The New Corolla (Sedan Revealed)

[CodeRedR51]

The way this article is worded, it leads you to believe that the Corolla sedan is dead? Also, Toyota: Stahp with the huge mouth grilles...

https://www.carscoops.com/2018/03/new-toyota-auris-crosses-pond-becomes-north-americas-2019-corolla/

 

[Turbo]

Yup. Totally doesn't look like a mixture of all the other hatchbacks on the market.

 

[unit-one]

Not as boring as the previous facelifted model. =)

 

[JC_Dude]

I think it looks great. Got a lot of the 1st-gen Mazda 3. Hopefully the interior is better than in the outgoing model.

 

[FT-1]

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I think it looks great. Got a lot of the 1st-gen Mazda 3. Hopefully the interior is better than in the outgoing model.

The profile looks a lot like the last-gen Mazda 3 & last-gen Mazda 2, come to think of it. IMO, this is one of Toyota's more successful implementations of their kind-of-out-of-control design language.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I did a crummy edit with gimp to see if it would look better with a smaller grill and a slight alternation to the headlights. Honestly, I think a smaller grill would benefit the style language, but that's just me.

 

[Bram Turismo]

See, the thing that bothers me is that Toyota called it a "World Premiere" at the Geneva Motorshow, and yet when I spoke to Toyota's employees at their stand, they had no information about it. Nothing. No interior, no engine specs, no trim specs, no release date. I wouldn't really call that a world premiere, or at least send out your employees with some info. It may as well have been a concept car. I really do like the way it looks.

 

[MedigoFlame]

I actually really like it... Not sad if the Corolla sedan is dead, but I wonder if that would affect the sales numbers. Then again, the crossover craze has people skipping compact sedans a lot. Especially in snowy regions. No one's buying the FWD only CH-R here...

 

[Turbo]

Yup. Totally doesn't look like a mixture of all the other hatchbacks on the market.

This just proves my point even further.

 

[05XR8]

Love the minimalist interior. I'm tempted.

As a side, wonder how the new Mazda 3 interior will look. I hope this is a trend.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Love the minimalist interior. I'm tempted.

The nice interiors go in the Lexus usually, that's why this one looks the way it does.

Toyota Auris is the new Corolla

Perhaps in the US but in Europe and Australialand I'm pretty sure they've been interchangeable for the last 15-ish years?

 

[05XR8]

The nice interiors go in the Lexus usually, that's why this one looks the way it does.



Perhaps in the US but in Europe and Australialand I'm pretty sure they've been interchangeable for the last 15-ish years?

I think it's moreso, the USA never got the Hatchbacks from the past 10 years.
Please correct me, but the last Corolla Hatch I remember when living in the USA, was either the Chevy Nova thing or the FX-16.

 

[Northstar]

I think it's moreso, the USA never got the Hatchbacks from the past 10 years.
Please correct me, but the last Corolla Hatch I remember when living in the USA, was either the Chevy Nova thing or the FX-16.

The last one we got was during the mid-90's.

 

[c172fccc]

The last one we got was during the mid-90's.

Yeah, but instead we got the Toyota Matrix and later the Scion iM which was a Toyota Auris.

 

[05XR8]

Yeah, we never got the Toyota Seca. First time I saw this was back in 1998 on a trip to St. Thomas & St. Maarten. Wondered why it never made it to the States(mainland).

The next, we're these models. There's even a Levin ZR spec(not a "true" Levin, just has more amenities).

I guess the hatch wasn't high on the Toyota USA customer list.

 

[VXR]

The European Auris is coming with a new 2.0 hybrid. I'd be very tempted by one when it comes to change my Swift.

 

[20832]

The European Auris is coming with a new 2.0 hybrid. I'd be very tempted by one when it comes to change my Swift.

It will be rather interesting to see, if it's going to be a more performant version of the hybrid, given that the 2.5 Hybrid in the RAV, NX and IS is rather dull, I doubt that.

 

[FT-1]

The new 2.0 Hybrid is producing a combined output of 180hp, which should provide more than enough potency for a standard hatchback. I wouldn't expect much in terms of driver engagement if it sticks with the same CVT as the less powerful 1.8 Hybrid.

 

[mustafur]

When will carmakers make hybrids with Manuals the CR-Z is the only one I can think of.

 

[05XR8]

When will carmakers make hybrids with Manuals the CR-Z is the only one I can think of.

I think the Original Insight and the first Civic Hybrid, came with Manuals.

 

[mustafur]

Getting CVT is like being punished for having a Hybrid.

 

[FT-1]

Turns out this car will wear the Corolla Badge in Europe too

Must have been a late call considering the production car made its debut labelled as an Auris. Personally, I prefer the Corolla name.

 

[Robin]

Auris has always been a terrible name imo.

 

[GT5Power]

Looks like the Auris badge on our family car is going to be a collector's item soon™

 

[Moglet]

Turns out this car will wear the Corolla Badge in Europe too

Must have been a late call considering the production car made its debut labelled as an Auris. Personally, I prefer the Corolla name.

I feel that this comparison is now more valid than ever:

 

[mustafur]

I wonder what the Corolla will look like in base trim in white considering 99% of them will be that.

 

[05XR8]

I'm wondering what nasty color the sales people will try to offload. There was that lime green one year and the metallic orange after that. Maybe a metallic baby blue or modern day "Toyota Beige" beige metallic.

 

[VXR]

The Auris tended to be in hybrid spec here, can't say I've seen a low spec one.

 

[FT-1]

New Corolla Touring Sports revealed... Though this is the only shot they have of the "rear" so far.

So far, every variant of the Corolla looks good - This is the biggest improvement over a generation I've seen since the K14 Micra.