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- Adam Ismail here from
Jalopnik, happy holidays.

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I hope you're enjoying your
time with you and yours.

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My favorite car that I drove
in 2022 is a tough one,

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but I really did like the GR Corolla.

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It was the culmination of a car

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that I have wanted for a very long time

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which is basically the spiritual successor

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to the classics so like a GT4.

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And of course they get the
GR Yaris over in Europe

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but we don't get that car here.

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The GR Corolla is a pretty
good consolation prize

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and my favorite moment I
remember was probably getting

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out of driving the MORIZO Edition

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over at the Utah Motor Sports Campus.

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And they had no Naoyuki Sakamoto

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who was one of the chief
engineers of the car

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just standing sort of
asking people their opinions

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and talking to some of the journalists.

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And I just remember the smile on his face,

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a sense of pride on his
face and just beaming

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and taking pictures of
everyone who was getting

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out of the car who also
had smiles on our faces.

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And it was just a really sweet moment.

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You could tell he really
appreciated the work that he did

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and he has every reason to.

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It is a classic hot hatch
of the highest order.