Toyota built a $65,000 Corolla with no back seat -- and it's pure insanity

Toyota is marking the 60th anniversary of the Corolla with a starkly track-focused new model: the 2026 GRMN Corolla, starting at nearly $65,000. Unlike typical Corollas, it comes with an adjustable rear wing and no back seat. “GRMN” stands for “Gazoo Racing tuned by Meister of Nürburgring,” a badge Toyota reserves for its most track-focused vehicles, reflecting company chairman Akio Toyoda’s personal history at the Nürburgring under his racing alter ego, Morizo. Toyota says the GRMN Corolla was developed through extensive Nürburgring testing, alongside work in Japan’s Super Taikyu endurance series with its hydrogen-powered GR Corolla program. Production details weren’t included in the excerpt.