XRS

August 20 2026

Many RPMs: 2005 Toyota Matrix XRS

DailyTurismo Late Model 2ZZ-GE, Matrix XRS, Toyota, XRS 1

This next car is an interesting car that should be on your radar, but you’ve probably driven by a few on the highway and not looked twice. Firstly, the Matrix was assembled at the NUMMI plant in the SF Bay Area, making these one of the few cars assembled in California in the 21st Century, […]

October 8 2025

8200RPM What? 2005 Toyota Corolla XRS

DailyTurismo Late Model 2ZZ-GE, Corolla, Corolla XRS, Japanese, Toyota, XRS 0

Toyota built millions of Corollas in the 2000s, but only a few slipped out of the factory with a secret weapon under the hood: the 2ZZ-GE inline-4, co-developed with Yamaha. Normally found screaming away in the Celica GTS or Lotus Elise, here it’s hiding in plain sight inside a green four-door econobox. Paired with a […]