When the GR Corolla launched it was immediately clear that this was nothing like the Corolla that has long been called the boring appliance of the automotive world. Packing 300 horsepower from a turbocharged engine sent through a manual transmission, the GR Corolla celebrates Toyota’s rich racing heritage and provides drivers with a thrilling hot hatch.
The top three stand out categories for the 2024 Toyota GR Corolla as voted on by CCOTY jurors are:
- Transmission
- Steering/Handling
- Braking
Juror’s Opinion: Dan Heyman had this to say on Auto123.com:
“The real question is this: How well does this performance Corolla stack up against the likes of the Honda Civic Type R, or even the Volkswagen Golf R. Having only driven the latter, I can tell you that the Corolla is more on-the-nose, its every response laying claim to being a performance model. It’s more of an assault on the senses, but it’s no smoke and mirrors. This is a proper performance car, and one of the more thrilling compacts we’ve seen in Canada in some time, if not ever.
And it’s a Toyota Corolla. The world we live in.”
