It looks like UMW Toyota is gearing up to launch a new Toyota Corolla GR Sport based on the Corolla sedan model, as seen from the estimated price list posted under the Corolla page on their website. If you go to the Corolla page and scroll down, you can click View Estimated Price List and you’ll see it. The new pricelist is dated 3rd July 2023.
The Toyota Corolla GR Sport will most likely be priced at RM152,800 as it is a RM5,000 add-on exclusively available to the Corolla 1.8G model which is priced at RM147,800.
According to the pricelist, the GR Sport Package adds on the following:
- GR Sport Design Bumper
- GR Sport Alloy Wheels
- GR Sport Interior Finishing
- GR Sport Suspension Tuning
However, there are no photos of the Toyota Corolla GR Sport anywhere on the website at the moment, which explains why the pricelist is labelled ‘estimated’ at the moment. It must be a teaser of sorts ahead of the unveiling of the car. The picture we used above is the Thailand market car, which is called the Toyota Corolla Altis GR Sport.
UMW Toyota Motor’s GR Sport line-up currently consists of the Hilux GR Sport and the Corolla Cross GR Sport. You can also buy a GR Corolla, powered by a 300 PS, 370 Nm 1.6 litre turbocharged engine, six-speed manual transmission and all-wheel drive that can hit 100 km/h in 5.3 seconds.
GALLERY: Toyota Corolla Altis GR Sport (Thailand market)
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Corolla Altis won’t go anywhere. Please bring in the new 2.0 engine into the Corolla with GR sport bits.
Nice skirt
if this gr sport isn’t the hybrid version it would be quite a missed opportunity imho. i feel like we’d see a lot more of these on the road if it were. why even try to compete with the sporty or spirited civic or 3. instead, umwt should go all in on the subtle, no fuss, and comfortable angle. toyota’s hybrids are tried and tested and them not capitalizing that here in malaysia baffles me.
Price.. with it being cbu it will easily be around 180k or more with all the bell and whistles. Camry already low sales what more if altis if almost same price. Who will buy?
wah altis now become last time camry price….camry price become bmw price…haha…seems like thailand consumers can buy cheaper if dollar to dollar….what a big joke man
How long are they going to use this engine?
as long as it’s cheap to maintain…
Dinosaur engine is good for reliability
E spec still doesn’t come with BSM? Come on la, even G spec corolla cross got at least BSM.
Nice, but 150k for 140PS is very hard to swallow.
No doubt the highlight will be the GR tuned suspension, but it feels the TNGA platform is so well tuned that it deserves more horsepower than this.
All show no go. Malu to the max if a Corolla GR pulled up right next to anyone driving this.
They’ll continue to cede market share to Civic until the Corolla as a whole package comes with a more exciting powertrain option and a more modern styling.
Not really, GR series target customer who prefer more aggressive handling yet still have great comfort for daily drive. Expensive car, it’s not GR Corolla, but a Corolla GR.
I prefer this Corolla GR due to more aggressive suspension.
However, GR Corolla is for track racing, suitable go Sepang.
Toyota only toying with such Ah Beng corolla, enough la, people are smart now. I hardly see new registered corolla since lockdown , hilat & Vios only help Toyota to survive , other model, can could with fingers. one little two, little three little finger , four little five little six, little finger , seven …
Like : Corolla GR Sport
Dislike: Civic FE
1.8 NA’s sport.
If i want to happily pay for 9 years loan, this is the car to get. or camry.
For Civic i would only go for 5 or 7 years.
not sure why.
1.8 NA Jepunis C segment asking for 150k kekeke.
must be lots of gold plated parts under the bonnet.
keep it up Toyota!
Slowly turning this country to axia saga bezza land by pricing car to a small flat. Just buy used cars and be wise
Really? Good luck with the sales. No turbo no fun Toyoda.
Nothing wrong with 1.8NA just the rm150k price tag abit too much. Last gen civic 1.8NA the best can still running strong after 10 years.
140PS “sport”? What about the coming S50 with 177PS then? “Hypersport”?
But to be fair: 140PS is more than enogh for an elderly uncle…
Even a 10 year old Civic FB 1.8 has more power than this
Tokok la you what power you want like you Shuemeker ah
and you talk as if 140hp is an abundance of power?
cantik ^^
Hopefully UMW can bring in the new 2.0L Dynamic Force engine to replace current 1.8L engine for all variants including GR Sport. Also, bring in the hybrid version of Corolla Altis and locally built (CKD) by UMW Toyota Motors in Shah Alam, Selangor just like what they did for Corolla Cross Hybrid.
Hybrid no resale value la….u buy toyota for good resale value so that buy today can sell off trow bcoz soo underpowered na engine…use 1-2 yrs bored already