I had to go with the Icon, which is the base model. It has a very good spec, including adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, heated front seats and steering wheel also has a reversingcamera. The next model up is another £1000 for not much extra. It adds sat navigation, but I use android auto, so that doesn’t matter. It also adds self parking, but I have that on the kuga, and never use it. The GR looks fantastic in both the hatchback and tourer models.
The Corolla missed out by a whisker only because of the somewhat hefty AP at the time Steve. In two years time when I’m due to change, I might well consider the Corolla GR Sport again as, fingers crossed, things may be a little better financially for me. My previous car was a C-HR which was terrific. It had all the bells & whistles – including self parking which in 3 years of ownership – I never used once!