The Toyota GR Corolla Morizo Edition is the cure for your millennial ennui. Toyota's performance hatchback is all the sound and joy you’d want from the brand’s return to fun.

The GR Corolla is many things. It’s the spiritual successor to the Celica GT-Four that brings Sega Rally kids like myself to our knees. It’s also the likely recipient of all of Subaru’s would-be WRX STI sales, now that Subaru has given up on the STI for reasons the world’s greatest minds will never understand.

First and foremost though, the GR Corolla is a 300-horsepower, all-wheel-drive, five-door hatchback derived from the smaller GR Yaris — which itself was born out of Toyota’s World Rally Championship program. The GR Corolla starts at $36,995 including destination. Performance upgrades, like front and rear limited-slip differentials and larger brakes, as well as upgraded interior amenities, are available through optional packages. The $42,000 Circuit Edition gives you all that and throws in suede seats and more aggressive exterior trim.

As for that Morizo? It’s a dream. But then how could it not be, given the deleted back seat, extra bracing and weld points, stickier Pilot Sport Cup 2 rubber (compared with the Pilot Sport 4 on Core and Circuit variants) and aforementioned torque and gearbox optimizations. The Morizo shaves off more than 100 pounds compared to the 3,252-pound Core, and the upshot of every nip and tuck was total bliss on the desert tarmac. No notes. I have a fondness for hatchbacks so hell-bent on performance that they absolutely crater the practicality everyone expects from them (looking at you, Clio V6). I’m baffled and delighted that Toyota, of all brands, is selling a vehicle so singularly focused — even if only a lucky few will bring them home.

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