Toyota remains to be discovering methods to enhance the GR Corolla. After including an eight-speed computerized transmission and bumping torque from 273 to 295 pound-feet final 12 months, the new hatch is due for an additional improve. Till the total debut this fall, this camouflaged growth prototype should make do. Regardless of the disguise, there are some notable modifications over the common mannequin, hinting on the prospects of a GRMN variant or a special particular version.

There at the moment are vents within the hood and entrance fenders, mirroring the prototype automotive paparazzi noticed testing final September on the Nürburgring. The mysterious GR Corolla additionally carries a bigger rear wing, greater than the spoiler fitted to the Circuit Version. You’ll discover the 18-inch matte black BBS solid wheels with Toyota Gazoo Racing branding and 245/40 ZR18 tires, whereas the Circuit Version had barely skinnier 235/40 ZR18 rubber. There at the moment are Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires as a substitute of Pilot Sport 4. It is a signal that this future model will likely be nearly as hardcore because the Morizo Version since that one additionally had the stickier tires.

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Toyota mentions it has additionally labored on the turbocharged 1.6-liter gasoline engine to extract extra torque, however with out revealing particulars. The three-cylinder mill additionally has “distinctive tuning,” though additional horsepower shouldn’t be talked about past the usual 300 hp. With no photographs displaying the inside, whether or not there’s a rear bench or this new GR Corolla taste is a two-seater affair just like the Morizo is unclear. We will say with certainty the automotive is lacking the rear wiper, echoing probably the most radical model launched thus far.

Forward of its official premiere, the GR Corolla growth automobile will attend the Components Drift occasion in Lengthy Seaside, California, throughout the April 12-13 weekend. Toyota’s Gazoo Racing arm will subsequently conduct further testing earlier than letting Akio Toyoda, chairman of the board, take the all-wheel-drive sizzling hatch for a spin.

Pricing-wise, it’s more likely to price greater than the $46,275 Circuit Version, presumably coming into Morizo ($51,420) territory.

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