Toyota's Next-Gen Corolla Leaked, And The Honda Civic Should Be Worried

But it looks like that wild ride is headed to market, because a new documentary series in Japan showed it with a little more clarity than perhaps Toyota likely intended.

In the documentary, company workers are watching a new vehicle presentation that shows us the all-angles Corolla is real.

New Documentary Shows Concept Car Corolla. Maybe

Toyota and Japanese broadcaster NHK are airing a series taking a look inside the automaker. One clip shows a group of employees who are being shown a series of new Toyota models. They're all blurred, but the blue car sitting front and center is still very identifiable as the 2025 Corolla concept car made real. A post on X from GearheadCole (embedded below) shows the scenes.

The NHK documentary is well locked down outside of the country, but that hasn't stopped still images from getting out. Along with those images, reports say that the new model will offer PHEV and fully electric variants for the first time on Corolla. The typical hybrid models will also be offered, and there will be a GR performance version.

You can clearly see the resemblance between the concept and production cars despite the filter. The two have a similar long profile with ultra-short overhangs, especially at the front. They also have the same front window cut that should improve visibility and enhance the style. Rolling the glass fully down might be an engineering challenge, though.

Will This Be The Wildest Corolla Ever?

If Toyota is bringing the concept car bodywork to market, it might do the same with the cabin. Some elements of the concept car, like the floating center console, might not work. Others could, like the passenger-side screen and controls in a binnacle off of the steering wheel. Much of the dash of the concept car is similar to what you'll find in the bZ Woodland and C-HR.

Some other stills posted to X confirm the four drive systems. There are other upcoming Toyota models hidden in the blur, but we can't see enough to guess what they might be. One appears to be a sports car, or at least something worthy of bright orange paint. Is it the MR-2 successor? Maybe.