I was wondering what is the difference between the japanese version and the american.

Let me refrace this. Is there any difference between the U.S. corolla and the Japanese? Engine, suspension, looks, ect. Other than one is right hand drive and the other left.

http://www.club4ag.com/ has all the information you need, look under the "Tech Reference".

no they use the same wheels, seats, engine,tranny rear end and suspension only thing you get is a choice between levin and sprinter and the name GT APEX

actually i forgot there are difference. the GT APEX has side skirts, power windowns, auto climate control as well as a bumper(instead of the skinned 5MPH crash bumpers here) that were color coded