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In a couple threads some of us touched on Toyota’s interesting history of legendary vehicles.
The GR Corolla is shaping to be one of those iconic future classics under Toyota’s lineup with its brother the GR Yaris, but in ways, Toyota’s history shows us what path the GRC can take.
Most of the names Toyota produced were vehicles that gained their popularity after production ceased, all while forgetting some of the most important information about the car. (sales numbers, competition, marketing etc).
In some instances, the cars were brought back in a way to capitalize off of nostalgia. Some would say “Well all manufacturers do it.” Which is true but not in a way where they use just the name. Sometimes they use culture references, nicknames, chassis codes and etc. In some instances actually confusing history.
We don’t have a category to really talk about general stuff but I wanted a thread to talk about where we see the GR Corolla’s legacy for fun. It’s an exciting car for sure though there’s obviously a chance that like all iconic Toyota’s before, the hype will die down and some might say “it’s just a Corolla”
Funny thing is… that’s actually happened to the car before.
The GR Corolla is shaping to be one of those iconic future classics under Toyota’s lineup with its brother the GR Yaris, but in ways, Toyota’s history shows us what path the GRC can take.
Most of the names Toyota produced were vehicles that gained their popularity after production ceased, all while forgetting some of the most important information about the car. (sales numbers, competition, marketing etc).
In some instances, the cars were brought back in a way to capitalize off of nostalgia. Some would say “Well all manufacturers do it.” Which is true but not in a way where they use just the name. Sometimes they use culture references, nicknames, chassis codes and etc. In some instances actually confusing history.
We don’t have a category to really talk about general stuff but I wanted a thread to talk about where we see the GR Corolla’s legacy for fun. It’s an exciting car for sure though there’s obviously a chance that like all iconic Toyota’s before, the hype will die down and some might say “it’s just a Corolla”
Funny thing is… that’s actually happened to the car before.