Subaru BRZ vs Toyota GR Corolla

What's the difference?

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Subaru BRZ
Subaru BRZ

$37,888 - $49,388

2024 price

Toyota GR Corolla
Toyota GR Corolla

$67,990 - $70,490

2025 price

Summary

2024 Subaru BRZ
2025 Toyota GR Corolla
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.4L

Turbo 3, 1.6L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
8.8L/100km (combined)

9.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

5
Dislikes
  • Lots of highway road noise
  • tS loses the spare wheel
  • Needs expensive 98 RON premium unleaded

  • Perceived performance drop versus GR Yaris
  • Cramped second-row and lack of boot space
  • Mundane interior for a sports car
2024 Subaru BRZ Summary

In the 1990s, Australian sporty coupe buyers were spoiled for choice, with well over a dozen inexpensive sporty coupes wearing badges – now long since banished to oblivion – like CRX, 30X and 200SX.

Today, there are just three-ish… the Mazda MX-5, as well as the Subaru BRZ and its Toyota GR86 twin. All are brilliant and we’re grateful they’re around.

But if you think we’re being generous counting the Subaru and Toyota as separate entities, both are claimed to be unique in character and conduct.

This is especially so with the BRZ tS, the latest (and new flagship) addition to the second-generation model released back in 2022, ushering in dynamic and specification upgrades courtesy of in-house motorsport division Subaru Tecnica International, or STI.

FYI, tS stands for ‘tuned by STI’. And BRZ for 'Boxer engine Rear-wheel drive Zenith'. Appetite whetted yet? Ours is, so let’s dive right in and find out what this BRZ tS is all about.

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2025 Toyota GR Corolla Summary

There’s something immensely appealing about a car that can play two roles. 

An off-roader for the weekend and a school pick-up chariot Monday to Friday? How about a race car/grocery-getter combo?

The latter is what the Toyota GR Corolla wants to be, a slightly bigger and more day-to-day alternative to the first GR hot hatch, the Yaris.

Both of these cars have now been updated and are arriving in Australia now, and Toyota hopes the Corolla becomes an even better car to rival the likes of the Volkswagen Golf R

But can it do it?

We tested Toyota’s hotted-up Corolla on road and track to see if it’s up to the task.

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2024 Subaru BRZ 2025 Toyota GR Corolla

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