The Toyota GR Corolla will get all the eye—and for good motive. However hey, do not forget that the traditional Corolla Hatchback nonetheless exists, and it is nonetheless an excellent automobile. For 2025, Toyota is spicing up its base hatchback with a brand new FX Version, which provides fancy paint, some additional bodywork, and a candy wheel choice.

Because the title suggests, the Corolla Hatchback FX Version attracts inspiration from the Corolla FX16 hatchback produced between 1987 and 1988. Sporty touches embody a black spoiler on the rear liftgate, new colours just like the Inferno orange pictured right here (or Ice Cap white and Blue Crush), heritage badging, and most significantly, 18-inch gloss white wheels that look completely ace.

Picture by: Toyota

Picture by: Toyota

Picture by: Toyota

The cabin boasts black Sport Touring seats with suede inserts and orange stitching which are mildly harking back to the FX16’s chairs. That orange stitching additionally extends to the door panels, sprint, steering wheel, and shifter boot. The Corolla hatch’s commonplace 8.0-inch touchscreen and seven.0-inch digital instrument cluster each carry over right here.

Sadly, there aren’t any modifications to the powertrain. The FX Version makes use of the identical 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine present in all variations of the usual Corolla hatch, sending 169 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque to the entrance wheels. That engine achieves 33 miles per gallon mixed.

Toyota will not say how a lot the Corolla Hatchback FX Version may set you again, however the usual Corolla hatch SE begins at $24,875—so anticipate this one to be just a few thousand {dollars} above that. The FX Version hits dealerships this fall.

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