GR86 vs. GR Corolla Heritage

ijuswannaride said:

Amen to that! My first Supra was a 1980. I miss that one a LOT more than I miss my '87.
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I had a 84' back in the day. Sadly it snapped a rod just cruising slowing down off the freeway. Didn't have the money for a rebuild back then so sold it.

I had a 85 Corolla GT-S in coupe form and I would say the GR86 more closely follows that car in 2 door, rwd, naturally aspirated, and low/mid power to weight ratio. The GT-S was never about speed. The GR Corolla is a different animal with 4 doors, AWD, and more horsepower.

kerney said:

I had a 85 Corolla GT-S in coupe form and I would say the GR86 more closely follows that car in 2 door, rwd, naturally aspirated, and low/mid power to weight ratio. The GT-S was never about speed. The GR Corolla is a different animal with 4 doors, AWD, and more horsepower.

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GR Corolla today would be what a TRD Corolla would be back then, besides the line became fwd over time anyways. (There was a TRD 2000 version with a 3SGE which would be the closest)

GR86 actually shares a lot more in common with a Celica then a old Corolla.

So you guys know this isn’t a comparison of driving feel of the 2 current cars, it was a question about lineage originally which one car is actually a Corolla and the other is inspired by a old one and other cars. Lmao

kerney said:

I had a 85 Corolla GT-S in coupe form and I would say the GR86 more closely follows that car in 2 door, rwd, naturally aspirated, and low/mid power to weight ratio. The GT-S was never about speed. The GR Corolla is a different animal with 4 doors, AWD, and more horsepower.

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I was a Toyota tech when those came out. Loved those cars. They were an absolute blast to drive. I PDId the first one at our dealership. My road test may have been inappropriate.