Is The Toyota GR Corolla Morizo Edition The Next Lexus LFA?

When2024 Toyota GR Corollapricing was revealed earlier this week, we learned that the hardcore Morizo Edition would not be carried over for a second model year.

Instead, Toyota will offer theCircuit Edition with a new Blue Flame paintoption, and aPremium grade will be added to the lineup. Toyota confirmed toCarscoopsthat it has "no plans" to offer the Morizo Edition again, but it will "continue to evaluate the market to study future opportunities."

This means if you want a Morizo Edition - which, trust us, you do - you'll have to get one of the 200 units allocated to the US for the 2023 model year. Even though the 2024 model year is almost upon us, Toyota confirmed that it has only sold 181 Morizo Editions at the time of writing. Simple math indicates that 19 examples are still up for grabs, but a Toyota spokesperson said that four of those 200 were not available, leaving just 15.

年代tarting at a whopping $50,995, including destination, the Morizo Edition was already a stretch for the average car enthusiast looking for a fun daily driver. That doesn't even includethe massive dealer markups(which were undoubtedly worse for the Morizo) and the fact that the Morizo only has two seats to save weight.

We could only find two new units listed for sale with an actual asking price, both of which were just below $80,000. Used examples are available, starting in the mid-$60,00 range. It's plausible that some of these cars haven't found a home because of the exorbitant markups, but we have a sneaking suspicion that there is something more nefarious at play, and it involves the Lexus LFA.