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Is the 2026 Toyota GR Corolla a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 5 hatchbacks

5thof 5

  • No. Top half on 1 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 17.8 cu ft.
  • 5th of 5 hatchbacks close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (2nd of 5), price (4th of 6).
  • Weakest: cargo (5th of 5).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · HATCHBACKSCivic …Honda Civic HatchbackPriusToyota PriusGolf RVolkswagen Golf R2Polestar 2GR Cor…Toyota GR CorollaVolkswagen Golf GTINo number5th of 5
6 hatchbacks from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Toyota GR Corolla in a class of 6
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$40,5204th of 640%
Best combined mpg50 mpg2nd of 575%
Most horsepower300 hp4th of 640%
Cargo behind rear seats17.8 cu ft5th of 50%
Rear legroom29.9 in5th of 50%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Honda Civic Hatchback 24.5 cu ft
  2. Toyota Prius 23.8 cu ft
  3. Volkswagen Golf R 19.9 cu ft
  4. Polestar 2 18.6 cu ft
  5. Toyota GR Corolla 17.8 cu ft

No figure: Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Hatchbacks in 2026: 12. The photo shows the 6 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked