{"id":2239,"date":"2022-06-08T16:33:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T08:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2022-06-08T16:33:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T08:33:36","slug":"new-toyota-corolla-has-4-doors-but-only-2-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2239","title":{"rendered":"New Toyota Corolla has 4 doors but only 2 seats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Test drive: 2022 Toyota GR 86<\/h4>\n

The 2022 Toyota GR 86 is the third generation of a surprising sports car survivor. Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu takes it to the track to find out why.<\/p>\n

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Toyota is really getting crazy with the Corolla.<\/p>\n

On the heels of the introduction of the GR Corolla sport version of the humble hatchback, Toyota has unveiled an even hotter model with a mysterious name.<\/p>\n

The GR Corolla MORIZO Edition is a track-focused version of the GR Corolla with several high performance upgrades and something missing.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that the MORIZO has four passenger doors, it only has two seats.<\/p>\n

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\n The Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO is a high performance model.
\n (Toyota)<\/p>\n

The rear bench has been removed in the name of weight savings and a structural brace installed in its place to help stiffen the vehicle to improve its handling and create a space to bring four tires along to use at the track.<\/p>\n

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\n The GR Corolla MORIZO’s rear seats have been removed to make it lighter.
\n (Toyota)<\/p>\n

The Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires that come on the car are wider than the ones on the standard GR Corolla and wrapped around unique forged alloy wheels.<\/p>\n

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\n The GR Corolla MORIZO is only available with a six-speed manual transmission.
\n (Toyota)<\/p>\n

The MORIZO is powered by a turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder engine with 300 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque that drives all four wheels through a six-speed manual transmission and differentials with shorter gearing than the other GR Corollas have for improved acceleration.<\/p>\n

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\n The GR Corolla MORIZO is named after an alias used by Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda when he raced.
\n (Toyota)<\/p>\n

The suspension has also been tuned for track use, brake cooling ducts added for the 14-inch rotors and the steel roof replaced with a forged carbon sheet molded panel to further reduce weight and lower the vehicle’s center of gravity.<\/p>\n

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\n The GR Corolla MORIZO has a forged carbon sheet molded roof.
\n (Toyota)<\/p>\n

Oddly, as with all GR Corollas, the MORIZO comes with an electronic rear seat reminder system that’s usually meant to avoid drivers forgetting children in the back seats.<\/p>\n

As for its unusual name, MORIZO is the alias that Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda used when he first entered competition as a driver with Toyota’s GAZOO Racing team in 2007.<\/p>\n

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Pricing for the GR Corolla MORIZO has not been announced,  but Toyota will only build 200 for the 2023 model year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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