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The GR86 GT300 is powered by a naturally-aspirated TRD 5.4 litre 2UR-GSE racing engine and features a Hewland six-speed sequential transmission. The Toyota GR86 GT300 is 50 kg (110 lb) lighter, with a shorter wheelbase and overall length compared to the Subaru BRZ GT300. [176]
Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) is a motorsport division of the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota.Alongside competition activities, the division develops technologies for the Gazoo Racing (GR) sub-brand of Toyota's sports and performance-oriented production road cars.
[8] [9] A six-speed manual transmission is standard in the GR Corolla. [10] The GR Corolla also uses the GR-Four all-wheel drive system first developed for the GR Yaris. The standard setting is a 60:40 front to rear torque distribution, but it can go as rear-wheel biased as 30:70. [8]
The design changes required that the GR Yaris be built on a combination between the front end of the standard Yaris' GA-B architecture with the rear of the GA-C platform used by the Corolla, among other Toyota products. [9] To save weight, the GR Yaris also uses aluminium for the front bonnet (hood), boot (trunk) lid and door panels.
These engines produced 100–105 PS (74–77 kW; 99–104 hp) in gross power, with claimed a top speed of 170–175 km/h (106–109 mph) and a quarter mile time of over 17 seconds. Vehicles installed with the 1.6 litre engine obligated Japanese owners to pay more annual road tax, as the displacement exceeds the 1000–1500 cc tax bracket. [6]
The Corolla E90 was the sixth generation of cars sold by Toyota under the Corolla nameplate, introduced in 1987 for the 1988 model year.It was the last generation of Corolla to be classified as a subcompact car and the first to be exclusively front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive; [3] the performance option of rear-wheel drive was dropped.
To celebrate Toyota's 1999 Manufacturer's World Rally Championship the G6R was created, going on sale in December 1998. It was a 1.6-liter, pre-facelift Corolla G6 with several extras unique to this model: an aluminum hood to reduce weight, red seat belts, color-matched front lip from the G6, color-matched side skirts, unique 15-inch alloy ...
All engines are mated to a standard six-speed manual transmission while a CVT is available for the 1.6- and 1.8-litre variants. Trim levels are the base Esteem, the mid-level Prestige, the sporty Sprinter and the top-of-the-line Exclusive. [34] The facelifted version of the E180 Corolla went on sale on 25 January 2017. [35]