The 2025 GR Corolla Gets a Price Hike to Go With Its New Automatic Transmission

by Chris Teague

Published: September 24th, 2024

the 2025 gr corolla gets a price hike to go with its new automatic transmission

When I bought my 2024 Toyota GR Corolla, I waited several months for the dealer to finally agree to let go of its markup, but it looks like 2025 model-year buyers will have things even worse. Toyota recently released pricing for the new car, which gets an automatic transmission for 2025, and the numbers are up across the board.

The base Core trim now starts at $39,995 with the six-speed manual gearbox, a jump of $2,360 over last year’s model. Adding the new eight-speed direct automatic transmission pushes the price higher by $2,000, reaching $41,995 to start. The midrange Premium trim costs $42,575 with a manual and $44,575 with an automatic.

Toyota ditched the previous range-topping Circuit Edition model in favor of a new Premium Plus trim, which retains the carbon roof, unique wheels, and vented hood. It starts at $46,650 with a manual and $48,650 with an automatic.

While it’s a bummer that the already-expensive GR Corolla is becoming even pricier in 2025, Toyota at least threw in a few goodies to help justify the increase. The car gets a torque boost to 295 pound-feet, up from 273 in 2024, putting it on the level of the Morizo Edition from 2023. The Torsen limited-slip differentials are also now standard across the board, so buyers don’t have to shell out more to add the Performance Package to the Core trim.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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Jkross22 2 hours ago
This version of Corolla makes it appear that Toyota has a marketing problem. If you're going to charge 50 large (post dealer mark up) for what is an economy car, you damn well better upgrade everything on the inside. Seats, dash, headliner, door cards, stereo.... everything. You killed it with the engine/trans/suspension, so why stop 1/2 way? Another option - offer up bespoke builds and have dealers lock in pricing so there's no surprises. Dealers would hate it because they're 'ONLY' getting MSRP, but since some charge the same as Porsche dealers for service, they'll make it up later.

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IBx1 52 minutes ago
Pathetic automatic scum

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- Oberkanone 10 minutes ago
  Intolerant & unwelcome comment.
  
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