tinyman392
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- Marcus
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Yes and no. The motor being used here is most likely some variant from the Yaris GRMN. The MkI Yaris GRMN used a 1.6L supercharged 3-cyl motor making 210 HP while the MkII turbo charges it instead of supercharge to make 270-275 HP. This motor is most likely some variant of that which is turbo charged to 255-260 HP in what is most likely an FF format.Also correct me if i'm wrong, but this would be Toyota's first in house performance engine in a long time right? Supra uses B58 and the BMW 2.0 Turbo so it's kinda funny to me that the Corolla and Yaris are the cars that are getting this treatment.
You are correct that the Supra uses two BMW motors for their turbo charged I6 and I4 motors while the FRS/86 are using a Subaru Boxer 4 motor that is NA.
Edit: keep in mind that the GRMN was designed as a homologation for their Yaris rally car so some of the tech in that motor was moved over to the limited production models. This is the sole reason why the Yaris got this treatment. The Corolla might be a marketing exercise, though people said on Twitter when Toyota asked that they'd buy it. I hope it's successful though so Toyota actually makes more of these cars.
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