2022 Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo Review and Performance Comparison

Toyota Corolla Performance Review.

Introduction:

The 2022 Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo is a powered by a Petrol Straight 3. This variant of the Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo is the 6 speed / Manual version and was first brought out around 2022. This was at around the same time as the introduction of the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 and the 2023 Czinger 21C V Max Hybrid.

This particular Toyota Corolla has a 1618cc Turbo Petrol powerplant driven by the Toyota All Wheel Drive system.

Alternative Petrol Straight 3's include the 2023 Toyota Corolla GR Morizo Edition 1.6 Turbo

The Corolla shares its Petrol Straight 3 engine configuration with the likes of the 2023 Toyota Corolla GR Morizo Edition 1.6 Turbo and the 2023 Toyota Corolla GR Circuit Edition 1.6 Turbo.If you're looking for other similar performing cars which share the Corolla's All Wheel Drive, Hatchback combination then how about the 2024 Aspark Owl AWD or the earlier 2019 Pininfarina Battista 1900.

Power and Weight:

Weighing in at 1475 kgs (3251 lbs) places the Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo in a similar weight category as the 2025 Maserati MCPURA 3.0 V6 Twin Turbo and the excellent 2025 Ferrari 296 Speciale A, give or take 50kg.

The Toyota Corolla shares the same bhp with the 2024 Toyota Yaris GR (276 bhp)

In terms of pure power the 1618cc 12 valve, Straight 3 engine produces around 300 bhp (223 kW) @ 6500 rpm which is comparable to the 2024 Toyota Yaris GR (276 bhp) and also the 2024 BMW 1 Series M135 xDrive (296 bhp).

The Turbo Straight 3 throws out 273 lb-ft (370.1 Nm) @ 3000 rpm placing it with cars of similar torque performance figures such as the 2024 BMW 1 Series M135 xDrive (295 lb-ft) or the 2024 Toyota Yaris GR RZ High Performance Automatic (295 lb-ft).

Power to Weight:

If you look at both power or torque of the 2022 Toyota Corolla in comparison with its weight you get a much more accurate idea of its real world performance.

The 2002 Honda NSX R 3.2 V6 (228.3 bhp per ton) has similar Bhp Per Ton stats as the Toyota Corolla.

The Toyota Corolla has a power to weight ratio of 203.3 bhp per ton. Bhp per ton figures of the 2022 Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo means you're competing with the 2002 Honda NSX R 3.2 V6 (228.3 bhp per ton) and the equally quick 2015 BMW 7 Series 750i xDrive 4.4 V8 Twin Turbo (228.2 bhp per ton).

Torque to Weight:

If you agree with the late great Carroll Shelby then arguably an even better indicator of potential performance is Torque!. However, torque isn't the whole story, you also need to compare weight as well for more real world comparisons such as torque per ton.

The Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo generates around 185.0 lb-ft per ton. So if you're looking at what cars perform similarly either on the drag strip or at the traffic lights using torque to weight as a benchmark, then look no further than the 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STI V6 Type RA - JDM - Classic (210.0 lb-ft per ton) or the similarly performing 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STI V6 - Classic JDM (210.0 lb-ft per ton).

Acceleration:

The Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo can accelerate 0–60mph in 5.00 secs or 0–100km/h (0–62mph) in 5.2 secs. Acceleration rivals to the Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo include the 2023 Toyota Corolla GR Circuit Edition 1.6 Turbo (5.00 secs) or the equally as fast to 60mph 2022 Honda Civic Type R 2.0 Turbo FL5 (5.00 secs).

The Straight 3 engine of the Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo ensures that, ‘on paper’ at least, accelerates slightly faster than the 2025 Ford Mustang GT Fastback (5.10 secs) and the 2024 Toyota Yaris GR RC Automatic (5.10 secs).

Quarter Mile time is a close race between the Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo and the Seat Leon SC Cupra 300

On a longer format for acceleration comparisons the 2022 Toyota Corolla can reach a quarter mile in an estimated 13.33 secs with a trap speed around 102.2 mph. Similar performances down the quarter mile drag strip can be found with the the Seat Leon SC Cupra 300 (13.34 seconds @ 102.1 mph) and a close race between the Lotus Exige S 1.8 Supercharged (13.34 seconds @ 102.1 mph) too.

Top Speed:

Some modern performance cars are often artificially restricted particularly when it comes to max speed. 155 mph top speed restrictions are often used as part of the German 'Gentleman's Agreement' for example, so be cautious when using maximum speed figures. The 2022 version of the Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo has a maximum speed of 129mph.

Top Speed of the 2022 Corolla equals the Bentley Brooklands 4d (128 mph)

If maxing out your car on the AutoBahn is your thing and you're wondering what has a similar top end performance to the 2022 Toyota Corolla GR 1.6 Turbo then there's the slightly slower the Bentley Brooklands 4d (128 mph) or how about the impressive Buick Riviera 6.6l V8 (128 mph).

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