Toyota GR Corolla Review: Hot Hatch Proves Why the Corolla Remains a Motoring Icon at 60
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It is a matter of prestige: Which manufacturer builds the best-selling car model? The Toyota Corolla can attach this world champion title to the cooler - with a great distance ahead of its persecutors. It has been available for 60 years now.
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Some models go through time without ever being noticed or out of date. This is the case of the Toyota Corolla, which celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2026. Who could have imagined that it would become the most sold car in the world, when in 1966 it introduced the range of the Japanese manufacturer still unknown in the United States or Europe?
Fifty million cars sold since 1966: No car in the world sells itself as consistently as the Toyota Corolla, whose record brand had skipped no later than 2021 and which is still considered to be the world's best-selling car. However, a sober car analysis of this best-selling history reveals a rupture at this point: The eternal champions continue to sell, [...] The post Auto Analysis: Best-seller under pressure – 2026 at the turning point appeared…
Toyota GR Corolla review: Hot hatch proves why the Corolla remains a motoring icon at 60
Few nameplates have enjoyed the longevity and global success of the Toyota Corolla. As the Japanese automotive giant celebrates the Corolla’s 60th anniversary this year, I found myself behind the wheel of one of its most exciting derivatives, the Toyota Corolla GR 1.6T Circuit. The timing was fitting. Toyota was also celebrating another successful motorsport season, including the Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GR Cup, which continues to showca…
Having already achieved the top spot in domestic passenger car sales for 10 consecutive years and a cumulative production of 7 million units, the fourth-generation Corolla debuted in March 1979 (along with its sibling, the Sprinter) as the latest model of the Corolla.
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