Toyota: Corolla News
11-11-2003, 10:22 PM
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Originally posted by Junkster
Really, you would drive an echo? That thing looks like a tonka toy to me. I liked the looks of the old corollas, simple. And normal families would not opt for a Scion car over a Civic. Well, I would like to see that thing slammed though, would make it look better at least.
Junkster, who likes the look of the xB.
Really, you would drive an echo? That thing looks like a tonka toy to me. I liked the looks of the old corollas, simple. And normal families would not opt for a Scion car over a Civic. Well, I would like to see that thing slammed though, would make it look better at least.
Junkster, who likes the look of the xB.
11-11-2003, 11:01 PM
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Originally posted by gilboman
i wouldnt mind driving an echo hatch, i've thought about one as a winter beater or daily driver and get a weekend car instead..those things are pretty cheap in canada.... add a tubo and that thing will fly...i like the looks of the xb as well.
i wouldnt mind driving an echo hatch, i've thought about one as a winter beater or daily driver and get a weekend car instead..those things are pretty cheap in canada.... add a tubo and that thing will fly...i like the looks of the xb as well.
02-12-2005, 02:59 PM
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T-Sport Is White Hot - - Source: AutoExpress
Exclusive spy images in this week's magazine reveal Toyota putting the finishing touches to an even more powerful version of its Corolla T Sport. The newcomer differs from the existing range-topper thanks to a deeper front spoiler, bigger airdam, distinctive twin tailpipes and 18-inch alloy wheels.
Expected to debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the hotter T Sport will be powered by a 225bhp engine. The Toyota will go head-to-head with the new VW Golf GTI and forthcoming Vauxhall Astra VXR when it hits showrooms around September.
Its introduction also sees the debut of a five-door T Sport - previously, the car was available only as a three-door. This move is in response to other makers' more practical hot hatches, in particular the Golf. The newcomer will be sold alongside the existing £15,995 190bhp variant. However, the added performance will cost extra, with prices of around £17,500 for the three-door or £18,000 for the five-door model.
Expected to debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the hotter T Sport will be powered by a 225bhp engine. The Toyota will go head-to-head with the new VW Golf GTI and forthcoming Vauxhall Astra VXR when it hits showrooms around September.
Its introduction also sees the debut of a five-door T Sport - previously, the car was available only as a three-door. This move is in response to other makers' more practical hot hatches, in particular the Golf. The newcomer will be sold alongside the existing £15,995 190bhp variant. However, the added performance will cost extra, with prices of around £17,500 for the three-door or £18,000 for the five-door model.
02-14-2005, 10:29 AM
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Talking about the Matrix, I am pretty sure that there is a dealer-installed option of a Supercharger for it as well, but only for the base 1.8 liter engine (makes 140 out of the box). If I remember correctly it makes a lot less HP than this TS Sport. 175 supercharged HP comes to mind.
02-14-2005, 11:42 AM
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Dammit...Why won't Honda make a factory S/C engine? 
02-18-2005, 11:16 PM
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WOW. even in the suprcharged version its gonna be sitting 3 feet off the ground?? while im driving i see this little corolla but its riding so much higher than my TL. whenever i see one im thinking to myself, "toyota, do SOMETHING about that rideheight!!".. its almost disturbing and frustrating because it looks like its gonna tip over everytime it turns a corner
06-04-2005, 10:10 PM
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Next Gen. Toyota Corolla News **Edmunds First Drive**
Next Corolla Is Shaping Up - - By Dan Strong - - Source: Autoexpress
The world's best-selling car is about to be reborn! Toyota's all-new Corolla is out on test ready for a 2006 launch, and this week's mag's pictures reveal how the design is an evolution of the current machine.
However, sources in Japan have told us the rear end is inspired by the home market-only family model, named 'Ist'. Three and five-door prototypes with disguised bodywork are lapping Germany's Nürburgring circuit, with engineers refining the suspension settings on the new platform underpinning the car.
Sitting on Toyota's recently developed 300N/MC chassis, the Corolla will also provide the basis for nine fresh models from the firm, including the next RAV4, Avensis and Previa. Insiders say the new design makes the 300N/MC the most versatile vehicle platform in the world
An equally ambitious engine range is also being developed. Although a hybrid system based on the Prius isn't likely, there will be new direct-injection petrol motors and a selection of fresh diesels. Two oil-burning flagships will debut in 2007, both based around the acclaimed 2.2-litre turbo. Buyers will get the choice of 148bhp or 175bhp, and the units will appear in the revised Avensis line-up as well. Power will be fed to the road via five or six-speed manual gearboxes, with a CVT semi-automatic also on offer.
A facelifted Corolla Verso is under development, too, but as the current car only recently hit the road, this won't appear until at least 2009. A concept hinting at the hatchback is expected at October's Tokyo Motor Show, although there's no word on prices yet.
However, sources in Japan have told us the rear end is inspired by the home market-only family model, named 'Ist'. Three and five-door prototypes with disguised bodywork are lapping Germany's Nürburgring circuit, with engineers refining the suspension settings on the new platform underpinning the car.
