Posted Monday, March 9, 2026 at 9:57pm

How Toyota’s GR Corolla RC2 compares to GR Yaris Rally2

The unknown exists at every turn at Safari Rally Kenya, but world rallying’s biggest question won’t be answered in the savannah this week.

Instead, shuffle your expectations nearly 8,000 miles north-west and to Salem, Missouri: round two of the American Rally Association National Championship.

How competitive will Toyota’s new Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2 be?

“I think going into this US championship for the first time, measuring the success is maybe slightly different than other projects that we have had ongoing in the past,” confessed Toyota technical director Tom Fowler.

“Of course, in WRC, our target is to go there and to win in Rally1, and our target is to provide a Rally2 car in which someone can win WRC2. This is absolutely clear from the beginning.