First Drive in Toyota's New Corolla GR
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We got our hands on Toyota's new 2023 GR Corolla. It's the most expensive and most powerful Corolla ever, but is it worth the hype? Let's find out.
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Nolan actually does really well doing a top gear style car review. I think they need to make it a regular thing for him. He proved he can drive in hi low and his talking isn’t annoying to listen to.
I agree with you. That video was top gear to a T
The line about meeting your girlfriend's parents gave me Jeremy Clarkson vibes for sure.
I thought the same as you for a moment during the video 💀
He takes to the whole driving and talking thing really well. And he at least makes it feel like he’s reacting to the car and didn’t script it out beforehand, whether that’s true or not idk.
Agreed! Nolan is basically the American Clarkson 😏😅
Can't wait for Nolan to own one and do a whole series modifying it
Man the THUMBNAILS of your videos are absolutely HILARIOUS!!!
For reference: X3M, LX600
the rumor is out there is a defect with the valve train.
Lamspeed turbo kit! Does 10.5s 1/4mile @131mph
Love those depreciation machines. Best car is a $2k clunker that happens to run for a while. Let the idiots buy it new, then get a used one 6 years from now.
I was just made to realize how much of a nerd I was/am, and it's ok.
I really like when Nolan has his own videos. He pays attention to the small details and he’s really easy to relate to because he feels like everyone’s goofy friend
So true!!! 💯
It’s not there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the genesis of the GR in this video , it is a homologation car it means it was a race car made for the road so they could take it racing - rules say you need to build 25k units to achieve this.
@@parenthlete buddy, the non-GR Corolla and Yaris would’ve been fine for homologation. They wanted to give us a street version that was closer to the rally version, because they saw the demand for Toyota sports cars.
I agree, Nolan’s solo vids are great!
It's so nice to see Donut doing actual car videos again.
Seriously! I don’t need to know about the worst online car products
Yeah, I was getting really sick of cheap car accessory D-List videos. They’re fine to mix in there, but when they become the main content on the channel, I stop watching.
@@brickson98m unfortunately they get the views
@@sebastiannettles9076 I gotta look at all their videos’ views, but I feel like better content would get more views. But maybe the D-List videos play the yt algorithm better.
@@sebastiannettles9076 I actually just took a peek at their views on all their videos, and Hi-Lo actually outperforms everything by far. But the more quality focused content, where cars are actually being worked on or driven, get around 500k to 1M more views on average.
I know that this content hinges on the manufacturers reaching out to y'all first, but we REALLY love this format so please don't stop making this kind of content. Also Nolan is such a great host 👏
Also give Nolan the laps
Here here! This format can even work with older cars. The active driving history is soooo much fun.
@@sporadiceel6246 Up to speed definitely one of the best segments they do.
Word!
"Hey, we were hoping we could make a 17 minute commercial for your car and send it to our 6 million subscribers for a fraction of what it would cost you to produce and distribute a 30 second commercial spot."
" Nah, that's ok. Thanks though."
Yeah, I don't think they need to worry about manufacturers wanting to reach out to them.
I’ve gone from so hype about this car to annoyed every time it gets brought up. Now that I know that Toyota is already planning on making a limited run of them I can already see how it will go.
-They finally arrive, and receive HUGE dealer markups.
- the few people who can afford an $80,000(+) Corolla will buy one but otherwise they will produce low sales numbers.
- a few years later they will announce that it will be discontinued stating that it didn’t sell well.
It’s the Focus RS/ST all over again I can already see it. Car companies kill cool cars because their dealers price them beyond what the target audience can afford
You are right. It's time for dealerships to die and for manufacturers to go direct to consumer.
The US really suffers from this overpricing by the dealership, it’s a horrible way to limit sales and as you’ve mentioned it leads to poor sales volume and then justifies a discontinuation.
It’s basically criminal that dealerships get away with this.
There’s always a Supra. The ultimate hot hatch offered by Toyota.
Toyota would be stupid by doing that.
Oh absolutely 💯 spot on! I just read that Canada is only getting 20 of them! I think they forgot a few zeros
Nolan does a good job at presenting new cars, you should give him a raise so he can buy and mod one for a series 🥰
I think the donut crew could definitely pull of the top gear/grand tour specials. I don’t know what they would need insurance wise, but I’d love a donut special.
