It’s official! The new Toyota GR Corolla already has an announced presentation date, after several teasers and leaks of what is the third model developed by GAZOO Racing. A new preview, the last, provided by Toyota USA confirming the world debut of the sportiest version of the compact.
If just a few hours ago we presented you with the latest leak of the new Toyota GR Corolla 2022now the division of the brand in the United States has already presented a final advance also confirming the date of official presentation of this new sports model, the third that sports the most sporty initials of GAZOO Racingand the first high-performance version that reaches the compact range.
And once again they have been from the other side of the pond where they have confirmed the arrival of the new model of the high-performance range, a full-fledged GR that has no sign of being sold in Europe. The teaser, of little more than a dozen seconds, already shows specific details of the design of the top of the range of the five-door Corolla, such as the vertical gills placed in the front wheel arches, painted in glossy black and sporting the hallmark of the sports brand, the alloy wheels bathed in the same color and brake calipers painted red.
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The new Toyota GR Corolla aspires to an asphalt machine
And how could it be otherwise, also with the two sports letters. But also the decorative thresholds in the door panels with ‘GR-Four’ inscription, showing off the all-wheel drive system with variable torque distribution. Unique features of the top of the Toyota Corolla range that we already knew thanks to a leak, and that elevate the Japanese model to a very sporty technical level.
The new GR Corolla will be presented a few days before the New York Auto Show, which opens its doors in the middle of next April, although the launch of the model has been early next April 1, Friday, also awaiting his presence at the big event in the Big Apple. One of the most important novelties of the year, and will be sold from the second half of the year in the United States and in the land of the rising sun.
The Japanese sports car will have a more aggressive aesthetic on all four sides, and also inside, with a more elaborate atmosphere. Almost at the same level as the dynamic set-up, with a greater width in the axes, which together with the mechanical locking differential and the total traction, will allow to squeeze the 300 CV that the Japanese have managed to get from the same engine of the GR Yaris. The block of three cylinders and 1.6 liters turbo that, in the little brother, already reaches 261 CV of maximum power. And as in this one, the transmission is also six-speed manual, which will allow you to experience special sensations on board. We will have all the details in a few days.