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On August 1st, Toyota released the official diagram of the 2025 Corolla GR model, the new car positioning hatchback small steel gun, mainly based on the current model to upgrade and optimize, the power is equipped with a 1.6T three-cylinder engine, and provides six-speed manual and eight-speed automatic transmission options.

In terms of appearance, the front face of the new car is based on cash in the Carola, with a large area smoked grille design, a black honeycomb hollowed-out structure inside, and four diversion grooves on both sides, which looks very aggressive. At the top is the exaggerated headlamp group, showing a Tomahawk shape at both ends, with the brand LOGO logo embedded in the middle, which is very eye-catching and highly recognizable as a whole, and a number of ribbed lines protruding from the engine cover further enhance the muscular sense of the vehicle. In addition, the new car also redesigned the front bumper and added new side panel vents.

On the side of the body, the new car uses the standard hatchback shape and a large number of fierce waistline design, the vision is more compact, the body uses red with a large number of black decorations to create a strong sense of movement. The new car uses a traditional door handle and the windows are relatively narrow.

In the rear part, the new car is also designed with Tomahawk taillights, which echoes with the front face and is equipped with a high spoiler. The biggest highlight is that the bottom diffuser of the new car uses three symmetrical exhaust cylinders, which not only improves the performance, but also provides a richer visual experience. In addition, the rear of the new car is marked with the letter "GR COROLLA" to indicate its identity.

In the interior part, the layout of the new car is basically the same as that of the current model, and the center console adopts an asymmetric design, equipped with a small-size central control screen, while retaining more physical keys and knobs, and the three-frame steering wheel has an obvious "GR" letter logo to indicate the identity, and the overall design is in order.

In the power part, the power parameters of the new car are improved, with a 1.6-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine, the peak torque is increased from 370 Nm to 400 Nm, and the maximum power continues to maintain 304 horsepower. Provide eight-speed automatic transmission and six-speed manual selection. At the same time, the new car is also optimized and improved for hardware and cooling system, in which the eight-speed gearbox is called Gazoo Racing Direct automatic Transmission (DAT), with a special cooler.

Data show that the Toyota Corolla (Corolla) is a Toyota compact car, first born in 1966, the current domestic price range of 11.68-155800 yuan. In 1997, it once replaced the Volkswagen Beetle as the first car in the world in total sales. In 2004, the ninth generation of Corolla entered China, which was produced by FAW Toyota and translated as "Corolla" in Chinese. Two years later, in 2006, the Chinese name of the tenth generation Corolla was changed to "Carola". By 2019, the 12th generation of Corolla based on Toyota's TNGA architecture will be available.

And GR Corolla is a special version of Toyota car to meet the special needs of consumers with high-performance cars, ‌ as a whole pays more attention to driving performance, higher playability, can be regarded as a high-performance version of the Carola model, the full name is "GR Corolla", in which "GR" stands for "Gran Turismo". The car was released in April 2022, built by Toyota GAZOO Racing department, based on the Carola to upgrade the appearance and performance, in the design of a more sporty design elements, obviously different from the ordinary version of the Corolla model, and in performance with a higher level of driving fun and visual enjoyment, power equipped with G16E-GTS 1.6T three-cylinder engine, the maximum output of 300hp, peak torque 370Nm Match 6-speed manual transmission and GR-Four four-wheel drive system.

As a compact car with a long history, as early as 2013, the Corolla set a world record for total sales of 40 million units and performed well in the auto market. Now, however, Carola's performance in the car market is a different story. Take domestic retail sales as an example, data show that the cumulative sales of the Corolla in 2023 is 183199 vehicles, with monthly sales of 15000 vehicles. Corolla sales have declined since 2024, with cumulative sales of 53098 vehicles in the first half of this year, with an average monthly sales of 8849 vehicles, less than 10,000 vehicles. Of course, the decline in Carola sales is also related to the current changes in the global car market. With the growing strength of independent brands, the Japanese compact car market is gradually replaced by domestic cars, and the market share is gradually carved up.

As for the GR Corolla, as a model that pays more attention to driving performance, its market share is relatively limited. In the past 2023, GR Corolla sold 5567 vehicles in the United States, accounting for only 2.40% of Corolla's total sales of 232370 vehicles, according to the data.

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