So good to see you guys are back to making actual 'car content' - don't get me wrong, I like everything that you guys do, but this feels like a welcome return to the channel's roots!
This!!
Blame selling out I guess.... I'm finding it hard to keep watching videos now, sucks!
That’s all I’m saying, i want you guys in cars, not doing the evening news about cars
Yep. I appreciate them working on cars and being happy about how they preform, not weird car rankings or just talk about the car. I liked the new Honda Civic video but in all honesty I would rather see them drive it than talk about it.
This was an ad
Finally I get to see this thing be USED
I love the unique character Toyota put into this car! Sure there are other faster cars, but there's something to be said about having a car that has so much character from its engine to styling to heritage!
2:57
I can confirm this is true, I’ve seen both the 2022 gr86 and some older ones
Bro I felt so called out by this LMAO, he read our campus like a book
Knowing the dealers are going to ruin the price on this car makes me sad.
60k at least, on the circuit version 😭😭
@@KDGzephyr try close to $60k for the base version alone
They'll ruin the price along with employees buying up every sought after allocation
They’re talking about 55k Canadian for the base gr at dealers😭
This!!! THIS!!! We need more content like this. Funny dude out there reviewing good cars! With actual knowledge! Ever since we lost good ol BBC Top Gear the car show community is lacking. But this felt like a good ol Clarkson Review.
The Grand Tour exists
@@16BitOG True but they are reduced to specials, and for the most part have their individual shows now, no more episodic seasons of combined car reviews and testing
@@16BitOG as did old top gear.
This is great, keep this show coming. Nolan doing car industry stuff is always a good combo
i havent seen you guys do one of these in a while. usually i dont like the top gear type reviews but nolan did a great job, definitely wanna watch more of this
I see these going the way of the focus RS. "Everyone" will want one, people who can afford them won't want it, and will get the Supra instead. And dealers will have a minimum markup of 15K. especially since rav4s and 4runners are selling for 10 over all day
Probably since this is a "novelty" car. I will say that when we bought our '22 Tundra about a month ago it was pretty much at MSRP. Only the forced "dealer package" was added in so fingers crossed!! I won't buy this as we already have a hot hatch in the Mazda CX-30 2.5 turbo AWD but it will be cool if they remain affordable for others
A repeat of the RS is what I've been afraid of since these were announced. I personally wouldn't mind seeing it happen for the first year (to help me resist making "questionable financial choices") but for second year and after, hopefully MSRP all day! (a guy can dream)
The Focus RS problem was that Ford dealers treated it like a supercar where it isn't and that put off buyers who wanted one but the dealer didn't let them test drive it.
Fuck dealerships, man...
@@andrewsolis2988 what’s a forced dealer package?
I've been wanting this car ever since I first heard about it. Living out in the sticks with wide open highways and dirt roads this car would be too much fun!
Sounds like a dream compared to living in a big city with lots amount of traffic lol
@@ibrokemyownheart4953 I was born and lived in Denver my first 38 years on this rock so I know all about it lol. Moved from Denver last year to a county with only 2k people... big change lol. Traffic now consists of passing a tractor or two and dodging coyotes and deer 😅
@@AlphaRomeoOneFive sounds like driving heaven!
@@AlphaRomeoOneFive ever drove a Corolla?
As a lifelong Toyota fan I have to say one thing. Yes.
Also good job Nolan. Great info and great driving!
100hp per cyclinder out of the factory is just nuts to me
with a warranty!
I'm buying one as soon as I can lmao
Get a v6 mustang
This feels like an older episode. And that’s a good thing.
2014 Donut Media still better than 2020s Donut.
@@purwantiallan5089 Donut didn't exist before 2016
@@Kuri0 He is from the Mandela dimension, it started in 2014 there.
I'm old and I never thought I would hear someone say that a Corolla would be worth a $50k price tag but nothing is real in the world anymore. I mean, this is Corvette or used 911 turbo money. Love the channel.
I got my 2012 Z06 for 36K and added a Supercharger and supporting parts for 10k. Same price as the Corolla Circuit. Z had 25,000 miles on it too and is manual.
@@kimchi2780 and then you blew it 7 years ago and have to live vicariously through CZcams channels.
Clearly not aimed at your demographic.
This car will probably cost 80k in my country. or even more.
