GR Corolla vs GR Yaris w/ Civic Type R, Golf R, Lancia Delta Integrale — Jason Cammisa on the ICONS

many things better but nothing worse; It's kind of the best car. Also, I would like you to name another four-door car that only has two seats. This is a model of practicality! It's basically a miniature cargo van! It's also proof that Toyota has lost its damn mind, and you and I benefit from that madness! By the way, of course, the Corolla is available with a rear seat, and this is a GR Corolla Circuit Edition, so it has a rear seat. And it has shiny gray paint! And unfortunately, this one has such a damaged clutch that we couldn't even go to the track to get you a lap time.

But I have driven one of these and they are almost as good as the Morizo. However, I must say that of the three cars, the Moriizo is the one. Our very limited edition Morizo ​​achieves its very expensive price by including not only additional external reinforcements like those that would have been where the rear seat would be, but 349 additional chassis welds compared to the base Corolla, more than was needed to convert a normal Yaris into the GR Yaris. Plus forged wheels, Cup 2 tires and that outrageously short gear. But the most important thing about Morizo ​​is where its name comes from.

Morizo ​​is the fake name used by Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda when he was competing so no one would know it was him. Kind of like when I use the name "Discount Sandler" so no one knows I'm actually... no one. For the past decade, Toyoda has promised an unbelieving world that he would not rest until people stopped describing Toyota cars as boring. Your first attempt at it? Well, it's fun, but it's an uneven joint development with Subaru. The second attempt is a monster, but it is a BMW with a Toyota badge. That's not exactly the best way for the world's biggest automaker to prove its sporting worth: by renaming other people's cars.

And then 2020 happened. And just as you would never have believed you'd be sanitizing your purchases, the GR Yaris dropped. 100% Toyota. 100% Legend. And now we have the GR Corolla. 100% Legend. Instantly. And if you think Morizo-san was joking, look at the new Prius! It's 🔥, unlike the previous four generations, who we all wanted to set on fire. Mr. Toyoda kept his promise. Like the GR 86, the Supra, and (I can't believe he's saying this) the Prius, Toyotas are suddenly anything but boring. In fact, the GR Corolla is the opposite of boring. It's not just about the speed of a supercar on a track.

It's not just unexpectedly scandalous. It's a really special and fun car to interact with, at the limit or especially below. And that's really important. We all just survived a global pandemic. Life is too short (and too fragile) not to prioritize being stupid. Who would have thought that Toyota would try (and succeed) to put a smile on our faces? After all, fun is the real cure. Especially when everyone else seems to take life too seriously.