2026 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	$39,920
Body style	Sports Car

The verdict

What's good

Hugely fun on a back road
Available self-shifting auto now
Sends power to where grip is
Genuine hot-hatch credentials

What's not

Stiff, jittery around town
Thirsty when driven hard
Small trunk and rear seat
Expensive for a Corolla

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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