Toyota GR Corolla Reveals The Significance Of AWD In opposition to Its FWD Rivals

Now that the Toyota GR Corolla has lastly arrived within the arms of reviewers, we now get to see simply the way it stacks up in opposition to the new compact competitors. Of their newest video, Throttle Home determined to match it in opposition to its two most important rivals, the Honda Civic Kind R and Hyundai Elantra N, to see the way it fares.

Evaluating specs, the GR Corolla makes 300 hp (305 PS / 224 kW) and 273 lb-ft (370 Nm) of torque and weighs 3,285 lbs (1,490 kg). The Elantra N is a bit lighter at 3,186 lbs (1,445 kg), however it makes much less energy at 276 hp (276 PS / 203 kW) and 289 lb-ft (392 Nm) of torque. On the exact opposite finish is the Civic Kind R, which is the lightest at 3,121 lbs (1,416 kg), and likewise essentially the most highly effective with 306 hp (306 PS / 225 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque. By the numbers, it seems to be as if the GR Corolla ought to carry out squarely in the course of its opponents, however that’s not the case.

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Within the drag race, the Corolla pulled away handily and stayed forward for the whole lot of the quarter mile. Within the roll race, the place the Corolla’s AWD benefit was rendered null and void, it positioned second. That being mentioned, it was proper on the Civic Kind R’s tail regardless of its energy deficit and elevated weight.

On the observe, the Elantra N did finest the GR Corolla, however that was with much less weight and stickier tires, and even then it was solely 0.06 seconds sooner. Each the Elantra and the Corolla have been sooner than the Civic by round 0.2 seconds, however that was with the outgoing mannequin, so it needs to be fascinating to see how the brand new one ultimately performs.