Watch a Rally Instructor Push the Toyota GR Corolla to its Limits in the Snow

You know the Toyota GR Corolla. It’s a 300-hp turbocharged hatchback with all-wheel drive and seriously mean looks. When we got our first chance to drive the GR Corolla, we found it was an absolute blast to drive, especially on the track. And with the WRX now sold only as a sedan, you could argue that the GR Corolla now fits where the WRX hatch used to be. But can you actually rally a GR Corolla, or is it really only good on asphalt?

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The folks at rally racing school Team O’Neil recently got their hands on a new GR Corolla and brought it out to a snowy test track to answer that exact question. And if anyone knows rallying, it’s rally instructor, co-host of Discovery’s Getaway Driver and host of the video below, Wyatt Knox. If he likes the way a car handles, you know it’s good. And if he doesn’t, well, he’s going to let you know.

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