Yes but Morizo edition Corollas are limited runs which $50k for it might be more of an invesment than spending, imagine if 10 years from now they go as high as $80k.
This is a well written, well produced episode! Keep it up guys! Thank you for this! ❤
The ad segment with jeremiah was also top work too! Welcome back to making great car reviews!
Very cool video like the format and in really had fun watching it!
I had a hunch it'd begin at 35k but I didn't imagine it ending 8k less than a supra, am I stoked to see the aftermarket for the core and circuit editions? Yes.
You forgot the $20k dealer markup :D
@@Unchainedmaple888 oh
I think the thing is that GR Corolla and GR Yaris are sold as "sportfied" production cars, even keeping the name of the cars they are based on, while the Supra is a full-on designed sport car; "Supras" were never normal family cars.
That's a BMW not a Supra. Slandering the supra name .
@@timothykitchens9972 and bmw makes some fantastic cars so I don’t see a problem here
Going to be cool in like 10 years when the next generation can get these as first cars, cheap Insurance and tonnes of fun
Yep. I agree, Paddy Gun.
Next gen won't afford these lol maybe in-between them and the following when theyre absolutely trashed and gas is 15$ a gallon
You weren’t around in the mid 1990’s. Not enough made for next generation. Just 2 years. Then Toyota as always wimps out and scurryings back to their hybrids bread and butter. Then there is 2035 end of ICEngines🙄
@@afro_snake6458 I’m 19 I have the xse there pretty affordable
i guess views do dictate what viewers want but this type of content is what i prefer compared to the other stuff Donut has been doing. hope they keep these up i’ll definitely be tuning in.
Best episode in a while ! Love seeing Nolan have some fun
Between this and the gr Yaris, Toyota is just killing it. Can’t wait to see what Gazoo racing will do next
Well they do want to make a toyota 86 with the same engine as the corrola gr.
@@ikaika7439 No chance... the whole point of the 86 is to be a flat 4 that sits very low for good handling. Car would need extensive modifications to fit an inline.
@@gangstagarf Exactly, an inline engine would be a downgrade for the 86; if you want power, just slap on a turbo kit or even better, a supercharger kit, so that it keeps the boxer engine sound and NA characteristics.
Next is GR Toyota Prius 😂
What if they made a GR 4Runner?
kFinally, some real Donut stuff. This one reminds of that B2B episode of James with the Mclaren Senna. I agree with Magnus. This one actually feels like the old Donut stuff you guys were doing. Anyways when's the next Wheelhouse or Up To Speed. Eagerly waiting for 'em
Donut has a real identity crisis now and don't know what kind of content channel they are or even what they wanna be. It shows
@@TermlessHGW Yeah this video was decent, but it really just looks like any other channel's car review which all copied the old top gear format. I really don't see why they are having trouble just doing the same thing they always did, thats how the channel grew in the first place.
agree 100%
See you read the top comment and decided to write the same thing. Nice.
@@TermlessHGW they were bought out by a company, that’s why there is a change in content
LOVED this. Please make it a series
I loved this! It reminded me a lot of the old bumper to bumper videos! And the Up to Speed series! I miss them!!! Please make more!!!!
I can easily see some dealerships marking it upto around 60k or more , it's a shame that even when manufacturers make something "affordable" , it still ends up being unattainable.
Dealers have become the exact thing they were created and designed to destroy: crazy mark ups
They’ll mark it up to 80, there’s a dealer in florida marking up the new mavericks 20k
you American markups is still cheaper than the MSRP in parts of Asia. Be thankful you can still shop around to find a non-marked up dealer.
You'd be surprised. There are seemingly regular cars that should be affordable that are marked up sometimes twice their proper price. The market here is insane right now thanks to the new car shortage after Covid
@@towcat it's not because of a shortage of cars , poor regulation against predatory dealership practices are to blame . Car production is almost back to pre covid levels for some car companies but it doesn't matter if the dealerships aren't being penalized by the government and the car companies themselves . But companies get to move just as money cars while making it seem like there is a bigger demand due to higher pricing so they don't have any incentive to go after dealerships , it's a vicious cycle where the customer who just wants an econobox to function in their day to day life end up paying 2x retail price so that dealerships and companies have higher profits .
