1988 Toyota Corolla GT-S from North America - Comments

I got a hole in my oil pan, but that was my fault (got a little sideways at 70 MPH and hit a ditch).

This car is fantastic. I really like its acceleration. It will get up to 100 mph very fast, but after that it mellows out.

I'm not a fan of the handling it has. It loses control very easily which isn't that fun when you're racing. I guess it's that way with all front wheel drive cars though.

The car will do almost anything you want it to as long as you don't push it really hard. So don't try and take a corner at a ridiculous speed because you will lose it before you know it.

It has a nice simple cockpit with only functional features, which makes it simple and lightens it up.

I really like the way it drives in normal conditions. I've been able to pass every car(s) that I have seen so that really makes me happy.

It handles a lot better than my 63 Impala, I can tell you that much.

The Corolla GT-S is rear wheel drive. That's why it can lose control easily. A FWD is very hard to spin out with at high speeds, as is the case with my 2001 VW Jetta. I can take corners at 80+mph and the rear tires squeal, but that's about it. On a rear wheel, it's very easy to upset the balance of the car, thus skidding is more prominent on those drive trains. Only the Corolla GT-S and Corolla SR-5 are rear-wheel drive, so if you abhor that drive train you can always look a the other models from 1982-1990. They are all FWD.

Well the 88 Corolla GT-S is a FWD car just to let you know. The thing you need to do is change your racks and modify it from being a Power Steering car to a non-power steering car. I know from having a GT-S with a boosted 20 valve. Oh and for high speed corners you need to stiffen up the springs to like 10-8 or 8-6 something like that. Don't worry you have a lot to learn. Peace.

Ya, I own a GT-S and it is front wheel drive, and it handles pretty good in the dry if your tires are in OK condition; it's the wet that gets it. If you put on some sway bars and suspension, it will take a corner like nothing else.