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If they make 4-speed AND 5-speed autos available in Corolla, it will just further cement the idea in my head that Toyota has begun to nickel and dime its customers WAY beyond the point of acceptability. I mean, it's already bad enough now.
And OH GEEZ! I didn't mean NOTHING AT ALL changed inside the Yaris when it got revised this year. I just meant nothing of any note or importance changed. The "different door panels" are still just cheap tacky Rubbermaid plastic, as is the "different steering wheel", the sun visors aren't enough nicer that you'd notice, if you even give them a glance during the test drive, and OK, now instead of gray the interiors of all the new Yarii are black. And oh yeah, they made a styling change WRT to the locations of the HVAC controls.
Compared to this effort, which did improve the Yaris in many ways but not a huge ton inside, I expect the Corolla update to be much more comprehensive, and compete much more with other cars in its class. The compact class is a WHOLE LOT more competitive than the "little car" class.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
In other words, the only thing in the Yaris' interior you consider important is the location of the gauges? (since everything else has changed in the interior from the ECHO to the Yaris) Okee doke.
The Yaris was designed to sell starting at $11k. The new Corolla will probably start at around $14k-15k. So there's a lot more money available to apply to interior refinement on the Corolla than on the Yaris. Even then, I hope Toyota does a better job on the next Corolla's interior than on the current model. Other than the faux wood trim in the LE, I don't find anything about the Corolla's interior that stands out. The HVAC controls in particular scream "cheap" every time you turn them and get the plasticky feel and noises, vs. the silky smooth knobs or electronic controls found on some competitors. And I sure hope Toyota fixes the driving position on the Corolla with the new model.
The reason I say is this. In the release, Toyota made an unequivocal statement that the Auris is intended to be a strategic model set for the Japanese and European markets. Toyota said nothing about the North American market in its announcement. They said "The Auris is intended for Japan and Europe." Of course, they did not say, "It is NOT intended for North America," but the implication seems rather obvious. In Europe, the Auris will be released in the spring of 2007, according to Toyota.
The Corolla will have to have a telescoping steering wheel when it is redesigned. That and an optional 5-speed (NOT 4-speed) auto will keep it up with the Joneses. I am going to cross my fingers that a manual transmission is still standard, and that it has six speeds in future. But I won't hold my breath.
Toyota's announcement on the Auris COULD just be Toyota's usual cageiness at work. If it comes to the U.S., I am sure it won't be called the Auris, for instance. It may just be a Corolla hatch, or perhaps it will be the next-gen Matrix? I like that second idea. Either way, as others have mentioned, it is high time and BEYOND time for Toyota to bring back some of the interesting body styles of past Corollas, instead of just having the stodgy 4-door sedan. :-)
As for the plood, I find myself at odds with backy's opinion, an unusual turn of events. I think it's fairly ugly in the Corolla, and ages the car immensely. I would love it if they had enough left over from their $15 billion/year profits to slip a little bit of real aluminum trim into one or two of the upper trims of the next Corolla. Keep the others standard plastic interiors, and how about making it soft-touch plastic this time Toyota?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
The new JDM Corolla has the telescopic steering wheel as standard in all trim levels. Whether Toyota will keep it for the North American market remains to be seen.
Good luck getting more soft-touch plastic on the next Corolla. The trend from Toyota and other automakers is more hard plastic, to keep costs down. But if they have to cut, I'd rather it be there vs. powertrains and safety gear. I mean, how often do you actually press on the dash and door side panels--other than when buying the car to see if it's hard or soft plastic? As long as there are soft spots for my elbows and the hard plastic looks good, I can live with it.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
As a previous poster noted the market actually determines what a manufacturer offers. The market is roaring - 'Leave it alone! It's fine the way it is for the greatest number of us.'
There is a HUGE segment of the population that only wants 4 wheels and a Toyota/Honda name on the back. Nothing else. Power windows and locks are often a struggle to get buyers to accept. Keyless entry? Why?
That's because up until now CVT's had this slipping clutch effect that some drivers dislike (I don't find it a problem on my 1998 Civic HX CVT coupe). If Toyota's CVT-i unit on the new Corolla sold in Japan can "adjust" its operation automatically to suit driver perferences like the JATCO CVT's used on the 2007-model Nissan Altima and Maxima, then I think we will see the CVT on the next-generation Corolla for the North American market.
The production of the Corolla sedan is being off-loaded to Central Automobile, a production subsidiary of Toyota, due to the Takaoka Plant that regularly builds the Corolla being overwhelmed with production demands.
Look at the Mazda3 - the only way to get those "luxury" items in that model is to go for the "Grand Touring" model, which bundles many of them together, and is above the regular Touring models. And is quite pricey.
