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EDMUNDS U-DRAGS: Toyota GR Corolla vs. Hyundai Elantra N | Quarter Mile, Handling, & More

2025-05-01 Autos & Vehicles
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Welcome back to Edmunds U-Drags, our series of down-and-back drag races that incorporate a standing quarter mile, handling, and a rolling start all in one race! In this episode, two of our favorite affordable performance cars do battle: It’s the Toyota GR Corolla vs the Hyundai Elantra N! Can the GR Corolla’s all-wheel-drive system power it to victory over the front-wheel-drive Elantra N? Toyota GR Corolla: https://www.edmunds.com/toyota/gr-corolla/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Hyundai Elantra N: https://www.edmunds.com/hyundai/elantra-n/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description 00:00 Intro 00:20 The Numbers 01:13 Race 1 Prep 02:49 Race 1 06:04 Race 2 Prep 07:15 Race 2 10:08 Best Numbers Recap 10:40 Edmunds U-Drags Leaderboard 11:02 Edmunds' Take Subscribe to Edmunds https://www.youtube.com/user/edmundsvideo?sub_confirmation=1 for the latest car news, car reviews, car comparisons, car shopping and advice. Visit us! https://www.edmunds.com

Top Comments (10)

@ProjectAjax 2025-05-01

Elantra N is a bang for the money!

523 87 replies
@matthewchetcuti3278 2025-05-01

1.21G from the Elantra is CRAZY

287 24 replies
@inkman234 2025-05-01

"It's not significantly faster" the view from gapville says otherwise

235 27 replies
@kidultstudios 2025-05-03

The Elantra N is the best car you can buy for under $50k in terms of performance, bang for your buck, and fun to drive

136 36 replies
@brekkurz 2025-05-01

Elantra N power is underrated. The official power numbers have been found to be closer to WHP than crank HP on a Dyno.

45 1 replies
@edmundscars 2025-05-01

Would you buy one of these hot hatches with an automatic transmission or would you rather stick for the good old-fashioned manual? Let us know!

41 45 replies
@bradleyisfishing 2025-05-01

Picked my 25 EN up in December. It’s been an astonishing performance car. It’s excellent in autocross and really dances. I was initially worried that it wouldn’t be octane learned, but the way it pulled I really think it was.

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@Grimesitty 2025-05-02

Everytime someone says an N should have been AWD I'll send them this

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@solocamo3654 2025-05-02

Those Elantra's are clearly underrated from the factory.

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@alexcho0305 2025-05-03

The fact that we could buy that elantra N just at 23k usd in Korea is insane

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