Picture Fight! The Next Toyota Corolla?

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Yes, yes, and yes.
That is my car.
I do live in Southeastern Louisiana.
The damage was horrible, most of my damage is fixed (except for 3 or 4 spots of drywall, one marble shower, and one brick corner of the house) (not to mention a yard that's torn apart)

All in all, I'm happy with all of it though... The car, the damage... Everything could be worse and nothing is all that bad. :D

:cheers:
 
Some new pics have been released people. It looks marginaly better I think. It seems that Toyota is going to change the name to Auris.

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tmc 2006.09.27

Introducing Auris space concept Designed from the inside out, Auris is a new concept from Toyota; maximising interior space and comfort while promising an engaging drive.
Thus Auris embodies the Toyota design philosophy of Vibrant Clarity – forward looking and energetic while retaining a clarity of purpose and rationality.
“Auris space concept is tall and spacious. The high waistline, short overhangs and forward balance of the cabin architecture ensure it retains a sense of dynamism and agility. We call this perfect imbalance”, says Wahei Hirai, Toyota Global Design Managing Oficer.
Auris presents a high quality interior design that puts driver and passengers in harmony with the car. The innovative sculpted bridged centre console is elegant yet practical, raising the gearlever and other controls to the perfect ergonomic height. The open under section allows for a feeling of airy-ness to be retained around the driver and front passenger.
The inside-out concept inds echoes in the panoramic glass roof, the lat rear passenger loor and high window surfaces – all contributing to an overwhelming sense of interior light and space.
Auris space concept presents a strong, dynamic exterior face. The powerful and vertical front shows a sense of nobility while the wide shoulders and short overhangs suggest driving pleasure, emphasised by the sports styled, 19-inch alloy wheels, freeform geometric lamps, prominent brake callipers and deep rear bumper with integrated chrome exhausts.
Finished with a striking gold exterior and interior piping to relect its name (Aurum is the Latin name for gold), Auris delivers a timeless
appeal that stirs strong emotions of comfort, nobility, and sophistication.
In creating Auris, Toyota wanted to relect the shift in values in C-segment customers’ mindset, as well as its brand attitude of optimism.
Auris embodies the way forward for Toyota.
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http://www.toyota-media.com/ems_toy_v1_glen/Images/1_Auris_EN_tcm317-491379.pdf
 
...That would certainly add some "spice" to the rather dull North American lineup for Toyota. A "French Vanilla" Corolla, anyone?
 
Hey, I think it looks pretty nice!

I like it more than the Civic, but two reasons not to get too hyped up--
1 Its a concept, likely itll be toned down for production
2 It looks kind of awkwardly out of proportion...

My confrontments... whatever... feelings, Kent.
 
YSSMAN
^ Huzzah! Someone who thinks like me!
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^ I'm with them.

Okay, the Yaris looks pretty good, maybe the best of the econoboxes. The Avalon is pretty nice and the Camry SPORT looks and, according to Motor Trend, actually performs very well.

Kent, not to offend you or any other Corolla owners, but those particular ones are probably my least favorite cars ever, to put it gently.

I'd take a Civic or Rabbit over this any day.
 
Who?

I think he has a valid point. Given that Toyota was once a youthful and energetic brand that produced "exciting" products, their current lineup shows little or no inspiration whatsoever. The Camry SE certainly is the best thing they have going for it in terms of "sport," but it is so watered down in the "fun" department that it really isn't worth it (IMO). On the same token, the Yaris is "fun" as well, but it isn't nearly as spunky as the Fit (Jazz) or Versa (Tiida), hell even the SX4...
 
Agreed. Although I certainly wasn't a fan of the late-model Supras, the early Celica-Supra was indeed an awesome car. It is the lack of spunky models in which you mentioned that atleast IMO makes Toyota a seriously "uncool" brand here in the US today. Their cars, simply put, suck. They are all far too average in driveability, refinement, performance, looks, etc to make them seem exciting by any measurement of the term... Maybe a few cars look "cool," but the feeling of the car itself certainly doesn't put that idea forward.

IMO, the only car that Toyota has in it's lineup right now that can back-up anything that it's looks put-forwards is the Camry SE, but as noted before, its a last-ditch choise in my "sensible" sport-sedan selection.
 
...Yes, in Europe things are a bit "better" than they are here, as I think that is the case with many automobiles these days. There are always going to be models that aren't sold in your particular country in which you would want, models like the Camaro and Mustang are certain to be favorites in Europe... Models like the C6 (Citroen, not 'Vette) and Clio come to mind.

...But even within companies that sell similar products on either side of the pond, there is much to like or dislike on either side. The good thing is, many of the lines are blurring as companies are "getting smart" with the designs of their cars, effectively "going global" with architecture and driveterrains. General Motor's Epsilon products are a good example, Ford's previous Focus as well...
 
I don't know if you guys have seen these yet.......

24.co.za
Toyota rolled out a remodelled version of its best-selling Corolla in Japan on Tuesday, saying it aims to attract younger buyers and keep its lead in a stagnant domestic car market.

Japan's top carmaker for the first time altered the name of its top volume model - now in its 10th generation - to Corolla Axio for the sedan and Corolla Fielder for the wagon, hoping to shed the car's image as competitive but staid.

"With the new name, we want to expand our customer base and increase volumes," President Katsuaki Watanabe told a news conference in Tokyo, noting that the average age of current Corolla buyers was around 60 in Japan.

http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24/News/General_News/0,7427,1369-1372-2094_2010681,00.html
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:lol:

I can totally see many grandpas driving those in Japan, too. I really like the looks of the new Corolla. I hope they keep it close for the NA Market.

Also, looks like Toyota will not bring in the new Corolla to the U.S. market until 2008. Due to those huge recalls they had this year, Toyota will not rush the new Corollas into the U.S.
 
I don't know about those... I don't like them very much at all actually.
However, I've noticed that cars all have a fun way of changing appearance when at just the right angle. :confused:
Not just that, but the overall appearance is changed by size of the vehicle when you see it in real life. When I saw a Gallardo for the first time it was about 3/4 the size I thought it would be based on pictures. The station wagon looking one on the right may be subject to a change of size from picture to real life (especially from that picture).
Also, the grill on the left with vertical bars is just plain ugly.

Other than that I can't say much for some of the best attributes the Corolla has, will the weight change? What will the interior look and feel like? Engine and Suspension?

On the positive side though, the front end looks good and with the trend I've seen in the Yaris, I'd say those front ends are very what every Corolla will have up front. I doubt those are only for the S model but I clearly see fog lamps so that's a good thing. 👍
( :indiff: )

My main interests are, what's replacing the XRS and what major changes are in store for the Corolla's functional parts (not just the appearance)? 👍
Once those two have been addressed I may have a good idea of where my money goes next time around.

Later. :cheers:
 
...They certainly look better than the Camry and Avalon here in the US. Thats a very good thing! The question becomes, can Toyota bake-in the "fun" that has been missing from the car (atleast in the US) for so long?
 
Toronado
I'm gonna say no, because it doesn't really make any buisiness sense for Toyota as a whole to do so.
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I don't think so either. I can totally see the new Corolla just being the newer, better Corolla we have right now(in the U.S.). They are selling the crap out of those things, I don't think Toyota is looking for any change in direction with the new, soon to arrive, Corolla.
 

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