which was an absolute mess that weekend. Plus we arrived at the wrong time (miscalculated our route time and arrived 90 minutes too early). Was basically bumper to bumper with onlooking spectators everywhere and 2 active crashes along the route (a totalled Audi S4 and a motorcycle). Also did a good portion of Cherohala Parkway and some Blue Ridge Parkway (which was just to get from Point A to B, and/or enjoy the views). Altogether (by starting and ending in Raleigh) I did over 1000 miles of driving.

If I came away with any vehicle criticisms it's mainly the following:
-Seats' lateral support sucks
-Engine is far too quiet. Above 60 mph, with the windows down, you can't hear a thing.

Here are a few clips, from Cherohala & Back of the Dragon:

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

Finally had a chance last weekend to really thrash the car and see what she's made of. Took a long weekend trip to the mountains of Western NC/VA and Eastern TN. So many great roads and the GRC put on a good showing.,,

Such great roads and views in that area. I need to get up there more (only a couple hours away for me). Thanks for the videos.

[HKz]

Finally got our GR Corolla only for it to be brought back to dealer on first day. I ordered mine with the GR shift knob, the thing was barely threaded on...I tighten it and guess what, the knob blocks the reverse lockout ring...only with the knob barely on or completely off was I able to access reverse lmao... obligatory exterior pics coming when car comes back

[WolfpackS2k]

Whaaaaaa

[HKz]

tis even more hilarious, dealer first ordered a knob last wednesday, came in on friday was still the "wrong one." said they ordered a few more that should be in by tuesday this week but they wanted me to confirm the part number, how lame is that..

[fredzy]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

Finally had a chance last weekend to really thrash the car and see what she's made of. Took a long weekend trip to the mountains of Western NC/VA and Eastern TN.

lol, watch out for bear! I really miss driving those southern apps. It seemed like for years we would find ourselves down there for one reason or another every year. I think 2015 was last time we came through that general area, coming pack to PA from Tybee Island.

Originally Posted by HKz

tis even more hilarious, dealer first ordered a knob last wednesday, came in on friday was still the "wrong one." said they ordered a few more that should be in by tuesday this week but they wanted me to confirm the part number, how lame is that..

Looks like they gave you the "upgrade" knob from the GR86. Odd they'd get that wrong, twice. You should have given them PN 33504-12830-C0. If they ask again, give them that, it's the GRMN Yaris knob

[HKz]

Originally Posted by fredzy

Looks like they gave you the "upgrade" knob from the GR86. Odd they'd get that wrong, twice. You should have given them PN 33504-12830-C0. If they ask again, give them that, it's the GRMN Yaris knob

Well I assume port installer was the first fail, wasn't that the dealer failed twice necessarily but it is all around a multi level fail anyways

I don't care to have a better or different one, I just want what I selected under accessories and my car back so I can have some damn fun chauffering my children!

[HKz]

Finally!!!



Loving everything so far but man, how fucking sweet would a twin be with this engine facing the right way...

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by HKz

Finally!!!



Loving everything so far but man, how fucking sweet would a twin be with this engine facing the right way...

Awesome! Been considering one of these for a while but the markups along with insane interest rates have kept me from wanting to do anything.

I see you're in Mesa, which is pretty close to me actually. How was your dealership experience?