TOYOTA COROLLA Review

Summary:

What we like: Performance of the higher specs

What we don't like: A bit bland

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TOYOTA COROLLA review in detail:

Because this brand new Toyota Corolla was designed from inside out, it has special features like: interior space and comfort, dynamic exterior styling and behaviour, high waistline and short overhangs. The forward balance of the cabin architecture ensure it retains a sense of dynamism and agility, which goes well with its wide body and tread to create a stable look with a crisp and fresh feel.

The Corolla has a superior quality with a design statement that symbolises and enhances the sporty character of the vehicle but in the same time it is elegant and practical, raising the gearlever and other controls to the perfect ergonomic height.

This was a car set out to be a class leader in every respect. Take safety. Its the safest car in its class, having been awarded a best possible 5-star crash safety rating from Euro NCAP.

The Corolla has quite a bold interior with three-dimensional dials and a free-standing, arching central console on which the gearstick and handbrake are mounted. Innovative? Actually it's quite annoying! The flying buttress-inspired centre console impedes your knees and the top-button handbrake is awkward to use. Hardly an evolutionary new breed of family car! But it is still a very capable one. Under the skin things remain, well, conventional. There's a pair of struts for the front suspension and a torsion beam at the back. That puts the standard Corolla at a distinct disadvantage to the VW Golf and Ford Focus in terms of chassis sophistication. (Both competitors have a more complex multi-link rear set up and consequently handle bumps and bends better).

Overall this new Corolla is certainly a good car and will sell in big numbers. It's civilised, capable, sensibly priced, cheap to run and should hold its value well. Perhaps its most serious flaw is that, if you're a keen driver, the Ford Focus or VW Golf would be more fun to own, and they're better finished too.

When will the TOYOTA COROLLA be updated next?

The TOYOTA COROLLA update is expected to be around 4 2009

The Corolla Sportivo is expected to be powered by a 2.4 litre engine and will be based on the Japanese Blade model.

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