Awesome cars, but I can't imagine what the scarcity and insane dealer markup is on these! Dealers are asking $25K over MSRP for Type R Civics and those have at least been in the US market for a few years.
yeah id be interested in trading my 2020 WRX for a core, keep my payments close, but i know they are gonna go full Ford Focus RS on it and slap another 10k on it
@@davidsiepel6774 lol 10k markup?
I'm thinking 20k for the core, 30k for the circuit, and 40k for the Morizo edition
@@davidsiepel6774 the Focus RS 2013 still a level above this Corolla GR.
@@purwantiallan5089 You might be thinking about the Focus ST
@@pedrorivera7610 yeah my local dealer do 50k for the core.
This was a super great and informative video! I really like this content and I hope we are going to see more of it!
You guys have really become absolute top tier video producers. I love how far you've came.
Donut having fun in new cars. That’s a reminder of why I’m a subscriber
The Big Nol is gonna splash a cash to satisfy his fans!
Edit: also I wish to see Donut test GR Camry if it really come
Welcome to Utah, Nolan! Hope you had a good time here!
The white with black trim is probably the best look, a nice callback to the original corolla trueno
For some reason my heart rate jumped when Nolan said "Inside and Out".
Epic video as always
I think you have a case of the sus
what
This is the best donut video released in the past few months. It would be cool to see Nolan doing more of these kind of videos, he’s really evolved into a great host! This seems to be his natural element. I know track days can be expensive but even seeing him do a car review on other enthusiasts cars like this or bringing back “miracle whips” (if I remember the show title correctly) with a season for each host would be so enjoyable
These are the things we've been waiting for, a high quality video!
As a career line cook I really appreciate this ad. You guys are always original but damn that was my favorite one yet. All day. Thanks chef!
"heard!" made me laugh.
Such a shame this isn’t coming to Australia, but on the other hand we’ve been blessed with the GR Yaris. Which I believe is the homologated WRC Yaris.
Really? quick search online shows news saying there's at least a batch of 500 coming to aus which is admittedly a little underwhelming
They are coming to Aus, my mate is buying one
Australia pretty much gets everything the States or UK don’t get lol we are getting the Gr Corolla
@@Weednwz ah I didn’t realize that. I did see another comment stating there are 500 that will be coming to Oz. They will be so severely priced.
@@EvanDrinkwater Yeh because of stealership
It feels like the "new" The New Car Show and i like the energy Nolan brings throughout this entire episode
Akio "Morizo" Toyoda is a legend. He deserves all my respect and then some.
Had the standard 2019 corolla hatch for 3 years and no complaints
Awesome car review. Awesome car, when dealerships get their hands on this you know they're going to ruin the affordable price points 🙄 the core alone will probably start at 45 or 50k.... so imagine what the morizo will end up being...
So true.
The new Nissan Z car's MSRP was said to start a little over $40K, after TT&L and Dealer BS Market Adjustment it's really more like $75K.
Dumb people keep buying them though, so they will keep doing it.
@@ImJustKindaHere it doesn't help, and it's sad.... I saw one selling for 125k and another for 110k
As someone working in the restaurant business that was one of the best ad reads I’ve ever seen
I've already fallen in love with these and Nolan definitely sealed the deal for me if I can ever get my hands on one!
Great content, great format. Nolan is an awesome presenter for this type of video, too.
Nolan is my west coast nerd brother and you guys are just jealous.
Glad you enjoyed! Car rocks.
This new GR Corolla looks awesome! Since the US didn't get the GR Yaris, this one would be awesome to have ^^
That was a great review. Good job donut. Proud of u
THIS IS GREAT CONTENT! Please more stuff like this!!
You guys are in the rare position that you could actually be the best American "top gear". But content matters. This one reminds us more that you can do it once again. Fun videos are fun but I damn near quit when James just read off a list of cost of cars.
More more more. This is the content this channel is truly known for. Nolan Killed it in the episode!
Nice review and driving comparing 3 new Corolla Hatchback GR trim. I'm using 2019 Corolla Hatchback and boy having fun on that.
Great work and thanks for the good info :)
I wanna see you guys bring back the series with the Miata where you showed if certain upgrades and mods were worth it and the process of how to change them out. I really like learning the mechanical side of stuff, why it works, how it works, and how to install/remove.
Money pit Miata was GOAT content
@@El-Burrito yep.
