2025 Toyota GR Corolla

Sports Car · 1.6L I3 Turbo · AWD

84/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a sports car is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	1.6L I3 Turbo
Horsepower	300 hp
Torque	295 lb-ft
0–60 mph	4.9 sec
Top speed	143 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	4
Combined MPG	21 mpg (17 city / 26 hwy)
Range	371 miles
MSRP	$39,995
Body style	Sports Car

The verdict

What's good

Rally-bred all-wheel-drive grip
Sounds great from three cylinders
Adjustable power split front-to-rear
Built to be hammered hard

What's not

Firm ride for daily use
Tiny, cramped back seat
Loud and busy on the highway
Hard to find at sticker price

The engine

1.6L I3 Turbo

1.6L Turbo I3

A pint-sized triple that punches absurdly above its weight, spinning out roughly 100 horsepower per cylinder with a hard-edged, slightly uneven thrum and rally-bred ferocity. It feels frenetic and alive, nothing like the economy-car three-cylinders it shares a layout with.

The G16E-GTS was developed by Toyota's Gazoo Racing division and introduced in 2020 for the GR Yaris, a homologation special born of Toyota's World Rally Championship ambitions; it is hand-related to that motorsport program.

At up to 300 hp it is one of the most powerful three-cylinder engines ever fitted to a production car.
It has the highest specific output of any Toyota road-car engine, surpassing the legendary 3S-GTE.
It uses multiple oil jets to cool the pistons and a part-machined intake port to handle its extreme output.

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The six sub-scores behind the 84 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 3 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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