Styling is very GR Yaris, but bigger. The cuboidal elements up front remain, as do the broadened hips and aggressive diffuser. The bodywork itself is wider by 20mm at the front and 30mm at the rear. It’s more subtle than the Yaris but we reckon that’s no bad thing. Save for, that is, the triple – yes triple – exhaust, which Toyota says reduces back pressure to help the hopped-up motor breathe. The wheels are oddly small, spanning just 18-inches and thus, retaining quite a tidy tire sidewall on those Michelin Pilot Sport 4 shoes.
On the inside it’s the usual treatment of Alcantara and GR badging, with the addition of a full TFT driver display, as present on all GR models, to “improve visibility during sporty driving”.
So, what do you think of the GR Corolla? Have we been robbed, or are we simply wooed by ‘the new thing’, with the GR Yaris still offering the more honest homologation rally hatch experience? We love both and it’s great to see Toyota so committed to making fun cars at the moment.