The dealership near me was talking about how they were expecting 20k markup for one of these 🙄
More manufacturers need to reach out to you guys, this contest is fantastic!
Awsome video. Would really like to see more reviews
You did a really great job of tackling the fact that this was a press event, and so compromises had to be made. Like, not being able to test a true core car feels like an odd thing, makes me wonder what that open diff version drives like. It makes me think it's bad by them not including it in the test day.
Probably a lot more wheel spin with less grip on corner exit. Not something Toyota would want shown at a press event. Street driving it wouldn’t be as pronounced, but pushing the car at the track, the Core would get “not a glowing review” - and I’m guessing that trim is going to be their most popular option for people not tracking it, so they need the press to tell people the base price, then show how it performs - once you add in the limited slip diffs.
Can’t wait for an inevitable GR Yaris Final Edition featuring the updated pistons and 300hp map from the ‘rolla
Okay I’m watching donut again . Idk what’s been going on up in here the last year but this was refreshing finally
Love this content 👏 Ik it must’ve cost more to make though but gotta love it
I know Donut has copped some grief lately for quality of content, but this is spot on. Great work guys and especially Nolan, I'm halfway into the episode and thoroughly enjoying it 👌
I love this format, it's like the new Top Gear we never got.
I love the feature where you can divert power to more the front wheels or more the rear wheels because you can do so many different things with all the adjustability
Love the reviews
Congrats guys for getting to test one out so soon! Unfortunately, all I see in the near future is ridiculous dealer markups. It's almost pointless to look at the MSRP of something so desirable.
Just don’t buy it
Yup. I'd trade in my current Mazda 3 turbo if I could get one of these at MSRP. I know I won't find a base model at MSRP.
I'd rather manufacturers start fighting back more against dealerships doing this. I recently watched a video of the new proto Z costing above $100k at some dealerships. We as protesting consumers can definitely fight back by not buying the products but until manufacturers start holding dealerships accountable, this problem will never go away. We used to see this primarily with special/bespoke vehicles but MDMs are trickling down to regular cars. Unfortunately, current dealerships are emboldened because while YOU'RE not buying at mark-up, some else is.
I would love to see the donut guys all good and do a driving course. With base line times, see who can improve the most, and become the best!
I want one. I love hatchbacks and I really love the rally inspiration within the hatchback community (Ford Focus RS, VW Golf GTI, Subaru WRX STI, and now this,)
Did Nolan actually get one yet? Got mine just over a week ago and absolutely love it!
The performance package for the core edition is only $1,180 and includes the front and rear torsen lsd's and the red fixed caliper brakes.
That's actually a great rice considering the e153 trans lsd is over $1400 for everything included for the swap
Thank you Toyota for making the AWD turbo charged hatchback rally car that Subaru won’t do anymore ! And thank you Nolan and donut for all the info, it looked like an amazing day at the track.
This was a great change of pace for the channel. I loved seeing Nolan give his thoughts on some actual car content again. Please please please return back to making videos about cars and motorcycles and less about accessories for cars or random tier lists
love the car review !!! donut should make more car review or an independent chanel for car reviews
I will stick with my Golf R. But its nice to see other hot hatches in the mix. I always welcome them as I love hatches/long roof cars. Not enough of them on the road.
Toyota killing it! Reliable and fun cars
EXACTLY. Killer combination where other cars are fun they don’t offer reliability.
Toyota does it all now
NICE!!! I feel Nolan can give an honest and real review on a car, Nolan represents me!❤️🙌🏻
Loved this videos as much as the orginal UP TO SPEED
This car is pretty awesome as long as you dont need to give anyone a ride. The back seats are so damn small.
I mean, that's what you get when you want performance XD, more performance=less comfortable even with Mercedes A45 from comfortable car for its size to a fully uncomfortable but aggressive performance on its AMG trim, only few brands like Bugatti that somehow managed to get both performance and comfort balanced together
@@haluyolo7568
I totally get what your saying.
That's why I'm waiting for the new civic type r to come out..im hoping it will be a different scenario.
I almost bought a si this year and I couldn't beleive how much room there was in the back seat...for someone over 6' atleast.
@@rob-dq1pc aye hopefully you'll get your Type R and I hope you'll enjoy it!
@@haluyolo7568
Thanks brotha...we will see what the MSRP is first. Lol
Have a good day man.👍
@@rob-dq1pc aye!
