Toyota GR Corolla

[NecioVato]

I don't get it. Clearly there is demand for these various interesting/fun/performance type vehicles. Sure, maybe not as much as some high volume blah SUV/sedans. But at least it seems more demand than automakers are providing in terms of vehicle output.

Are these execs sitting around laughing, getting some perverse kick out of the situation? "Hey, let's announce this cool vehicle/version people will want over our usual boring cr*p, but let's only produce a small number, so we can watch people scratch and crawl over glass to get one, haha."

George is getting angry!

The other part of the equation is - are they getting their money back from all the R&D they did on the car. I mean if it costs X amount of $ to get the car to production - why wouldn't you produce as many as possible - worse case - you offer up 5k on allocation but offer people the ability to build one and have them produced etc. Anyway. haha

 

[jdm-rhd]

They aren't in stock at any dealer. Production apparently just started less than a week ago. The allocation info that I get from my dealer once a month is always just, "No GR Corolla on this allocation." If the dealer hasn't already started a list/taking deposits then be prepared to pay something insane for the one car, if that, they say they have an allocation for. Seems like most of us with deposits in aren't expecting a car this year.

ahh great...
thought i was getting 'the call'
well see what they say tomorrow...

 

[Haste]

ahh great...
thought i was getting 'the call'
well see what they say tomorrow...

Hey you never know. Maybe it's your lucky day ?

 

[fliplover]

I am not nearly educated enough in the auto industry to know for sure, but if I had to guess, it's probably something to do with profit margins.

I can't imagine these cars make manufacturers a lot of money - both because they don't sell in nearly comparable volume to others, but also because they probably require a lot of separate R&D and other expenses - along with the fact that, like the GRC, they're manufactured in a separate plant. Guessing that would require further resources to be pulled away from their moneymakers, i.e. Tacos, Camrys, "normal" Corollas, etc.

Here's the answer, at lease with the GR Corolla.

https://news.yahoo.com/toyota-goal-one-too-few-200200520.html

 

[indio22]

Here's the answer, at lease with the GR Corolla.

https://news.yahoo.com/toyota-goal-one-too-few-200200520.html

"But one too few will be our goal, just not because of production limits."

So to some extent it's an intentional tease. Well they can all go tease someone else. ?

 

[jdm-rhd]

Hey you never know. Maybe it's your lucky day ?

haha....maybe
still waiting on the call.

btw that gif reminds me of the time the guitarist from one of my favorite metal bands got on the 'price is right' and won the entire thing lol

Here's the answer, at lease with the GR Corolla.

https://news.yahoo.com/toyota-goal-one-too-few-200200520.html

that's crazy...
nissan is doing the opposite...promise the world and deliver to the influencers

 

[therumblewagon]

Great review, also noting this per earlier conversations about volume -

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a41738282/2023-toyota-gr-corolla-circuit-by-the-numbers/

"Possibly the worst news for prospective buyers is that Toyota plans to build just 6600 GRs for the U.S. market this first year. The car has already achieved cult status and hasn't even rolled off the showroom floor. You may not get one the first year, but you will be able to eventually. It's worth the wait."

 

[therumblewagon]

 

[Loco38SUP]

That Chorizo edition is pretty sweet. ?

-RJM

 

[jdm-rhd]

That Chorizo edition is pretty sweet. ?

-RJM

im holding out for next year when they add the cilantro edition to the line-up...

 

[jdm-rhd]

just posted this in the gr86 thread...

the new sales lady at my dealership contacted me because she thought i was waiting on the gr86 instead of the gr corolla. anyways i may go check it out and possibility do a test drive when i take my gt86 in for service

 

[Haste]

2023 Toyota GR Corolla COTY Review: The Hot Hatch We Wanted

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-toyota-gr-corolla-pros-cons-review/

 

[therumblewagon]

And so it begins?

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/11/ridiculous-markups-on-toyotas-gr-corolla-begin-with-50-over-msrp/

https://www.355toyota.com/new-Rockville-2023-Toyota-GR+Corolla-GR-JTNABAAE5PA001174

 

[therumblewagon]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/deale...price-after-internet-backlash-over-20k-markup

 

[therumblewagon]