Should Toyota Motor Ph Convey Inward The Corolla Altis Gr Sport?

With the application of the Toyota New Global Architecture or TNGA inwards the all-new 2020 Corolla Altis, Toyota’s compact sedan has lastly turned a sportier leaf. Naturally, this makes it a candidate for a hotted-up version, in addition to hither it is: the Corolla Altis GR Sport.

Unfortunately, those looking for some truthful functioning enhancements, you’ll live disappointed. That beingness said, at to the lowest degree this Gazoo Racing handling does handle to upwardly the excitement amongst the Corolla Altis GR Sport’s exceptional aero package. Not solely does it visually lower the compact sedan, precisely the brushed argent accents on the grille in addition to bumper give it a to a greater extent than menacing presence in addition to it does  complement the 17-inch wheels. Inside, it gets sporty forepart bucket seats amongst cerise stitching in addition to sportier-looking gauges.

Mechanically, it carries neither the 1.6-liter nor Hybrid drivetrain. Instead, Toyota has opted to plop inwards a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine. The 2ZR-FBE engine inwards this illustration makes 140 horsepower at 6,000 rpm in addition to 177 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. This is mated to a CVT amongst vii virtual gears.

Currently, the GR Sport variant is sold solely inwards Thailand. However given a huge P 395,000 cost gap betwixt the top-line 1.6 V in addition to the Hybrid locally, it’s highly probable that Toyota Motor Philippines volition slot this somewhere in-between.

In Thailand, the GR Sport adds a P 160,000 premium over the 1.6-liter model. If Toyota Motor Philippines decides to convey this variant in, it’s probable to live priced at approximately P 1.3-million.