I'm REALLY curious to see how reliability is at this power level... That's a lot to squeeze out of such a little motor
Look at the Australian market man. People already making well over 500whp put of the same engine in the yaris. They explain making power and reliability
@@danbufford8848 are they still getting 300k miles out of them?????!!!!!! That would be crazy!
E C you would be hard pressed to find any performance car that’s is driven like a performance car making 300k miles without a rebuild. I would say you could maybe pull 200k out of it. That’s with 3-3500 mile oil changes some reliability mods and really staying on top of maintenance. Let’s be honest the average person doesn’t even check their oil in between changes.
@@lucian7182 dude im a gear head and sometimes I FORGET to do that. But yeah if anyone can do it it's them but this will answer an age old question of final reliability vs performance lol or at least give a great data point of performance vs reliability in the most reliable car.
This is one of the first things I thought of as well. On one hand, it's Toyota, so reliability will probably be better than most performance cars, but it's also a performance car, so it'll probably still be less reliable than non-performance Toyotas.
Love the car and love Nolan. Great work give us more!
Ngl, love the car stuff (it's absolutely amazing) but I'm also excited to see stuff with the new motorcycle. Keep up the good content!
Circuit edition. Some lowering springs, intake/exhaust, tires and tune. You’d have a little beast of a machine. Can’t wait to get one.
I'm interested to see if these are gonna be the new "civics". It's a cheap reliable 4 cylinder with a ton of after market support. Can't wait to see people start building these.
They have 3 cylinders
The production numbers are far too low for that I’d imagine. They’re only making about 6600, at least during the first year.
locked ecu probably for a while too
Nah. It's going to be dealer scalped to hell. There also is only a limited run for the first year.
Damn, thanks for sharing some of the knowledge. I didn't know that much about these Because I'm a Honda guy and don't really follow Toyotas. This is one of the only new cars that caught my eye lol
Awsome review, please let Nolan do more of them!
I love when Nolan does his own thing. This style of video seems to fit him well
Definitely think the core edition is the way to go, just get some grippy tires to start and then upgrade the difs and turbo to make a "poor man's Morizo."
Might as well option the performance package on the core edition, it's only another $1,180. At that price for the torsen diffs and brake upgrades it's a bargain.
I’m sure you guys have heard of Gazoo Racing thinking about producing the GR86 with the GR Yaris power plant. I’m curious about how we feel about this.
Can't imagine anyone having a problem with it. The only down side I can really think of is that the turbo 3 cylinder would sit a little higher up than the boxer meaning center of gravity would be a touch higher. I think most people would be okay with that trade off though if it means more power. Not to mention, I trust a Toyota engine to be far more reliable than a Subaru engine.
Another plus would be that the Toyota engine is turbo charged, whereas the boxer isn't. It's much easier to add power to an engine that already has forced induction than it is to add forced induction to an NA motor. The GR86/BRZ platform is known for its aftermarket appeal. Giving it an engine that is more easily tunable/modifiable can only be a positive in that regard.
then if it happens that would be my new car, in japan they already mod the 3 cyl to 400-500 HP
They aren't bring it to consumers. Its only them testing it for racecars.
@@benaiahdavis8870 I'm fairly sure it's for testing sustainable fuels, isn't it?
@@benaiahdavis8870 They're testing it for alterative fuels, not really just for racecars. And the GR team said they're considering making it into production.
I love this style of video
should definitely do their own top gear adventures n episodes
Love the car, inside and out. The only thing I can't get over is that weird tri-outlet exhaust. This coming from someone who already drives a car with a funky tri-outlet exhaust. 😅
I'd still buy the Core edition since it has so much tuning capability, the other two trims, I'd probably not touch...since I believe their limited in numbers.
What are your thoughts on the tunability of the engine? given that its a small 3 cylinder already running 22 pounds of boost, you think we'll be able to get much more out of it?
@@MattB90 it shares the same motor as the yaris gr and there's plenty of people who are pulling 500hp out of them. I personally don't know how safe that is but you could definetly throw another 80 hp at it and be safe
@@UndefinedStasisinteresting, appreciate the response
Good review Nolan.
I don't know if I'd get the CORE. I'd like to have the LSD and the Carbon Roof. Thank you for your work making this video.
This video is better then the current top gear will ever be good job as always 👍