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Cptnslo
Shared on the Facebook page but figured I’d share on here in case that person didn’t throw it on here. Apparently an internal memo
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Exciting news
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Tokyotexan
Cptnslo said:
Shared on the Facebook page but figured I’d share on here in case that person didn’t throw it on here. Apparently an internal memo View attachment 2499
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Beat me to it! So I guess it only confirms the leak months ago stating it would be released in October as well. So I wonder if the 90 units in the NY region that was also in that leak is also true...
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Jeonsa
Tokyotexan said:
Beat me to it! So I guess it only confirms the leak months ago stating it would be released in October as well. So I wonder if the 90 units in the NY region that was also in that leak is also true...
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Why do you think Kirk Kriefels got so upset when it originally leaked? Lol
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Cptnslo
Jeonsa said:
Why do you think Kirk Kriefels got so upset when it originally leaked? Lol
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Lmao I saw the original video before it was taken down and then I saw his reaction video and he was soooooo butthurt
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TurboGT
I don't understand why that information being leaked is a big deal. Or better yet-why it's kept hush hush to begin with.
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TurboGT said:
I don't understand why that information being leaked is a big deal. Or better yet-why it's kept hush hush to begin with.
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For Kirk it was because he could’ve made more videos about all those cars, “speculations” and so on. His first couple GR Corolla videos were some of the highest viewed videos.

For Toyota it’s a huge thing because it was more of a estimate/target at the time.
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Jeonsa
Cptnslo said:
Lmao I saw the original video before it was taken down and then I saw his reaction video and he was soooooo butthurt
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Yeah how he went about it seemed kind of pouty and put some people off.

People in the comments knew he wanted to milk a lot of videos over those next 4-5 months. 😂

Great guy though.
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I can’t help but think someone somewhere already knows all the information and is just waiting until they’re supposed to release it
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Jeonsa
landyman71 said:
I can’t help but think someone somewhere already knows all the information and is just waiting until they’re supposed to release it
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They do. Lol
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Jeonsa said:
They do. Lol
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B*stards
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Nemesis
Jeonsa said:
Yeah how he went about it seemed kind of pouty and put some people off.

People in the comments knew he wanted to milk a lot of videos over those next 4-5 months. 😂

Great guy though.
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I used to really like the guy and couldn’t wait to hear his take on his ride-along in the GR. Then the day comes, everyone and his grandmother posts their impressions…3 days after….he posts many other videos from his visit to Toyota HQ, he finally includes the GRC as a piece of the GR tent, then wraps up the video and signs off with the GRC ride along as an end credits style item with no comments other than him talking to the driver about what the driver does for a living…I then mentioned in his comments that we were waiting for his impressions with baited breath, he replied that He hadn’t commented only because he had a lot of videos to post, and to this day has never given us his impressions of the ride along…..I really like the guy but I’m there for an honest opinion of the product I’m buying…so I had to unsubscribe. I was really disappointed because I really trusted his opinion because he always seemed genuine without over-hyping things.
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Nemesis said:
I used to really like the guy and couldn’t wait to hear his take on his ride-along in the GR. Then the day comes, everyone and his grandmother posts their impressions…3 days after….he posts many other videos from his visit to Toyota HQ, he finally includes the GRC as a piece of the GR tent, then wraps up the video and signs off with the GRC ride along as an end credits style item with no comments other than him talking to the driver about what the driver does for a living…I then mentioned in his comments that we were waiting for his impressions with baited breath, he replied that He hadn’t commented only because he had a lot of videos to post, and to this day has never given us his impressions of the ride along…..I really like the guy but I’m there for an honest opinion of the product I’m buying…so I had to unsubscribe. I was really disappointed because I really trusted his opinion because he always seemed genuine without over-hyping things.
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I understand that.

Honestly, outside of seeing the car from a semi first person perspective, I was kind of disappointed by everyones's first impression anyways. You can obviously tell the tires were cooked with a bunch of understeer but people were like "from the passenger, it feels awesome. I can feel the rear end coming around" looked kind of fake to me. lol
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It always feels faster from the passenger seat.
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KanmuriDavid
I don't take driving impressions from a journalist seriously. Most of them don't know much about driving in general, so anything over the speed limit is impressive to them.

That being said, that's not why I watch Kirk. He is good at sifting through speculation and taking educated guesses. Also, he's a huge Toyota/Lexus enthusiast with a good understanding of the brand's history.
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Jeonsa
KanmuriDavid said:
I don't take driving impressions from a journalist seriously. Most of them don't know much about driving in general, so anything over the speed limit is impressive to them.

That being said, that's not why I watch Kirk. He is good at sifting through speculation and taking educated guesses. Also, he's a huge Toyota/Lexus enthusiast with a good understanding of the brand's history.
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He’s gotten better since meeting AutomotivePress. A lot of what he seems to know behind the scenes are things only David would know from being a Toyota engineer.

Like I said he’s a good guy, that whole lineup leak video he made just put a bad taste in people’s mouth.
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Jeonsa said:
He’s gotten better since meeting AutomotivePress. A lot of what he seems to know behind the scenes are things only David would know from being a Toyota engineer.

Like I said he’s a good guy, that whole lineup leak video he made just put a bad taste in people’s mouth.
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I agree on your AutomotivePress comment. Kirk definitely got more dialed in after teaming up with David. Kirk’s take on news went from single article views to more world market views. Hope The best for him.
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Cptnslo
lmao I love when I find articles that reference my own post

www.thetorquereport.com

2023 Toyota GR Corolla deliveries to start in October - The Torque Report

Toyota is getting ready to enter the hot hatch segment with the highly anticipated 2023 GR Corolla. When Toyota unveiled it a few months ago it only stated that it would arrive later this year and now we have a report that shows that deliveries will start in October.
www.thetorquereport.com www.thetorquereport.com
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Tokyotexan
Cptnslo said:
lmao I love when I find articles that reference my own post

www.thetorquereport.com

2023 Toyota GR Corolla deliveries to start in October - The Torque Report

Toyota is getting ready to enter the hot hatch segment with the highly anticipated 2023 GR Corolla. When Toyota unveiled it a few months ago it only stated that it would arrive later this year and now we have a report that shows that deliveries will start in October.
www.thetorquereport.com www.thetorquereport.com
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I saw that earlier... Hahahaha.... Not only do we have undercover Toyota execs on the forums, but automotive journalists as well. Dude getting paid to "write" stories that we post about for free...
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Tokyotexan
According to this link, the specific region that the internal memo refers includes South Carolina.
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LEAKED: Toyota GR Corolla Hitting Dealerships Soon

The Toyota GR Corolla is America's new 300-hp hot hatch darling, and as such, it's a pretty hotly-anticipated car. That's especially true given how Toyota intends to handle GR Corolla deliveries and pricing. Toyota has ordered its dealers not to take too many orders well ahead of the car's...
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