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Toyota GR Corolla

Toyota states 142.9 mph for the 2023 GR Corolla. Road & Track prints that limit. Car and Driver measured 143 mph on a Circuit, and 144 mph on a Morizo. Toyota.com lists the 2026 base at $40,520.

Also known as GR Corolla
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Top speed

Published as 142.9 mphPublished as 142.9 mphPublished as 142.9 mph

Manufacturer claim and governor for the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla. Toyota's brochure states 142.9 mph, electronically controlled, for the car. Road & Track prints that 142.9 mph limit for all trims. Car and Driver's Circuit test recorded a 143 mph governor, which is that claim within 0.1 mph. The same outlet recorded 144 mph on a Morizo. That tested difference is noted here and is not a second stored figure, and the two tests are not averaged.

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In context

  • 2.2× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.4 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 24 h 13 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 230km/h142.9mph63.9m/s124knRanked figure

    Manufacturer claim and governor for the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla. Toyota's brochure states 142.9 mph, electronically controlled, for the car. Road & Track prints that 142.9 mph limit for all trims. Car and Driver's Circuit test recorded a 143 mph governor, which is that claim within 0.1 mph. The same outlet recorded 144 mph on a Morizo. That tested difference is noted here and is not a second stored figure, and the two tests are not averaged.

    Claimed
    Toyota (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model year
2023 claim, 2026 price
Layout
All-wheel-drive hatchback
Base MSRP
Base MSRP from manufacturer, MY2026: $40,520
Test note
Circuit 143 mph, Morizo 144 mph

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