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A new-look Toyota Corolla Cross has broken cover in Thailand, with the tougher-looking GR Sport variant looking a bit, if you squint, like a mini LC300.
Like the Hyundai Kona N Line, the new Corolla Cross variant focuses on looks more than performance upgrades, and as such is still some way off a full-blown GR variant.
Because while the GR Sport model looks sportier, it isn't any more powerful, with the beefed-up trim being offered in hybrid-guise only. In Thailand, that means a 1.8-litre petrol-hybrid powertrain, though in Australia, we're expecting a bigger 2.0-litre petrol-hybrid combo that should produce a pretty substantial 146kW.
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The changes do go more than skin deep, though, with the GR Cross variant sporting new suspension and steering tunes designed for more grip and better handling, as well as a new lower strut bar for more body stiffness.
Outside, look for the GR Sport bodykit that brings with is a new blacked-out grille, and silver skid-plate (which appears to be for decorative purposes only) beneath.
There are new silver-trimmed side skirts, angrier air intakes, and you also get LED lights and 18-inch alloys.
Inside,expect a sportier interior treatment wfestooned with GR logos and leather sport seats.
The Corolla Cross is expected to launch in Australia in the second half of 2022.
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