Confirming an earlier rumor, Toyota has introduced that the GR Corolla can be obtainable with an automated transmission for the 2025 mannequin yr. The recent hatch additionally receives mechanical updates that unlock extra torque, suspension upgrades, and a brand new range-topping trim degree.
Whereas the turbo-three continues to come back commonplace with a six-speed stick, patrons who would quite not shift their very own gears can order an eight-speed automated full of what seems like some fairly superior know-how. Toyota notes that this is not the identical gearbox it places within the GR Supra and within the GR86, and the software program that operates it analyzes pedal inputs to resolve when it must shift up or down.
No matter pedal depend, energy comes from a 1.6-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine rated at 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. Horsepower stays flat in comparison with the 2024 mannequin, however torque will increase from 273 — the bump brings the 2025 GR Corolla according to the Morizo Version mannequin. Toyota additionally added entrance and rear rebound springs to maintain inside wheel elevate in verify, tweaked the rear suspension to enhance dealing with whereas cornering, and raised the trailing arm mounting level to cut back rear squat below heavy acceleration.
Each 2025 GR Corolla no matter trim or transmission comes commonplace with entrance and rear limited-slip differentials. For 2024, the limited-slip diffs had been bundled into the bottom trim’s non-obligatory Efficiency Package deal and made commonplace on the Premium and Circuit Version fashions.
Visible modifications are a part of the 2025 updates as properly, and so they’re not there simply to let homeowners inform the world they have the most recent mannequin. Toyota redesigned the entrance bumper to enhance cooling; it wanted to issue within the radiator, the intercooler, the brake ducts, the sub-radiator that is newly obtainable for 2025, and the transmission fluid cooler that comes commonplace when patrons choose the eight-speed automated.
Patrons could have three trim ranges referred to as Core, Premium, and Premium Plus, respectively, to select from. New for 2025, the Premium Plus mannequin sits on the prime quality and consists of a number of the options beforehand discovered on limited-edition fashions. It notably comes commonplace with a carbon fiber roof panel, a hood with purposeful vents and a bulge that comes from the Morizo Version, and flat black-finished wheels.
The 2025 Toyota GR Corolla will land in showrooms in late 2024. Pricing can be introduced nearer to its on-sale date, and each buy will embody a complimentary one-year membership to the Nationwide Auto Sport Affiliation plus a free one-day efficiency driving occasion.