The only one of those you can get in the new Civic is NAV, and then only on the higher trims. And the brand new Sentra - the best you can do in that car with the very priciest package is leather seats, Bluetooth, and keyless start. No nav, xenons, rear cameras, or anything else.
My bet is Toyota won't step too far outside the established mold with the new Corolla - they are all about the relentless quest for maximizing sales volume.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
It's a Camry Corolla.
Corolla Release in China
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I hope they offer one of the two new Scions with the powertrain from the new Corolla and less stodgy looks. But I don't suppose they will...
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If you analize the design strategy from Japanese market Engineers, you will see a Yaris 2006 like a corolla 2003-2007 body box, and for me, the new corolla 2008 will be a cross design between the Camry 2006 and the lexus IS 350, 2006, a litle more agressive exterior design, maybe 2.4 VVTI engine with 150-160 HP, and 5 speed automatic transmission,a new interior design, and maybe an Hybrid Option. Maybe Xenon Ligths. But still Keep looking more conservative than the competition. This is my vision to 2008 corolla design.
It looks like This is the way it is... 2007...2008 I hopr de XRS sedan comoes mre loaded...200 Hp
Rear styke..................... Camry
Front style.................... Camry
Dash board, Speedmeter Gauge.... Lexus IS350
Keep searching for more information
~alpha
European Corolla
By the way, this Corolla is basically the same one as that which was previously announced in Beijing.
One of the engines to be used is 2ZR-FE, which is a completely new 1.8 L engine.
There's some dat about the XRS, is thos model still alive?
The following specs for 2ZR-FE come from the JDM Corolla. This engine is expected to be used in all Corolla markets, as well as market-specific motors (e.g., diesel for Europe, 1.5 L gas for Japan).
2ZR-FE
Displacement: 1,797 cc
Horsepower: 100 KW (136 HP) (JIS)
Torque: 175 Nm (129 lb-ft)/4400 rpm
Fuel Efficiency: 17.2 km/l (40.4 MPG) (in Japanese 10-15 Mode, using Super CVT-i*)
*Super CVT-i = 7-speed mode CVT
I know nothing about the sport version of the Corolla at this time.
More stylish and elegant than the current US Version, but without the "weird" factor of the new Honda Civic and the new Nissan Altima.
I just hope Toyota does a similar update of the interior: I was just checking out the new Elantra today as an option for my 2000 Sonata. While the new Elantra is truly a very nice car . . . there is something about it that leaves me a bit cold: the new Elantra is just a bit TOO generic.
The Civic and Altima, with the oddball shifters blocking some of the dash controls as well as some of the strange design features, are starting to enter the "too weird" zone of design for me.
Well, not too much longer and we'll see for ourselves how this new Corolla fares!
That seems a consistent theme with Toyota for the last two body styles: the Corolla, side-by-side with a Camry, looks like Camry's official little brother.
Not that such consistent brand design is bad!
~alpha
You seem just to be trying to make yourself important. But be realistic. V6 Corolla?
Nippon,
You forget that the average buyer in the youth market lacks something the "30-to-40-something" crowd has.
And to what do I refer? What do the kiddies lack?
Money. They have precious little of the stuff.
In fact, the kiddies who buy in the Toyota-Scion class generally get their money from folks in that "30-to-40-something" crowd because we, the folks with the money, are their blasted PARENTS.
The kids with the big money - the ones who go and buy their own cars - are buying Lexus convertibles and BMW roadsters, NOT Corollas or XAs.
There is, after all, a damn good reason some Scions start at 13 or 14 K whereas the "real cars" cost more.
Granted, I'm of the school where the first car is "used car" and the kid gets to slave at a min-wage job to pay for it, thus learning a vehicle like "Convertible Bently Coupe" is only served up for people like Paris Hilton . . . and even Paris Hilton has to show a bit of T&A to get that much lovin on wheels.
The styling of the 'uncovered' pic looks photoshopped, and WAAAAYYY TOOO Yaris. It would make much for sense for Toyota to make the next Corolla look like a shrunken, 7/8ths Camry than a Super size me Yaris.
And a V6 in the Corolla line? I dont think so. Maybe a new XLE version or something, but a V6? Toyota is so not radical enough to do that.
~alpha
http://carphotosite.com/2006/12/02/wallpaper-2007-toyota-corolla-european-versio- - - n/
this is the eruopean spec
Also, the reason why Toyota has likely delayed US introduction for a year is because they maybe working on either a five-speed automatic or adapting their CVT automatic to better suit American driving conditions.
I remember the RAV4 had the push button on the euro specs but did not when it came over to the north americas
I believe the reason why North America will get the new Corolla last is because Toyota won't switch over to the new model at the plants building for Corolla for the North American market until probably early fall 2007.