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Subaru WRX TR vs Toyota GR Corolla Comparison: What's the Better STI?

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A few years ago, Subaru killed off the beloved WRX STI. This year, to help appease the brand's rally fans, there is a new higher performance WRX called the WRX TR. To see how close it comes to being an STI replacement, we've pitted it against the most STI-like car currently on sale, the Toyota GR Corolla.


 
#3 ·
I hate that every car looks like an amorphous blob now 😔

Bring back hard body lines and functional design.

Everything now has too many randomly shaped things. Look at the headlights, what would you even describe those as? And the honeycomb above the foglights? Why? Doesn't look like a brake duct? Maybe?

Why so many random plastic pieces on cars that do nothing?
 
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The new WRX looks like a lowered RAV4. I can’t for the life of me understand why Subaru is trying to incorporate the cross-over SUV looks into their trademark enthusiast car. It just looks tragic.

The GRC looks great. Hot hatch, AWD, 6 speed….it’s just too small for me. And I’m not sold on the long term potential of a 3 cyl turbo.