Is the 2026 Toyota GR Corolla transportation? more inches than the cramped GR Corolla (to go with eight more cubic feet of cargo room). Like its Civic Type R doppelganger, Type S’s front-wheel drive isn’t a negative on track thanks to its sophisticated, twin-strut front suspension. The driver-centric cockpit of the Toyota GR Corolla_includes good, switch-gear ergonomics on the steering wheel - an unusual detail for Toyota. “Love the GR Corolla,” said an Oakland County passerby as I snapped a picture of my Rottweiler.