Toyota GR Yaris & GR Corolla automatic first drive: D delivers

Toyota GR Yaris & GR Corolla automatic first drive: D delivers
The GR Corolla (front) and GR Yaris (rear) now share the same 221kW powertrain. (Images: Supplied)
David Linklater
What are these new cars all about then?Toyota’s GR Yaris and GR Corolla are hero models for the company’s Gazoo Racing (that’s the “GR” bit) motorsport/performance division.Our hero! This is the first big upgrade for GR Yaris since its launch in 2020.The GR Yaris especially, launched in 2020, was originally a homologation special for a World Rally Championship (WRC) racer and shares almost nothing with the standard Yaris. GR Corolla came along in 2022, and while it was more a thorough...

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