- Toyota has announced prices for the 2025 GR Corolla, which starts at $39,995 including destination for the base Core.
- An eight-speed automatic transmission option makes its debut and costs $2,000; front and rear LSDs are now standard.
- A mid-spec Premium with a manual ’box is $42,575 and the new Premium Plus automatic is $48,650 with delivery.
If you’ve been waiting for Toyota to release a paddle-shift option for the GR Corolla before pulling the pin on that order, the good news is it’s finally here. The bad news is the 2025 GR Corolla automatic costs more than you were probably expecting.
Choosing to go with the new eight-speed auto instead of the standard six-speed manual transmission adds $2,000 to the bill, which isn’t an outrageous amount. But factor in the GR Corolla’s $2,360 price increase for 2025 on top of that auto premium and you might start wishing you’d just bought a manual last year and quit being so left-leg lazy.
Improved performance for 2025
There are a couple of reasons to be glad you waited until 2025, however. One is that while this year’s 1.6-liter, turbocharged triple makes the same 300 hp (304 PS) as the 2024 motor, it does get a small torque boost, the total improving from 273 lb-ft (370 Nm) to 295 lb-ft (400 Nm).
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The new eight-speed auto also gets a launch control that the manual misses out on, though Toyota says the stick version now has a snappier clutch action. And all GR Corollas benefit from a revised suspension setup that includes rebound springs to keep the inside rear wheel planted, and changes to the rear mounting points to reduce squat under hard acceleration.
More standard features across the lineup
Another reason to like the ’25 is that front and rear limited-slip differentials are now standard on every model, including the entry-level Core, which costs $39,995 including destination with a manual, or $41,995 as an auto. Previously those LSDs came standard on Premium-trim cars and up, and were only available on the Core by shelling out $1,180 for the optional Performance Package. Making them standard across the board doesn’t wholly offset the price increase, but it does help.
2025 Toyota GR Corolla Prices
The mid-spec Premium now costs $42,575 with the manual and $44,575 as an automatic, and adds a JBL sound system, dual-zone climate, and heated seats and steering wheel to the Core’s equipment tally.
At the top of the lineup, it’s all changed; last year’s Circuit Pack car is replaced by the dreary-sounding but well-equipped Premium Plus. Costing $46,650 with three pedals ($48,850 with two), it gets a forged carbon hood with bulge and functional air vents, a sub radiator, matte black wheels, a head-up display, and red stitching for its GR-logo sports seats.
Would these changes – and the option of an automatic transmission – make you more likely than before to pick a GR Corolla over a manual-only Honda Civic Type R?
