Could there be room for a hybrid Toyota Corolla GRMN?

Toyota, which in the last decade seemed that its only point of view was the electrification of its entire range, is now overturning with sportsmanship. We have already seen the end Toyota Yaris GRMN and by the beginning of next year they will reveal once and for all the long-awaited Toyota Supra. Memorize the acronyms well GRMN, because they have come to stay.

The next major commercial launch of the Japanese firm on the market is new Toyota Corolla, substitute for the Auris. This compact model will arrive at our dealerships in just a few months and, of course, its main commitment is hybridization. The point is that it seems more than likely that a sports variant also for this model, a Toyota Corolla GMRN.

The Asian brand already told us months ago that the intention was launch sports versions of many of its models, although not even they themselves were clear at the time the degree of sportsmanship they could offer and if they would be up to the Yaris GRMN. It seems that they are already plotting a Toyota Corolla GRMN, although we do not rule out that it is through a hybrid mechanic.

Speaking to our colleagues at Auto Express during the Paris Motor Show, Johan Van Zyl, CEO of Toyota, explained the process to check if a product can have logic to receive a GRMN variant.

“Our aspiration is to offer a wide variety of GR vehicles to our customers to bring excitement to the brand. As we go through our range of products, we'll look at each one and say what's possible. Does this model fit the GR brand? Can we do something exciting with this? We can make a more exciting, sporty hybrid. The technology is there."

As you know, the Toyota Corolla will be available with a 180 hp self-recharging hybrid mechanics whose thermal engine cubic 2 liters, much more power than the 136 hp developed by the current hybrid Auris. Perhaps a specific configuration of that 180 hp hybrid mechanics (extracting more power), with a more emotional gearbox and a more dynamic chassis set-up could be a success in certain markets, although I think it does not fit with the philosophy of the European sports compact.

Source – Auto Express