Sitting on Toyota's recently developed 300N/MC chassis, the Corolla will also provide the basis for nine fresh models from the firm, including the next RAV4, Avensis and Previa. Insiders say the new design makes the 300N/MC the most versatile vehicle platform in the world
An equally ambitious engine range is also being developed. Although a hybrid system based on the Prius isn't likely, there will be new direct-injection petrol motors and a selection of fresh diesels. Two oil-burning flagships will debut in 2007, both based around the acclaimed 2.2-litre turbo. Buyers will get the choice of 148bhp or 175bhp, and the units will appear in the revised Avensis line-up as well. Power will be fed to the road via five or six-speed manual gearboxes, with a CVT semi-automatic also on offer.
A facelifted Corolla Verso is under development, too, but as the current car only recently hit the road, this won't appear until at least 2009. A concept hinting at the hatchback is expected at October's Tokyo Motor Show, although there's no word on prices yet.
06-05-2005, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by heyitsme
Should be interesting to see how the new civic and corolla line up.
Both the Civic and Corolla are coming out with Direct Injection engines (in the Civics case, an R18 engine)
06-05-2005, 09:29 PM
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06-05-2005, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
Both the Civic and Corolla are coming out with Direct Injection engines (in the Civics case, an R18 engine)
once again making GM (new cobalt) already look old
06-06-2005, 12:57 PM
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I was going to mention the European Verso - it looks nothing like any other Corolla.
That's a pretty wide range of cars - the Avensis is a mainstream mid sized (for Europe) sedan. While the Corola hatch is pretty small and the RAV4 is somewhere in between.
Direct injection, for both gas and diesel, is standard fare in most cars in Europe.
Toyota and Honda 2.2L diesels are the ones liekly to make it to the US.
While the 07 Camry will come as a hybrid, a Camry with this 2.2 diesel would be chaper both for consumers and Toyota. A 177HP diesel I4 Camry that gets 40MPG+ is nothing to sneeze at - now if they could just do something about the bland look and drive.
That's a pretty wide range of cars - the Avensis is a mainstream mid sized (for Europe) sedan. While the Corola hatch is pretty small and the RAV4 is somewhere in between.
Direct injection, for both gas and diesel, is standard fare in most cars in Europe.
Toyota and Honda 2.2L diesels are the ones liekly to make it to the US.
While the 07 Camry will come as a hybrid, a Camry with this 2.2 diesel would be chaper both for consumers and Toyota. A 177HP diesel I4 Camry that gets 40MPG+ is nothing to sneeze at - now if they could just do something about the bland look and drive.
06-08-2005, 03:11 AM
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the current corollas are nice and i have no doubt that the new ones will look even nicer but theres something about the "corolla" image that i dont like... its like an old persons car
07-30-2005, 12:22 PM
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Toyota boosts sticker prices on'06 models - - By Greg Migliore - - Source: Automotive News
DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. raised the sticker prices on nine 2006 Toyota Division models. The price increases range from $150 to $385.
Prices on Toyota cars also rose. The Corolla CE starts at $14,545, ...
Prices on Toyota cars also rose. The Corolla CE starts at $14,545, ...
10-02-2005, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by M TYPE X
Corollas have been boring for a long time... don't expect it to change soon.
While you are the person on earth I'd want to agree with, I too share this sentiment.
BUT. The civic has been a snoozebax since 2001....and look what rabbit they just yanked out there ass. So, things can change.
10-26-2005, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by M TYPE X
Corollas have been boring for a long time... don't expect it to change soon.
TOYOTA LAUNCHES HOTTER COROLLA
Supercharged VVTL engine boosts torque, driveability
Toyota has launched a hotter Corolla, one that it describes as "faster, more powerful and has better handling and more street presence than ever before".
We'll take the street presence claim with a pinch of salt (as with all such claims), but the company has beefed up the car by adding a supercharger to its high-revving VVTL-i engine, the same zingy mill that sits in the Lotus Elise.
While in the Lotus, the motor has under 1,000Kg to shove, but the Toyota Corolla 1.8 VVTL-i Sport is a chunkier kettle of fish at 1,255Kg. So keeping the Corolla moving quickly means remaining in the 6,000-8,000rpm powerband. Not always ideal and eventually tiring. It also makes for lethargic performance when the engine's working outside that powerband.
The new Corolla Compressor uses the same 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine as the Sport but the supercharger boosts output from 189bhp to 215bhp. That helps knock 1.5 seconds off the car’s 0-62mph acceleration time, down to 6.9 seconds, and adds 3mph to the top speed, now 143mph.
With extra torque at lower engine speeds – a maximum 159lb-ft at 4,000rpm – the Compressor is more flexible. Toyota claimed fifth gear acceleration from 50 to 75mph in 8.5 seconds, while 37 to 62mph in fourth took only 6.1 seconds.
To accompany the power hike, the Compressor is fettled with 15mm lowered sports suspension and uprated springs. It also gets 17-inch alloy wheels with 215/45 tyres plus a roof spoiler, rear air dam and sports exhaust with twin tailpipes.
Toyota has also added adjustments to meet Euro IV emissions standards.
Only 250 right-hand drive Corolla Compressor models are being made available in the UK. The model goes on sale on 1 November 2006, priced on-the-road at £19,995.
10-26-2005, 03:00 PM
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^ Isn't that the current Corolla available elsewhere? I'm pretty sure I've seen those pics before.
10-26-2005, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by phile
^ Isn't that the current Corolla available elsewhere? I'm pretty sure I've seen those pics before.